Announcements

CONGRATS TO KEVIN SYNAN ON HIS PROMOTION TO BROWN BELT!!

His time, passion, commitment and dedication to the art of Jiu~Jitsu, his family and to the students he instructs shows in everything he does. An honor well deserved!!!! We are all proud to train with him!

IBJJF MIAMI OPEN - October 22, 2011

Great job to everyone who trained for and competed at this event! It was an awesome day and a great experience! Congrats to everyone! And a special thanks to all of the team members who fought & trained hard helping these competitors get ready.

KIDS JIU~JITSU Promotions Sept 2011!

An awesome bunch of young Jiu~Jitsu practitioners!! True warriors at heart...every one of them! So proud to have them training with us!!!

Vida Jiu~Jitsu!

We would like to welcome our newest member, Meredith to the Jane Jitsu class. Glad to have you training with us.

And we would like to welcome back "Big Nick" GREAT to have you back on the mats with us!!

The Vida Jiu~Jitsu Store is now open at Fighting Chance!!

Come in and check out all the Vida Jiu~Jitsu gear. We have custom Vida Jiu~Jitsu Gi's, Gameness and Fuji Gi's too! We also have consignment Gi's. Vida Jiu~Jitsu fight shorts, rash guards, tshirts and even temporary tattoos!

Pick up your copy of Gracie Magazine while you are there. Even get one free with your new Gi purchase!!

Hope to see you at the Vida Jiu~Jitsu Store! It is the FIRST of its kind in Florida....don't miss it.

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST FCF/TRT MEMBERS!!

The Pappas Family...Ted, Deb, Teah, Tabitha & George

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Patrick and Elle, to our Kid Jitsu Program

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Bert, to our BJJ Program

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Nancy, to our BJJ/Jane Jitsu Program

We look forward to training with you!

It is our pleasure to announce that our school will be listed in all future Gracie Magazines as an official GMA member. We will also be carrying the Gracie Magazine in our new Vida Jiu~Jitsu store!!

They will be including a feature piece in an upcoming issue. We would love to have a photo of ALL our members in a group shot at the school. PLEASE gi up and be a part of this on Friday, June 3rd at 6:30pm . WE WOULD REALY LIKE EVERYONE TO BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THIS PICTURE!!

Big things are happening at Fighting Chance....thanks to you! We thank you all for being a part of our passion and success!

Fighting Chance Fitness was recently mentioned in an article published in Tapout Magazine. Check out the article by clicking on the picture. It's an honor to be affiliated with Traven BJJ.

Congratulations to Christy on receiving her purple belt from Professor Shealy!! We are very proud to have one of the few female purple belt instructors in the Jacksonville/St. Augustine area. If you are in the area feel free to come enjoy an all female BJJ class taught by Christy. Great job Christy!!

Congratulations to Chip Coffey on his impressive MMA debut. Chip defeated Alvin Decker in the Battle of Rome IX on January 15. Chip's pro debut ended via TKO after 45 seconds!

We are starting an official competition team for all members. Any member interested in joining the team and competing as a team may sign up.

Competitors will be expected to meet the following requirements:

- must participate in a minimum of 2 Team practices per week

- must have at least 6 months of training prior to sign up

- Gi's MUST have all Team patches prior to competitions

**All Team members 18yrs of age and over may qualify for sponsorship**

See Kevin or Christy for sign up sheet & further details.

A special thanks to all those who attended last nights class with Chip Coffey. Great training, thanks Chip!

And good luck to Chip in his upcoming competition in Worlds on June 5th!!

We would like to announce the promotion of Danny G. and Brandon F. to Blue belt. Congratulations gentlemen!! Your hard work and dedication has paid off. Keep on training!!

We would like to congratulate Chip Coffey on his recent accomplishments at the Pan Championship in California, April 10th. Chip placed 3rd in the Brown Belt division. Awesome job Chip!!

We would like to congratulate Mike Lynch on earning his Blue belt! Great job Mike. Keep up the good work!!

Check out some pictures from the recent No-Gi/MMA Seminar with Chip Coffey in the Picture Gallery.

Congratulations to Assistant Instructor Julian Synan on earning his Purple Belt. A GREAT accomplishment! We are all very proud of you.

Check out the photos of Mr. Kevin's recent MMA training with Matt Hughes & Robbie Lawler at the Hit Squad in Illinois. Visit the Picture Gallery for some photos from the trip.

AWESOME job @ the pro trials everyone!! There were some hard fought matches,and some straight up tough losses. Im proud of everyone who competed. Congrats to Chad , Josh, and Shegog from jax bjj on their wins, also to Chip for his win. We know victory and defeat,there is no arrogance or self pity, only the courage to be warriors.

A special thanks to Chip Coffey and the guys from Jax Bjj for coming out to FCF. It was a great seminar, we hope to have Chip back soon. We have photos for the website coming soon or you can check them out now on our fighting chance fitness facebook.

Mini Mat-rats class has begun. This is a great opportunity for the little ones to experience some time on the mats, and get rid of some of that energy!! Check out a few photos from our first class in our Picture Gallery, or under the Kids Class tab.

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