by peralta | May 19, 2014 | Events
104 Fundraisers.1,273 Donors. $54,000+ raised for St. Baldrick’s Our third-annual Spring Tap Cancer Out BJJ Open tournament took place this past April 26th, and it was nothing less than a resounding success. Nearly 300 competitors joined hundreds of supporters...
by peralta | Feb 17, 2014 | Events
I’ve been training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for about six and a half years. I started in BJJ because I wanted to stay and shape while also competing, and my prior sport (volleyball) required too much dependence on other people. If I wanted to compete, I...
by peralta | Dec 10, 2013 | Events
A nonprofit organization is truly defined by its generous volunteers. This was never more evident when Matt Corley of BJJ Legends Magazine reached out to us with a brilliant idea—the Black Friday Grapplethon. The 12-hour Grapplethon, hosted by Finney’s Hit...
by peralta | Sep 29, 2013 | Events
What better way to work off the insane amount of over-indulging from Thanksgiving than to spend the day rolling with your friends and teammates for a good cause? On November 29th in Granite City, IL (just outside of St. Louis), the good folks at BJJ Legends are...
by peralta | Jun 29, 2013 | Events
Here are the results from our Summer BJJ Open tournament. Thanks to all who came out!! Top Fundraiser: Tim Riedman (Team 1 BJJ) Top Fundraising Team: Team 1 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Women’s Gi Blue Belt – Featherweight Himali Patel (Florian Martial Arts)...
by peralta | May 15, 2013 | Events
The numbers have finally been tallied for the Tap Cancer Out Spring BJJ Open, which took place in Stratford, CT, on April 13th, 2013, and to no one’s surprise, the tournament’s fundraisers broke all sorts of records. The tournament attracted over 200...
