Ivey League MMA’s Kids Rocked At The In House!

Posted on May 14, 2012 by iveyleaguemma

This past weekend we took the kids of Ivey League MMA down to Camp Springs, our main headquarters for Team Lloyd Irvin, for a little in house, in schools only tournament.

Master Lloyd Irvin with some of the children of Ivy League Martial Arts

It was a great time and the kids got a lot of awesome matches in and that always needed mat time. The kids that attended were:

  • Lania Nick (BBC Lil Ninja)
  • Alexia Lara (Leadership Team)
  • Holden Murphy (Teens, JR BBC)
  • Alex Fogt (Teens)
  • Emily and Drew Dvorak (Both BBJ Lil Ninjas)
  • Jacob Miller (BBC Lil Ninja)
  • Robert Mish (BBC Lil Ninja)
  • Trent Drake (Jr BBC)

The kids really did outstanding and it was nice to watch such great matches between all the Team Lloyd Irvin Academies.

We had teams from the following Lloyd Irvin schools:

I have to admit that I really enjoyed watching all the action packed matches. Some of the matches, including BBC member Lania Nick’s were nothing shy of crazy awesome sick!

This was a great tune up tournament for the summer. The other cool thing is that we competed amongst friends and family. Everyone there was under the Team Lloyd Irvin flag, so it was just a nice, chilled out and fun day for all.

Next up for the kids (and adults) of Ivey League MMA will be the Naga Virginia Beach, VA on June 23rd, 2012.

If you’d like to compete in that please ask to speak with someone on the Ivey League MMA coaching staff (Master Danny, Miss Teresa or Coach Dave)

Below are some pics from the tournament. Again, thanks to all that came out and gave it a shot.

Emily Dvorak and Robert Mish get medals.

Emily being goofy with Lania Nick

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Team Lloyd Irvin lands in Europe and Phil comes up short in UFC

Posted on February 3, 2012 by iveyleaguemma

It’s been a big past few weeks for Team Lloyd Irvin, based out of Camp Springs, Maryland (about 20 minutes south of the Bowie, Md area).

First we had pro MMA fighter, Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis fighting in the main event at UFC “On Fox 2″ and then we sent a team of Gracie Jiu Jitsu fighters to Europe for a major BJJ tournaments.

So yeah, busy is one way to put it. But here at Team Lloyd Irvin that’s just how it is, GRINDING!

Phil Davis did well in his fight with Rashad Evans but in the end came up short. A lot of credit has to be given to “Suga”, he fought a masterful fight and in the end won a decision victory over our Phil Davis.

No shame in losing to an amazing fighter like Rashad Evans. None at all.

Phil went back home and began getting ready for his next fight because, well that’s what great fighters do! They pick themselves up quickly and get back into the game.

As for the BJJ tournament in Europe…

The results were good, many of the guys and gals pulled in medals. Golds were won by:

  • Cathy Tran-Zwanetz (Crazy 88 BJJ)
  • Keenan Cornelius (Camp Springs, MD)

Both Cathy and Keenan tore up the competition in route to golds. This was a big win for both due to the fact that this starts the season for those who compete in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournaments.

What’s next for Team LI? Brandon “The Truth” Vera returns to the UFC, Dominic Cruz is coaching the Ultimate Fighter show and we have the Pan Ams in March. Like I said before, Team lloyd Irvin embraces the grind!

Team Lloyd Irvin Academies in Maryland:

Lloyd Irvin Mixed Martial Arts Academy (20 minutes south of Bowie)
6333 Old Branch Rd #302
Camp Springs, Md 20748
301-449-KICK
www.lloydirvinlive.com

Crazy 88 BJJ and MMA (20 minutes north of Bowie, Maryland)
7020 Troy Hill Drive
Elkridge, MD 21075
(443) 283-1450 ‎
www.88bjj.com

Ivey League Mixed Martial Arts (30 minutes east of Bowie, Md)
836 Ritchie Hwy Unit #5
Severna Park, Md 21146
443-517-8958
www.annapolismma.com

Top Flight Mix Martial Arts (1 hour north of Bowie/Crofton, Md)
690 South Philadelphia Boulevard
Aberdeen, MD 21001
(410) 272-3799 ‎
www.topflightmma.com

Looking for a martial arts school in Bowie, Maryland? Make sure to look for this logo if you want the BEST!

 

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Crazy 88′s Jon Delbrugge makes good in Virginia!

Posted on November 18, 2011 by iveyleaguemma

Team Lloyd Irvin fighter Jon Delbrugge won another MMA fight in Virginia last weekend.

For those that don’t know Jon, he’s a purple belt in Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Julius Park. When Jon isn’t training for his fights you can find him teaching classes at our Team Lloyd Irvin Baltimore location, Crazy 88 MMA.

Going into this fight Jon was more then ready for a Kickboxing battle on the feet due to fact that his opponent seemed to be more interested in that.

This wasn’t a good idea for Jon’s opponent…

Jon opened the fight with an inside leg kick followed by a hook/cross/round kick combination. The combo seemed to daze his opponent a bit. From there Jon throw a cross/hook but this time he skipped the kick and went right into a double leg takedown.

On the ground it was all downhill for Jon’s opponent. Jon drew on his sharp guard passing skills, got to side control and pinned his opponent down with a crucifix. To avoid the strikes his opponent went to his knees. Jon took the back with a figure four lock and sunk in the rear naked choke. Fight over.

Jon Delbrugge now moves to 5-0 in MMA.

It would seem that the sky’s the limit for this fine young man. Look for more big things to come from one of the state of Maryland’s top talents.

You can watch Jon’s fight on the video below.

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Ben Askren is coming to Maryland! This is a big deal

Posted on November 12, 2011 by iveyleaguemma

Current Bellator welterweight champion, Ben Askren, is coming to Ivey League Mix Martial Arts, located in Severna Park, Maryland.

The seminar will be held on November 22nd (Tuesday night). It starts at 7pm and ends around 9pm. Ben will be covering striking for MMA, takedowns and ground fighting. All of this will be aimed at developing MMA skills for the street and in the cage.

Just to show how good Ben Askren is, Master Danny Ives drove 3+ hours to attend a seminar he was giving at Bucknell University in the summer of 2011. If someone like Master Danny Ives, who is a Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, travels that far to work with someone then you know it’s worth it! That alone should tell you something about who Ben Askren is what what he can show you.

Ben has a very unique style or brand if you want to call it that for fighting. Many of the techniques he came up with are 100% original. He’ll be showing many of these skills at the seminar.

Long story short

Want to be a better fighter? Learn some cool techniques? Hang out at Ivy League MMA in Severna Park, Maryland? Then get your rear to the Ben Askren seminar!!!

BTW, the seminar is open to anyone, regardless of what academy you’re from, if any.

Details:
Ben Askren MMA Seminar
November 22nd, 2011 (Tuesday night)
To be held at Ivey League MMA 836 Ritchie Hwy #5, Severna Park, MD 21146 (443-517-8958)
It starts at 7pm and runs until 9:30pm.
Rates are: $50 for CAP students, $65 for Intro program and $75 for non enrolled members of Team Lloyd Irvin

Below are some videos of Ben Askren in action

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Master Danny Ives takes Ivey League to the Ivy League for some BJJ Training!

Posted on November 6, 2011 by iveyleaguemma

This past weekend Master Danny Ives took his brand of martial arts on the road. Master Danny along with longtime Ivey League MMA student and Bowie Maryland resident Jeaneo “The First Avenger” Binney took to the road for the 6 hour drive.

They hit up Cornell University, one of the best and hardest to get into university’s in the world. Master Danny as many know has ties with lots of different types of folks and organizations and Cornell U is one of them. He’s been working with them for the better part of 11 years. Starting back when Crazy 88 BJJ/MMA’s Julius Park was the club president.

Master Danny says he loves Cornell and the people so he doesn’t mind the road trip to teach them his exclusive brand of Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).

The turnout for the seminar was great like always. The students were very eager to learn so Master Danny wasted no time and got right into some technical skills…

The seminar covered some different topics but most of it centered around Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu techniques from the turtle position and guard. Master Danny Ives ended up showing his best and most used omoplata techniques and also the famous “Sakuraba” Kimura from the turtle position (awesome skill for both BJJ and MMA).

Some other things covered were:

  • Cross body defense
  • Chokes from the back
  • Taking the back
  • Turtle guard offense and defense
  • Shallow and deep half guard
  • Much more!

Ivey League MMA has already been flooded with emails from students saying how much they enjoyed the seminar. We can’t say thanks enough to everyone at Cornell for being so nice and helpful in sitting up the seminars and treating the Ivey League MMA staff to dinner, thanks guys!

For the students who attended the seminar, this is the half guard,sweep and overall ground fighting/MMA website that Master Danny Ives is building right now and was talking about at the seminar. This will be a great website that’s sure to impact the martial arts community.

Right now the site is free and you can even get on the email list. Master Danny sends out emails with tips, tricks and video instructions that will 100% help your ground game or overall MMA style. Here is the link:

www.bjjhalfguard.com/bjjhalfguard

Below are some photos from the seminar. If you’d like to host Master Danny Ives for a seminar, either for MMA, BJJ and kids, send an email to: teresa@iveyleaguemma.com

Master Danny Ives and Bowie MD's Jeaneo Binney at Cornell

Ivey League MMA and The Ivy League BJJ Club at Cornell

Teaching the "Sakuraba" Kimura from turtle! A great self defense skill

 

 

 

 

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Spikes makes good at the Copa Nova and details for the seminar

Posted on October 23, 2011 by iveyleaguemma

This past weekend we had some cool stuff going down in Severna Park Maryland. Brenden “Spike Scream-o” Bill takes the gold at the Copa Nova tournament and the sweet new sweatshirts are in!

First lets talk about Spike. We sent him to a small tournament in North Virgina called the Copa Nova. The Copa is a good local level tournament and only the second of the season for Spike. Spike was looking for a turnaround in performance following his showing at the Naga Maryland. To the joy of his parents, Spike looked like a kid on a mission as he breezed to first in Gi and second in Nogi. In nogi spike lost in the finals to a tough young man from Virginia. He was able to recharge and come back to beat the same child in the finals of gi to capture the gold. We were very happy with Spike and this is looking like a good season of grappling for him. Next up will be the Naga NJ on the 18th of November. We’ll be taking Spike, Holden Murphy and Alexia Lara to that one, get it done kids!

Also in the Annapolis news is the super high level Muay Thai kickboxing and MMA striking seminar. The seminar will be held at Ivey League MMA, located in Severna Park, Maryland (1 town up from Annapolis).

The seminar will be conducted by world renowned MMA and Muay Thai Kickboxing coach Andy Grahn. “Kru” Andy will be focusing on the stand up game for MMA, Kickboxing and street self defense. Kru Andy has over 20 years of experience in the fight game and has trained some of the best and most watched fighters in the UFC such as Nik Lentz, Sean Sherk (Former UFC lightweight champion) and of course big Brock Lesnar (former UFC heavyweight champion).

Don’t miss this chance to work with one of the striking coaches in the martial arts world! Here are some more details:

Where: Ivey League MMA 836 Ritchie Hwy #5, Severna Park, MD 21146 443-517-8958
When: October 27th, 2011. From 7:30-9:30pm (2 hour seminar with a short break in the middle)
Investment: $50 for basic program students, $40 for CAP.
What will be covered?: Kickboxing/MMA combination’s with an emphasis on kicks and knees.
How to enroll? Email us at info@iveyleaguemma.com

Oh and one last thing I know this news won’t top what Spike did or the seminar but it’s still pretty cool. We got all new sweatshirts in! These sweatshirts are AWESOME! We sold a bunch of them on the first day so if you want one you need to get in on this. They’re grey with a black Ivy League MMA logo on the front and the Team Lloyd Irvin bulldog on the back, super sick looking! If you need to pay by credit card and would like the sweatshirt shipped to you then email Miss Teresa at teresa.russin@gmail.com. Otherwise come see Chrissy at the front desk to buy one.

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Jon Delbrugge – Rising star for Maryland’s MMA – CRAZY 88 BJJ

Posted on October 21, 2011 by iveyleaguemma

Since this is a Maryland-based blog and news source, I was thinking that we should talk about the top MMA talent coming from this state. It shouldn’t be shocking that most of if not all of the top MMA fighters are coming from the Team Lloyd Irvin camp and its schools located all around the Maryland/DC/Virginia area.

One such fighter is Jon Delbrugge.

Unless you’re a true MMA aficionado, you may not know his name right now but give it time and you will. Jon began training with Master Julius Park and Crazy 88 BJJ back in 2008. I remember on the questioner he filled out he wrote under goals “become UFC fighter”. Judging by what Jon has done, he’s on that path for sure. You see, many people write on the paperwork that they would like to be a “UFC” fighter, but so few are willing to pay that price. Jon is in the top 3%, he can talk the talk and walk the walk.

Jon Delbrugge grew up in Maryland and was always playing sports. Jon had played football in college down in Florida and wrestled a little back in high school here in Maryland. Jon was always a fan of the UFC and when he settled back home in Clarksville he started to look for a place to learn the MMA game. He arrived at Crazy 88 and his life was changed….

Jon started classes and went from white to purple belt in BJJ in a little over a year. Just to fill you guys in, that’s ridiculousness fast! Jon was spending the bulk of his time working on his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) skills but was also diving head first into Muay Thai Kickboxing and Wrestling training, all of which are big pieces of the puzzle for winning in high level MMA. Between Master Julius Park, Jason Farrell and the many top fighters training with Team Lloyd Irvin it’s no wonder he got so good so fast.

Fast forward to 2010…on to MMA

Jon won his first test in MMA via a smoker fight in NJ. *Side note A smoker fight is a small show that a local academy will put on that pits academy vs. academy in the spirit of good fun and gaining experience for future “big” shows.

Jon has gone on to win all his fights by either choke, tko or unanimous decision. I’m not shocked at all seeing how Jon trains. He works out 3 times a day. He runs, lifts, does circuits, BJJ, Kickboxing, MMA and still finds time to teach classes. Amazing is one way to put it.

Jon and his wife Jen live in Ellicott City, MD. Jon is working at Crazy 88 and at the same time training hard for a title shot in a top event in Virginia. It’s only a matter of time before the belt belongs to him and the UFC calls…stay tuned!

–Master Danny Ives

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Camp Springs Maryland – Team Lloyd Irvin Headquarters – Fast drive from Bowie!

Posted on October 14, 2011 by iveyleaguemma

Team Lloyd Irvin just celebrated 15 years in business, all of that time in PG County. First, congrats to Master Lloyd Irvin! Making it 1 year in the business world is hard enough but he’s made it 15 rock solid years, that’s bigtime folks!

I started this blog to talk about all things MMA, stuff like Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, Judo and so on. If you live in Bowie and you wanted to train in MMA or all styles related you’d shoot yourself in the foot if you didn’t train with Master Lloyd Irvin at his academy in Camp Springs, MD.

To be honest, I’m not shocked one bit at all the success that Master Lloyd has had. The man works hard and truly cares about his students, pro fighter or not. A successful program, whether BJJ or MMA takes time to grow and Camp Springs was no “overnight” success. It took time but when the ball started rolling it didn’t stop. Now they have something like 15 fighters in the UFC, including Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and a rack of world champion BJJ and Muay Thai fighters.

I laugh when I run into people from the Bowie area and they say “I don’t know where to train at?!” I’m like you’re kidding right?! You’ve got Camp Springs and Master Lloyd Irvin right down the road (15 minutes south from Bowie). Guys and gals move from all over the world to train there and you live 15 minutes away! No excuses!

Alright, I got off track. Moving on…

Master Lloyd has done so much for me and I always try to give him props when I can. If it wasn’t for him my school in the Annapolis area would never had made it. We owe it all to him. People often ask me what makes Lloyd Irvin such a good instructor. I would say the main thing is his willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done. If that means staying late to make sure you understand how to do the clinch knees then by god he’s going to be sure you understand clinch knees. You can’t fake that kind of caring, it’s just in his blood to help people. I’m happy he choose martial arts as a way to reach out to people. My life and the lives of many others including Julius Park, Teresa Russin and Brad Court to name a few…

Team LI, I fly that flag for a reason, it stands for all things I care about in the martial arts world. If you want to feel as lucky as I do give them a call at 301-449-KICK and do their 30 day trial, see for yourself!

–Master Danny Ives
Owner of Ivey league MMA in Annapolis, MD

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The BJJ Half Guard – Lets talk about the legendary position

Posted on October 3, 2011 by iveyleaguemma

These days in MMA it’s pretty gosh darn tough to get sweeps anymore. A few things play into this, one being that fighters are getting better and better on the ground. Even the mostly stand up kickboxing types have some idea of basic Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and submission holds. So what you see now is a lot of ground and pound inside the guard, and that’s mostly because guys on bottom don’t know how to use an effective half guard game.

The half guard game from the bottom is one of the most high percentage sweep games you can use for MMA and BJJ yet it’s not used much at all. Who are some of the top MMA fighters using it today? Minotauro, Matt Hughes and Wilson Reis are a few to name. It’s no surprise that they’re also the few that get sweeps on guys in fights.

Here are a few of the half guard techniques that I’ll be covering in my upcoming DVD:

  • Barrel Roll
  • The Saulo Push
  • The waiter sweep
  • The Askren sweep
  • Funk roll defense to passed legs
  • Many many more!

What makes half guard(HG) work? Well, it’s a hard position to not end up in for one and the other is that you have many different options to choose from that work great for MMA or BJJ (gi or nogi). The reason you don’t see more guys doing HG is because they don’t understand it. The ones that do use it use it well. I’m hoping with my new website I’m building, www.bjjhalfguard.com, I’ll be able to share with you guys the secrets to winning with this amazing sweep system.

One of the other things I love about Half Guard is that it works well for big and small guys alike. Some techniques and skills only work for certain body types but not so with half guard. It works if you’re the big bully on the playground or the little shy kid. With big guys having a good half guard is a must! You’ll find out more about that on my website, www.bjjhalfguard.com

Alright enough of my writing, check out some of the videos below. In time I’ll be making some new BJJ half guard videos for my site. I’ll be sure to let everyone know when that is…

 

 

 

Half Guard in action

Master Danny Ives going for the "Reis" sweep from Half Guard

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GSP Highlight videos – UFC – MMA – Bowie Mixed Martial Arts – Gracie

Posted on September 7, 2011 by iveyleaguemma

Some great films on GSP

Love him or hate him, UFC champion George St Pierre is a force in the MMA world. Yes I know I know he doesn’t “finish” fights that much but you know what, the man is very technical and smart in his approach and I can appreciate that. Since it’s raining cats and dogs outside I thought this would be as good a time as any to cheer you guys and gals up with some GSP videos. Study and learn from one of the greats of MMA and the UFC.

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