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About Daniel Thomas
Daniel Thomas competing at the Pan American Championships in 2008
Coach Daniel “Ventania” Thomas has been training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since 1992 and earned his black belt under Claudio França in 2004. He currently holds the rank of second-degree black belt. He is an accomplished competitor and 3-time black belt World Champion. Most recently he earned a Gold Medal at the Abu Dhabi Pro Cup West Coast Qualifier, a Gold Medal at US Open XIV and two Gold Medals at the 2009 IBJJF Master/Senior World Championships.
Whether you are interested in losing weight, self defense or training for a tournament, Daniel Thomas offers some of the best BJJ instruction on the Monterey Peninsula.
Daniel Thomas teaches at BodyWorx Academy, located next to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. He offers adult Jiu-Jitsu classes three days a week, children’s classes once a week, and is also available for private lessons.
Classes are held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday starting at 6:15 pm. The class begins with stretching and cardio conditioning, moves into technical instruction, and concludes with live rolling. Open mat is available after class for people interested in training more.
Updates Coming…
October 20, 2009 - 6:33 am
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I’m currently revamping the site a little, and compiling all the videos from the US Open for publishing. Keep checking back! Already started moving things around, please just bear with me! I’m not an html genius, so some of this is brute force versus finesse. Thanks for your patience.
Cobrinha Seminar – Monterey, CA
July 15, 2009 - 3:07 pm
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Cobrinha Tickets Now On Sale!!! $150 at the door.
Save up to 50% when you register in advance!
Justin Bench – Punisher EFC
July 14, 2009 - 11:44 am
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Check out Justin in his PUNISHER 3 EFC match! Justin used to smash on us here in Monterey until he moved to South America. Great to see him doing his thing in the cage 
Monterey Submission Only Tournament Videos
June 22, 2009 - 11:00 am
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Here are some videos from the recent “Submission Only” tournament we had in Monterey.
It was a unique format. We divided people into weight groups, then everyone fought everyone. Submissions were 3 points, ties were 1 point, the person with the most points won.
There were NO skill divisions, gi was optional, and there were no points [...]
Rodolfo Vieira Seminar in Monterey – Saturday, June 27th
June 18, 2009 - 6:55 am
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Don’t miss your chance to train with 2009 Abu Dhabi World Pro Cup Champion Rodolfo Vieira Saturday June 27th in Monterey. Hosted by Daniel Thomas, a Brazilian Jiujitsu Black Belt under Claudio Franca, the seminar will take place at Bodyworx Academy in Monterey.
Submission Only Results
Congratulations to “unkown” Jim Romig for taking first place in the stacked Orange division.
Cogratulations to Ron Magyanes and Josh Baudour for winning match of day. Ron Magyanes also recieved the most points in the tournament, with a total of 16 points (5 subs, one draw).
Giacomo Goniero, Michael Strangis and Rich Treas were the only competitors [...]
Click Here to Register for “Submission Only”
April 25, 2009 - 6:20 pm
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Online registration for the First Annual Monterey “Submission Only” Grappling Tournament is now available. Reserve your slot now — registration in person on the day of the tournament is subject to space availability.
Competitors may pay the entry fee online via PayPal using the link provided. After payment please send an email to jess[at]trainjiujitsu.com with [...]
The 1st Annual Monterey “Submission Only” Grappling Tournament
April 24, 2009 - 5:42 pm
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Unique Round-Robin, Gi Optional Format
April 23, 2009 - 9:00 pm
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Submission Only is a unique Round Robin tournament with no elimination where the only way to win a match is by submission. Every competitor will have a match with every other competitor in their division regardless of wins or losses. Each competitor will have up to 6 matches against opponents of varying skill levels.
Submission Only [...]
December 5, 2009 - 3:58 pm
Congratulations to all my brothers who got promoted today on Team Daniel Thomas-Zeus Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
February 20, 2010 - 3:45 pm
Daniel, congratulations. your cousin katie
March 10, 2010 - 3:45 pm
http://www.youtube.com/user/montereyjiujitsu
is in development and will be a growing resource of video footage featuring Daniel Thomas’s students and their performances in tournaments worldwide.
May 1, 2010 - 5:56 pm
Hi Dan, I was just in Northport, staying with Will and Virginia, and visited with your Dad. We’re all proud of you!!
Your cousin, Trudy
May 16, 2010 - 3:02 pm
Dan – how cool to find you here and find out what you’ve accomplished! I have reconnected with Lindsay and david, Lauren and gay in the past few months…wondered the man who could peal out in reverse in the vw minivan was hanging his hat these days. Mark fry was the connector…I hope all is well with you and your family! If you ever find yourself in Chicago, let me know…would love to catch up! Best regards, jeff smith… The Kalamazoo one.
May 22, 2010 - 7:16 pm
Hey Dan! Do you remember training at Loredo’s Cross trainers of martial arts in Lansing, MI?? Good times!