Many thanks to Kyoshi Ujueta for providing an opportunity to advance our training. Congratulations to everyone who exhibited great spirit, character and technique today. Many thanks to all of our HMA students and family, everyone played a vital role in getting the academy ready for this tournament. Everyone's technique and training will improve as a [...]
December marked the final advancement for 2011. Our HMA students took another step forward in their Martial Arts journey! As a result of hard work, training and excellent results in tournament competition, students received belt advancement and stripes in both Jukido and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. You might be wondering why we make such a big deal [...]
On December 10 & 11, 2011 HMA and Marra Senki Competition Team had the opportunity to compete in the NAGA World Championships in Ft. Worth TX. Our team of 7 competitors brought home 13 medals (5 Gold, 7 Silver, 1 Bronze) plus several swords. Congratulations to the following competitors: Chris Armstrong Gold – Men's GI [...]
Professor Marra along with Mr. Haben joined forces to form America's Pro Jiu-Jitsu and hosted their second major tournament, this time in Central America. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu took tremendous strides forward in its advancement in Mexico and Central America on December 11, 2011 at the Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship Central American Trials in Leon, [...]
Professor Marra along with Mr. Haben joined forces to form America's Pro Jiu-Jitsu. The first event that APJJ had the honor of hosting was the Abu Dhabi WPJJC Trials in San Antonio, TX at the historic Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum! This prestigious tournament, held on November 26, 2011 was a major success and had [...]
Many thanks to Professor Marra for coming in to give his blessings on the new facility by conducting the very first seminar to take place. Great technique and learning was on the menu for this historic occasion. Looking forward to great things as we move forward!
If you haven't heard already, HMA has moved just a little North! We are beginning renovations at our new facility located at 4800 N Hwy 281 in the Family Fitness Complex. We are less than 1 mile from our old location just North of Hwy 46. We are looking forward to having a LOT more [...]
Congratulations to Ray Noah who fought for the Middle Weight Title Belt in Hinton, OK on September 10, 2011. Although Ray lost his bid by referee stoppage due to a nasty cut in the 3rd round, his fight did win fight of the night due to the great performance by Ray and his opponent Art [...]
August 20, 2011 Marked a special day for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in San Antonio. 5 Years ago Professor Luiz Sergio “Marra” Corrêa came from Brazil for a seminar with his student, Bruno Azavedo and never went back. Since that time Professor Marra brought in from Brazil, 3 of the 4 Black Belts in San Antonio and [...]
Thank to the commitment and involvement of our HMA family we were able to provide school supplies to Project 'Stuff the Bus' in Bulverde sponsored by Broadway Bank of Bulverde. It is a wonderful thing to be able to help those in our community and to see the benefits of giving to others. Children's lives [...]
