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3530 Pinemont Dr. Houston, TX 77018

Come train with Roberto CYBORG Abreu

Friday August 28, 2009 6:30-9pm

Cyborg is one of the current top bjj fighters in the world. He is a pan am champion, world medalist, Brazilian national champion and many more titles. He holds wins over UFC’s Damian Maia, Braulo Estima, and Comprido. Cyborg will be fighting in the Abu Dabi this year. Come train with one of the best out there, you will not regret this opportunity.

WELCOME TO REVOLUTION DOJO!

Crossfit Level 1 Instructor

As a student of the Martial Arts for many years, Charles’ passion for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu started back in 2004 while on a combat tour in Iraq. When he came home in 2006 he searched for a place to train finally ending up at Revolution in the late summer of 2007. He has called it home ever since. While continuing his service in the reserves, Charles is a marine veteran for over 8 years and counting. He is a blue belt in bjj under Jeff Messina, Black Belt instructor in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, Level I in Army Combatitives, a graduate of BRC(Basic Reconnassince Course), Ranger School, and other various military specific schools. He has taught and trained all over the country and world but has never been more impressed with or leared as much than under the teachings of Jeff, Brian, the other coaches and students of Revolution Dojo. Charles is also one of Revo Dojo’s Crossfit Kettlebell Instructors.

Robinson continued on to wrestle for one year at Nebraska and then at the University of Oklahoma.  During his time at Oklahoma he trained under world renowned Coach Joe Seay.  He became a four time Greco, Freestyle and Sombo State Champ as well as two time Greco and Freestyle National Champ and three time Sombo National Champ.  He then won the honor of two time Sombo World Trial Champ, Collegiate World Champ and third in the Sombo World Championships in France.

Robinson has remained active in the sport at the local level by offering wrestling clinics and coaching for two years at Kinkaid High School and Middle School.  He has also worked on the national level as a coach for the Freestyle and Greco Texas National Team.  He has worked with fighters around the country who fight in the King of the Cage, IFL, WEC and UFC. His energy is contagious, his style is intense and aggressive and his ability to motivate and develop athletes in unmatched.  His knowledge and technique is invaluable and he should be considered an asset to anyone who trains with him.

4 yr Academic All State Wrestler
4X Greco State Champ
4X Freestyle State Champ
4X Sombo State Champ
2X Greco National Champ
2X Freestyle National Champ
3X Sombo National Champ
2X HS State Champ
All American
Texas State Wrestler of the Year HS
Collegiate World Champ
3rd US Jr. Olympic
2X Sombo World Trial Champ
3rd in the Sombo World Championships (France)

Mike has been training for 6 year now under Jeff Messina receiving his purple belt in October 2008. Mike is an active instructor that enjoys teaching and helping perfect everyone’s game. He loves breaking down moves and showing the small parts of the game to help others excel. Mike has also competed in many tournaments placing in most.

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World Ranked featherweight Lewis “The Fighting Fireman” Wood, is bringing to MMA the sweet science of boxing. As Mixed Martial Arts evolves, so does the need for the athletes to further hone their striking skills.

Lewis Wood is a world ranked featherwieght that has flurished as a professional boxer, and now trains the top MMA fighters. Trained by renowned trainer Kenny Weldon, Lewis has traveled all over the world defeating not only his boxing opponents he is also known for his great wins in mixed fighting events in China. He is the trainer for top UFC and PRIDE lightweight veteran Yves Edwards, who is known for his devestating stand up abilities.

Trainer of Champions
Yves Edwards, top ranked UFC/PRIDE lightweight
Don Frye

Professional Fight Record
33-1 16 KO’s:
Former N.A.B.F. Featherweight Champion
3 Time North American Boxing Federation Champion
2 Time Chinese Wushu vs. Boxing Champion
Rated # 6 World Boxing Association
Rated # 3 International Boxing Council

Amatuer Fight Record
88-9
Four Time Golden Gloves Champion
Texas Golden Gloves Champion
1992 Western Olympic Trials Champion
1992 U.S. Olympic Trials Finalist
State Kickboxing Champion
National kickboxing Champion

Jeff Messina, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor at The Revolution Dojo began training in jiu jitsu over 10 years ago. Jeff Messina received his black belt under legendary Carlson Gracie Black Belt, Rodrigo Medeiros after winning the Nationals in the absolute submitting every opponent in 2008. Jeff has been trained under Saul Soliz, Ricardo Barros, Silvio Braga, Fransico “TOCO” Albuquerque, Anderson Leal, Rodrigo Medeiros, Soneca, Lewis Woods, Roberto(cyborg) Abreu, Tim Creduer, Brian Neal and Yves Edwards. Jeff frequently travels to Brazil to train and compete. In his free time he likes to spend time with his wife Josefina and son Noah, go surfing, snowboarding travel, train and compete, attend church, study languages and religion and enjoy life. Jeff brings an explosive and technical game to the mat. According to Jeff,” I really enjoy teaching and seeing a person come to the gym with no skills and see them develop into a machine in a few months” Jeff has taken students and made them Champions from the local level all the way to the Mundials(world championship) Jeff is a graduate of UH earning The Deans List numerous times. Below is a list of some of the tournaments that Jeff has had success in.

1999 Battle at the Beach Vale Tudo light heavyweight 1rst place

2001 Houston submission challenge 1rst heavy weight gi, 2nd heavy weight no-gi

2003 Carlos Machado Winter Wars 3rd place blue belt

2003 smack down in H-Town 1rst adv middle weight no-gi

2003 Carlos Machado BJJ Open 1st blue belt division

2003 Battle of H-TOWN 1rst in advance middle weight

2003 competitor in the world championships in Rio “Mudials 2003”

2003 Texas Shoot Out 1rst Gi middle weight,3rd open division no-gi

2004 Carlos Machado Winter Wars 2nd purple belt

2005 Texas International Grappling Festival 1st Place Gi Cruiser Weight Division Advanced/Purple/Brown/Black Division

2006 Carlos Machado Winter Wars – purple belt heavyweight division 3rd

2006 Pan American Competitor purple belt

2006 Fight Fest Corpus Christi(pro mma) won via rear naked choke 1:55 r 1

2006 Mundial competitor brown belt

2007 Carlson Gracie Open 2 Open weight class second

2007 XFC (MMA) L

2008 Pan Americans –brown belt medium heavy silver medal

2008 Brown Belt Absolute National Champion

2009 NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS(MMA) W- via Triangle

2010 Pan Ams 2010 Bronze Medal

2010 Grapplers Quest 1st Place