Congratulations goes out to
Team Combat Evolutions Adam Sawyer
for his great victory at USFL:
Proving Grounds MMA fight last night
(July 25th, 2008)against Jeremiah
Johnson from Team Strike Zone.
Johnson, with a 6" Height advantage
was domainated on the ground by
Sawyer's patience and consistent
movement on the ground.
Being Sawyer's second fight at
Foxwoods, his poise and relaxation
in the ring almost caused him to
be knocked out as he taunted
Johnson by dropping his hands
and shaking his head.
Johnson retailiated with a brutal
1-2 combo to Sawyers head.
Unblemished by the combo,
Sawyer snapped a hard left
hook to Johnson followed by a
right inside leg kick that led
to the clench and eventually
Sawyer bringing Johnson down
again.


Adam Sawyer vs. Jeremy Johnson






In the end, however, the victory
for Sawyer lie on the ground,
with constant body strikes,
submitted Johnson with a Trachea Choke,
a basic BJJ move that Johnson
couldn't handle.






Upon Johnson's tapout, Sawyer
arose to a crowd of silence,
because the submissions simplicity
remained unnoticed by fans.
As the bell rang the end of the
fight, Fans were still in awe as no one understood why Johnson remain
lying on the floor.




When the ring announcer gave
note to the submission, the
crowd applauded to Sawyers victory,
one that few can deny is a
submisson rarely seen in MMA
today. BJJ at its finest!





We teach a blend of BJJ, Sport BJJ,
Gi and No-Gi, MMA, Boxing and
Mental drilling to prepare
any type of person for just
about any type of condition.

We offer 900 SF of great new
mat space, all the gear you
could possibly need, and a
nice climate controlled environment
to enjoy your training.

Classes are Monday and Thursday
nights, 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
and Sundays, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Rates are very inexpensive for
monthly dues or you can chose
to pay class by class if you
have a busy schedule.

First class is always free and
I have an open door policy, you can come in and watch whenever you would like.

The philosophy behind Combat Evolution
Jiu Jitsu is very simple; the whole is
greater than the sum of its parts. For
example, a technique does not work by
itself unless combined with the concepts
of balance, power, speed, focus, timing,
and attitude.
When combining these elements,
outcome or whole is far more effective then
what would normally be the sum of the parts.
This is the reason techniques, as
practiced in systems, are only tools
used to understand, accept and retain
these ideas. The number of different
techniques mastered by an individual
does not increase his level of
competence in any given system.
Techniques are only practiced
moves until combined with the proper
fighting concepts. The ultimate goal
of the martial arts is to make your
mental, physical and technical skills
work as one. The goal of Combat Evolution
is to do this while producing a quality
fighter who can think creatively
and react responsively rather than
giving people information overload.
The name of Combat Evolution as a
system is influenced by the concept
of using power and combat reality.
Combat Evolution relied on a single
goal; survival. This goal is proving
to be a valuable asset.

The intimidation factor
of the name "Combat Evolution"
is nothing students need to defend.
However, just the goal of winning
actually proves limiting the
progression of the system and
future instructors. CEJJ has
the recipe for producing competent
fighters and is able to isolate the
individual ingredients that make up
the end product. When becoming a
student of CEJJ you will spend your
time developing training methods used
to understand the reasoning behind
the techniques and isolating the
concepts of fighting.

Present Focus

In the early stages of developing
CEJJ, the power techniques were key,
and the idea of using concepts was
secondary. As the concepts of power
hitting, blocking hard, assortments
of standing and ground tactics,
balance and attitude become more
dominant. The system as a whole,
needs a new focus.
It is very important to
feel positive and confident about
what you know.
CEJJ’s goal is to ensure that each
of the students work together. With
each one having a piece of the puzzle,
no one could claim they knew it all.
The product, CEJJ, will never fully
be complete. There will always be
that missing element that connects
and distinguishes martial arts. It
is not the techniques, since most
systems techniques are different.
It is not the ability to change from
empty hands to weapons, from standing
to ground fighting. What exactly is it?
The search for the answer will be the
driving force in the developing of CEJJ.


"Using what works" in any
given situation, is the motto of CEJJ,
however a person must understand the
various risks (not what they did) as
well as the advantages. The ideation
of CEJJ is if a student uncovered a
new technique or concept, which cuts
seconds without abandoning other
attributes, There is always permission
to incorporate it into lessons and
teachings.
As an instructor, I will never be one
to hide or refrain from teaching what
I learn or develop. There are no secrets,
nor any hidden agendas in CEJJ.
I believe that if one person holds back information, and the next person he
teaches holds back information,
eventually there will be nothing
substantial left to teach. I feel
that the idea to hold back information
has to do with an instructor’s
insecurity. As an instructor,
I will never have something to
use against the students. The
students of CEJJ will strive
for creativity, innovation and
hard work. CEJJ shall always be
in the constant state of development.
As long as students continue to learn
quality, the system will continue to
develop. It is a progressive,
challenging and adaptive system.

To win a belt as an ammy before I make the worse decision of my life and turn pro.!

Currently nationally "Ranked" #2 BJJ GI Competitors 2008
Currently nationally "Ranked" #11 BJJ No-GI Competitors 2008
Nationally Ranked Top 10 BJJ GI competitors, 2007 Nationally Ranked Top 20 BJJ No-Gi competitors, 2007
5X NAGA Gold Medal Winner
4X NAGA Silver Medal Winner
4X NAGA Bronze Medal Winner
4X AGC Gold Medal Winner
4X AGC Silver Medal Winner
2nd Place Absolute BlackFly Tournament 2007
8X Vermont State Championship Medal Winner
Vermont Heavyweight Absolute Runner up 2007
Vermont Heavyweight Absolute Champion 2008
Florida Warriors Cup Champion 2000
2-2 in MMA
4-4 in Mightyman Fights
Maine Skirmish 2nd Place, SuperHvy, 2003, 2004
Maine Absolute Runner Up, 2003

Old School pic when I was a Gracie Barra Instructor in Maine.

220 and thin, July 6th, 2007


250 and SOLID! July 11th, 2008



Carrying a little more muscle at 248. 31JULY08

Combat Evo

The Triangle


The Kneebar


The Guillotine


The "RNC"






After winning my USFL Fight in Foxwoods July 25th, 2008!


Foxwoods.


Me and Team Combat Evo, in front of the MGM Grand!


Blais and I at the pool the following morning!

Marco Delima and I at the New England Grappling Championships!

Tony DioMatio and I at the NAGA World Championships in NJ!













Now thats a pool


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