Announcements

BEDROC supports legalizing MMA in NEW YORK!!!!

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John Farrar Jr of BEDROC Martial Arts won his first amateur MMA fight last night January 16, 2010 at Reality Fighting - Detonation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. An exciting fight and a great event. BEDROC brought a sea of blue BEDROC shirts and cheered John on BEDROC style!! We are looking forward to fighting in Reality Fighting in the future. Stay tuned for the next MMA event.

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Tom Vanderhorst of BEDROC MMA was presented with a Reality Fighting 2009 Outstanding Fighter of the Year award at the Reality Fighting - Detonation show on January 16, 2010. Congratulations to Tom for this outstanding achievement. Keep checking back to see when Tom's next fight will be.

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The New Blue BEDROC T-Shirts are in and available. Get a Blue Tee now because the next T-Shirt color will not be Blue ! Over the years our team Tees have only been offered in Black, Red, White and now Blue. Get one before the color change !!

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BEDROC would like to congratulate all the competitors who attended the WBJJA Sarasota Open in Florida this weekend, with everyone bringing home a gold medal. Congratulatons go out to John Farrar Jr, Tom Vanderhorst, Jeff Hoffman, Kitty Teresi, and Kevin Kneller. Next year we are hoping to take an even larger group. Upcoming events include Reality Fighting in January 2010, NAGA New England and The Warrior Challenge (MMA & Grappling) in February 2010. ARE YOU READY??

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BEDROC is having a fundraiser. We are raising money for students to attend tournaments that require hotel stays. We currently have 3oz packets of "BEDROC Bigg Dogg Blitz" Gourment coffee on sale for $3.00 per pkg. Support your dojo. See Mary Jo Mandrick or Cheryl for details.

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Tom Vanderhorst Won via Armbar in Round 1 on November 7, 2009 at Reality Fighting in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Thank you to all the friends and family that attended and cheered Tom on. What a great evening for all!! The next Reality Fighting event with BEDROC Members fighting is January 16th for anyone interested in attending.

Welcome to the BEDROC MMA Homepage!

The mixed martial arts culture has exploded into one of the fastest growing sports in the world. But mixed martial arts is nothing new for BEDROC Martial Arts. Sensei John Farrar has mastered several forms of martial arts and provides the expert instruction needed to succeed in the sport.

The martial arts grouped together as a whole are not just for fighters however. Many people are turning to the MMA training styles to improve their health, increase their endurance, lose weight, gain muscle and strength, learn self-defense tactics or simply to feel better about themselves. Browse the site to learn more about us, our facilities and instructional staff or contact us for more information.

WBJJA Certified Instruction

Staff and students of BEDROC Martial Arts have the distinct pleasure and advantage of having a direct link to authentic Brazilian Jiujitsu Masters in and from the birth place of BJJ, Brazil. Sensei John Farrar oversees the day to day Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Judo and Submission Grappling instruction at BEDROC. Sensei John is a certified Brazilian Jiujitsu Instructor and has over 35 years "in the Game". John is a successful Competitor as well as an accomplished and charismatic teacher. Sensei John's instructor and friend is Professor Thadeu Vieira who is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil now living and heading up several ground-breaking and successful academies in the Sarasota, Florida area. Professor Thadeu's long-time instructor is world and international champion Master Paulo Wesley Lopes, who is also the head of several "Pagels" Jiu-Jitsu teams in Rio. Master Paulo was awarded his Black Belt from 9th Degree Red Belt Grand Master Francisco Mansur, head of Kioto BJJ. Grand Master Mansur is the founder and owner of "Academia Kioto de Jiu-Jitsu," one of the most traditional and successful Jiu-Jitsu schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is very proud to be one of only six men outside of the Gracie family to be granted a professor's diploma directly from none other than 10th Degree Red Belt, Grand Master Helio Gracie.