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2011 BJJ Pan-Am Results!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Monday, March 28, 2011

The 2011 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Pan-American Championship was held last weekend in Los Angeles, California and Team Lovato had another strong performance. There were many team members competing at their very first Pan-Ams and the experience that they gained will be very valuable for their continue read more »

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Lovato's School of BJJ & MMA is Expanding!!!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Saturday, March 26, 2011

We are happy to announce that this summer, Lovato's School of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts will be expanding! Lovato's started off more than 15 years ago in a small facility and a dream to offer the best in Martial Arts training to the Oklahoma City area. Years later, after achieving read more »

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Justin Rader highlighted as one of the top non-Brazilian BJJ competitors!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Saturday, March 26, 2011

Recently, Gracie Magazine pointed out some of the top non-Brazilian BJJ competitors to keep an eye out for leading up to this years Pan-American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships. Newly promoted Black Belt and recent 2010 No-Gi World Champion, Justin Rader, was one of the competitors mentioned. Lo read more »

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Lovato Jiu-Jitsu Highlight from the 2011 Houston International BJJ Open!!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Saturday, March 19, 2011

For the 2nd year in a row Team Lovato showed once again why it is one of the top teams in the country by earning 3rd place overall at the 2011 International Houston BJJ Open! Up against many teams with 50 or more competitors combined from several schools, Lovato's School of BJJ took 39 competitors read more »

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World Class Instructors at Lovato's!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Saturday, March 19, 2011

Lovato's is home to many World Class instructors who teach everyday. How can this get even better? Well, the World Class instructors of Lovato's have many friends who are also World Class instructors that love to visit OKC and share their knowledge with the students of Lovato's. Recently, Lov read more »

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Team Lovato has another representative at ADCC!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Saturday, March 12, 2011

The ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships is the most prestigious grappling event in the world! Every two years, 16 of the best grapplers on the planet come together to battle for the world title in 5 different weight classes. There are only three different ways to get into the tournament, read more »

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New Belts and Stripes Awarded!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Sunday, March 06, 2011

March is off to a great start with some students of Lovato's earning new belts and stripes. Congratulations to Bobby Dhimmar, Derek Roberts, Stephen Griffith, and Jason Ammons for becoming the latest Lovato Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belts! This is the first big step in Jiu-Jitsu and after a long test and a l read more »

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Rafael Lovato Jr. & Team Lovato featured on Gracie Magazine site!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Check out this awesome article (http://www.graciemag.com/en/2011/03/rafael-lovato-and-his-european-experience/) Gracie Magazine did with Rafael Lovato Jr. about his recent accomplishments in Europe and all the big things going on for Team Lovato! read more »

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James Head Victorious over UFC Veteran Gerald "Hurricane" Harris

Lovato Jiu-Jitsu - Saturday, February 26, 2011

Lovato Jiu Jitsu (http://okbjj.com) Purple Belt and Muay Thai (http://okbjj.com/MuayThai.htm)/Boxing (http://okbjj.com/Boxing.htm) instructor James Head (http://thejameshead.com) was victorious this past Friday (February 25th, 2011) in his Mixed Martial Arts (http://okbjj.com/MMA.htm) fight against read more »

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Rafael Lovato Jr wins Abu Dhabi Pro in Poland

Lovato Jiu-Jitsu - Monday, February 14, 2011

After competing in the European's Rafael Lovato Jr stuck around and conducted some seminars before competing in the Abu Dhabi Pro Trials in Poland. Many elite guys did the same. Rafael was nearly perfect on that day. He lost one match to an advantage in his weight class and was 6-1 on the day. Ra read more »

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