Kara Connelly a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at Carlson Gracie Aurora / Naperville. She started training due to always having an interest in Martial Arts. She began training at Carlson Gracie Aurora / Naperville in November 2011. Kara primarily focuses on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and competes and finds herself on the top of the podium regularly throughout the year. She has always loved competition and finds it as a great way to test her abilities. She believes competing is important because it’s the ultimate learning experience to see the areas that she excels in and also the areas she needs to improve. She states that her mistakes are highlighted which in turn makes her training better since she now knows what to work on. She believes her biggest accomplishments in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is competing in her first tournament in April 2012 and getting past the initial worry of it being a contact sport and winning 1st in no gi and 3rd in gi. Her first time competing was what really motivated her to train more and be the best she could be. She believes that more females should get into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu because of the confidence and healthier lifestyle everyone is capable of attaining. She added that she eats better than she did before and is significantly stronger, and much more goal oriented and focused than she was prior to training at Carlson Gracie Aurora / Naperville. Her next goal is to win at IBJJF Chicago Summer International Open in August.
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Trevon Lawson wins in his Golden Gloves Boxing Debut!!
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Congratulations to Jeff Burdorf and Matt Collum on winning gold medals at the Fuji BJJ Illinois Championship!!!
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Congratulations to Adrienne Einikis on her big boxing victory at the golden gloves last night.
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Congratulations to Dave Pedraza for becoming the 190 pound City of Lights Boxing Champion.
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Congratulations to Aurora Naperville Channahon Gym member Luke Cherep as he improves his MMA record to 10-1.
We train Mixed Martial Arts MMA, Boxing, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, BJJ.
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Congratulations to Baron Klein 3-0 and Marcus Quintana 2-0 on their boxing victories last weekend!!
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CONGRATULATIONS!!! CHAMPION!!! Coach Nichole Glazik TBA's Muay Thai World Expo 2017.
2-0 IN BOXING TONIGHT!! CONGRATULATIONS TO TYLER BECKMAN AND BARON KLEIN!!
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CONGRATS TO SEAN FARNEY ON HIS BIG BOXING VICTORY TONIGHT AT PARK WEST!!
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BELT TEST AT THE AURORA GYM. GREAT JOB TO ALL OF THE KIDS AND ADULTS WHO TESTED!!!
In addition to training Jiu-Jitsu at the Aurora, Naperville, Channahon, and..
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CONGRATULATIONS TO TANNER VAN DALSEN ON WINNING HIS MMA DEBUT FIGHT!
Thanks to all of the team members who helped with the training camp.
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BEST OF LUCK TO THE CARLSON GRACIE TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE COMPETING THIS SATURDAY!!
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CONGRATS TO ISMAEL QUINTANA ON HIS BOXING VICTORY IN LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA!
Ismael won by 3rd round TKO. He fought very technical and smart.Read More..
AURORA / NAPERVILLE / CHANNAHON / SOUTH BARRINGTON MEMBER PIERCE LAHAYE AND TANNER DALSEN WILL BE MAKING THEIR MMA DEBUTS!
April 26th on Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park,IL in United Combat League Read More..
AURORA / NAPERVILLE / CHANNAHON / SOUTH BARRINGTON MEMBER PIERCE LAHAYE WINS IN HIS BOXING DEBUT.
Pierce also competes in jiu jitsu and MMA. Congratulations Pierce! . Read More..
AURORA / NAPERVILLE / CHANNAHON / SOUTH BARRINGTON STUDENT SEAN FARNEY JOINED CARLSON GRACIE TO TRAIN FOR AN UPCOMING AMATEUR CHARITY BOXING MATCH.
Under the expert tutelage of CG’s boxing coaches, he’s transformed his fitness level and fighting skills. Read More..
AURORA / NAPERVILLE / SOUTH BARRINGTON AND CHANNAHON GYM MEMBER LUKE CHEREP & ADAM SCHERR BOTH LOOK TO IMPROVE THEIR MMA MIXED MARTIAL ARTS RECORD TO 3-0.
At 8 p.m. on November 21st at the Total Fight Challenge at the Willowbrook Ballroom 8900 South Orchard, Willow Springs, IL. Read More..
AURORA / NAPERVILLE / SOUTH BARRINGTON AND CHANNAHON GYM MEMBER MATT SHAPIRO IS MAKING HIS MMA PRO DEBUT.
Aurora / Naperville and Channahon Gym member Matt Shapiro will be making his MMA pro debut at the UIC Pavilion Nov 22 for the XFO MMA Promotion www.XFOmma.com.Read More ...
AURORA / NAPERVILLE / SOUTH BARRINGTON AND CHANNAHON GYM MEMBER SEAN MCKEOWN EARNS BLUE BELT IN JIU-JITSU.
Congratulations to Sean McKeown on earning his Blue Belt in Jiu-Jitsu. Read More ...
THE QUINTANA FAMILY AT CARLSON GRACIE MMA GYM
The Quintana Family has been with Carlson Gracie MMA Gym since March 2011.
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MUAY THAI FIGHTER JOHNNY TORRES DEFEATED HIS OPPONENT IN 2ND ROUND VIA TKO
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GREGG TIGNER IMPROVES HIS PRO MMA RECORD TO 2-0.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JEFF SILVEY
Jeff has been with the Carlson Gracie team for two years and not only lost an incredible amount of weight (over 90 pounds)... Read More ...
WE BROUGHT HOME TWO JIU-JITSU TEAM TITLES LAST SATURDAY
The Sasquatch Open in Iowa and the New Breed Ultimate Challenge in Illinois... Read More ...
CARLSON GRACIE AURORA / NAPERVILLE / CHANNAHON COMPETITOR KARA CONNELLY
Kara Connelly a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at ... Read More ...
THE KLEIN FAMILY AT CARLSON GRACIE AURORA / NAPERVILLE AND CHANNAHON
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LUKE CHEREP OF CARLSON GRACIE NAPERVILLE / AURORA CHANNAHON WILL BE FIGHTING AT TOTAL FIGHT CHALLENGE FRIDAY JULY 11, 2014
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CARLSON GRACIE TEAM WINS 5TH STRAIGHT TEAM TITLE AT NAGA.
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JEFF NEAL AND STEVE COLON CORNERED CRAIG FRUTH TO VICTORY
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CONGRATULATIONS TO HULICES "HULI" DAVALOS ON EARNING HIS PURPLE BELT.
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FEATURED CARLSON GRACIE MMA AURORA FIGHTER: SAM FERGUSON
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