Warrior Way has put together a new class schedule. Effective April 5th, 2010 - we'll be offering more classes, class times, and classes
geard toward different skill levels. Please visit our SCHEDULE to find out more.
Follow Warrior Way's Angelo Popofski on Twitter as he gets ready for his April 16th fight against Ben Lagman. Go to www.twitter.com/apopofski for up to the minute updates on Angelo's training and preparation.
The following are pictures from the jiu-jitsu tournament on November 1st.
Warrior Way did great with Josh Bagalay taking gold for the Purple Belt division. Chriss Moore took gold for the no-gi and silver for the Blue Belt division. Stuart Lee took silver in the White Belt division
Tyler Nicewarner took good in the Gi & no-gi divisions.
Warrior Way had a big showing at the Great Lakes ADCC regionals! Warrior Way swept up 3 out of the 5 expert divisions and the winners earned a right to dispute the ADCC North American Trials Championships in 2010.
Warrior Ways Angelo Popofski is on a 4 fight win streak with his latest King of the Cage victory. Angelo won his fight via Kimura. Congratulations Angelo!
Mar. 7th, 2009:
Professor Caique will be holding BJJ seminar at Warrior Way. Details are as follows:
Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009
Time: 11AM - 1:00PM EST
Cost: $50.00USD
Warrior Way is pleased to announce that Professor Caique received his Red and Black belt in Brazil on Monday, March 9th. It was given to him by Master Rickson Gracie and sanctioned by the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation. Congratulations Professor Caique for this great honor. We all appreciate your commitment to pass on the knowledge you have gained from over 35 years of dedication to the martial art. Once again congratulations and we couldn�t be more proud to be your students.
Feb. 3rd, 2009:
Angelo's fight from January 17, 2009 at King of the Cage at Soaring Eagle Casino. Angelo easily won his match in 45 seconds of the first round. This is Angelo's 3rd straight win and 2nd in a row for King of the Cage. Angelo is now ranked #8 in the middleweight division for King of the Cage.
Visit the media section to find a video of the fight. You may also CLICK HERE
Warrior Way was saddened to learn of the passing of Grandmaster Helio Gracie early on January 29, 2009. Helio Gracie and his brother, Carlos, are responsible for creating the system of Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that has changed the martial arts world forever. More notably, Helio and his son Rorion Gracie are responsible for bringing the concept of �No Rules Fighting� to America in the early 1990s. Many of us owe a great deal to Helio Gracie for giving us all the beautiful gift of Jiu Jitsu. Beyond a system of self-defense, Gracie Jiu Jitsu has given many of us at Warrior Way a way to better our lives. While in Brazil, Caique trained, taught and fought for Helio Gracie and still held the Grandmaster in high regards years later. Though many of our students may not have had the opportunity to meet or train with Helio Gracie, we ask that you take a moment to reflect on the life of a true warrior. Fighting for the honor of his family and belief in his style of martial arts, Helio Gracie stood up to any challenge and lived his life to its fullest, doing what he loved until his last day.
Jan. 26th, 2009:
Warrior Way amature fighters Chris Moore, Miguel Barcello, and Corey O'Dell were all victorious this past Saturday at XCC's Battle at the Ballroom in Mt. Clemens.
All 3 fighters made quick work of their time in the cage by beating their opponents by submission in the first round.
Chris Moore won by rear naked choke, Miguel Barcello by triangle choke, and Corey
O'Dell by tap out due to strikes from the mount. The event was taped for Detroit Fox Sports Net. Check local listing for show times.
Nate Browe's opponent at the XCC event was a no-show, though Nate was ready to fight.
Royler Gracie Gives First Seminar Ever in Michigan.
Royler Gracie recently traded in the sun and surf of sunny San Diego for the snow and cold of Michigan.
Caique sent his good friend Royler to Warrior Way (www.warriorway.com), which is Caique�s largest training association in the country. Warrior Way
was excited to host Royler for a once in a lifetime opportunity. Royler impressed the crowd of 60+ and with a three-hour seminar and even gave time for the students to ask
questions on any position they wanted. Many took him up on the offer and the opportunity to learn from the master himself.
Congratulations to all the competitors that represented Warrior Way at the Michigan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships.
Angelo Popofski had no troubles at his King of the Cage fight. He won via Rear Naked Choke in 45 seconds of the first round.
don't forget to congratulate him on his win.
More MMA news - This Saturday, January 24th, 2009; Corey O'Dell, Chris Moore, Nate Brow, and Miguel Barcello-Sanchez will be
competing in an Amateur MMA event at XCC in Mt. Clemens. Good luck guys!
Jan. 5th, 2009:
The 2nd annual Michigan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship will be coming up on January 17th, 2009.
This tournament is both Gi and No-Gi. Details are as follows:
Location: Lincoln High School | 7425 Willis Rd. | Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Time: No-Gi Competition begins at 10AM.
Registration Deadline: January 16th, 2009
Nov. 27th, 2008:
Warrior Way had a very successful night of fights at KOTC's "Anticipation"
event. Myles Jury made short work of his opponent and won
from a submission by strikes in 49 seconds of the first round. Congratulations Myles!
Congratulations is definitely in order for the new King of the Cage Middle Weight Champion, Brandon
Hunt. Brandon took a unanimous decision against Brad Burrick to win the title.
Wednesday - October 22nd, 2008: White thru Green Belt Testing
Thursday - October 23rd, 2008: Blue Belt & Above Testing
Saturday - October 25th, 2008: Michael Mulrooney will test for his Black Belt in the kids program. All kids are welcome to come and witness the test at 10 AM.
Oct. 10th, 2008:
Professor Caique will be holding a seminar at Warrior Way on October 26th, 2008 from 10AM - 12PM EST.
For more info, please visit or call the school.
Sep. 17th, 2008:
Warrior Way will be closed September 27th, 2008 due to the Michigan Open BJJ tournament.
Please come out to the tournament and support the event and Warrior Way! We look forward to seeing you there.
Aug. 16th, 2008:
At the fights last night, August 15th, 2008; Warrior Way had 100% success rate. Fighters, Rob Carron and Corey O'Dell both won their Muay Thai fights.
Rob Carron was first up and in his debut fight, his training paid off. In the first round, after taking an over hand right to the nose, he gathered his
composure and delivered numerous leg kicks to his opponent. After taking the first round, while in his corner - he received some sound advice from his trainer
Matee Jedeepitak. Rob came out in the second and used that advice to his advantage. Landing more low to high combinations, his opponent had no answer. When
his opponent went to throw a kick, his knee gave out. Injury forced Rob's opponent out of the match and gave Rob the decisive victory.
Corey also tasted success in his Thai Boxing match. Looking to mix it up, Corey grinded out the 3 round unanimous decision victory.
Don't forget to congratulate Rob and Corey on their victories!
Aug. 6th 2008:
The Michigan Open has been rescheduled due to issues with the venue. So, the new date scheduled for
the event is September 27th, 2008. All other details in regards to the tournament remain the same.
June 29th, 2008:
The Warrior Way Kids schedule is remaining the same for July and August as it was for June. Below are the class times for July & August.
Monday: Kids Class - 5PM Tuesday: Kids Class - 11AM Wednesday: Kids Muay Thai - 12PM & Kids Class - 5PM Thursday: Kids Class 11AM Friday: None Saturday: None
June 15th, 2008:
Warrior Way fighters experienced a great weekend of success....
On Friday, June 13th; Angelo Popofski won his King of The Cage fight against Brad Burrick by Rear Naked Choke in the 2nd round. Congratulations Angelo! On
the same night, Myles Jury easily won his pro debut fight. He won it by ref stoppage in the first round after getting in the mount and delivering un-
answered elbows.
On Saturday, June 14th; Miguel Barcelo-Sanchez won his amateur fight by armbar in the first round.
Miguel Barcelo-Sanchez 2008 Champions Challange, Submission grappling, Absolute
Champion
Victor Torres also took home the first place medal for his purlpe belt division in Indianapolis, IN. Also in that tournament, Kevin Lambert won his white belt division.
May 28th, 2008:
Team Caique Brown Belt, Brandon Fracassi won his Bravado No-Gi superfight. His match was against Royler Gracie Brown Belt, Chris Robinson. This event
took place May 25th, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Brandon Fracassi vs Chris Robinson (Super Fight) May 25th, 2008 'angle 1'
Brandon Fracassi vs Chris Robinson (Super Fight) May 25th, 2008 'angle 2'
May 21st, 2008:
We're proud to announce the 3rd Annual Michigan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open.
click for details
Date: Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 Location: James R. Geisler Middle School | 46720 West Pontiac Trail | Walled Lakes, MI 48390 Time: Doors are at 8:00AM EST and Check-In begins at 9:00AM EST for Kids & Juniors. Competition begins at 10:00AM EST.
Warrior Way had a team travel down to Columbus, Ohio for the 2008 Arnold's Grappling tournament hosted by NAGA. Josh Bagalay and Angelo Popofski
received gold medals in their No Gi Advanced divisions. Brian Waters won 2nd place in his Blue Belt Gi division. Brandon Fracassi, Victor Torres, Pat Spehar
and Corey O'Dell all had a strong showing as well though they didn't place. Angelo closed out the division with training partner John Toth, as they decided not
to compete against each other and focus on the Absolute Division. The Absolute Division started off with 46 competitors at the beginning of the day! Angelo
made it through 3 rounds when he faced Abu Dhabi champion Jeff Monson. Angelo eventually lost to the champ 6-0 in the semi-finals. Jeff Monson went on to
win the Absolute divison.
For pictures of the event, visit our MEDIA section.
Feb. 5th, 2008:
Warrior Way is proud to announce that there is another Muay Thai Seminar & Smoker scheduled. Come train
with three of the best Muay Thai fighters in the history of the sport. Warrior Way Martial Arts and Matee
Jedeepitak welcome Samart Payakaroon & Saekson Janjira, for an amazing weekend seminar.
The flier below has all the details in regards to the seminar and smoker. Click on image for larger copy if you'd like
to print one.
Jan. 21st, 2008:
Warrior Way's Angelo Popofski has an up-coming fight for King Of The Cage on February 22nd, 2008.
Be sure to head over to the Media Section of the Warrior Way site to see a video of clips from
Angelo's past fights.
You may also launch the video by clicking HERE. Make note that the video
is current a .mov file which you'll need to have Quicktime plugin for. Check back tomorrow for updated "Flash" version for more compatability.
Jan. 12th, 2008:
We've finally put up a highlight video of Matee Jedeepitak. This video features a lot of Matee's
old Muay Thai fights from Thailand. Produced by Angelo Popofski, this video shows one of Muay Thai's best
fighters. Here at Warrior Way, we're lucky to have the opportunity to train with Matee.
To view video, hop on over to our Media Section. Or you can simply
click HERE to have it pop up.
Dec. 23rd, 2007:
Warrior Way's Angelo Popofski won his fight last night (December 22nd, 2007) in 56 seconds! After a few
take-down attemptes, Angelo was able to get him to the mat. He then mounted him and delivered some strikes,
forcing his opponent to turn over and give up his back. Angelo capitalized on his opponents mistake and
sunk in the rear naked choke, forcing the guy to tap!
Everyone wish Angelo congratulations when you see him, and check back here for updates. The video is being
worked on, and will be on the Warrior Way site soon.
Dec. 20th, 2007:
The Detroit Free Press published an article on the possibility of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) becoming sanctioned in
Michigan. Based on the article's content, the writer was bombarded with e-mails in response to his
writing.
Read what Angelo and Jason Ireland had to say in defense of MMA.
Dec. 19th, 2007:
Be sure to catch the Pay Per View of King of the Cage's "EXPLOSION" event. This event features
Warrior Way fighter's; James Lee, and Bryan Harper. Catch the event all through out December!
Dec. 18th, 2007:
The first Gi & No-Gi Michigan BJJ Championship is coming up in January of 2008. A great
way to start the new year. For all the details and to register, please visit the website.
Nov. 2nd, 2007:
November 21st, Warrior Way's Don Richard & Myles Jury both have an up coming fight. It will be
for King Of The Cage's event at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasent, Michigan. Support
these and other Michigan fighters and MMA by attending the event.
Oct. 9th, 2007:
We have a video interview with Bryan Harper up in our Media Section. See what Bryan says
after his impressive win over James Stamford at The Gracie Provig Grounds.
Click Here For Video
Sept. 5th, 2007: What: 2007 Michigan BJJ Open When: December 1st, 2007 Where: James R. Geisler Middle School | 46720 West Pontact Trail | Walled Lake, MI 48390 For More Info:Caique's BJJ Tournaments Page
Aug. 27th, 2007:
We have added a 'media' section to our web site. It's still in it's early stages, but be sure
to visit it often. It will be the home of all Warrior Way media such as pictures, highlight videos,
Muay Thai Smoker videos, BJJ tournament videos and more. To check out the media section,
click here.
Aug. 1st, 2007:
Due to scheduling conflicts, Warrior Way's August 25th Muay Thai Smoker has been cancelled.
It will be re-scheduled for a later date. We apologize for the inconvenience. If you were
planning on fighting or attending the event, be sure to check back for a future smoker.
Thank you for your understanding.
Jiu Jitsu. Beyond a system of self-defense, Gracie Jiu Jitsu has given many of us at Warrior Way a way to better our lives. While in Brazil, Caique trained, taught and fought for Helio Gracie and still held the Grandmaster in high regards years later. Though many of our students may not have had the opportunity to meet or train with Helio Gracie, we ask that you take a moment to reflect on the life of a true warrior. Fighting for the honor of his family and belief in his style of martial arts, Helio Gracie stood up to any challenge and lived his life to its fullest, doing what he loved until his last day.
