Flores helps close Capouse Ave Academy in Style

Alexander Graham Bell once famously stated that “when one door closes, another one opens” and that is true for all things, including Judo, as Saturday marked the last event to be held at Gracie NEPA’s Capouse ave location in preparation for their movie into their new state of the art facility located 1000 Dunham Drive in Dunmore.

Never one’s to go quietly, the judo club decided to close things out with a bang hosting a clinic with former multi time national champion and top ranked player at 66kg who tore the house down with and showed why he is widely considered one of the most technical judoka in the United States today.
The 2 hour clinic, which focused not just on performing techniques, but performing them as technically and efficiently as possible, was viewed by head instructor Tom MGuire as a resounding success and is a prime example of the philosophy that McGuire and his staff bring to Gracie NEPA Judo.

“The clinic was absolutely fantastic, to be able to learn from someone like Justin is a great experience and its one that unfortunately, myself and some of the other instructors and coaches never got when we were coming up. So, it’s our goal to bring in the best talent, get them the best workouts, and get them to reach all of their goals faster than any of us ever did”

The clinic also helped to serve as sort of a metaphor for the club as Gracie NEPA ventures into the new facility.
“Yeah, that’s kinda cool” said a reflective Mcguire “today we sort of leave all the old stuff behind in this building and with the new building, we bring all the new stuff we got from Justin today, new techniques, new ways to teach, and new ways to train, big things are going to happen at Gracie NEPA Judo”