The GFC was proudly represented by our jiu jitsu kids who competed in NAGA (a submission grappling competition) on Saturday, July 10, 2010. Each participate showed courage, honor, and passion for the sport, the fans, and their fellow competitors. Here are the results:
Austin Redman – Silver (No Gi) / Bronze (Gi)
Blaine Marchman – Gold (No Gi) / Bronze (Gi)
Christian Torres – Gold (No Gi)
Brieanna Chatman – Gold (No Gi) / Gold (Gi)
Matthew Perez – Bronze (No Gi) / Won 1 and Lost 1 (Gi)
Tommy Pulliam – Gold (No Gi) / Gold (Gi)
Blake Bailey – Bronze (No Gi)
Shaelynn Chatman – Won 1 and Lost 1 (No Gi) / Won 1 and Lost 1 (Gi)
Cade Lackey – Gold (No Gi) / Gold (Gi)
Conor Tiedemann – Bronze (No Gi) / Bronze (Gi)
And Congratulations to Hunter Whitley and Chris Pease for some hard fought matches competing in their first national grappling competition.
Jiu Jitsu Kids Shine at Copa America Grappling Tournament
Jiu Jitsu Instructors Ramonte Chatman and Aaron King pose with their young students at the tournament.
Once again our academy made a spectacular showing at the most recent Copa America (www.copagrappler.com). Eight of our young jiu jitsu students took to the mats to battle in this local submission grappling tournament. Since this was a small event, brackets were combined and many of our kids had to compete against older and bigger opponents. Every match was hard fought and we congratulate everyone who brought their heart out on Saturday. The results of Copa America are :
Blake Bailey – Silver in Gi and Bronze in No Gi;
Brieanna Chatman – Bronze in Gi and Silver in No Gi;
Shaelynn Chatman – Bronze in Gi and Bronze in No Gi;
Cade Lackey – Silver in Gi and Gold in No Gi;
Austin Patterson – Gold in Gi;
Jacob Patterson – Silver in Gi and Silver in No Gi;
Tommy Pulliam – 0 & 2 in Gi and 1 & 2 in No Gi;
Mathew Perez – Bronze in No Gi.
The medal count for Copa America is 12 total with 2 Golds, 5 Silvers and 5 Bronzes.