Hi,

I competed at GQ's north jersey event yesterday and had a really good time. I only had one match (I was in two divisions, Blue belt and advanced no gi, but both divisions were going simultaneously and I could only pick one) against a Black belt from Rio, which I lost by points, 6-4

I was happy with my match and felt like I fought well, but my rib popped as soon as I tried to finish the first heel hook and I couldn't move much after that. Anyway, I figured I would contribute since everyone else is always posting stuff. I'm the guy in the rashguard, by the way:

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Wow! I didn't know you were that good.

Repped for attacking that black belt like you did.

Dod you guys focus on those leg attacks at your gym?

Who's your teacher?

That stuff looked cool. I haven't yet learned any of that. Cool option to have.

Hi TBA,
Thanks for the kind words!

I've been focusing on leg attacks alot lately with my training partners. There are a lot of guys at my school that are great with leg attacks, which is good for me because I've still got lots of work to do! In regular classes, they are covered fairly often, but not all the time.

My teachers are Phil and Rick Migliarese, Black belts under Relson Gracie. They both own Balance studios in Philadelphia. It's an awesome place and everyone is really friendly. Feel free to give a call and drop by if you are ever in the area! We are always happy to meet other people into grappling and martial arts!

wow u seem to have some skills....that was actually a great match and i enjoyed watching it keep upu the hard work

wow man excellent job! if you would have got your hooks in you would have won that match man...if you practice shooting off your butt and arms quicker you will get those sweeps with no problem! just keep practicing it... those will certainly help you with sweeping your opponent from half guard nice fucking job rep.

Good stuff. I definitely need more work on a lot of that stuff. I was having a rough time with getting that hook in because of the popped rib ( the dude was tough as shit also, lol) . I'm glad you guys are pointing stuff out , it's good for me to get different perspectives and fresh eyes on the match. Thanks guys!

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Great match.

Lol, it looked like that third kitten was coaching till he puked.

Lol, it looked like that third kitten was coaching till he puked.


Yeah the cat had an excellent guard but the cat coaching he totally lost it during the match... too much excitement.

ahahahahaha

i totally want to HOF this

Hi,

I competed at GQ's north jersey event yesterday and had a really good time. I only had one match (I was in two divisions, Blue belt and advanced no gi, but both divisions were going simultaneously and I could only pick one) against a Black belt from Rio, which I lost by points, 6-4

I was happy with my match and felt like I fought well, but my rib popped as soon as I tried to finish the first heel hook and I couldn't move much after that. Anyway, I figured I would contribute since everyone else is always posting stuff. I'm the guy in the rashguard, by the way:

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Pretty good for someone that has only 285 posts.. jaja.

nice job bro you kick ass i would want to fight ya

who ended up winning the competition? renzo gracies team?

Results:

Finals: Winner is Team Renzo Gracie

Men’s Lightweight
Daniel Aguillar defeats Bruno Frazatto by 2 advantages

Men’s Welterweight
Danny Ives defeats Bruno Tostes with a score of 2-0

Men’s Middleweight
Dave Branch defeats Ryan Hall by 1 advantage

Men’s Heavyweight
Brian Vetell defeats Ron Stallings with a score of 7-0

Women’s Weight Class
Kay Stephenson defeats Evelyn Royer by Submission (armlock)



Round One:

Team Balance Studios (9 points) defeats Team Maguilla Jiu Jitsu (0 points)

Men’s Lightweight
Tee Catalano defeats Ken Kim by Submission (heelhook) at 2:51 – 3 points Team Balance

Men’s Welterweight
Shaun Smith defeats Monroe Hall with a score of 3-1 – 1 point Team Balance

Men’s Middleweight
Rick Macauley defeats Lee Synkowski with a score of 2-0 – 1 point Team Balance

Men’s Heavyweight
Dave Gill defeats Tony Evans by Submission (neck crank) at 5:24 – 3 points Team Balance

Women’s Weight Class
Shavonne Gurthrie defeats Christina Escalante with a score of 6-0 – 1 point Team Balance

Team Jungle Gym (9 points) defeats Team Yamasaki Jiu Jitsu (3 points)

Men’s Lightweight
David Jacobs defeats Mike Wacker by Submission (kneebar) at 5:02 – 3 points Team Yamasaki Jiu Jitsu

Men’s Welterweight
Chris Lothian defeats Ron Foster by injury default - 3 points Team Jungle Gym

Men’s Middleweight
Nolan Dutcher defeats Brendan Raedy with a score of 4-2 – 1 point Team Jungle Gym

Men’s Heavyweight
Mike Stewart defeats Jokov Sperenda at 5:33 – 1 point Team Jungle Gym

Women’s Weight Class
Christina Rodriguez defeats Ana Lowry at :20 – 3 points Team Jungle Gym


Round Two:

Team Renzo Gracie (7 points) defeats Team Balance Studios (3 points)

Men’s Lightweight
Tee Catalano defeats Daniel Aguillar by Submission (heelhook) at :20 – 3 points Team Balance

Men’s Welterweight
Bruno Tostes defeats Shaun Smith by Submission (armbar) at :57 – 3 points Team Renzo Gracie

Men’s Middleweight
Dave Branch defeats Rick Macauley with a score of 2-1 – 1 point Team Renzo Gracie

Men’s Heavyweight
Brian Vetell defeats Dave Gill with a score of 2-1 – 2 points Team Renzo Gracie

Women’s Weight Class
Shavonne Gurthrie defeats Kay Stephenson with a score of 2-1 – 1 point Team Renzo Gracie

Team Jungle Gym (2 points) defeats Team Lloyd Irvin (5 points)

Men’s Lightweight
Bruno Frazzatto defeats David Jacobs with a score of 5-1 – 1 point Team Lloyd Irvin

Men’s Welterweight
Chris Lothian defeats Danny Ives with a score of 4-2 – 1 point Team Jungle Gym

Men’s Middleweight
Ryan Hall defeats Nolan Dutcher by Submission (triangle) at 4:30 – 3 points Team Lloyd Irvin

Men’s Heavyweight
Mike Stewart defeats Ron Stallings with a score of 4-2 – 1 point Team Jungle Gym

Women’s Weight Class
Evelyn Royer defeats Christina Rodriguez with a score of 4-2 – 1 point Team Lloyd Irvin