As far as I`m
As far as I`m concerned, the biggest controversy of the event was the fact that an event sponsored by Budweiser could have no beer served at the venue! Furthermore, by the time I discovered where the complimentary beer was for sponsors, they were dry.
Continue reading >Copa Pacifica 7February 28-29, 2004Costa Mesa CA, Hard to believe, but this is the 7th iteration of Cleber and Lili Luciano`s Copa Pacifica. Even more unbelievable, OntheMat has been there in some form since the beginning (as competitors well before we even came up with OntheMat). So it`s with a certain fondness that we make […]
Continue reading >Copa Pacifca VI ReportMarch 8-9, 2003Costa Mesa, California Has there really been six Copa Pacifica Tournaments already? OntheMat has been there in some capacity (well before there was an Onthemat, actually) making the Copa Pacifica something of a tradition. Something else that`s a tradition: The OTM road trip (and subsequent breakdown or other disaster). Much […]
Continue reading >The Friday ni
The Friday night before the Tournament we hung out at Scotty’s brother Cade;s party he throws every Friday at Boardners on Hollywood and Cherokee. If you’re in the Los Angeles area definitely check it out! The Friday night before the Tournament we hung out at Scotty’s brother Cade;s party he throws every Friday at Boardners […]
Continue reading >Getting to Huntington Beach wasn’t easy this year. Our car ran out of gas and we broke down on the way.Getting ThereGetting to Huntington Beach wasn’t easy this year. Our car ran out of gas and we broke down on the way. This was a minor set back and we made it to the tournament […]
Continue reading >This was one
This was one of the best events I have ever been to in Jiu Jitsu. The excitement of all the matches was awesome. Seven thousand Reals $R7000 brought out some hungry tough fighters. The organization seemed up to par with all Brazilian events it was a big event and there was a lot of hype […]
Continue reading >Copa Atlantica Results6/11/02Children – 49.9 lbs. and below 1st Place: Jordan Ginor (Tiger Schulman) 2nd Place: Tywan Johnson (Lloyd Irvin) Children – 50-59.9 lbs. 1st Place: Angelo Claireborne (Lloyd Irvin) 2nd Place: Deja Watkins (Lloyd Irvin) Children – 60-69.9 lbs. 1st Place: EJ Steedle (Academia de Brasil ) 2nd Place: Derrick Holmes (Lloyd Irvin) 3rd […]
Continue reading >The charming Jiu Jitsu event that is held annually in the North of Rio de Janeiro city, took place last May 1st in the Monte Sinai Gymnasium.The charming Jiu Jitsu event that is held annually in the North of Rio de Janeiro city, took place last May 1st in the Monte Sinai Gymnasium. This was […]
Continue reading >2002 Fall Submission Grappling Championshipspresented byColumbia Martial Arts Training Center I would like to start by expressing my thanks to Mr. Mark Mills and his wife Tonya for inviting me to cover their event. Mark runs a very successful martial arts school in Columbia SC ( http://www.cmatc.com ) and he holds approximately three submission grappling […]
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