The U.S. Open 13 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament will be held
October 18 & 19, 2008 Santa Cruz, Civic Auditorium307 Church Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Save the date, and visit www.usopenbjj.com for more info. Online registration is now available
Tournament Registration
Jiu-Jitsu
Steven Combs
Mens
– 81kg
Gold
Michael Ostrowski
Mens
– 81 kg
Silver
Jason LaCroix
Mens
– 81 kg
Bronze
Cage Assault MMA – Millington, TN 2/16/08
Congrats to promoters Andy Uhrich and Jason Woods for putting on a great show. Huge congrats to Austin Lyons (8-1) on his main event victory over a very tough opponent. This fight was awarded Fight of the Night!!!! Look for Austin to compete next at Sam’s Town Casino on March 22nd.
SubZero Grappling Championships – Little Rock, AR 2/23/08
Thanks to promoters Roli Delgado and Matt Hamilton for putting on a great tournament. Below are the competition results.
Novice White Belt 140-160 – Michael Bledsoe (SILVER)
White Belt 140-160 – Jesse Elam (GOLD)
White Belt 180-200 – Hunter Paschal (BRONZE)
Blue Belt < 160 - Tyler Rudd (GOLD)
Matthew Laughter (SILVER)
Purple Belt + Lightweight – Andrew Sall (GOLD)
Beginner 181-200 No-Gi – Hunter Paschal (GOLD)
Intermediate < 140 No-Gi - Matthew Laughter (GOLD)
Devere Hawkins (BRONZE)
Intermediate 140-160 No-Gi – Tyler Rudd (BRONZE)
Intermediate 200+ No-Gi – Randy McGill (SILVER)
Advanced Lightweight No-Gi – Nathan Pang (GOLD)
Andrew Sall (SILVER)
Mississippi State Judo Championships – Clinton, MS 3/01/08
6 athletes from Memphis Judo & Jiu-Jitsu competitors took home 6 medals. Coaching our competitors was Mike Ostrowski. Awesome job everyone!!!!
Name
Division
Weight
Place
Michael Ostrowski
Masters Men
Middle Weight
Gold
Kiana Chirasanta
Girls – 5-6 years old
Light Weight
Silver
Darius Chirasanta
Boys – 6-8 years old
Light Weight
Bronze
Charlene Briggs
Senior Women
Middle Weight
Silver
Kyle Sakautzki
Senior Men Novice
– 90 kg
5th
Jason Kennedy
Senior Men Novice
– 90 kg
Gold
Jason Kennedy
Senior Men Novice
Open
Gold
Jason Kennedy
Senior Men Advanced
– 90 kg
4th
UPCOMING EVENTS…..
Bang! Fighting Championships MMA – Sam’s Town Casino; Tunica, MS 3/22/08
On Sat, March 22nd promoter Fred Fisher presents the Bang! Fighting Championships at Sam’s Town Casino in Tunica, MS. Please go to www.ticketmaster.com to reserve your tickets for this soon to be sold out show. For more info. please contact Fred Fisher at (901) 496-9846
Memphis Judo & Jiu-Jitsu fighters scheduled to compete at this event:
Noel Martinez (5-0)…Muay Thai
Torian Whitlow (1-0)….Muay Thai
Terry Johnson (0-0)….Muay Thai
Mindy Bush (0-0)…..International Rules KB
Austin Lyons (8-1)….MMA
Doug Larson (3-0)….MMA
Josh Bauke (1-0)……MMA
Tyler Rudd (1-0)……MMA
Devere Hawkins (3-3)….MMA
Olympic Gold Medalist Brandon Slay Seminar Fri 4/05 & Sat 4/06
2000 Freestyle Wrestling Olympic Gold Medalist Brandon Slay along with special guest Dave Kjelldgaard will be conducting a 2-day Freestyle Wrestling seminar at Memphis Judo & Jiu-Jitsu on Fri, April 4th & Sat, April 5th.
WHEN: Friday (6:30 PM – 8:30 PM)
Saturday (12:00 PM – 3:00 PM)
Pre-Paid before April 4th
COST: Friday $25
Saturday $35
Both Days $50
Paid at the Door
COST: Friday $30
Saturday $40
Both Days $60
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to train with THE world’s best !!!! If you are serious about any grappling art or MMA you cannot miss this seminar.
– To find out more about Brandon Slay please visit www.brandonslay.com or www.greatergold.com
– For more information please see David Ferguson or contact him at fdavidbjj@aol.com
**For more information about Memphis Judo & Jiu-Jitsu please visit www.memphisbjj.com