Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and Submission Grappling Competition
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I believe in competition. Competition is the main reason that grappling continues to evolve at such a dizzying pace. As soon as someone develops a new move or strategy, someone else is working on a counter. Tournaments also allow me to test my technical ability, physical conditioning and mental preparation in a relatively safe environment (compared to, say, a streetfight). As Erik Paulson says, sometimes you learn more in a 5 minute match than you do in 6 months of training
Some of my tournament results include the following:
- First Place - 2005 Grapplemania Seattle
- Gold and Bronze medals - 2004 Tiger Balm Martial Arts Championships
- Silver and Bronze medals- 2002 Police Fire Can-Am games Submission Grappling
- 2 Gold medals - First Canadian Grappling Grand Prix 2002
- 2 Gold medals - 2001 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu US Open
- Gold medal - 2000 Canada West Judo Open
- First Place - 2000, Western Canadian Martial Arts Challenge
- First Place - 2000 Fireball Challenge
- 2 First Place finishes - 1999 Fireball Challenge
- Gold medal - Marcus Soares Club Tournament (1998)
- 2 Gold medals - 1998 Canadian International Juijitsu Championships
I have also competed in other events, such as 10 km runs and the Firefighter
Combat Challenge. You can learn to deal with pressure and adrenaline by
doing a variety of sports!
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