Gold & Silver at the IBJJF Chicago Int’l Open Gi & Nogi
On March 9 & 10 I competed at the Chicago open and had great success. Team 1 BJJ (Bowling Green BJJ & Etown BJJ) Took 5 competitors and came back w/ about 7 medals I believe. Quick team overview: Joe Dibble earned 2nd Purple Senior 2 gi (won 1st match by points but lost second … Read more
Reflecting on the Chicago Internation Open
Chicago Open. I competed in medium heavy division (153-163) and the open division. Day before the event I had these incredibly disheartening moments where I just felt completely inadequate. Here I was driving 6+ hours to compete in a pretty big tournament and I just felt like I was in so far over my head. … Read more
Emotions ran high at the Mundials/BJJ Worlds 2012
Between Andre Galvao’s outburst seen round the world and Rodolfo & Ana’s tears the world’s was an emotion packed weekend. I decided that I’m going to buy it this weekend when they finish the replays. That way I can watch it in its entirety but from the awesome updates provided by Graciemag and short matches on Youtube by … Read more
