This last weekend was the IBJJF Pans championships in Irvine, CA hosted by UC Irvine. I love this tournament just because I enjoy the arena, the massive size of the tournament from juvenile division all[…]
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IBJJF SF Open Reflection: Working as a referee
I’ve been on the injury list so I had to take a step back from training and competing for the IBJJF SF Open. It’s always a learning experience for me when I work as a[…]
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IBJJF European Championships Reflection
It was my first time to visit the country of Portugal and let me say that Lisbon, Portugal is a great visit! I didn’t do much tourist things because I was mostly focused on the[…]
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IBJJF NoGi World Reflection
Just got back home from the 2017 IBJJF NoGi World Championships in Anaheim, CA. The venue was right next to Disneyland, and it was a great place to host a tournament. I competed in the[…]
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IBJJF Pan NoGi Championships Reflection
A week after the ADCC, I found myself on the east coast getting tuned up for the IBJJF Pan NoGi Championships in NYC. A BIG THANK YOU to the Armor Kimono guys who have been[…]
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Master World Championships: A match with Xande Ribeiro
I’ve had the privilege to compete agains Xande Ribeiro once before the 2016 Master World Championships in Las Vegas. It was at an Abu Dhabi Pro trials in San Diego when I was still a[…]
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IBJJF American Nationals Recap and Thoughts
The IBJJF (International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation) American Nationals took place in Las Vegas, NV. This was an especially exciting event because it was held with many other martial arts events like wrestling, UFC 200,[…]
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IBJJF World Reflection
The world championships were very exciting this year. I drove down to coach Zack and Steve on Thursday. Zack lost the opening match, but we had a really good talk about how to structure our[…]
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IBJJF Pans Reflection
The 2016 IBJJF Pans were both exciting, encouraging, and a little disappointing. In all tournaments there is the feeling that I leave with more than what I came with. I learn something new about the game, myself, and the[…]
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