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Taiwan BJJ pulled off a great showing in the 2009 Pan-Asian Grappling International Tournament, held on May 2-3, 2009 in Manila, Philippines. Taiwan BJJ came away with the 3rd place team trophy in the gi competition and 2nd place in the no-gi event with having sent only seven competitors to the tournament.
Summary of team Taiwan BJJ's results in gi competition on May 2, 2009 James - Gold, blue belt lightweight.
Vova - Silver, blue belt medium heavy weight. Gold, blue belt absolute.
Dimitri - Bronze, blue belt lightweight. Silver, blue belt absolute.
Isaac - Silver, blue belt feather weight. Awarded Most Technical Fighter of the tournament.
Dan - Had very good showings in his first competition ever. Fought his heart out.
Makoto san - Gold, brown belt absolute.
Summary of team Taiwan BJJ's results in no-gi competition on May 3, 2009Isaac - Bronze, feather weight.
Demitri - Gold, lightweight. Bronze, absolute.
James - Silver, lightweight.
Vova - Gold, medium heavy weight. Gold, absolute.
Makoto san - Gold, advanced lightweight. Bronze, advanced absolute.
Jason - Gold, advanced medium weight. Gold, advanced absolute. Videos of some of the fightsMakoto vs. Marco Escobar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAiVmAVwo2U Jason vs. Marco Escobar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTMompoFw3c A complete listing of the results of the tournament can be found here. |
