We had 6 members of our Competition Team fight from El Dorado Hills BJJ & Self Defense last Saturday, at Elk Grove High School, in the Grappling X tournament. All six competed well past my expectations, all six noticeably improved between their first and second matches, and all six made it to the podium!
Gold:
Jordan (Adult- Blue Belt) competed for the first time and won both of his matches by double-digit point deficits.
Slater (Kids- Yellow Belt) had five matches and 5 finishes! 2 matches were in one division and 3 matches were in another, for two 1st place finishes!
Silver:
Danny (Adult- White Belt) competed for the first time in a Gi and won his first match by points.
Mateo (Kids- Grey White Belt) fought a very tough opponent, but was able to greatly improve between his first and second match.
Ben (Kids- White Belt) competed for the very first time and made instant progress between his first and second match as well.
Bronze:
Josh (Adult- White Belt) fought with an injured ankle. His black and blue, swollen foot was wrapped tight in a soft brace, but he went out and won his first match. He later had a fun exhibition-style match with Danny.
It was a great day for the team and the medals were certainly well deserved, but everyone was very coachable and listened well during their matches and between. We had simple game-plans the competitors and coaches came up with. As a group, the fighters did an excellent job of staying disciplined with their goals and medaled as a result.