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December 9, 2006East Coast Grappling Championship 4 Results» Bottom Game Submits All to Win Open @ ECGC 4
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November 17, 2006Thanks to Dan Rothman & Ryan Hall » A sincere Thank You to Ryan Hall and Dan Rothman who taught class today. Ryan went over the flying triangle and added a lot of little details that make this "flashy" move a lot more accessible. Dan then showed some variations of the tight 1/2-guard pass which focused on maintaining heavy pressure. It was a great class for all involved.
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November 4, 2006Virginia Beach Tournament Results » EIGHTEEN Wins & EIGHT Medals in VA Beach
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November 4, 2006NAGA Results
Age Skill Weight Result Scott Miller Teens Beginner No-Gi --- 2nd Expert No-Gi --- 3rd Beginner Gi --- 3rd Sean Miller Kids Intermediate No-Gi Lightweight (<99 lbs) 2nd Stephen Miller Kids Beginner No-Gi Lightweight (<59 lbs) 2nd
» "Little" Scott placed in three divisions despite fighting in all three AT THE SAME TIME. He fought in five consecutive matches with only a single 30-second break. In the Teens No-Gi Beginner, he won his first match 7-4 but would lose a 0-0 match in the finals. He then put his gi on and defeated his 1st opponent 2-0 before coming up short on points. After jumping into a 3rd division without rest, Scott was awarded an additional 1st place award for his valiant effort and toughness! .
Sean is a 13 year-old who has been grappling with the family. He bumped up a weight class to get matches and still took care of two other kids - finishing the first in 8 seconds with an arm triangle and the second with a guillotine. In the championship bout, he fought hard, losing by only 2 points in an action-packed match (score was 16-14)!
After an impromptu lesson in submissions from big brother, Stephen decided to compete despite having no experience. It must've been a good lesson because he tapped his first two opponents!
The Entire Gang!
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October 28, 2006Close Matches at the Abu Dhabi Trials » For the 5th weekend in a row, 88 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has had students competing. This time it was at the Abu Dhabi North American Trials. Amie Turton and Roberto Torralbas received invitations to the qualifier tournament for the Abu Dhabi tournament. The winners of this tournament get a spot at the international Abu Dhabi competition and a chance to compete alongside such greats as Marcelo Garcia, Jacare, and Leo Viera. The best No-Gi grapplers from Canada, California, New Mexico, and all of North America were there, fighting for this great opportunity.
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October 21, 2006Julius Park and Ryan Hall Close Out US Open XI
Age Skill Weight Result Julius Park Adult Purple Belt Lightweight (<167.5* lbs) 1st / 2nd
» Julius and teammate Ryan Hall flew out to Santa Cruz, California for the US Open. The US Open has a reputation as one of the oldest and best-organized Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments in the states. The competition was tough but Julius & Ryan managed to win all their matches, 2 and 3 respectively, to close out the Purple Belt Lightweight division.
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October 16, 2006Mike Atkin Promoted
» As the year comes to a close, I'm glad to announce that Lloyd Irvin has promoted Mike Atkin to Purple Belt. Mike has won every competition possible, bringing home Gold at the Worlds as well as the PanAms, and has also amassed a huge collection of plaques, samurai swords, championship belts, and whatever else the local promoters have been awarding for 1st place. Congrats on this well-deserved promotion.
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October 14, 2006Amie Returns to Competition - Wins Grapplers Quest
Age Skill Weight Result Amie Turton Adult Advanced Class A (<120 lbs) 1st
» After her dual medals in Brazil, Amie Turton finally returned to the mats this weekend. Amie has been extremely busy with school (she is in her 1st year of undergrad) but pulled herself out of the library for a few hours to to win the Womens's Advanced division at the Grapplers Quest. She had two matches, winning 6-0 and 7-2.
Look for Amie again at the ADCC trials in 2 weeks.
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October 7, 2006Julius Wins Purple Open in Houston, TX
Age Skill Weight Result Julius Park Adult Purple Belt Open 1st
» Julius flew to Houston, TX to compete at the Elite Submission Tournament. All the purple belts were grouped together, regardless of weight. Despite some dodgy reffing, Julius won his first match, 8-0, and his second, 10-0. In the finals, his opponent refused to compete due to exhaustion. Congrats to Julius on his victories.
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September 30, 2006East Coast Grappling Championship 3 Results » Vaughan and Florey Impress at East Coast Grappling 3.
138% Medal Rate per Competitor.
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August 26-27, 2006Mike Atkin is World Champion
» Well, the title says it all.
Mike should have competed at Senior 4 which is for grapplers between age 51-55. Unfortunately, Mike would get only one match in that age division. The situation at Senior 3 was the same - only one match! Rather than settle for an "easy" Gold, Mike exhibited his competitive spirit when he decided to drop down to Senior 2 in order to get more matches. His opponents would be 41-45 years old, almost a decade younger than Mike.
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August 26, 2006Roberto Undefeated at Chicago NAGA
» Roberto has been staying active during his stint in Michigan and won two divisions at the Chicago Grappling Championships put on by NAGA. He beat a brown and black belt there. Here is the event in his own words...
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August 11, 2006Malcolm Vaughan is 88BJJ's First Blue Belt » Pictures unavailable. Rest assured, Malcolm received a thorough beating.
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August 5, 2006NAGA Battle at the Beach Results » Josh Plaschkes takes out 2 Blue Belts enroute to 1st Title. Malcolm dominates again.
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August 1, 2006Congrats to Teammates at Camp Springs
» A HUGE Congratulations to our friends down in Camp Springs, MD.
Mike "Hulk" Easton, PanAm Silver medalist, to Brown Belt
Don "Superstall" Achnick to Brown Belt
Ryan Hall, triangle extraordinaire, to Purple Belt
Nyjah Easton, Mundial Bronze medalist, to Purple Belt
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July 28, 2006Amie Promoted to Purple Belt
» Amie Turton finally receives her purple belt! As a blue belt, Amie collected four international medals (Silver PanAms 2005, Gold PanAms 2006, Silver World Cup 2006, Silver Mundial 2006) making her one of the most decorated female competitors in the USA.
Congrats on a well-earned promotion!!
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July 26, 2006Amie wins SILVER at World Championships!
Age Skill Weight Result Amie Turton Adult Blue Belt Pluma (<118 lbs) 2nd
» Amie Turton defeated Davina Maciel (Carioca Team), last weeks World Cup winner, in the 1st round 4-0. This was a big mental jump for Amie as Maciel had defeated her in last week's final. Amie then faced a tough girl from Sao Paulo in the semi-finals. Amie handily defeated her 6-0 by taking her back and sweeping her. In the finals, Amie's opponent scored an early advantage and held Amie down from the top of 1/2-guard to win a 0-0 victory.
A frustrating final match but Amie still brought back a World Championship Medal!
Nyjah Easton, Lloyd Irvin, Julius Park, and Amie Turton
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July 23, 2006WKA North American Championship Results
Age Skill Weight Result Mikhail Onishchenko Masters White Belt Open 3rd Josh Plaschkes Adult Novice Flyweight (<140 lbs) 2nd
» Mikhail and Josh drove to Hampton, VA for the WKA grappling tournament and drove back with medals in hand. Josh proved why he is the toughest competitor around, not only entering his weight classes but also the Open division where he faced a giant.
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July 22, 2006ISWA Upper Cheseapeake Results
Age Skill Weight Result Andy Horn --- Senior Competitive (<190 lbs) 2nd Phil Thorn --- Senior Competitive Heavyweight 2nd
» Andy and Phil represented 88 BJJ at the ISWA tournament in Bel Air, MD. Phil has no wrestling experience and less than a year of Jiu-Jitsu and Andy has trained BJJ for about two months but both competed in the Competitive division which is for grapplers with 2+ years of experience. They both did extremely well.
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July 21, 2006Amie wins SILVER at World Cup!
Age Skill Weight Result Amie Turton Adult Blue Belt Pluma (<118 lbs) 2nd
» The World Cup (Copa do Mundo) takes place a week before the World Championships (Mundial) and brings in a lot of competitors looking to get some good matches before the following week. Amie competed in the Pluma Blue Belt division, taking second.
Amie defeated Yasmin Sewgobina from Yamasaki Holland by points in her first match before losing on points in the finals. Davina Maciel, an MMA fighter from Amazon, took the gold. Although there were only four girls in the division, it was a taste of the competition level in Brazil and a good warmup for next weekend's bigger competition.
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June 17, 2006East Coast Grappling 2 Results » Vaughan wins Open.
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June 10, 2006Amie Prepares for the Mundial: Wins Florida NAGA
Age Skill Weight Result Amie Turton Adult Advanced Lightweight (<135 lbs) 1st Advanced Middleweight (135+ lbs) 1st Blue Belt & Above Lightweight (<135 lbs) 1st
» Amie headed down to Miami for the Florida State NAGA tournament and won three divisions. In the lightweight division, Amie dismantled her only opponent 9-2 to win the division. She then jumped up to the higher weight class to get more matches and defeated her opponents 11-0 and via armbar to win her 2nd Gold Medal.
In the gi division, Amie faced a purple belt from Armory and submitted her via armbar from the mount.
Congratulations to Amie for her undefeated performance. Now time to prepare for the Mundials!
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May 14, 2006All Competitors Make Final Four of their Grapplers Quest Divisions!
Age Skill Weight Result Mike Atkin Masters Advanced Heavyweight (<135 lbs) 1st Advanced Open 1st Rob Prall Adult Intermediate Lightweight (<160 lbs) 3rd White Belt Open 4th Phil Thorn Adult Beginner Super Heavyweight (210+ lbs) 3rd Amie Turton Adult Advanced Class A (<120 lbs) 1st Women's Gi Open 2nd Malcolm Vaughan Adult Beginner Light Heavyweight (<200 lbs) 3rd
» Not bad...
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April 29, 2006East Coast Grappling Championship Results » Wayne and Malcolm Clean House in Richmond Tournament!
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April 15, 2006Roberto Promoted to Purple Belt
» Today Master Lloyd Irvin promoted Roberto to purple belt at the Camp Springs, MD Academy. It was one of the most grueling tests ever with Roberto having to roll live against about 30 guys nonstop including Danny Ives, Jim Kelly, Seph Smith, Ryan Hall and of course the man himself, Lloyd Irvin. The gauntlet started off with the white belts, and moved up belt by belt. Lucky for Roberto, more and more upper belts showed up just in time for the test. 50 lloooonnnggg minutes later, Roberto was pulled up to his feet and awarded his purple belt. Congrats!
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April 7-9, 2006THREE PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONS!!! » An unbelievable accomplishment!
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March 21, 2006Competitors Gain Experience at In-House Tournament » Congratulations to Malcolm Vaughan, Karl Breitenbucher, Tobe Lunsford, and Rob Prall at Leo Dalla's In- House Tournament. This was Karl, Malcolm, and Tobe's first time competing but everyone fought tough. Rob winning his division and Tobe competing despite having returned to the United States only a week earlier were the highlights of the tournament. Competing will speed up the learning process so let's keep training and improving our skills! Next up - the PANAMS!!!
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March 11, 2006NAGA World Championships Results » Roberto defeats Lee Synkowski, purple belt and 2X Pan-American medalist.
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February 4, 2006Dallas Winters Wars 4 Results
Age Skill Weight Result Julius Park Adult Purple Belt Middleweight (<181* lbs) 1st
» Julius brought home a 1st place trophy, defeating three opponents at Carlos Machado's Winter Wars tournament in Dallas, Texas. In the quarterfinals. he lifted his opponent from the 1/2-guard, spun underneath, and submitted him in 12 seconds with a kneebar. The semifinals against a grappler from Corkran Academy of BJJ started off slower with Julius working the gripping systems and negating his opponent's takedown attempts. Julius scored first with a takedown and then repeatedly forced his opponent to turn to his knees with his pass attempts. As his opponent turned, Julius set up a flying triangle (a special thanks to Ryan Hall for his triangle seminar last Tuesday). The triangle was tight but his opponent was not willing to tap and managed to squirm out. Julius added two more sweeps to the score and won 6-0. The final match was against a very strong grappler from William Vandry's academy. Julius slid behind him and tried to take his back but his opponent reacted quickly and only gave up two points for the sweep. The rest of the match was Julius trying to pass and his opponent trying to sweep. With a few seconds left, Julius managed to completely clear his opponent's legs and was forcing his opponent to his back but time ran out before points could be called.
A good start to the 2006 season!
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January 28, 2006NAGA US Nationals Results
Age Skill Weight Result Amie Turton Adult Advanced Lightweight (<135 lbs) 1st Blue Belt Lightweight (<130 lbs) 2nd Blue Belt Middleweight (130+ lbs) 2nd
» Amie started the new year off with a bang, heading to Florida and bringing back three medals!
Amie started the day off winning her no-gi division dominantly. She would face the same opponents in the lightweight blue belt division. Unfortunately, in the finals, her previously-beaten opponent accidently kneed Amie in the face during a takedown attempt. Amie was unable to continue and her opponent was declared the winner. Amie wasn't finished though....
The best woman grappler in the world, Juliana Borges was at the tournament and could not find any opponents. Juliana is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is the current Abu Dhabi submission wrestling champion in both her weight class and the Absolute. Amie jumped at the opportunity to compete against world-level competition and jumped into Juliana's division. Despite being outweighed and facing a black belt, Amie took Juliana the distance, losing on points. Much respect to Amie for a gutsy performance!
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December 3, 2005Leo Dalla In-House Tournament a Success!
» Leo Dalla's 1st In-House tournament was a great success with athletes coming from Lloyd Irvin's, Evolve, Leo Dalla's, and Jeff Ruth's academies. From our place, Don Walter represented the Academy well, submitting his first opponent and having some close point battles with the other competitors.
In-house tournaments are a great way to get some "friendly" competition experience. Leo plans to have 2-3 of these types of tournaments next year so take advantage of them; you'll be amazed at how much you can learn from getting in there, win or lose.
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November 12, 2005VABJJF Results
Age Skill Weight Result Julius Park Adult Purple Belt Lightweight (<161 lbs) 1st Amie Turton Adult Blue Belt Lightweight (<130 lbs) 2nd Blue Belt Open 1st
» Two More Golds for the School, this time by Amie and Julius.
In the finals of the women's blue belt division, Amie lost a 0-0 (1-1) decision to a very tough girl from Yamasaki Academy. We discussed the match and came up with some new tactics for the Absolute (no weight limit) division. Amie defeated her first opponent in the Absolute by a large number of points and earned a rematch with the girl who had beaten her in the weight class. Armed a new strategy, Amie took the match 11-0. She walked away with a new gi and a $100 gift certificate for winning the Absolute! One of the reasons we stress "smart" Jiu-Jitsu at 88 BJJ is for situations like these - a different gameplan can be the difference between a loss and a dominating win!
Julius had a bye into the finals where he armbarred his opponent in about 4 minutes to win his division. Team Lloyd Irvin had an amazing performance this weekend. We won three out of five Absolute divisions (women's, blue, brown) and had a silver in one other (white). It was very encouraging to see so many new students out there competing for the first time.
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October 23, 2005North American Grappling Championship Results
Age Skill Weight Result Amie Turton Adult Advanced Lightweight (<135 lbs) 1st Blue Belt & Above Lightweight (<135 lbs) 1st
» Amie does it again! Congrats on another two medals for the trophy case. Now Amie faces another big challenge... college applications! We're sure she'll have the same success with them as she did with her opponents.
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September 10, 2005Roberto is Grapplers Quest North American Champion!
Age Skill Weight Result Roberto Torralbas Adult Advanced Middlweight (<180 lbs) 1st Amie Turton Adult Advanced Lightweight (<135 lbs) 1st
» Roberto Torralbas and Amie Turton took the long trip to New Jersey this weekend to compete at the Grapplers Quest tournament. This is a HUGE tournament, probably only 2nd to the international events such as the PanAms, and the competition was tough!
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August 6-7, 2005Battle at the Beach Results
Age Skill Weight Result Roberto Torralbas Adult Intermediate Middleweight (<180 lbs) 2nd Blue Belt Middleweight (<180 lbs) 1st Amie Turton Adult Advanced Lightweight (<135 lbs) 1st Blue Belt & Above Heavyweight (<135 lbs) 1st
» Another successful weekend for the team! Amie Turton won two divisions (no surprise there!), only having 1 point scored on her in four matches. Roberto Torralbas, an old friend from the Cornell University BJJ club, brought home two medals himself in his second-ever jiu-jitsu tournament! We appreciate him repping our team while he's in the area. Much respect to Montanha (Gracie Miami) and Trevor Rivers (Cornell BJJ), his primary trainers for doing such an excellent job. Congratulations to Amie, Roberto, and Don and Brennan Walter for putting it on the line this weekend. Win or lose, you make us proud!
- July 18, 2005NAGA Cape Cod Results
Age Skill Weight Result Mike Atkin Executive No-Gi Advanced Open 1st Gi Advanced Open 2nd Julius Park Adult Advanced Lightweight (<160 lbs) 1st Purple Belt & Above Heavyweight (<175 lbs) 1st Amie Turton Adult Advanced Middleweight (135+ lbs) 1st Blue Belt & Above Heavyweight (135+ lbs) 1st
» BIG THANKS to Phil Proctor for coming in on Saturday and working with the team members who were not competing! The results speak for themselves:
When no one showed up for her weight class, Amie Turton entered the heavier weight category and submitted all three of her opponents. Everyone who has been in class knows that Mike was unable to train the whole week due to an injury he sustained at the Grapplers Quest. Mike, fighting with one arm, managed to bring home a gold and lost only by advantage in the finals of the gi. We are very proud of their competitive spirit and never-say-die attitude. Congratulations!
- July 9-10, 2005"Iron" Mike Atkin Wins Four Medals at Grapplers Quest Southwest Despite Torn Shoulder
Age Skill Weight Result Mike Atkin Adult Advanced Cruiserweight (<190 lbs) 1st Masters Advanced Middleweight (<180 lbs) 1st Advanced Cruiserweight (<200 lbs) 1st Advanced Heavyweight (200+ lbs) 1st
» Mike Atkin wins four medals at the Grapplers Quest Southwest despite having an injured shoulder. Mike was gonna try for a 5th medal to gather more points for the team but was stopped by Lloyd! Talk about team spirit! Team Lloyd Irvin still dominated, with strong performances from Mike Fowler, Mike Easton, Ryan Hall, and many others. Take a trip over to the main academy's news page for more details.
- June 11, 2005Amie Conquers the Florida Pro-Am
Age Skill Weight Result Amie Turton Adult Advanced No-Gi Lightweight (<135 lbs) 1st Blue Belt & Above Lightweight (<135 lbs) 1st
» This weekend at the Florida Pro-Am of Grappling, 88 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu's Amie Turton brought home two GOLD medals. In case you don't know her, Amie is one of the top teen grapplers in the United States. She recently took SILVER at the Pan-American Championships and showed that her medal was no fluke with another dominating performance last weekend. Amie competed in the Adult Women's Lightweight division (135 lbs and below) and won her two matches 6x0 and 6x2. She then entered the Women's Blue Belt division (135 lbs and under) and dominated her opponents there, 10x0 and 6x0. What makes her performance more extraordinary is the fact that not only is she competing against grown women but she weighs in at almost 20 lbs less than the weight limit!
- May 14, 2005Mike Atkin's March to the North
Age Skill Weight Result Mike Atkin Masters Advanced No-Gi Middleweight (<180 lbs) 1st Advanced No-Gi Cruiserweight (<200 lbs) 1st
» Mike Atkin does it again at this years Grapplers Quest U.S. Nationals; Mike brought home two GOLD medals in the Masters no-gi divisions, one for the 200 lb weight class and another for the 180 lb division. Mike remains untouchable in his age division, defeating each of his finals' opponents 11x0.
- May 7, 2005Mike Atkin's March to the South
Age Skill Weight Result Mike Atkin Executive Advanced No-Gi Open 1st
» Just one week after opening, 88 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu scored its first championship... A BIG congratulations goes out to "Iron" Mike Atkin who drove down south for NAGA's 3rd Annual Georgia Grappling Championship. Mike competed in the Executive division and defeated his finals opponent 6-0. He then went on to compete in the Advanced 189.9 lbs division and lost a close match 4-2. Much respect to Mike for not being content with one GOLD medal but stepping up and competing in his first advanced division despite being 50 years old. Look for Mike to continue his winning ways at this weekend's Grapplers Quest tournament.
- May 5, 2005Open For Business » Team Lloyd Irvin is now in the Baltimore Area!