Gracie Barra interschool tournament

We had an awesome turnout of kids for the interschool tournament, with over 30 kids from the Seattle, Bellevue, Ballard, Everett and Yakima schools. All of the kids looked great and were the highlight of the tournament. Thanks to everyone who helped out and we look forward to having even more kids at upcoming Gracie Barra tournaments.

Upcoming tournaments - let's get ready!!!!

Fall is here and there are lots of tournaments coming up. Here is a quick run down. I will update the list as I get more dates.

October 10 - Gracie Barra interschool tournament - free tournament for kids and adults. anyone who wants to compete please talk to Cindy and get signed up. for more info you can also check out www.bjjseattle.com

November 7 - Revolution 11.7.09 - this is the biggest tournament in the northwest and Gracia Barra is the long standing team winner. let's keep the tradition alive by competing and showing why GB is the best team around. To register go to www.leapllc.com

GB Kids team attends ADCC regional trials

Congratulations to Austin, Brandon and Emmanuel for their awesome performances at the ADCC regional trials. All of the kids brought home medals in their division and some in divisions above what they normally compete in. I couldn't be prouder of the progress all of the kids are making in the class and this tournament exemplified that. The full tournament results will be up soon and I will post them ASAP.

Great job guys!!!!!

GB Kids team had a great summer!

This summer GB kids team stayed active participating in several tournaments in Washington and Orgeon. Here are a few of the results from the summer tournaments:

Subleague Championships

Emmanuel Ardena - 1st place youth intermediate 60-69lbs

Jack Larsen - 1st youth beginner 130-149lbs

Revolution 7/11/09

Austin Dreifus - 2nd no gi beginner under 54lbs, 2nd white belt under 54lbs

Peyton Campbell - 1st no gi beginner 68-80lbs, 1st (tie) yellow belt 68-80lbs

Emmanuel Ardena - 2nd no gi intermediatte 64-77lbs, 1st (tie) yellow belt 68-80lbs

Jack Larsen - 1st yellow belt 110-134lbs

Upcoming tournaments April 18 and May 2

Gracie Barra Bellevue will be hosting an interschool tournament April 18th. There is no cost to enter the tournament and it is a great first tournament for kids. There are no weigh ins, competitors will give their weights on an honor system, and appropriate match ups will be made the morning of the tournament. If your child is interested in competing please email me with your child's name and weight so that we can try to find other kids in their weight for them to compete against.

Submission Wrestling League will be hosting a tournament at West Seattle High School on May 2nd. For more information about this tournament please visit Subleague.com. Sub League tournaments do not have points and are win by submission, lose or draw. It is a qualifying event for the Sub League Championship which will be held on May 30th in Hillsboro, OR.

Angela Hernandez wins 1st and 2nd place at Revolution Tournament

GB Kids class instructor, Angela Hernandez, wins 1st place in the beginners no gi division and 2nd in the blue belt gi division at the Revolution 3.07.09 tournament. Angela has been training BJJ since 2006 and has been a key member of the Gracia Barra team. Before taking up BJJ, Angela trained and taught Karate, in which she received a black belt in 2001, and also played high school soccer and softball. Despite her busy schedule of work and training, Angela still finds the time to help with Seattle kids classes and is a huge asset to the program.

Congratulations to Angela on her victories and a huge thank you for all she does for the Gracie Barra kids team!!!!

Revolution 03.07.09 GB kids team videos

Check out some of the GB kids team matches at the Revolution 3.07.09.

Austin Dreifus takes second in freestyle wrestling tournament

Austin Dreifus, one of Gracie Barra Bellevue's first students, takes second place at a freestyle wrestling tournament in Bellingham last weekend. This was Austin's first freestyle tournament and he secured his second place victory after several hard matches and a grueling finals match, where he lost by only 2 points. Congratulations Austin!

Great job at the Revolution 3.07.09

Congratulations to Jack, Peyton, Christian and Emannuel for a job well done at the Revolution 3.07.09 Tournament. Everyone did a awesome job and showed huge improvement. The kids brought home several medals and helped Gracie Barra secure the Gi and Overall team titles!!!! Keep up the good work! Videos of some of the matches and more photos will be posted soon.

GB Kids team at Revolution 11/08

Check out photos of the kids at the Revolution Tournament 11/08. Congratulations to all the kids on a job well done. Gracie Barra Seattle won the overall title once again!