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Tournament Summary Revolution July 2014

Five Rings took 9 athletes up to the Revolution Tournament at PLU this weekend and brought home 10 medals. GREAT JOB to all our competitors ... they all displayed great heart, technique, and sportsmanship! To reference the movie 300 - even though our numbers were small, all were true soldiers. 

Will Acton on the podium - Congrats!

Highlights:

  • Gunnar Parish and Will Acton both took double gold - winning in both Gi and No-Gi.
  • Louisa Bruschi took first - scoring a cumulative total of 54 points, getting a sub, and giving up 0 points en route to her 1st place win.

Detailed report:

  • Gunnar Parish - 1st in Gi, 1st in No-Gi, winning 6 matches
  • Haley Vann - 2nd in Gi
  • Robert Wolfe - 3rd in adult purple belt light weight, 2 wins, 1 submission, 1 loss by single advantage point
  • Will Acton - 1st in Gi adult blue belt light weight (3 matches) and 1st in No-Gi intermediate feather weight (4 matches)
  • Louisa Bruschi - 1st in Gi female belt middle weight and 2nd in No-Gi advanced middle weight
  • Jonathon Davidson - 2nd place in his first Gi adult blue belt light weight competition (2 wins, 1 loss)
  • Frank Camacho - 3rd place in Gi adult white belt light weight (3 wins, 1 loss, 2 submissions)
  • Dan VanDetta went 1 - 1 in his gi division (1 submission)
  • Ole Stockly had 3 matches, won 1 and lost 2 in his first tournament
  • Brian Thai competed in his first tournament and did a great job of getting out there and challenging himself (honorable mention)

Tons of W & L (Wins and Learns) at the Revolution

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Shane

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I once heard an analogy that if one inadvertently falls into water, their go-to would be to swim or to float to survive, if - they knew how. Likewise if someone takes you to the ground against your will, knowing BJJ is just what may save you. So with that, I like the thought of maybe one day that my daughters can get themselves out of a situation by having that skill. Whether 5 years from now or 20, because they were able to swim to safety or thwarted an attack by knowing how to defend themself that took just seconds to execute, all these hours driving them to swim & BJJ class will all be worth it. As for myself, I joined Five Rings when I enrolled my kiddo earlier this year.  It was a why-the-heck-not moment. :)  So here I am seven months into training at 48 years old, my only regret is why I didn't start sooner.  It's tough on the body, but I've never felt more fit in my life and is mad rewarding. Especially with seeing my progress from just a few months ago, it's exciting to know you only get better. I love the academy and the familial feel of the large group of regulars here who are loyal, train hard, and enjoy doing it. So on this Thanksgiving, a big thanks to all the 5RJJ professors & coaches & training partners!  You guys truly make me better after each class & open mat.

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