ONRA:February 23rd,2011

24 Feb ONRA:February 23rd,2011

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Hafa Adai,

Congratulations goes to one of Guam’s BJJ pioneers and PremeireXtremeCombat Co-founder, Joey Calvo for receiving his blackbelt under NovaUniao’s Renato”Charuto”Verrisimo.

Members from the Guam Amateur Wrestling Federation were in Apia, Samoa.to attend the 2011 Oceania Coaching Course & Training Camp from February 16-19 following the 2011 Oceania Championships Wrestling tournament on February 23rd and 25th.

Guam Jiujitsu covered some serious ground on the weekend of February 20th and 21st as 10 representatives from The Universal Alliance competed in the 2011 Philippine BJJ Gi & No Gi International Open in the Philippines to return with a 3rd place team trophy, with gold, silver, and bronze. while Purebred/Lloyd Irvin Jiujitsu sent 13 young competitors to the 2011 Pan Kids Jiujitsu Championships in California to accumulate  7Gold, 1Silver and 4Bronze  medals to do their part to deliver 1st place overall team, a 1st place teen division and a1st place junior division for a  massive collective victory and the Overall Team trophy to Team Lloyd IrvinJiujitsu.

In Saipan, Rites of Passage: Bad Intentions is set for March 11th, 2011. And on February 15th, Dana White announces that the UFC will be doing The Ultimate Fighter Philippines

likely sometime within 2011…food for thought. Definitely good topics of conversation.

In their first youth exclusive venture overseas, Guam’s young competitors  manages to surpass our adults in world jiu-jitsu competitive achievement.

There’s really a lot to be said about this having shared witness to the incredible evolution of Guam’s jiujitsu identity and reinvention. From the seeds of a secret training group to the many branches of success stories that grace many headlines in its numerous versions of community outreach, sports tourism, international recognition and world athletic gravity.

It’s great to see success spread throughout the different academies on Guam. It’s great to see the offspring of our adopted siblings make a tremendous difference in world jiujitsu.

Considering that

1.      Jiujitsu developed in a tiny dot in the Pacific was able to produce profound results in what could be Jiu-jitsu’s current best version of a Youth World Championships,

And

2.      acknowledging that in the same weekend, across an ocean, and in a different    country— a relatively small team of 10 competitors were able to secure a team bronze medal in an international tournament

and

3.      that we are in consistent and exponential harvest of local talent and instruction.

–it is again another time to applaud Guam’s Jiujitsu’s effort.

Hi 5’s all around for Guam Jiujitsu and Trumpets, Fireworks, and a standing ovation goes to our island’s young international representatives and their coaches for a job well-done with class and for a flag well-represented with honor. Great to see the hard work, the true sacrifice, and the large ambition pay off.

Thanks for dropping by.

Purebred picks up 12 medals

By Ron Ige • Pacific Daily News rige@guampdn.com • February 24, 2011

The event is considered the largest, most prestigious event for juvenile jiu-jitsu athletes (ages 5-15 years). The athletes from Guam teamed up with teammates from their sister gym (Lloyd Irvin Martial Arts Academy) of Camp Springs, Md.

There were 13 athletes from Guam and 15 from Maryland. Stephen Roberto, Terrence Aflague, Wil Escobar and Edward Salantin and team manager Tony Bashaw coached the team.

The medal count for the Guam side was seven gold, one silver and four bronze, and the count for the Maryland athletes was nine gold, five silver and one bronze.

Their combined efforts helped the Lloyd Irvin contingent to achieve the first-place overall team title, the first-place teen division and the first-place junior division.

There were more than 400 competitors for this event. Guam was also recognized for having traveled the farthest as a team.

The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation was created by Master Carlos Gracie Jr. to officially represent the sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu around the world. Its main goals are to popularize, organize and regulate the sport on an international level.

This work is similar to what the Confederacao Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Confederation) has done in Brazil, where the sport is highly popular and follows established guidelines.

Individual results

  • Brian Roberto: gold, junior 2 yellow belt, male super heavyweight division.
  • Justin Untalan: gold, junior 2 orange belt, male featherweight division.
  • David Shimizu: gold, junior 3 orange belt, male heavyweight division.
  • Alexandria Aflague: gold, junior 3 orange belt, female super heavyweight division.
  • Ray Jon Umadhay: gold, teen 2 yellow belt, male featherweight division.
  • Gi’Anni Matanane: gold teen 2 yellow belt female ultra heavyweight division.
  • Jayronne Gandaoli: gold, teen 2 orange belt, female heavyweight division.
  • Stevie Shimizu: silver, pee wee 3 yellow belt, male middleweight division.
  • Ayden Duenas: bronze, junior 2 yellow belt, male light featherweight division.
  • Byron Cabaccang: bronze, teen 1 orange belt, male light featherweight division.
  • Gage Quitugua: bronze, teen 2 orange belt, male lightweight division.
  • Ambrosio Shimizu: bronze, teen 2 orange belt, male middleweight division.Information was provided in a press release.