Marcos Olivera of Guahan Top Team qualifies to carry the pride of our island to Dubai later this year in one of the worlds most prestigious international grappling tournaments—hopefully echoing the GTTs impressive performance in the NoGi Division in last months Marianas Open. This past SaturdayPXC unfolds turns another page inlocal Grappling andMMA with a successful turnout for their “ForTheTroops” eventin support of our armed forces. The University of Guam Fieldhouse will be busy again on March 27thfor the next PXC, and Guerilla Warfare2 will be keeping Saipan busy at the World Resort on February 28th. While on the same day, Baby Joe Taimangalo unfolds his exciting fight career with a shot for the 145lb championship title for Fearless FightingChampionships in ThePhilippines.
Meanwhile, Guams grapplers are busy again this time going over to Saipan for this weekend’s Saipan All IslandSubmission Grapplling Tournament, TheArtOfWar3. After over a decade after the arrival of Brazilian Jiujitsu and Submission Grappling to Guam –and after lesss than 5years after their arrival to Saipan, Guam submission grappling will be sending their largest host of competitors from Purebred, Spike22, GTT, CarlsonGracie, andGracie Barra, and to compete against (and touch base with) a similarly flourishing and parallel industry atmosphere to Saipan and the CNMIs revitalized interests into competitive martial arts.
It’s a great thing that the grappling arts, jiujitsu, judo, wrestling,etc… have been able to establish symbiotic connections with the Goliath of Mixed Martial Arts.A frequency of single discipline events and the drive of its participants continues to push the performance levels of our total fighter athletes. And the success of Mixed Martial Arts has provided its growing fan base with a great stimulus for a first step into martial arts training.
We are at a new phase in competitive combat sports now where we are better able to piece together separate independent events, both amateur and professional, throughout Guam and Saipan
As the industry evolves and our athletes improve, we can better focus our goals on targeting larger purpose throughout and beyond martial arts and athletics.
We have seen a number of Martial Arts’s ventures into community service and a vast majority of these projects and initiatives have been led by the top performers in the sport.
In an industry that has been developed mostly from within, in and industry lined with victories and paramount performances abroad, this is as much a trophy for our elders as it is building blocks for our children. As our strength acts as our nobility, we can live in the plus that we are not only growing in Guam, but we are continuing this momentum and consciously sharing it with our brothers and sisters in our neighboring islands.
With strength, intelligence, honor, and the Pride of The Mariana Islands.
