I just wanted to give my fellow team mates a shout out, and a huge congratulations for all there hard work at the first S7 submission grappling tournament in Utah.
Denver Merrifield-Nirva took home gold and silver.
Nick Johnson earned, 2 gold medals in the purple belt gi/no-gi divisions.
Lance Gorman, scored a sweet belt for first in the absolute, and gold.
Justin Mitterling brought a silver in the blue belt gi division.
Big Dustin, earned a silver.
Rebecca Rodriguez earned a gold in the woman's gi division, and decided to go grab a silver in the men's division while she was at it.
Aaron Thomson, 2 gold medals in gi/no gi blue.
Armano, took home a bronze.
Jeff, also scored a bronze.
And last but not least, Joel took silver.
10 competitors, 15 medals. Not a bad day at the office.
I was really disappointed that I missed out on this one, the format looks great, and the new rules seem to be a great way to encourage more submission based Jiu-Jitsu. But with my shop being as busy as it has been, there was no way I could compete on a once/ twice a week training schedule.
A little bit of information on S7...
Herb Dean, and Josh Rosenthal, (well known for their work as referees for the UFC), partnered up with Dayan Henson, Scott Adams, and Paul Paterson, to build this world-class tournament platform designed to further the sport of submission grappling in America. The whole S7 outfit gets an A+ as far as there gear and equipment goes. Once they get their bracket and staging system down, and get their crew trained to keep matches moving, they should be among the leading organizations in the sport.
For more information on their rules, tournament dates, and innovative scoring system, go to www.s7sg.com.
