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Paramount Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
United Sports Training Center
1426 Marshallton
Thorndale Road
Downingtown, PA 19335 United States
610-383-4686

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2009 Pan Am Results

luca_0459One of the largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments in the World is the Pan American Championships, held every Spring in California. As always, Team Lloyd Irvin sent a large crew out and although not 100% complete, here are the results:

Black Belt

Nakapan Phungephorn had a tough draw in the first round. He faced Kron Gracie, son of Rickson and current European Champion, as well as a former Pan Am and World Champion at Purple and Brown belt. Kron pulled guard and was able to catch an armlock for the win.

Jared Weiner, owner of BJJ United, defeated his first opponent but lost a controversial match in the semi-finals. While rolling out of bounds Jared made the mistake of stopping- his opponent did not and caught a leglock for the tap. Jared ends up with a Bronze medal in Masters Lightweight.

Shawn Hammonds out of Nashville, TN took home a bronze medal in the Senior 1 division. We weren't able to get details on his matches but congratulations to Shawn on his showing.

Brown Belt

Jonathon "JT" Torres beat his first opponent in the Lightweight category with a quick choke from the back. In the second round his opponent was able to hang on but JT advances by a score of 6-0 after again taking the back. His third opponent was the 2008 Brown belt World Champion.. JT tapped him with another collar choke from the back. Now in the Semi-Finals, JT faces last year's Pan American Champion. After a complete stalemate, 0-0 in points and advantages, the referee declares JT's opponent the winner. JT ends with a Bronze medal.

Jay Hayes won his first match then defeated a very tough opponent in the second round by an advantage. After winning his 3rd match, Jay loses in the Semi-finals to a very tough opponent who he's faced before. The score is 6-6 but his opponent has 2 advantage points and wins the match. Jay Hayes earns a Bronze medal.

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At purple belt light featherweight Cory Robinson (student of Shawn Hammonds) from Team Lloyd Irvin in Nashville, TN took home a Silver medal.

Mike Tenaglia from Paramount BJJ entered the Blue belt Featherweight. Mike trained hard and had a tough bracket. After beating his first opponent with a takedown and several near guard passes, Mike faced the eventual winner and succombed to a choke from the back. Despite the disappointment, a good experience for Mike.
 
Belt Promotions 2009
Tuesday, 24 February 2009 10:40


beltpromoclassThis past weekend Paramount BJJ held it's 2009 Adult Belt Promotions at our Downingtown, PA location. It's not often that one achieves rank in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In fact, BJJ is known as one of the most difficult martial arts to advance in. Each of the four students who were called up to "test" for the belt had quite a challenge on their hands.

You see, in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu advancement through the belt ranks is not based on memorizing techniques as with many other martial arts. Rather, BJJ belt promotions (and the art of BJJ itself) are based on the application of techniques. Not only does a student need to recall the moves, he or she needs to be able to utilize the techniques while facing resistance. This dates back to the birth of BJJ on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, where knowing how to truly defend oneself was imperative. It's also an important part of BJJ training that sets it apart from other martial arts.

As with past Belt Promotions each student impressed with not just their skill but their courage and determination, and all four were promoted to blue belt! So once again a big congratulations to our new Blue Belts:

Zach Farhenholtz
Glenn Wallace
Ryan O'Connell
Ryan Zuver

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NJGC Results

One of the premiere events on the East Coast is the New Jersey Grappling Championships (NJGC). In addition to holding Gi and No Gi divisions for all levels, the NJGC also stages professional divisions for World Class competitors and offers Cash prizes. This past weekend Paramount BJJ sent 3 of our top competitors to compete in the amateur Gi and No Gi divisions. Check out the results:

Zach Farhenholtz: Gold, Intermediate No Gi
Ryan Zuver: Gold, White belt Gi; Bronze Intermediate No Gi
Kevin MacMullen: Gold, Blue belt Gi; Bronze Intermediate No Gi

In the Pro division, 19 year old Team Lloyd Irvin phenom JT Torres beat 3 super tough opponents to win the division and $1000 prize. JT has 6 (SIX!) Gold medals from International BJJ tournaments in the last 8 months alone, and just got back from the European Cup where he brought home 2 more. Stay tuned for video of JT's awesome performance this weekend, and in the meantime check out some of Paramount's finest in action...


Kevin submits his first opponent

 


Zach's winning sweep in the No-Gi Final
 
BJJ United Tourney Results
unitedtourneyAnother great tournament put on by Jared and everyone at BJJ United, and another successful tournament showing for Paramount. We brought nine students this time and just like the past few tournaments we had great results. Here's the breakdown:

Ryan O'Connell lost his first match in White belt Featherweight by 2x2, 2x1 advantages. He stuck around and entered the Open weight division and won his first match before losing another close one on points.

Ryan Zuver beat 3 very tough opponents to win the White belt Lightweight, then beat his first 2 opponents in the Open before losing a strange match in the Semi-finals. Ryan escaped a very tight armlock mid-match, but some of the spectators thought Ryan had tapped. Ryan went on to win by points, but declared his opponent the winner since he too felt that he had tapped the leg during the escape.
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