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
- Purebred Guam/Lloyd Irvin Jiu-Jitsu Academy earned 12 medals, the overall team title and two out of four overall division titles at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation 2011 Kids Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championships held Feb. 20 at the California State University at Dominguez Hills.
tunz on Fri, 25th Feb 2011 3:55 am
congrats to j. calvo on ur blck belt, and to all the troop in pan-am……god bless!