I Caledonian BJJ Open

We had 52 competitors in ten divisions, most winners had to fight 3 times to get the gold, the atmosphere was cordial and inviting, there were absolute no injuries, no complains about results, and the comp run ahead of schedule. At 3:20 pm we did the medal ceremony ending the tournament.

I’m very happy with the outcome of this competition and looking forward to the next one.

Cheers to everyone that helped doing this a brilliant day.

Special props to James Mc Intyre, Paul Mc Veigh, Guy Ramsal, Dr. Maeve Rodgers, Doug MacMaster, Steve Mainsy, Mark Curry and Cougar for all the work!

And special thanks to our students and friends in Glasgow, Ayr, Kilmarnock and Dunfermline that came forward to compete and support us, to Ricky Young and all the guys from Edinburgh (Including Polish and Russian), both teams from Aberdeen (AMAG and SBG), Bolton lads and the Irishman. This comp would not be the same without you. So hope 2 see everyone around for the II Caledonian BJJ Open in 2008.

Full results:

U66kg White Belt Division
Winner: Colin Smyth (Glasgow)
Runner-Up: Pete Menga (Bolton)

u73kg White Belt Division
Winner: Neil Cushnie (Aberdeen)
Runner-Up: Kevin Rose (Aberdeen)

u81kg White Belt Division
Winner: Graham Cleland (Glasgow)
Runner-Up: Richard Thomson (St Andrews)

u90kg White Belt Division
Winner: Jason Evans (Glasgow)
Runner-up: Cris Gudajc (Aberdeen/Poland)

90kg+ White Belt Division
Winner: Kris Millar (Ayr)
Runner-up: Stephen “Bambam” Peebles (Glasgow)

u66kg Blue Belt Division
Winner: Omar Rashid (Edinburgh)
Runner-up: Neil Barker (Glasgow)

u73kg Blue Belt Division
Winner: Craig Ali (Edinburgh)
Runner-up: Mark Curry (Belfast)

u81kg Blue Belt Division
Winner: Marcin Korbel (Edinburgh/Poland)
Runner-up: Paul Hornsey (Edinburgh)

u90kg Blue Belt Division
Winner: Brian Thomson (Edinburgh)
Runner-up: Antoine Damore (Aberdeen/France)

90kg+ Blue Belt Division
Winner: Stephen “JewBoy” Fitzgerald (Glasgow)
Runner-up: Stuart McKay (Edinburgh)

Our latest comp results

As our network expands, our athletes are competing in BJJ and Grappling tournaments all over the world. This time we bring excellent results from our team in California, Scotland and England.

Califronia, 09.08.07. Five of our teammates fought: Eddie Sullivan, Jesse Stewart, Lee Harding, John Dillon and Matt Boga, and they done well. Matt Bogan scored a 3rd. place on the teens middle weight white belt division and John Dillon had an awesome performance, winning the white belt heavy weight and absolute open weight divisions. Total of 7 matches, 3 on the heavy and four at the open. Props to John that returned in September to fight the American Nationals, winning again his division.

In England, Steve Haydock brought some students to the Southern Open in Sudbury on the 30th of September and Jamil won again the blue belt middle heavy division, with Dave Pawan scoring third place. Jamil and Dave got their purple belts at my seminar this week. The teenager division saw two of our grapplers getting medals, with Lawrence Searle scoring first and James Anderson coming in third.

And in Scotland, where the 1st. Caledonian BJJ Open was held, our guys came second to none, winning all white belt divisions along with a few medals in the blue belt. Final results of the Caledonian BJJ Open are expected to be released tomorrow and soon a complete list will be published here. Big props to our guys from Glasgow, Aberdeen, Ayr and Kilmarnock that did very well in the first BJJ competition in Scotland.

Well done to everyone, and big props to our coaches Pedro Soriano (California), Steve Haydock (England), Paul McVeigh (Glasgow), Adam (Kilmarnock), Peter Richardson and his assistant Siva (Aberdeen). What can I say? Keep up the excellent job!