December 8th & 9th 2018 at the National Basketball Arena marked the occasion of the first IBJJF tournament in Ireland. IBJJF being the most prestigious Jiu-Jitsu organisation in the world.
The IBJJF Dublin International Jiu-Jitsu Open was attended by skilled practitioners from all over Europe – with a huge amount of competitors at all belt levels.
We earned 3 Gold, 4 Silver, 3 Bronze
Daniel Wisniewski –🥈Gi – silver – Master 2 – Purple – Light weight – Silver
🥈No-Gi – silver – Master 2 – Purple – Light weight – Silver
Peter Kilgallen –🥇 – Gold – White Belt – Adult – Light weight – Gold
Liam Taaffe– 🥇Gold – White Belt – Master 3 – Feather – Gold
Dominik– 🥈Brown belt – Master 1 – Open Class – Silver
🥉Brown belt – Master 1 – Middle weight – Bronze
Russell MacPherson– Blue Belt – Master 4 Super Heavy – Gold 🥇
Declan Foy -🥈Blue belt – Lightweight – Juvenile – Silver
Ryan Smyth – 🥉 Blackbelt – Adult LightFeather – Bronze
Jason McGarry – 🥉 – White Belt – Master 3 – Heavyweight – Bronze
We had many ups and downs at the tournament some getting the results they wanted and some not. One thing is for sure everyone fought their heart out!
Third place Team!
Amazingly, we also took third place in the Team Standings, which was a huge achievement for a small squad of competitors. We joined forces with the other Alliance affiliated teams, including our good friends at Royal Grappling Academy, and we bested much larger teams.
These results are a testament to all on our team, even those who did not compete. By helping push those competitors everyday in training you bring us all to a new level. A big thank you to all!
I truly believe we have one of the best teams in the country! not just great competitors! great people!
Ryan
