Arnold Schwarzenegger & Gracie Brothers World Jiu Jitsu Championships March 1-2, 2003
Arnebeck Takes Elbow For Gold
Click above for more pictures. This tournament, held in Columbus Ohio as part of the Arnold Schwarzenegger Fitness Expo, was officially called the Arnold World Gracie Submission Championships. It attracted over 700 competitors from all over the world. Over 45 schools were represented! With 4 rings running, the matches continued past 1am. Arnold himself was in attendance, and gave a nice endorsement for his support of Gracie Jiu Jitsu. Also attending were Relson Gracie, Rodrigo Vaghi, Carlson Gracie, Pedro Sauer, Saulo Ribeiro, Vitor (Shaolin) Ribeiro, & Mark Kerr. The Warrior's Cove had 4 members that participated in this tournament. We also competed as members of Team Vaghi, the highly successful competition team of Rodrigo Vaghi. The 4 Warrior's Cove members won 2 gold and 1 silver! Rodrigo's students won at least 5 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze medals. Overall, Team Vaghi took 3rd Place! Nenad Dragojlovich, student of Dino Costeas, (Rickson Gracie's Chicago Representative), won 2 Gold The winners won in their respective divisions as follows: Warrior's Cove
Rodrigo Vaghi's School
Dino Costeas School
Congratulations everyone!
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