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Midwest Submission Hunt
The Warrior's Cove Competition Team joined forces with the Team of Rickson Gracie's Highest Ranked Representative, Rodrigo Vaghi. The Team Won 1st Place Overall. The Warrior's Cove had 11 members that competed in this tournament. They brought home 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze. Winners were:
Rodrigo Vaghi, had 5 students winning 1 Gold, 3 Silver, and 5 Bronze. Winners were:
Thanks to the following members and friends of the Warrior's Cove who attended this event and supported our Competition Team: Dean Becker, Tom Bennett, Chris Daeger, Kelly Fitzgerald, Geoff Grcevich, David Hunter, Joe Iallonardo, Nate Howe, Josh Iverson, Jermiah Johnson, Jason Kappel, Nick Leviton, Chad McCormick, Connor McCormick, Dustin Michel, Darryl Peterson, Juan Rivera, Jason Ruona, Jim Stremel. Joe Ydstie. Anyone not listed - please email your name so we can thank you here. Following are overall Team Standings based on official Minnesota Martial Arts Academy results:
by Josh Lebsock
Just wanted to take
a little time here to congratulate all who
competed this weekend and the many who showed up
to support the team.
Seth,
congratulations man, you also win the Lebsock
most improved grappler award for 2005. You
really did an amazing job, you went out there
and showed great Jiu-Jitsu technique along with
a "never say die" determination. And your
payoff 2nd place in a stacked division, all wins
coming via submission victory.
Ziggy, what can I
say, your a terror on the mat, you dominated
your opponents. You constantly went for the
submission victory. Ziggy you were final
stopped in the finals of the gi by a fellow
Rodrigo Vaghi student in a tough back and forth
match. A little background on your opponent, he
just took third in the Relson U.S. Nationals, is
a student of Rodrigo Vaghi's, a former wrestler,
and has trained for twice as long as you. You
did awesome, you definitely have a bright future
ahead of you in the grappling world. Nice 2nd
place finish.
Shane Dezee, you
have really come along way in the last few
months. Your ground work looked great, and your
stand up game was of course out-standing.
Awesome job on the 2nd place in the no-gi and
the 3rd in the gi.
Eric Herman,
represented in the supers. Most of the guys in
your division I've seen competing before, some
for the last three years in the same division.
Awesome 3rd place finishes in both the gi and
no-gi, in stacked divisions.
Dickie Goben, you
player, just cause you got first place doesn't
mean you can retire. Awesome 1st place finish
in the gi. Your a grappling rock star.
Tom Mondragon, your
first match was one of my favorites all day, you
showed great technique and tenacity. Great job
on the 3rd place finish.
Juan Rivera, you had
really tough matches and performed very well.
You ended up with a tough draw with a guy I
watched tap a blue easy last year at a Carlson
Gracie Jr. seminar. You fought really well and
in your 2nd match against that guy I think you
were fighting the better fight until you decided
to go for the submission. Great attitude of
always going for the kill, just didn't work out
this time. Great job!
Geoff Grcevich. You
showed a ton of heart by competing with your
hurt knee. You grappled awesome but the clock
proved to be toughest opponent. You will be
back and "badder then ever". You have all the
tools.
Joe Iallonardo (Joe-jitsu), great job man. You competed with multiple bones in your hand broken, your a warrior. You ran through your first opponent, nice RNC. Your second opponent would have fallen to your sweet armbar if you would've had a good hand to grab with. I know what its like to try an armbar with no grip. Great job, and great show of heart.
Dustin Michel,
awesome first match you totally controlled from
the takedown to the RNC. You did really awesome
for your first tournament. Especially being in
a weight class, that's 20 lbs over your normal
weight.
Thomas Mohr, I saved
you for last because I was so impressed with
your performance. Awesome job on the 1st place
finish in the gi. Even more impressive was your
triangle choke victory, in your first no gi
match, awesome technique. That guy was a
seasoned grappler who out-weighed you by 20
lbs. Great job!
Thanks for all who
showed up to support the competitors. Dean
Becker, Tom Bennett, Chris Daeger, Kelly
Fitzgerald, David Hunter, Nate Howe, Josh
Iverson, Jermiah Johnson, Jason Kappel, Chad McCormick, Connor
McCormick, Darryl Peterson, Jason Ruona, Jim Stremel. Joe Ydstie and anyone I
didn't mention by name, I apologize.
This tournament was
a great experience for me. I had a great time
coaching and hanging out with all of you. You
guys all made me very proud to be a student of
the Warrior's Cove. I thought as a team we
showed great "honor and discipline". Again, I
can't stress enough how the greatest victory to
be had on Saturday was to just get out on the
mat. "The Greatest Victory is to Conquer
Oneself" and if you competed on Saturday, that's
exactly what you did that day. Special Thanks
to Mr. Arnebeck for creating such a great
learning environment.
Also another thanks
to Mr. Arnebeck for being so much tougher than
any grappler I'll face in competition.
Sometimes it can be frustrating getting my butt
kicked so bad, but it all pays off in the
tournaments.
Thanks also to
Rodrigo Vaghi and team, for putting me through
hell. Making this tournament feel like a walk
in the park.
Josh Lebsock
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