Last weekend the Emguarda Monrovia Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team, part of Team Checkmat, went down to Long Beach CA for the No GI Worlds Tournament. The competition team did well with the following medals:
Carlos Holanda 3rd Men's Black Belt Division
Samali 3rd Men's Black Belt Division
Jackie 1st Women's Purple belt Division.
Jackie was awesome. Our Head Instructor Windson Ramos did very well too, but ultimately came up a little short and lost a controversial decision to the third place winner. We all think he did not recieve two points for a take down at the beginning of the match, which would have won it, but that is the game.
We are very proud of all of our competitors. We are looking forward to our Head Muay Thai Instructor Jamie Yager fighting next week as well. Being able to fight MMA, or even competing at an IBJJF Worlds competition, takes a lot of sweat, but that is what we do here at Emguarda Monrovia. If you would like to be part of the team, come down and check us out. You won't believe what you have been missing!! 111 We Maple Ave, Monrovia Ca. 626-239-1000 www. Emguarda.com
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