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Master Worlds 2017 Debrief

Master Worlds 2017 Debrief

Wow! ! ! What a great weekend!

Coach Micah Caputo, Professor Robert Wolfe, Professor Tom Oberhue, TK, and Coach Dan VanDetta

Four Five Rings athletes and Professor Tom traveled to Las Vegas to participate in the 2017 Master World BJJ Championships (along with 4,300 other athletes. This was one of the IBJJF's biggest tournaments ever - run over three days with 21 rings going simultaneously ... it was NUTS! ! !)

There were big learns had by all. Particularly worth of shout outs:

  • Congratulations to Tawnya (TK) Komlofske for taking gold in her division - blue belt, female, Masters 3, light weight

TK winning gold ... she had a great day. Huge focus and poise. Congrats! ! !

  • Matt Jubera takes gold in his division; having five matches and submitting all his opponents without being scored on or anyone earning an advantage. Bravo! !

Professor Matt Jubera performs at a ridiculous level of precision ... he was a moneyball machine and dominated! ! !

  • James Puopolo takes gold in his division and bronze in the open class - great effort James!
  • Rafael Lovato Jr. takes double gold - impressive work!

Master Saulo Ribeiro, Professor Matt Jubera, Professor Rafael Lovato Jr., Professor James Puopolo, and Olympian Jimmy Pedro

  • Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu takes the bronze in the men's team points and silver in the women's team points.

Team Ribeiro! ! !

It's not too late to commit to participating / attending next year's Master's Worlds. It's going to be a BLAST! ! !

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I once heard an analogy that if one inadvertently falls into water, their go-to would be to swim or to float to survive, if - they knew how. Likewise if someone takes you to the ground against your will, knowing BJJ is just what may save you. So with that, I like the thought of maybe one day that my daughters can get themselves out of a situation by having that skill. Whether 5 years from now or 20, because they were able to swim to safety or thwarted an attack by knowing how to defend themself that took just seconds to execute, all these hours driving them to swim & BJJ class will all be worth it. As for myself, I joined Five Rings when I enrolled my kiddo earlier this year.  It was a why-the-heck-not moment. :)  So here I am seven months into training at 48 years old, my only regret is why I didn't start sooner.  It's tough on the body, but I've never felt more fit in my life and is mad rewarding. Especially with seeing my progress from just a few months ago, it's exciting to know you only get better. I love the academy and the familial feel of the large group of regulars here who are loyal, train hard, and enjoy doing it. So on this Thanksgiving, a big thanks to all the 5RJJ professors & coaches & training partners!  You guys truly make me better after each class & open mat.

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