The first big tournament of 2015 is in the books, here is how the competitors from Paramount BJJ did:
- Brad Court: Gold after two tough matches in his black belt masters division. Brad is the head instructor at Paramount BJJ and is a 2nd degree black belt.
- Abi Durrant: Silver in blue belt open weight, Bronze in featherweight. This was Abi’s blue belt debut, and she’s only been training BJJ for 13 months total.
- Phil Mento: Bronze in blue belt middleweight. Phil won 3 matches by submission before losing by points in the semi-final.
- Anthony Pacinelli: Bronze in his blue belt division. Anthony won his quarterfinal match with a choke in under 30 seconds.
Next up for the competition team is the NAGA Philadelphia Championships, which will be held this weekend in Broomall, PA. Paramount will be sending around a dozen competitors, make sure to check back for results!