KYLIN BJJ sent a group of five guys to compete at this year's wildly successful Thailand Open. Mike, Samir, Quentin, Dave and our Instructor Thomas Fan all competed in both the gi and no gi tournaments and achieved some medals:
Michael: Bronze, Adult Gi Blue 90kgSamir: Bronze, Adult Gi White 70kg
Thomas Fan: Bronze, Adult Gi Brown Heavy
Bronze, Adult No Gi Elite 100kg
Gold, Masters No Gi Elite Absolute
even though Quentin didn't medal, he had an amazing 6 fights with 3 wins. Dave had two tough fights and he did extremely well at his first event. it was really exciting to watch Thomas compete as well. i was so proud that our team put it all on the mat, and came home with lots of new things to work on. the full results can be found at the Thailand Open 2010 results page.
Thomas brought along Charlotte and baby Isabella, who has now become the youngest Kylin member to go to a competition. i went as well, and ran a ring for the no gi competition (which means i had a ringside seat all day). we had a great time at the event, organized by the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Association of Thailand, mostly because it was run very smoothly even though there were 266 competitors. and the afterparty was the stuff of legend. and secret.
get ready for the Shanghai ADCC trials!!!
