GD Jiu-Jitsu wins the AZ State Championship (Adult Division)

The 2010 AZ BJJ State Championship took place in Mesa, AZ on June 26th and 27th. Our Team won the Adult division for the 5th year in a row, producing 21 AZ State Champions, 13 runner ups, and 16 Bronze Medalists! The standouts of the team were Steve Heilman, who defeated 5 opponents to win the Purple/Senior 1/Light and the Open Class, and Kristina Barlaan, who won the Blue/Feather and the Open Class. In the Kids division, our Team took 5th place overall. The standouts of the Kids Division were: Bobby Reinke, Gerald Perkings and Justes Eguchi-Kahawaii.

Steve "Scoop's Dad" won his 1st purple belt tournament

Kristina repeated her performance from the 5th AZ Open

Here are our Team’s full results:

Kids
White/Grey 1st 2nd 3rd
Pre-Teen
Light Feather 59 lbs >> Male Bobby Reinke Nicholas Jordan
Heavy 94 lbs >> Male Sebastian Janik
Teen
Light Feather 97 lbs >> Male Justes Eguchi-Kahawaii
Feather 106 lbs >> Male Gerald Perkins
Yellow
Jr. Teen
Rooster 71 lbs >> Male Dominic Koeller
Feather 79 lbs >> Male Diego Herrera
Light 88 lbs >> Male Jae Carver
Middle Heavy 106 lbs >> Male Alexander Jordan
Orange
Jr. Teen
Middle 97 lbs >> Male Abel Flores
Juvenile
White
Super Feather 129 lbs Justin Recker Alex Bacon
Heavy OVER 163 lbs Chanson Eguchi-Kahawaii
WHITE (18+)
Adult
Rooster (126.5 lbs) Christopher Steed
Light Feather (141 lbs) Aaron Nolan
Feather (154 lbs) Nick Calenti
Middle (181 lbs) Mark Garland JERRY HEDRICK
Medium Heavy (194.5 lbs) Justin Purcell
Heavy (207.5 lbs) Jeff Rogers
Super Heavy (221.5 lbs) Benino Gurrola
Masters
Feather (154.0 lbs) Kevin Foster Mario Valenzuela
Light (up to 167.5 lbs) Esequiel Campos
Middle (181 lbs) Jody Smith adam bishop Paul White
Ultra Heavy (OVER 221.5 lbs) Victor Hobson aaron Johnson
Senior
Heavy (207.5 lbs) Kelly Fiori
Super Heavy (221.5 lbs) steve white
Ultra Heavy (OVER 221.5 lbs) Sione Manako
BLUE (18+)
Adult
Light Feather (141 lbs) Jonathan Van Buren
Feather (154 lbs) christopher broadnax matt mamolen
Light (167.5 lbs) christian broadnax Anthony Gonzalez
Middle (181 lbs) Jeff King
Medium Heavy (194.5 lbs) jesse barrett
OPEN Anthony Gonzalez
Masters
Feather (154.0 lbs) Ryan Laurent
Light (up to 167.5 lbs) George Polynin
Middle (181 lbs) Phil Brown
Heavy (207.5 lbs) David Larsen
OPEN David Larsen Phil Brown
Senior
Feather (154 lbs) Heath Flicker
Light (167.5 lbs) Conor McPeake
Middle (181 lbs) Matt Slavsky
Medium Heavy (194.5 lbs) Jeff Thorton
OPEN Jeff Thorton Heath Flicker
Female
Feather (129 lbs) Kristina Barlaan
OPEN Kristina Barlaan
PURPLE (18+)
Adult
Light Feather (141 lbs) John Cordera
Feather (154 lbs) Joe Daley Issa Able
Light (167.5 lbs) Ryan Heilman
Heavy (207.5 lbs) Jesse Forbes
OPEN Ryan Heilman
Senior
Light (167.5 lbs) Steve Heilman
OPEN Steve Heilman
BROWN (18+)
Adult
Heavy (207.5 lbs) Trevor Rivers
 

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