The 5th North American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament took place in Redondo Beach, California on August 29th. The event promoted by the North American BJJ Federation brought over 500 competitors to the Aviation Gym at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. The State of Arizona was represented well by GD Jiu-Jitsu/Nova Uniao and MMA Lab. Here are the results:
Jon Wagner (GD Jiu-Jitsu) – 1st place/Brown Belt/Medium Heavy
Renato Freitas (MMA Lab) – 2nd place/Brown Belt/Medium Heavy
Kristina Barlaan (GD Jiu-Jitsu) – 1st place/Blue Belt/Feather and 1st place/Blue Belt/Open
Vivian Freitas (MMA Lab) – 3rd place/Blue Belt/Feather