NoGi Jiu-Jitsu Tournament "Gentle Heart" Raises Awareness & Money in El Dorado Hills, CA

     El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiujitsu hosted the Kids NoGi "Gentle Heart" Tournament Clinic this weekend in El Dorado Hills, CA. The tournament was an opportunity for students at EDH BJJ to compete in front of friends and family, learn from their wins and losses, and have fun on the mat. There were three divisions. Here are the results from the three divisions:

Owen v Kye

Yellow Belt: 

Gold - Angelo

Silver - Nico 

Bronze - Patrick

Gray - Belt #1

Gold - Owen 

Silver - Ryan 

Bronze - Phillip

Gray - Belt #2

Gold - Ethan

Silver - Owen

Bronze - Kye

     Each competitor displayed a great series of technique as they battled it out one by one. There were some great scrambles, great takedowns, submissions from all angles, and most of all great sportsmanship. Each competitor knew the importance of helping each other compete to better themselves and so did the crowd. The mood in the dojo was positive, encouraging, with a slight degree of intensity and satisfaction for doing their best. Since this was an opportunity for the students to get as many matches as they could, every competitor win or lose, had at minimum three matches with some as many as five.
     In order to promote the spirit of learning, the tournament included an element of a clinic to the competition. After every single match, the competitors met with a coach to go over some of the strong points and weak points in their strategy and jiujitsu. Doing so reinforced the essence of competition, which is bringing out the best of what's within us. Interestingly, every student showed significant improvement from match to match, proving that the tournament-clinic concept was very helpful.

     The tournament also helped support one of the local events taking place in September. This tournament raised awareness and money for the heart walk talking place in Sacramento next month. A portion of the competitors registration went towards making a difference in improving public health and awareness. In addition to the medals, the students received heart shaped key chains as prizes for the competitions. The NoGi tournament will finish up the nogi jiujitsu training for the kids this summer as they students transition back into the gi for the fall. We are looking forward to seeing their improvements this winter at the Winter Gi Tournament-Clinic in El Dorado Hills. Another big congratulations to all the competitors and parents for supporting their growth and learning on and off the mat!

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