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The U.S. BJJ Nationals took place in Carson, California on September 12 and 13. The event promoted by the USBJJF brought in 900 competitors from all over the country. With only 28 competitors, Nova Uniao Arizona/GD Jiu-Jitsu was able to win 18 medals, placing 4th place overall with 10 Gold,1 Silver and 7 bronze.

The Standouts of our Team were: Sarah Black, who won her weight class, and the open division. Sarah had 6 matches, winning 5 by submission. Issa Able and David Margraf submitted all their opponents to win the Blue/Feather and Blue/Ultra Heavy Adult Division.

Check out the full results:

Sarah Black – Blue Belt/Light/Female (1st place) and Open (1st place)

Derling Gonzales – Blue Belt/Ultra Heavy/Master (1st place) and Open (3rd place)

Issa Able – Blue Belt/Feather/Adult (1st place)

David Margraf - Blue Belt/Ultra Heavy/Adult (1st place)

Matt Joyce – Blue Belt/Ultra Heavy/Senior 1 (1st place)

Michael Westbrook – Brown Belt/Ultra Heavy/Adult (1st place) and Open (3rd place)

Micah Phillips – Brown Belt/Light Feather/Adult (1st place)

Fernando Armenta – Purple Belt/Light/Master (1st place)

Jake Gaston – Purple Belt/Light Feather/Master (1st place)

Joe Daley – Purple Belt/Light Feather/Master (2nd place)

Steve Judson – Black Belt/Open/Senior 1 (3rd place)

Phil Brown – Blue Belt/Middle/Master (3rd place)

Steve White – White Belt/Heavy/Senior 1 (3rd place)

Heath Flicker – Blue Belt/Feather/Adult (3rd place)

Luis Lozoya – Blue Belt/Heavy/Senior 1 (3rd place)

Post edited 2:17 am – November 23, 2009 by gdjiujitsu

The U.S. No-Gi Nationals took place in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 26th. Our Team took 3rd place overall, despite the fact that we had only 7 competitors, who were able to get 10 medals! Check out the results:

Kristina Barlaan – 1st place – Feather and 1st place – Open Division (Female/Blue/Purple Belt)

Issa Able – 1st place – Light and 2nd place – Open Division (Adult/Blue Belt)

Ryan Heilman – 2nd place – Feather and 3rd place – Open Division (Adult/Purple  Belt)

Steve Rosenberg – 3rd place – Middle (Adult/Black Belt)

John Cordera – 3rd place – Feather (Adult/Purple)

Nova Uniao Las Vegas

Christopher Broadnax – 1st place – Light (Juvenile/Blue Belt)

Christian Broadnax – 3rd place – Open Class (Juvenile/Blue Belt)

Check out some pics at gdjiujitsu.com