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Saturday, May 8, was Impact Jiu Jitsu's most recent gym exchange. With approximately 75 grapplers on the mats, there was a wide range of experience levels, all training with one another and honing their skills.
As the grappling continued, coaches Michael Chapman and Armand Debruge surprised a few special people with belt promotions. There were 11 new belt promotions, including two new black belts: Dewey Nielsen and Josh Long. Congratulations to all the newly promoted. See the list of promotions below. To write about all of them would take too long, but all of these promotions are definitely well deserved.
 The gym exchange was immediately followed by a member appreciation barbecue. Members were able to relax, enjoy the sunshine, and get to know each other a little more outside of the gym.
Later that evening, the festivities continued with UFC 113 in Impact's living room (aka training floor #1). The evening was an informal benefit for our friend and gym member who battled cancer and won. Many generous friends contributed funds to help his family recover from the overwhelming cost of health care. Thank you.
A big thank you goes out to Kirk Nolan for helping out with the grill and taking care of all our AV needs. We would have gone hungry and fightless without you.
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Relay for Life with Impact
 This year, Impact Jiu Jitsu has made a commitment to help save lives from cancer by taking part in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Beaverton. Please support our efforts by making a donation and/or by joining Impact's Relay For Life team.
The 24-hour relay kicks off at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 24, at Valley Catholic High School in Beaverton. Our team will camp out and take turns walking or running around the track for the full 24-hours.
Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease.
We invite you to join us for all or part of the event. To learn more, make a donation, and/or join the team, click here to visit Impact Jiu Jitsu's Team page.
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Mundials Jiu-Jitsu Championships
Three Impact Jiu Jitsu competitors traveled to Long Beach, CA, on the first weekend of June for the Mundials Jiu-Jitsu Championships (Worlds).  Bryan Marugg, hungry to win his 104-person division after his PAN Jiu-Jitsu Championship second place win, came out crushing his opponents. He submitted his first four opponents, all in under three minutes each. During his fifth match (Quarterfinals), Bryan's opponent took him down then decided to do just enough not to get called for stalling points. Bryan swept his opponent right at the last few seconds of the match tying up the score. Unfortunately, the referee gave the decision to Bryan's opponent.
Rich Rangel was up on Friday. He submitted his first opponent by a Kimura from catchers position. Next, he faced a very game competitor and was unfortunately armbarred.
Blake Nolan competed in the Juniors Blue Belt division on Saturday. He won his first match as his opponent did not make weight. In his second match, Blake battled it out and won by two advantage points. Blake was in the semi-finals for his third match, which he unfortunately lost by two points. Blake received third place.
Congratulations to all of our Mundials competitors for representing Impact Jiu Jitsu so well. Thank you Michael Chapman and Matt Leech for traveling to California to help coach our competitors. A very sincere thank you to John Manzi and his family for being so hospitable to them. |
Escobedo Wins at STRIKEFORCE
May
21 was the STRIKEFORCE - Challengers event at the Rose Garden in Portland, OR. Impact
Jiu Jitsu's Lee Flores and Pro Escobedo were on the card. Lee had a
tough fight and unfortunately lost by unanimous decision. Pro made his
professional fight debut. He controlled his opponent, Jason
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Visit impactjj.com
Impact Jiu Jitsu's website for the Beaverton headquarter location, just went through a minor face lift. Check out the the new look at impactjj.com. Thank you to Patrick Hendricks for all his hard work and technical expertise on the site. |
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Belt Promotions
May 2010
Blue: Patrick Hendricks, Blake Nolan, Larry Munyon, Pono Kaimuloa
Purple: Shaun Ryan, Sebastien Hily, Rodney Buswell
Brown: Keith Johnson, Andrew Wong
Black: Josh Long, Dewey Nielsen
A few weeks earlier Melissa Conklin was promoted to purple belt. Melissa has been a big part of Impact Jiu Jitsu. She has led the women's class and has competed many times, representing Impact. She recently placed third at the PAN Jiu-Jitsu Championships. Congratulations to her for her new promotion. Happy wishes also go out to Melissa and Coach Cameron Apple on their recent marriage.
June 2010
On June 8, Coach Dewey Nielsen promoted Woody Little to purple belt. Woody has been training and coaching with Impact for many years and was a big help with Beaverton's youth program. Congratulations Woody. Well deserved and over due.
Youth members Jay Keuter and Malosi Rodales were both promoted to white with yellow stripe belt. Congratulations!
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Sub League Championship
May 22 was the Sub League Championship and Open tournaments at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, OR. Once again Impact Jiu Jitsu dominated the tournament and won the team award, along with many individual trophies and medals. Full results are at subleague.com.
Thank you to all of our competitors and volunteers for making this year's Sub League the best one yet. Expect even more improvements and additions in the events to come.
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Caged CombatOn Saturday, July 10, Impact Jiu Jitsu's Pro Escobedo and Ben Henning will both be on the United Combat Sports "Caged Combat" MMA fight card at Spirit Mountain Casino. Bryan Torres will be fighting as well. Bryan fights for Team Whetstone, but also trains at Impact Jiu Jitsu and Performance Training.
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Upcoming Tournaments
July 17 - The next Revolution tournament will be held in Bonney Lake, WA. Impact Jiu Jitsu's team will be there. There may be carpooling options if you are interested.
August 14 - Las Vegas Open. Impact plans on sending many competitors to this tournament as well.
August 21 - All new gi version of Sub League in the Portland Metro area. Similar rules to Sub League, but with a gi. Watch subleague.com for details.
October 9 - Oregon Open Gi and No-gi Grappling Tournament at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, OR.
If you plan on competing in any of these tournaments, please let Coach Andrew Wong know so that we can make sure to have a coach present as you compete.
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Don't Miss UFC 116Saturday, July 3, George Sotiropoulos will again climb the steps into the Octagon! Look for another big win from George as he takes on Kurt Pellegrino in Las Vegas, NV. This promises to be a fantastic battle. UFC 116 will be available live on Pay-Per-View. |
Reminder: Coaches
Impact coaches, don't forget to set aside Saturday, July 31, from 1 to 5 p.m. for CPR training/re-certification at Impact Jiu Jitsu in Beaverton. Contact Tracy Chapman with questions.
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