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A World Class Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts Academy Serving Sacramento Since 2011.
Shawn Cox and Billy English both fought hard and earned a bronze medal at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s 2015 NoGi World Championships.
A lot of work goes into preparing for a tournament. More so than we can adequately describe. So, congratulations to both of them!
If you are wondering what “NoGi” means, here’s an explanation:
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Yemaso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is proud to share that we have four martial artists who became world medalists after the 2015 World Master International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships this last weekend. The team went to Las Vegas to compete for some of the highest honors. In addition, we have one undisputed WORLD CHAMPION!
As we get ready to head into the final quarter of the year, we are very excited to announce we are opening two new time slots for classes. Starting Thursday, September 24th we are adding a class time to Tuesdays and Thursdays during the lunch hour. The classes will be from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. We encourage everyone who can make the lunch hour training to participate, as it is a perfect time to break up your day and feel refreshed to get back to work.
Team Yemaso went out and represented the team very well at the American Nationals IBJJF tournament.
Professor Torregrosa had the following to say about the experience:
Sacramento based Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor, Marcos “Yemaso” Torregrosa traveled to Brazil in order to face the formidable challenge of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s tournament dubbed “Brazilian Nationals.” This tournament, considered by martial art authorities, is arguable the most difficult tournament to win; Brazilian Nationals hosts many top athletes who never have the support to make it over to compete in other major tournaments which have moved to the United States such as the World Championships and Pan American championships.
This past Saturday, May 2nd, Marcos become the black belt lightweight champion after defeating five opponents on his way to the gold medal. This is a huge feat as Marcos is the only black belt in Sacramento who was able to complete this task. Marcos submitted two of his five opponents, congratulations Marcos!
1 – Ralph Gracie – 214
2 – Caio Terra Association – 193
3 – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – 133
4 – Gracie Barra – 122
5 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – 121
Yemaso BJJ the first Sacramento team to ever win an IBJJF team trophy, has come away with it’s third consecutive IBJJF team trophy for our efforts in the 2015 International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation San Francisco Open! Below is a list of the athletes who medaled and the division they fought in:
WHITE / Adult / Male / Light
First – John Tai – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
WHITE / Adult / Male / Middle
Second – Tom Walker – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
WHITE / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Austin Smith – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Second – Dane Heidrich – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
WHITE / Master 2 / Male / Light
Second – Jerry Hickman – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
WHITE / Master 2 / Male / Middle
Second – Enrique Hernandez – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLUE / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
Second – Daniel Navarrete – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLUE / Master 1 / Male / Feather
Third – Bernard Turner – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLUE / Master 1 / Male / Light
First – Sean-ahmed Shakour – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLUE / Master 1 / Male / Middle
Second – Billy English – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLUE / Master 1 / Male / Medium Heavy
Third – Ricardo Jones – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLUE / Master 1 / Male / Heavy
First – Prentice Lomax – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLUE / Master 1 / Male / Ultra Heavy
Third – Joaquin Jauregui – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLUE / Master 1 / Male / Open Class
Second – Billy English – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLUE / Master 2 / Male / Light
Second – Sourikone Nhingsavsth – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLUE / Master 3 / Male / Middle
Second – David Lara – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLUE / Master 3 / Male / Medium Heavy
Second – David Lockwood – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
PURPLE / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
Third – Garrett Aldrich – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
PURPLE / Adult / Male / Open Class
Third – Garrett Aldrich – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
PURPLE / Master 1 / Male / Light Feather
First – Ruben Avila – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
PURPLE / Master 1 / Male / Heavy
Third – Michael Martin – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
PURPLE / Master 1 / Male / Open Class
Second – Ruben Avila – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Third – Michael Martin – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
PURPLE / Master 2 / Male / Light Feather
Third – Donny Le – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
PURPLE / Master 3 / Male / Light
First – Randy Lacy – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BROWN / Master 1 / Male / Light Feather
Third – Jerel C. T. Tengan – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BROWN / Master 1 / Male / Feather
Second – Aaron Sean Gonsolin – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BROWN / Master 1 / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – Shawn D. S. Cox – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BROWN / Master 2 / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Richard Selmar Bothun – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BROWN / Master 2 / Male / Open Class
Third – Richard Selmar Bothun – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
Second – Eliot Andrew Kelly – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Marcos Alejandro Pagliere-Torregrosa – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Open Class
First – Marcos Alejandro Pagliere-Torregrosa – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLACK / Master 3 / Male / Middle
Second – Marcus Boness – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu