June 8th, 2010 | Subscribe to AZSBJJF by Email | Subscribe to the AZSBJJF RSS Feed | Leave a Comment

The 2010 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship took place in Long Beach, CA from June 3rd to the 6th. The tournament gathered 2000 competitors from all over the globe, who are pursuing the most prestigious Jiu-Jitsu title in the world. Arizona was able to capture 8 medals! The standout of AZ was Mackenzie Dern (Megaton), who won the blue belt featherweight, and took 2nd in the Open Weight, having a total of 10 matches in two days! Mackenzie received her purple after the tournament.

Other Results:

Megaton

Luciana Dias - 2nd place (Black/Heavy/Female)
Isaac Doederlein – 1st place (Blue/Light Feather)
Mackenzie Dern – 1st place (Blue/Female/Feather) and 2nd place (Blue/Open)

Tucson BJJ

Harold Jones – 2nd place (Brown/Ultra Heavy)

GD Jiu-Jitsu

Issa Able – 2nd place (Blue/Feather)
Dave Margraf - 2nd place (Blue/Ultra Heavy)
Kristina Barlaan – 3rd place (Blue/Female/Feather)

Prior to the Worlds, the IBJJF promoted an event only for the White Belts, the International Novice Championship. AZ competitors brought back to AZ a few medals, check out the results:

John Bender (MMA Lab) – 1st place (White/Middle/Senior 1)
Alex Richmond (Tigers Lair) – 2nd place (White/Super Heavy/Senior 1)
Eric Hutchens (Primero) – 2nd place (White/Heavy/Master)
Kirk Collins (ISMA) – 3rd place  (White/Feather/Master)
Thomas Dwiggins (ISMA) – 3rd place (White/light/Senior 1)

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