* Jiu-Jitsu Seminar with 2001 World Superheavyweight Champion Marcio Corleta - (October 21 - October 26, 2002 ) Marcio returned to train, evaluate, and promote club members and also to coach the competition team at the 2002 Relson Gracie U.S. Nationals. Marcio also visited Metro Fight Club for the first time to train with the MFC members.
* 2002 Relson Gracie
U.S. Nationals - The competition team took 4th place overall at The
3rd Annual Relson Gracie U.S. Nationals (October 26th, 2002):
Matt Jubera
(1st - SJJ)
Rob Linn
(1st - SJJ)
Jason May
(2nd - SW)
Pablo Nunes
(1st - absolute / 2nd - weight, SJJ)
RJ Williams
(1st - SJJ)
* 2002 Metropolitan
Submission Wrestling Championships - This event on September 14th, 2002, saw the team take second place
overall despite only having three competitors who did exceptionally well
in their respective weight classes and divisions:
Jason May
(1st)
RJ Williams (1st)
Glenn Hauk
(3rd - pro division)
* 2002
Canadian-American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships - This event on July 28th, 2002, saw the competition
team do very well in their respective weight classes and the
absolute divisions to take a 3rd place finish overall despite
having only six total competitors:
Matt
Jubera
(1st - weight/1st - absolute)
Francis
Garcia
(3rd - weight)
Glenn
Hauk
(1st - weight/2nd - absolute)
Matt
Rando-Chanon
(3rd - weight)
RJ Williams (1st - absolute/ 2nd
- weight).
* 2002
Toronto Showdown
- This
tournament
in Toronto,
June
28th, 2002,
Canada had several memebrs competing in several divisions and
weight classes. Results:
Matt
Jubera
(1st place SJJ)
Evan
Locey
(2nd place SJJ)
Glenn
Hauk
(4th place SW)
Matt
Rando-Chanon
(3rd place SJJ)
RJ Williams (2nd place SJJ).
* 2002
End of Year Party
- The
annual party was hosted by Taylor Lapidus at 422 Cross Street
in Ann Arbor on April
12th, 2002.
* 2002
Mock Awards
- our
mock awards were handed out at the 3rd Annual End-of-Year Party
on Friday, April
12, 2002.
Click
here
to see who won the different awards!
* 2002
Michigan Classic
- RJ Williams wins the Jiu-Jitsu
Tournament.
Rob
Linn
wins the Submission
Wrestling Tournament. (March - April 2002)
* Marcio
Corleta Seminar
- Marcio
Corleta,
the 2001
Mundials world champion in the 225 and over division, was back in Michigan
(October
23-25, 2001)
to give the club more instruction.
* 2001 Relson Gracie U.S. Nationals - RJ Williams took the silver medal in his divison down in Columbus, Ohio at this prestigious national tournament.
* 2001
National Capital Area Groundfighting Championships - RJ Wiiliams took second place in this summer sport
jiu-jitsu tournament in Washington DC.
* Marcio
Corleta Seminar
- Marcio was back in Michigan
(second and third weeks of April, 2001) to give the club seminar instruction.
* 2001 End-of-Year Party was on April 6, 2001. We named all end-of year award winners and enjoyed kegs of Bell's Oberon and Labbatt's Blue plus lots of liquor and wine and the company of friends. A cool dog (Zidane) was running rampant throughout the party as well.
* 2001 Mock Awards - our mock awards were handed out at the 2nd Annual End-of-Year Party on April 6, 2001. Click here to see who won the different awards!
* 2001
Michigan Classic
- our
2nd Annual In-House Tournament (March 20 - April 3) was a success! Click here for the final results
of the tournament, final results of all matches, tournament award
winners, and the full tournament bracket.
* 2001
Dragon Open
- On March 18, 2001 a few members competed
in this event in Orion, Michigan and did very well.
* 2nd Annual American-International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships - Francis Garcia suffered cracked ribs in his first round victory in this event in Los Angeles, California on December 2, 2000.
* 2000 Relson Gracie U.S. Nationals - please click here to read about this event held in Columbus, Ohio on October 28, 2000.
* Marcio Corleta Seminar - Marcio was in Michigan for the week to give us instruction before winning his fight in the U.S. Open in Santa Cruz, California (October 24 and 26, November 9, 2000)
* 2000 Michigan Classic - please click here for results of the 1st Annual In-House Tournament (March 23 - April 25, 2000)
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