We took a small team of competitors this weekend to the Texas State Grappling Championships in Cedar Park, TX. The tournament was organized by FightToWin MMA promotions and hosted over 860 competitors across a number of divisions.
Gracie Humaitá represented well. The team came home with 7 medals. We’re all very proud of the team’s performance and even more encouraged by the lessons we learned in competition. Quick results are below. Some photos can be found HERE, but more photos, video and a tournament write-up will come in the next few days. Stay tuned.
GRACIE HUMAITÁ AUSTIN – TX STATE GRAPPLING CHAMPIONSHIPS QUICK RESULTS
- Ketra Bartek
- 2ND PLACE, Women’s Absolute Gi (all belts, all weights)
- 3RD PLACE, Blue Belt 120 – 159.9lbs
- Vidush Rana
- Won 3 matches, lost by 2 points in quarterfinals, Blue Belt Gi 145 – 155lbs
- Travis Orr
- 1ST PLACE, Men’s Advanced No-Gi (won 4 hard fought matches)
- 2ND PLACE, Men’s Brown / Black Belt Gi 145 – 155lbs
- Michael Kilmartin
- Won 2 matches, lost 3rd. No Gi Beginner
- Justin Baize & Marc Morales
- DNP
- Tommy McKay
- 2ND PLACE, Men’s Advanced No-Gi
- Donald Park
- 1ST PLACE, Men’s Black Belt Absolute (open weight)
- 3RD PLACE, Men’s Brown / Black Belt Gi 145 – 155lbs
Also, a big shout out to Dennis Kim, who is now competing with another team (but will always be part of our family), put on a great display of technique and heart, winning a number of his matches.
Finally, huge thanks to Shama Ko (www.skophoto.com) for taking photos of many of the matches. Great having a talented photographer on the team.