Nov 8th was the Five Grappling North American Championships in Miami. Two students won the qualifier here in Toronto and got a chance to represent Greenwood Jiu Jitsu. Steve Shipinkas had 3 tough fights and got a silver coming down to a ref's decision. Christiann...
Welcome back Cecilia from her year away in Sweden. While see was away for school I also hooked her up with Checkmat Lund so she could continue her training. This week I surprised her with her first stripe as I put it on her belt...
Greenwood Jiu Jitsu promoted a new blue belt and the hardest earned belt to date. After competing at every tournament form New York,Sudbury,Montreal.Ottawa and Toronto it was my pleasure to move Christiann up a rank. Christiann is the type of person who wins a gold...
This past weekend Steve Shipinkas had a 15 min Submission only super fight with Gabe. It took place in Montreal at the Grappling Industries Tournament. Unfortunately there was no tap so the fight ended in a draw leaving to crowd wanted more. Hopefully these 2...
Montreal road trip finished and the results are Sam Katsuras taking bronze in the purple brown.. Steve Shipinkas taking silver in the blue and Christiann McClean taking bronze in the white belt. In all the weekend was fun as a team bonding experience and a...