Posted on October 26, 2008 - by Jim Hughes

Tony Davila and Mike Sanders win divisions at Royce Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu New England Open

One of the best ways to enhance your martial art training is to put it to the test in tournment competition.

Saturday October 25 proved a great day for members of the Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu Network to step into the ring. Our full scale competition ring was set up in East Windsor near our new academy. It was an action packed day beyond compare. The Blue and Purple belt divisions decided every match by submission. Most brazilian jiu jitsu, mma, and grappling tournaments find competitors sitting around all day and night watching other people fight. Once you get in there many competitors play such a point oriented game that they just stall most of the time. It can be be very boring for the people on the mat and the people watching. The Jim Hughes and Royce Gracie Network Open was a totally different story. Even the white belt division was action packed with demonstration of very good technique and everyone going for submission.

Stay tuned at www.gracie-jiu-jitsu.com, www.ctmma.org, www.collegeMMAchallenge.com, and www.usMMAopen.com for more tournament opportunities and the results of our up and coming fighting talent.

Congratulations to Tony Davila, winning of the Blue/purple belt division. He won every match by submission. Congratulations also to Dan Durkee taking second place.

Mike sanders was the first place finisher in the white belt division, Luis Rosario placed Second.

Good work guys.