What a great day for Norfolk BJJ, with the grappling community coming together to support Norfolk’s first BJJ tournament. Many competitors fighting for the very first time and showing a strong heart and mind.
BJJ has come a long way here in Norfolk. Back when BJJ was trying to grow here in Norfolk, there were very few options for training, with just 3 or 4 Blue belts trying to figure out if they were doing it right!
My self included. Until meeting up with Ze Marcello, who helped us grow BJJ here in Norfolk to what it is today!
But it was great to see some friendly faces supporting Norfolk’s first BJJ tournament, including Lee Doski, who was one of the Blue belts back in the day, a true pioneer of this sport and MMA for Norfolk. We would meet up with Lee on a regular basis as far back as 2004 in Norwich, feeling sure we were getting it right.
Also, great to see an old friend Josh Ayres bring a few of his team down from Kings Lynn, Josh has been training BJJ for ever and was great to catch up.
And this is what BJJ brings, community. While we all want our team and fighters to do well. You will always see comradery after the matches. Both fighter congratulate each other and many times I saw the coaches of other teams congratulating the members of other team, even if their team mate lost.
We often think of Martial arts when we want our children to learn RESPECT and DISCIPLINE, but many schools or gyms do not know what these mean. I think, BJJ shows these traits in abundance and we can learn a lot from the competitors and hopefully pass this to the younger generation.
Overall a great day for Norfolk BJJ. With 200 competitors from around the Norfolk area, supporting the sport.
I would like to thank each and every competitor and every team who took their time to come to Norwich and make Norfolk BJJ what it is today.
Results Norfolk Open 2019
Team standings
1st – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team – 81
2nd – BMB Norwich BJJ Team – 77
3rd – Carlson Gracie Norfolk – 74
4th – Andre Ramos BJJ – 34
5th – The Tōukon Academy – 27
White / Adult / Male / Light Feather
Gold – Oz Young – Andre Ramos BJJ
Silver – Zheng Wen Wu – Tsunami Gym Norfolk
Bronze – Niall Rose – The Den Fight Centre
White / Adult / Male / Feather
Gold – Abul Hasnat – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Silver – Christian Dennis – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
Bronze – James Farquhar – Andre Ramos BJJ
White / Adult / Male / Light
Gold – Adam Cornelius – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Silver – Carlo Jacquemai – British Army BJJ
Bronze – William Docherty – Arlans Siqueria BJJ
White / Adult / Male / Middle
Gold – Ollie Hooley – Andre Ramos BJJ
Silver – Nicholas Prendergast – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
Bronze – Aaron Carbines – Carlson Gracie Clapham
White / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
Gold – Ben Adams – CFS BJJ
Silver – Sam Ford – Mill Hill / Boxmoor BJJ
Bronze – Charlie Oughton – Axis Jiu Jitsu
White / Adult / Male / Heavy
Gold – Callum Rollo – Independant
Silver – Kam Wah Chung – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Bronze – Addison Izatt – Avaddon
White / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
Gold – Remmy Liadi – Checkmat/Nemsis
Silver – Mantas Perutavicius – Impulse BJJ
Bronze – Ryan Bleyswyck – Tsunami Gym
White / Adult / Female / Light
Gold – Ruth Flowerdew – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Silver – Katie March – Blue Wave
White / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy / Heavy
Gold – Stephanie Wilson – Carlson Gracie Norfolk
Silver – Samantha Carrick – Carlson Gracie Norfolk
Bronze – Clara Diniz – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
White / Master 1 / Male / Light
Gold – Anderson Knevitz – Escapology BJJ
Silver – Ingus Kalnins – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
Bronze – Mike Hall – Arlans Siqueria BJJ
White / Master 1 / Male / Middle
Gold – Naheed Mahmood – Mill Hill BJJ
Silver – David Batista – Impulse BJJ
White / Master 1 / Male / Medium Heavy
Gold – Arturs Kozuls – The Den Fight Centre
Silver – Mark Benwell – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Bronze – Paul Mcneilage – Gracie Barra Nottingham
White / Master 1 / Male / Heavy
Gold – Dustin Johnson – Carlson Gracie Norfolk
Silver – Michael Johnson – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Bronze – Michael Zohouri – Andre Ramos BJJ
White / Master 1/2 / Male / Ultra Heavy
Gold – Dax Harding – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
Silver – Matthew Coleman – Impulse BJJ
Bronze – Earl Brown – Carlson Gracie
White / Master 2 / Male / Light
Gold – Simon Ray – Origin BJJ
Silver – Westley Byford – Carlson Gracie Norfolk
White / Master 2 / Male / Middle
Gold – Mark Sanders – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
Silver – James Ord – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Bronze – Terry Carrick – Carlson Gracie Norfolk
White / Master 2 / Male / Medium
Heavy
Gold – Juancho Salao – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Silver – Dmitrij Jezerskij – The Den Fight Centre
Bronze – Michael Zohouri – Andre Ramos BJJ
White / Master 2 / Male / Super Heavy
Gold – Joe Mercer – Carlson Gracie Norfolk
Silver – Earl Brown – Carlson Gracie
Blue / Adult / Male / Light Feather
Gold – William Booth – Carlson Gracie Norfolk
Silver – Mikey Rawlinson – CFS Stevenage
Bronze – Dan Oswin – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Blue / Adult / Male / Feather
Gold – Callum Thomas – Mill Hill / Boxmoor BJJ
Silver – Chey Veal – Carlson Gracie Norfolk
Bronze – Charlie Birchall – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Blue / Adult / Male / Light
Gold – Roman Lososovskij – Odyssey BJJ
Silver – Ryan Hobson – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Blue / Adult / Male / Middle
Gold – Gabriel Wyse – Gama Force BJJ
Silver – Tomas Kuczik – Impulse BJJ
Bronze – Daniel Haines – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Blue / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
Gold – Anees Hussain – Impulse BJJ
Silver – Nathan Cubley – Carlson Gracie Norfolk
Bronze – Daniel Egleton – The Tōukon Academy
Blue / Adult / Male / Heavy
Gold – Chase Powell – Carlson Gracie Norfolk
Silver – Pep De Michele – The Tōukon Academy
Blue / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
Gold – Jonathan Burrell – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
Silver – Robert Sayers – Gracie Barra Warrington
Bronze – Gareth Fenton – The Tōukon Academy
Blue / Adult / Female / Feather / Light
Gold – Grace Birchall – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Silver – Louise Corrigan – Mill Hill / Boxmoor BJJ
Bronze – Kerry Barkan – Gama Force BJJ
Blue / Master 1 / Male / Light
Gold – Jamie Hooker – Andre Ramos BJJ
Silver – Eric Leonard – Escapology BJJ
Bronze – Chris Bryant – Escapology BJJ
Blue / Master 2 / Male / Medium Heavy
Gold – Bartosz Szymanski – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
Silver – Neville Smith – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Purple / Adult / Male / Feather
Gold – Chris Hayes – Rio Grappling Club Norfolk
Silver – William Timmis – Andre Ramos BJJ
Purple / Adult / Male / Light
Gold – Joel Smithson l – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
Silver – Nico Bajerski – Avma Leo Negao
Bronze – Simon Gooch – The Tōukon Academy
Purple / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
Gold – David Araniseli – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
Silver – Chris May – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
Bronze – Tom Manners – Andre Ramos BJJ
Purple / Master 2 / Male / Feather
Gold – Balal Miah – The Tōukon Academy
Silver – Ioannis Charvalias – Blue Wave
Purple / Master 2 / Male / Super Heavy
Gold – John Calderwood – Carlson Gracie Norfolk
Silver – Raymond Newell – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
Absolute
White / Male / Open Weight
Gold – Matthew Coleman – Impulse BJJ
Silver – Nicholas Prendergast – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
Bronze – Callum Rollo – Independant
Bronze – Mantas Perutavicius – Impulse BJJ
White / Female / Open Weight
Gold – Ruth Flowerdew – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Silver – Clara Diniz – BMB Norwich BJJ Team
Blue / Male / Open Weight
Gold – Roman Lososovskij – Odyssey BJJ
Silver – Daniel Egleton – The Tōukon Academy
Bronze – Bartosz Szymanski – BMB BJJ Team Norwich
Blue / Female / Open Weight
Gold – Grace Birchall – Icon Jiu Jitsu Team
Silver – Louise Corrigan – Mill Hill / Boxmoor BJJ
Purple / Male / Open Weight
Gold – Simon Gooch – The Tōukon Academy
Silver – Chris Hayes – Rio Grappling Club Norfolk
Bronze – Ioannis Charvalias – Blue Wave