50/50 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Training for the CBJJ Pan American tournament winds down this weekend as 3 high-level black belts AND more combined International medals than you can shake a stick at gather at Fifty/50 for final preparations.

Getting together for the final full practice session before the CBJJ Pan American tournament the following weekend, Fifty/50′s competitors were fortunate to work with two visiting black belts, David Jacobs (Yamasaki) and Michelle Nicolini (Checkmat), as well as newly-promoted purple belt, Firas Al-Barzinji (Synergy). Focusing on cardiovascular conditioning, drilling, situational sparring, and strategy, everyone was able to sweat out the last few pounds while working hard to sharpen their games. After training, a quick technique Q & A/brainstorming session with the three black belts (Dave, Michelle, and Ryan) cleaned up any leftover questions.

We’d like to offer a huge “thank you” to Michelle and Dave for coming in to work with the guys. We’re extremely grateful to have access to such knowledgeable Jiu-Jitsu fighters, particularly at a time like this, and we’re sure that their influence will make a really positive impact on next weekend’s performances. Good luck to all the Fifty/50 competitors (as well as Michelle, Dave, and Firas, of course) as they head into the first major tournament of the year!

2010 Pan Am Competitors

Adult Male
Son Duong—blue roosterweight/azul galo
Quang Nguyen—blue roosterweight/azul galo
Kenny Savercool—blue light featherweight/azul pluma
Rich Fitzgerald—blue featherweight/azul pena
Andy Ruffner—blue ultra-heavyweight/azul pesadissimo
Firas Al-Barzinji (De la Riva)–purple super-heavy/roxa super-peasado
Ryan Hall—black featherweight/preta pena

Adult Female
Jen Flannery—purple light featherweight/roxa pluma
Michelle Nicolini (Checkmat)—black light featherweight/preta pluma

Male 35+ (Senior 1)
Dave Jacobs (Yamasaki)—black featherweight/preta pena

Tags: andy ruffner, cbjj, checkmat, dave jacobs, de la riva, firas al-barzinji, jen flannery, kenny savercool, michelle nicolini, pan am, pan american, quang nguyen, rich fitzgerald, ryan hall, son duong, tim koren, yamasaki.
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