Quickfire Takedown Competition Results

Friday 10 May, 7.30pm
Rangiora Olympic Wrestling Club

Masters

1.       Ren Sadlier (SGR)
2.       Dean Smith (ROWC)

Under 75 Kg

1.       Hayden Smith (ROWC)
2.       Maddison Prattley (SGR)

Over 75 Kg

1.       Tristan Hamer (Plato)
2.       Jonny Low (SGR)

The competition was over in an hour and a brief technical session was held afterwards followed by a bit of cross training berween attendees.

Many thanks to SGR and Plato/Canty University for supporting the event. Common theme at the end of the night is “When can we have more of this”.

Short, sharp, competition and a real mixing of the codes.

Thanks everybody.

Kevan McLaughlan
Rangiora Olympic Wrestling Club

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Quickfire Takedown Competition

Date                Friday 11 May 2012

Venue             Rangiora Clubrooms, Lehmans Road, Rangiora

Time               7.00PM          Weigh In Checks & Draw

7.30PM          Competition

Entry Fee       $5 (please have exact amount)

Prize Money  Entry fees collected for each division goes to the winner

Divisions       Male               Open              Over 75 Kg

Male               Open              Under 75 Kg

Female           Open age      Open weight

Veterans        35 and Up     ? depends on entries

Draw               Knockout

Equipment    T-Shirt or rash guard, shorts, wrestling boots or bare feet

RULES

Round            s          One round of two minutes, if no result overtime of 30 seconds

If no result at end of overtime both contestants declared losers

 

  • From standing opponent must be taken to floor and can be placed on back or stomach but has to be under control
  • Two takedowns wins match even if two minutes not reached
  • If no takedowns at end of time or takedowns are one each then overtime starts
  • Takedowns, can be throws, leg shots, sweeps, trips, arm drags, shoulder throws etc. etc. – no body slams from standing
  • No striking or submissions, no ground work
  • Stepping outside the circle with both feet counts as one takedown to your opponent

GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TEST YOURSELF IN A FUN TYPE COMPETITION

PROMOTES SPEED, INTENSITY, BALANCE, POSITIONING

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Supremacy Fighting Championships 9

March 24th will see Supremacy Fighting Championships present the first instalment of the 2012 calender with SFC 9 returning to West Auckland’s West Wave Rec center. A full UFC rules fight production featuring 2 NZ Title Fights, supported by a solid under-card of the best and up’n coming MMA exponents from the length of the country.

With SFC NZ Champions “Hot” Rod MacSwain and Gareth “Fists of Fury” Ealey both stepping down from their top spots to pursue international MMA careers, we are left with vacant Welterweight and Middleweight belts and SFC 9 will see those two belts up for contention.

Contesting the vacant NZ Welterweight Title we are proud to announce two of the countries most exciting up’n coming MMA stars. Both have tasted international success when they represented NZ together last year at the Australian Fighting Championships and now they will face each other in a quest for Supremacy over the NZ Welterweight talent pool. The No#1 Contender in this division is Strikeforce KO specialist Jacques Marsters who brings a pro MMA record of 4wins 3 loss 1 draw to the table. Two wins in the SFC Arena by way of knockout. Jacques opponent for this National Championship Bout will be Luke “the Juggernaught” Jumeau who fights out of Incorporated Martial Arts in Hamilton. Jumeau brings to this event a perfect record of 4wins-0loss in pro class MMA. He is an all rounder who can strike with the best of them and is just as at home on the ground, Luke took a win on SFC 7 by way of Triangle Choke over Jacques team mate Roman Hunt earning himself the No#2 spot in the Welterweight division.

Peter “The Bear” Clinch fighting out Hooligan MMA in Dunedin sealed his Middleweight No#1 Contender spot with two wins in the SFC arena, both coming by way of Submission. He brings to the cage an overall Pro Class record of 5W-0L, a South Island MMA Title, and multiple National Titles in BJJ and Submission Grappling. Come March 24th however one man will be standing in his way. SFC NZ No#2 Middleweight Contender, Cole “Showtime” Davids. “Showtime hails from Christchurch by way of Zimbabwe and represents the Strikeforce Gym. He sports an impressive 7W-0L pro class record and has fought on just about every major show in the country including Hammerhead, Shuriken, ICNZ, Kodiak, Cage Warrior and SFC. His unique stand up style has so far been an unsolvable puzzle for most of his opponents and has attracted a lot of attention winning him many fans the length of the country. A classic Grappler vs Striker match with both fighters coming in with unblemished records, but only one can walk away with that honour intact and the Middleweight Strap around his waist ending the others so far unbeaten streak.


If two NZ title fights weren’t enough to get your juices flowing, we have a number of other high profile bouts on the under card that could very well change the shape of the MMA landscape here in NZ.

So with this in mind we are proud to announce one of the headline fights of the under-card in the Featherweight Division between former SFC Lightweight Challenger, Scott MacGregor of TFMA in Timaru and “Dynamite” Doug Higgens who fights out of SMAC gym in South Auckland and currently holds the ICNZ Featherweight Title. MacGregor a South Island based NZ Wrestling Champion has dropped in to our new featherweight division after an unsuccessful bid last year to rest the belt from our Lightweight Champion Dan Hooker and believes he will be more comfortable fighting in his natural weight class. He will however have his hands full again come fight night as his opponent has been the stand out MMA exponent at this weight in NZ for quite some time. Dynamite Doug is a seasoned campaigner at 65kg’s with a pro MMA record of 6 wins from 9 fights has held the ICNZ Championship Belt since 2009.

Another exciting young talent Dre Rahipere who fights out of Hibiscus Coast MMA returns to Supremacy to take on SGR’s Kieran Joblin from Christchurch. Joblin has made a name for himself clocking up wins on Cage Warrior and a number of other South Island shows While Dre is carving his own success story in the North. With both fighters looking to solidify their standings within the division you can be assured this will be one fight not to be missed.

Middleweight stand outs Rob Baxter and Forrest Goodwin both returning to SFC will face off on the night. Baxter representing Highbury BJJ in Palmerston North, is coming of a win at The Cage 2 in Whakatane at the end of 2011 and brings an aggressive game that fight fans love to see. His opponent who holds the ICNZ Middleweight Belt was plagued with injuries throughout most of last year which had seen the Strikeforce representative hit a bit of a sticking point. Working hard in the downtime to come back stronger Goodwin is looking to 2012 to be his most active year yet and with two fights (one win and one lose) under his belt already this year he’s looking on track. Both fighters have good all round games with either unafraid to mix it up standing or on the ground.

Also returning to SFC for this event West Auckland favorite, Strikeforce Gym’s Beau Rawiri who will finally get to meet his match in Andrew Mangi fighting out of Syndikit MMA in Tokoroa These two were scheduled to meet at SFC8 but a late injury ruled Mangi out at the last minute. Look for some fireworks here as these two boys love nothing more than to bang hard and guaranteed to leave nothing in the cage come final bell. Everyone loves the hearty fighters and they don’t come any heartier than these two warriors.

More matches are still being confirmed but here is a sneak preview of the card to date.

(Fights are in no particular order and subject to change)

77kgs Welterweight Title Fight

Jacques Marsters (Strikeforce Auckland) 4-3-1 v

Luke Jumeau (Incorporated Martial Arts Hamilton) 4-0


84kgs Middleweight Title Fight

Cole Davids (Strikeforce Canterbury) 7-0 vs

Peter Clinch (Hooligan MMA Dunedin) 5-0


65kgs Featherweight Match

Doug Higgens (SMAC, Auckland) 6-3

Scott MacGregor (TFMA, Timaru) 3-2


76kgs Welterweight Match

Dre Rahipere (Hibiscus Coast MMA, Auckland) 2-0 vs

Kieran Joblin (Shoot,Grapple, Roll, Christchurch) 4-1


84kgs Middleweight Match

Forrest Goodwin (Strikeforce Canterbury) 4-2 vs 

Rob Baxter (Highbury BJJ, Palmerston North) 3-1



93kgs Light Heavyweight Match

Kevin Bently (Strikeforce Auckland) 2-0 vs

Pane Hauraki (Fierce Fitness Napier) 4-0


HW -Heavyweight Match

Mika Maliefulu (Olivers MMA Auckland) 3-0 vs

Steve Warby (City Kickboxing Auckland) 5-0


64kgs Featherweight Match

Caleb Lally (Crolin Gracie/JR Mcgyver Tauranga) 2-1 vs

Yukon Kemp (Syndikit MMA Tokoroa) 1-2


80kgs Catchweight Match

Beau Rawiri (Strikeforce Auckland) 1-0 vs

Andrew Mangi (Syndikit MMA Tokoroa) 2-1


84kgs Middleweight Match

James Griffiths (Crolin Gracie/JR Mcgyver Tauranga) 4-4-1-1 vs

Isreal Adesanya (City MMA)


75kgs Catchweight Match

Roy Moko (Journey MMA Auckland) 1-1 vs

Yakob Brown (Crolin Gracie/JR Mcgyver Tauranga) 1-2


84kgs Middleweight Match

John Vake (Olivers MMA Auckland) 0-0 vs

Brent Tumoana Shadbolt (Marcelo Lopez BJJ, Hamilton) 0-1


Heavyweight Match

Mani Sharplin (Hybrid MMA, Tauranga) 0-0 vs

Ioane Rota (Syndikit MMA, Tokoroa) 1-1

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2011 National Grappling and Wrestling Championships

The Kaiapoi club was a great venue for the first NZ Grappling and Wrestling Championships with two mats and a warm-up mat upstairs and full meals and refreshments facilities running continuously downstairs.

Friday night the Greco-Roman wrestling was fast and furious with some spirited competition and the competitors enjoyed the non-stop action and this code being over in just two hours testament to the new processes.

This enabled everyone to get away smartly rest and prepare for Saturdays competition.

Saturday, November 19th and the day started with freestyle wrestling and gi grappling.

There was some real talent on show and the ten to 13-year-old freestyle wrestlers showed skill way above their years considering their time in the sport.

Competitors from the fight shop team in Palmerston North competed in both freestyle wrestling and grappling and you could see the results of Kesta McLaughlan’s coaching and just how good these new wrestlers were.

The gi grappling had good numbers of entries in most divisions.

There were many different gi’s and colours and styles of gi  featuring many club and grappling style prints and patches  making it a most colourful competition.

Some leading BJJ competitors and  judo international  Jason Koster  who has qualified for the Olympics were in attendance and  testament to the calibre of competitors along with Commonwealth games competitor Sam Belkin competing in both his sport of Greco Roman wrestling as well as freestyle wrestling and submission grappling.

Fellow Commonwealth games competitor and a leading NZ wrestler Stephen Hill was in attendance and part of the host club organising committee with his contribution being very much appreciated.

It was great to see father and son Kevan and Kesta McLaughlan respectively at the organising table together working as such a good team.

There were some very big lads in the gi competition and to see so many over 100 KG competitors was unusual to say the least.

I have been reporting on events for the NZ martial arts magazine and Australasian martial arts magazine now the Fight times e-mag for the past 17 years and this tournament was best wrestling and grappling championships I have been to and hosted a lot of very good competitors.

Such a friendly atmosphere helpful people and committed competitors were very apparent as soon as you walked in.

The female gi and non-gi grappling was good to see even though the numbers were not as high as we would like and this is something we need to work on.

The non-gi female grappling produced some good matches that were very close.

Like in international MMA competition the benefits of wrestling showed through with the grappling providing some definite advantages.

There have been a lot of wrestlers grappling this season with good success but not so many grapplers trying wrestling competition and we hope to encourage more to try it out in 2012.

The new king and queen of the mat titles where a competitor must win both the senior freestyle wrestling and non-gi grappling titles in their respective weight division made for some excellent matches.

There were two Kings and one Queen of the mat for 2011 and they were all wrestling stylists in Scott McGregor, Sam Belkin and Jessica Todd.

These three really were the best in both codes on the day and fully deserve the titles of kings and queen of grappling and wrestling at the 2011 NZ  Championships.

Click here to see the results

Click here to see the photos

Outcomes and to the future.

2012 will be huge if the 2011 Championships accolades and joining enquiries are anything to go by.

A new era in combined grappling and wrestling competition has been and the future is looking great.

November 18th and 19th set new standards in the conducting of National Championships for combined submission grappling and wrestling.

Friendly and very competitive was the nature of the event.

Never before have so many grapplers been entered at a combined national wrestling and grappling Championships.

The New Zealand grappling and wrestling Association in its first year as a national governing organisation for grappling and wrestling already  has more  member clubs than any other combined grappling and wrestling governing body in New Zealand and by considerable.

These the first national Championships have created a lot more interest and we expect many more clubs to join the New Zealand grappling and wrestling Association in 2012.

The association has many member clubs competing internationally year round in a wide range of combat sports codes.

There were several major clubs that put in apologies as they were away competing overseas or returning from international competitions that made them unable to be at the nationals and yet we still had over 200 entries.

The New Zealand grappling and wrestling Association is a completely democratic organisation run by the members on a majority decides majority rules referendum basis with every member club having a single vote for all major decision making.

The association is completely transparent with all member clubs receiving complete referendum outcomes.

There are no annual registration fees for clubs or competitors in the People’s Association as we call it. Member clubs are listened to and changes made when the majority decides. To many this is very different to the way they have known things to been done in the past.  User friendly and cutting unnecessary red tape has made all the difference and the results show in the numbers of member clubs coming on board.

We have the support of combat sports corporates in NZ and abroad and this has provided some top line sponsors and future negotiations are underway that will grow our combat sports codes in NZ.

We even had a visit earlier in the year from a CEO of a major US corporation who publically spoke to attendees at the Kodiak cage wars promotion that he sponsored of how he intends to get behind combat sports in NZ supported by his business partner in NZ the Todd group and Fight times.

Amongst our supporters and sponsors is a media leader in a category that focuses on combat sports and they like the changes we have made and the way we are doing things.

Registering club and club member is all done online as is with placing tournament entries.

The old draw systems that were complex time-consuming and killed forests have been replaced by systems that have all but made pair masters obsolete.

All that is needed now is minimal support to manage the user friendly draw and results systems.

This was brought about by new association members with expertise in running major international tournaments with several times the numbers of entries of national Championships offering their assistance to improve and speed up competitions.

The grappling clubs support and assistance with the draw systems at the New Zealand grappling and wrestling Association championships made an immediate difference and brought us out of the dim ages.

The nationals with over 200 entries and five combat sports codes were over in just under nine hours of competition over one evening session and one day session.

We have really made the New Zealand grappling and wrestling Association the peoples Association by taking on board the suggestions of members with experience and making such changes that meet Kiwi requirements and benefiting from listening to our rank and file who have much to offer. We still have some major changes to make in relation to things like the timing of the competitive season.

2012 could see a change to a summer sport and have most competitions on Saturdays as well as unifying the grappling and wrestling weight divisions so athletes will be more likely to compete in both grappling and wrestling codes.

We allow competitors to wear wrestling singlets or grappling shorts and rash guards.

They can opt for wearing wrestling boots or compete in bare feet.

Weigh in options can be on the day before or on the day of the competition and medals will most likely be presented by the referee at the completion of the match finals to avoid lengthy prize giving’s  after competitions that hinder visiting competitors return travel.

There are many more positive changes that set the New Zealand grappling and wrestling Association apart as a ground breaker and prove the importance of listening to the member clubs and making the changes that improve things that make all the difference to the success and growth of the organisation.

Times have changed and so have we in there is no looking back only forward to more growth and even more innovations to make wrestling and grappling more user-friendly and appealing.

We have training camps overseas competitions and visiting coaches planned for 2012.

There was a string of seminars immediately after the nationals hosted by Yoshi and conducted by his Master, Master Kenji Ogusu MMA world number 2 Pro Shooto and BJJ black belt and Asia champion From Japan.

To have so many clubs approach the organisers and congratulate us on organising what they called the best national Championships they have been too is extremely positive and satisfying and a reflection of Kevan McLaughlan and the Rangiora wrestling clubs hard work.

They certainly deserve praise and congratulations for conducting tremendous national Championships.

Those that could not make it missed out on a real championship experience and no doubt will be lining up for next year’s nationals once the members have voted and decided on the location.

Now we just need to furnish our reports on the first season to the required official organisations and in the off season conduct our camps and have our member clubs decide on the required changes to the competitive season and other aspects of the association methods of operation.

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IBJJF International Open Melbourne

Gracie Oceania team results. From the eight athletes, 6 Gold medals, 1 Silver, and two Bronze. This included Joy Crowley who won Gold, and Philip Lindsay who won Gold in the Brown Belt Open Weight Division.

This is another example that shows the standard of grappling in NZ is good, and stands well on the international stage.

Joy Crowley – Gold
Logan Conway – Bronze
Jarrod Halligan – Gold
Oliver Bland – Gold
Peter Menhinick – Silver
Benoit Auvray – Gold & Bronze
Philip Lindsay – Gold X 2

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2011 National Championships Results

NEW ZEALAND GRAPPLING AND WRESTLING

(NZGAWA)

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

KAIAPOI

18 AND 19 NOVEMBER 2011

RESULTS

GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING – JUNIOR (17 – 20)

KG

GOLD

SILVER

60 Riley Gould CS
66 Hayden Smith ROWC Riley Gould CS
84 Florian Rades CS

Most Scientific Greco–Roman Wrestler Hayden Smith

Top Club Combat Sports

GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING – SENIOR

KG

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

66 Caleb Steven CS Craig Moore ROWC
84 Craig Miller CS Sam Lawrence CS Florian Rades CS
96 Tim Stewart CR Daniel King CS
120 Sam Belkin CCC Shaun Thomson CS

Most Scientific Greco–Roman Wrestler Sam Belkin

Top Club Combat Sports

GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING – VETERAN

KG

GOLD

SILVER

84 Kesta Mclaughlan FX
96 Kesta McLaughlan FX Daniel King CS

 

Most Scientific Greco–Roman Wrestler Kesta McLaughlan

Top Club Foxton/Pmn North

GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING – TOP CLUB Combat Sports

 

FREESTYLE WRESTLING – FEMALE – 10 to 13 YEARS

KG

GOLD

SILVER

30 Jazmine Hopkinson ROWC
48 Charlotte Western ROWC Jazmine Hopkinson ROWC

Most Scientific Freestyle Wrestler Charlotte Western

Top Club Rangiora

FREESTYLE WRESTLING – FEMALE – JUNIOR (17-20)

KG

GOLD

SILVER

67 Jessica Todd CS Lucy Nicholson CCC

Most Scientific Freestyle Wrestler Jessica Todd

Top Club Combat Sports

FREESTYLE WRESTLING – FEMALE – SENIOR

KG

GOLD

SILVER

67 Jessica Todd CS Lucy Nicholson CCC

Most Scientific Freestyle Wrestler Jessica Todd

Top Club Combat Sports

 

FREESTYLE WRESTLING – 10 to 13 YEARS

KG

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

32 Moses Westcombe ROWC Kyran Ayson CCC
38 Jack Woofindin SC Kasib Murdoch CS Tyler Matoe ROWC
42 Jack Woofindin SC
47 Braden Ward CS Regan Chambers FS Ethan Allchurch CCC
53 Mielnik Hunter Hawker CS Hamish Stackhouse ROWC
59 Jesse Bowring ROWC Jack Herd CS
66 Bishop Hayden CS Jesse Bowring ROWC Jack Herd CS
73 Jacob Pepper-Edwards ROWC Jayden Smith CS

Most Scientific Freestyle Wrestler Jack Woofindin

Top Club Combat Sports

FREESTYLE WRESTLING – 14 to 16 YEARS

KG

GOLD

SILVER

58 Jack Herd CS Travis Giles SC
63 Hayden Smith ROWC Hayden Bishop CS
69 Tanera Terry FS Bill Foster SC
85 Andrew Atkinson CCC

Most Scientific Freestyle Wrestler Hayden Smith

Top Club Combat Sports

FREESTYLE WRESTLING – JUNIOR

KG

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

60 Riley Gould CS
66 Riley Gould CS Mirat Sibaev Plato
74 Jesse Lowndes FS Shem Murdoch CS Mike Robinson CS
84 Jacob Smith ROWC Florian Rades CS Andrew Atkinson CCC

Most Scientific Freestyle Wrestler Jacob Smith

Top Club Combat Sports

FREESTYLE WRESTLING – SENIOR

KG

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

66 Caleb Steven CS Craig Moore ROWC Nick Dickson Plato
74 Scott MacGregor SC Nick Lesquiller

Dudley Anderson

SC

FS

84 Craig Miller CS Jacob Smith ROWC Sam Lawrence CS
96 Tim Stewart CR Mark Hogarth ROWC Chris Curr SC
120 Sam Belkin CCC Peter Tapasu Plato

Most Scientific Freestyle Wrestler Scott MacGregor

Top Club Combat Sports

 

FREESTYLE WRESTLING – VETERAN

KG

GOLD

SILVER

84 Kesta Mclaughlan FX
96 Kesta Mclaughlan FX Adie Murray SC

Most Scientific Freestyle Wrestler Kesta McLaughlan

Top Club Foxton/Pmn North

 

FREESTYLE WRESTLING – TOP CLUB Combat Sports

 

 

 

GRAPPLING – GI SECTION – FEMALE – JUNIOR

KG

GOLD

55 Honaka Horikawa CCC

Most Scientific Gi Grappler Honaka Horikawa

Top Club Crichton Cobbers Club

GRAPPLING – GI SECTION – FEMALE – SENIOR

KG

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

65 Natasha Sadlier SGR Nellie Grainger Axis Honaka Horikawa CCC

Most Scientific Gi Grappler Natasha Sadlier

Top Club Shoot Grapple and Roll

GRAPPLING – GI SECTION – JUNIOR

KG

GOLD

SILVER

70 Tanera Terry FS
75 Jesse Lowndes FS Terry Tanera FS
80 Mark Lentz GW
110 Mangan Troy SF

Most Scientific Gi Grappler Jesse Lowndes

Top Club Fight Shop, Palmerston North

 

GRAPPLING – GI SECTION – SENIOR

KG

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

65 James Darling GW Stefan Callaghan GW Jack Tsao CCC
70 Jesse Callaghan Axis Shago Yasui Axis Max Gallagher SF
75 Jesse Lowndes FS Dudley Anderson FS Kort McNaught SF
80 Jackie Tejwani Axis Paul McKenzie SF Gary Dellow SC
90 Cam Steer GW Simon Jones SF Rafael De Oliveira Axis
110 Jason Koster SF Kristoffer Bossom Axis Ritchie Moon SF
Absolute Jason Koster SF Simon Jones SF Cam Steer GW

Most Scientific Gi Grappler Cam Steer

Top Club Shoot Grapple and Roll

 

GRAPPLING – GI SECTION – VETERAN

KG

GOLD

SILVER

80 Ren Sadlier SGR
90 Ren Sadlier SGR Warren Farrow GW
110 Adie Murray SC

Most Scientific Gi Grappler Ren Sadlier

Top Club Shoot Grapple and Roll

 

GRAPPLING GI – TOP CLUB Shoot Grapple and Roll

 

GRAPPLING – NO GI SECTION – FEMALE – JUNIOR

KG

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

65 Jessica Todd CS Lucy Nicholson CCC Honaka Horikawa CCC

Most Scientific No Gi Grappler Jessica Todd

Top Club Crichton Cobbers Club

GRAPPLING – NO GI SECTION – FEMALE – SENIOR

KG

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

65 Jessica Todd CS Tash Sadlier SGR Lucy Nicholson CCC

Most Scientific No Gi Grappler Jessica Todd

Top Club Combat Sports

GRAPPLING – NO GI SECTION – JUNIOR

KG

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

60 Riley Gould CS
70 Kg Hayden Smith ROWC Terry Tanera FS Shem Murdoch CS
75 Jesse Lowndes FS Lance Van der Hilst HH
80 Mark Lentz GW
90 Jacob Smith ROWC Drew Gillies HH Mark Lentz GW
110 Troy Mangan SF

Most Scientific No Gi Grappler Hayden Smith

Top Club Rangiora

GRAPPLING – NO GI SECTION – SENIOR

KG

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

60 Casey Koster HH
65 Casey Koster HH Jack Tsao CCC Stefan Callaghan GW
70 Scott MacGregor SC Nick Lesquiller SC Caleb Steven CS
75 Dudley Anderson FS Keeley Pomeroy SGR Jacob Ately SF
80 Kieran Joblin SGR Paul McKenzie SF Matiu Thoms SGR
90 Johnny Low SGR Anton Bowring ROWC Chris Curr SC
110 Sam Belkin CCC Robert Dean HH Shaun Thomson CS
110+ Matt Toa HH
Absolute Johnny Low SGR Peter Tapasu Plato Kieran Joblin SGR

Most Scientific No Gi Grappler Kieran Joblin

Top Club Shoot Grapple and Roll

GRAPPLING – NO GI SECTION – SENIOR

KG

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

80 Ren Sadlier SGR
90 Ren Sadlier SGR Adie Murray SC Danny King CS

Most Scientific No Gi Grappler Ren Sadlier

Top Club Shoot Grapple and Roll

 

GRAPPLING NO GI – TOP CLUB Shoot Grapple and Roll

KING OF THE MAT BELT AWARDS – SENIORS ONLY

Scott MacGregor South Canterbury 74 Kg Freestyle and 70 KG No Gi Grappling Titles

Sam Belkin Crichton Cobbers 120 Kg Freestyle and 110 KG No Gi Grappling Titles

QUEEN OF THE MAT BELT AWARD – SENIORS ONLY

Jessica Todd Combat Sports 67 Kg Freestyle and 65 KG No Gi Grappling Titles

ABBREVIATIONS OF PARTICIPATING CLUBS

CLUB

LOCATION

ABBREVIATION

South Canterbury Olympic Wrestling Club Timaru

SC

Rangiora Olympic Wrestling Club Rangiora

ROWC

Combat Sports Wrestling Club Dunedin

CS

The Fight Shop Palmerston North

FS

Ground Worx BJJ Christchurch

GW

Axis Jiu Jitsu New Zealand Christchurch

Axis

StrikeForce Canterbury Christchurch

SF

Hammerhead Mixed Martial Arts Dunedin

HH

Crichton Cobbers Club/Samurai Do-Jo Christchurch

CCC

Shoot Grapple & Roll Christchurch

SGR

Cromwell Olympic Wrestling Club Cromwell

CR

Plato Combat Club Christchurch

Plato

Foxton Olympic Wrestling Club Foxton/Pmn North

FX

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Gracie Oceania team to compete at IBJJF International Open

Gracie Oceania Dunedin will be sending eight athletes. Stuart Marks principle instructor Ryan Gracie Academy will take a team of eight competitors to Melbourne Australia to compete in the IBJJF International Open. Unfortunately the dates clash with the New Zealand Grappling and Wrestling Association National Championships. Gracie Oceania have been committed supporters of the New Zealand Grappling and Wrestling Association however with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu being their primary combat sports code and this tournament being an international it must take preference. Whilst there are some Jiu Jitsu events in New Zealand they are mainly in the North Island and with comparative travel related costs an international in Australia is attractive and makes sense.

The competition will be on a major scale with many competitors of the highest quality. Being an international open it will draw athletes from all over the world including from Brazil the home of BJJ. Stuart Marks is hopeful his team will win some medals to complement their previous success at the Pan Pacs. The team includes one female whom is looking forward to competing against other females. The New Zealand Grappling and Wrestling Association member clubs have had a full first year leading up to the nationals with member clubs competitors competing in many combat sports codes from wrestling to grappling and MMA nationally and internationally.

The New Zealand Grappling and Wrestling Association wish Stuart and the team every success and look forward to their participation in our expanded national competitions and training camps in 2012.

Gracie Oceania Dunedin

Principle Instructor - Stuart Marks (Centre), alongside the NZ competitors representing the Ryan Gracie Academy. From left to right: Logan Conway, Joy Crowley, Jarrod Halligan, Benoit Auvray, Philip Lindsay, Peter Menhinick, Oliver Bland, Graham Beckett.

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KENJI OGUSU Seminar and Roll

YOSHI “SAMURAI”S Master visits Christchurch

-KENJI OGUSU -

MMA- 2nd of the World- Pro SHOOTO

BJJ-Black Belt (Asia champion)

-KENJI OGUSU Seminar and Roll-

20/11(Sun) BJJ / GRAPPLING 12am-3pm

21/11(Mon) MMA / SHOOTO 6pm-9pm

@ Strike Force Gym

90 Waltham RD, Waltham (CHCH)

1day -$35 2days -$60

0211539078 (YOSHI) or mmamsd@yahoo.co.jp

-CANTAB FOOD WHOLESALERS LTD-

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South Island Championships 2011

Freestyle Wrestling

Cadet (Female) – 14-16 Years

65kg-70kg

  1. Nicholson, Lucy [Crichton Cobbers Wrestling Club]

Junior (Female) – 17-20 Years

63kg-67kg

  1. Todd, Jessica [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  2. Nicholson, Lucy [Crichton Cobbers Wrestling Club]

Senior (Female) – 21+ Years

63kg-67kg

  1. Todd, Jessica [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

Midgets – Under 10 Years

22kg-24kg

  1. Baird Hodge, Zac [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  2. Williams, Ryen [South Canterbury Olympic Wrestling Club (Inc)]
  3. Fahey, Jakeb [South Canterbury Olympic Wrestling Club (Inc)]

24kg-26kg

  1. Rolton, Cullan [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  2. Dee, Connor [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  3. Fahey, Joshua [South Canterbury Olympic Wrestling Club (Inc)]
  4. Warwick, Zion [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

28kg-30kg

  1. Lobb, Oliver [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

36kg-39kg

  1. Todd, Jack [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

Minis (Male) – 10-13 Years

35kg-38kg

  1. Murdoch, Kasib – 35.0kg (DOB: 2001-05-15) [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

42kg-47kg

  1. Ward, Braden [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

Minis (Male) – 10-13 Years

38kg-42kg

  1. Woofindin, Jack [South Canterbury Olympic Wrestling Club (Inc)]
  2. Murdoch, Kasib [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  3. Gare, Aiden [South Canterbury Olympic Wrestling Club (Inc)]
  4. Rackley, Cody [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

47kg-53kg

  1. Herd, Jack [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  2. Hawker Mielnik, Hunter [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  3. Ward, Braden [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

53kg-59kg

  1. Bishop, Hayden [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  2. Travis Giles

Cadet (Male) – 14-16 Years

54kg-58kg

  1. Giles, Travis – 55.0kg (DOB: 1997-04-25) [South Canterbury Olympic Wrestling Club (Inc)]

63kg-69kg

  1. Moffat, Jarrod [South Canterbury Olympic Wrestling Club (Inc)]
  2. Foster, Bill [South Canterbury Olympic Wrestling Club (Inc)]

76kg-85kg

  1. Atkinson, Andrew [Crichton Cobbers Wrestling Club]

Cadet (Male) – 14-16 Years

85kg-100kg

  1. Mcdonald, Blake [South Canterbury Olympic Wrestling Club (Inc)]

Junior (Male) – 17-20 Years

55kg-60kg

  1. Gould, Riley [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

60kg-66kg

  1. Murdoch, Shem [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  2. Gould, Riley [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

74kg-84kg

  1. Rades, Florian [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  2. Atkinson, Andrew [Crichton Cobbers Wrestling Club]

Senior (Male) – 21+ Years

66kg-74kg

  1. Murdoch, Shem [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  2. Saib, Muhammad [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

74kg-84kg

  1. Lawrence, Sam [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  2. Rades, Florian [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

84kg-96kg

  1. Hogarth, mark [Rangiora Olympic Wrestling Club]

96kg-120kg

  1. Belkin, Sam [Crichton Cobbers Wrestling Club]
  2. Hogarth, mark [Rangiora Olympic Wrestling Club]

Greco-Roman Wrestling

Junior (Male) – 17-20 Years

55kg-

  1. Gould, Riley [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

74kg-84kg

  1. Rades, Florian [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

Senior (Male) – 21+ Years

  1. Lawrence, Sam [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  2. Rades, Florian [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

Gi – Grappling

Senior (Male) – 21+ Years

60kg-65kg

  1. Betch, Jonothan [Gracie Oceania Training Centre]
  2. Curline, Ricky [Gracie Humaita NZ Competition Team]

70kg-75kg

  1. Te Whata, Hamish [Gracie Humaita NZ Competition Team]
  2. Beckett, Graham [Gracie Oceania Training Centre]

75kg-80kg

  1. Halligan, Jarrod [Gracie Oceania Training Centre]
  2. Pascoe, Mike [Gracie Humaita NZ Competition Team]
  3. john, lentz [Groundworxbjj]

80kg-90kg

  1. Clinch, Peter [Gracie Humaita NZ Competition Team]
  2. farrow, warren [Groundworxbjj]

65kg-70kg

  1. Tsao, Jack [Crichton Cobbers Wrestling Club]

90kg-110kg

  1. Bland , Oliver [Gracie Oceania Training Centre]
  2. Carter, Jeff [Gracie Oceania Training Centre]
  3. Boyd, James [Crichton Cobbers Wrestling Club]

Absolute

  1. Clinch, Peter [Gracie Humaita NZ Competition Team]

Veteran (Male) – 35+ Years

75kg-80kg

  1. Milazzo, Christopher [Exon Grappling]

80kg-90kg

  1. Milazzo, Christopher [Exon Grappling]
  2. Felipe-Alves, Cristiano [Exon Grappling]
  3. farrow, warren [Groundworxbjj]
  4. Tokona, Taane [Exon Grappling]

90kg-110kg

  1. Kney, Benji [Eastsyde Ground n\' Pound]
  2. Shaw, Craig [Exon Grappling]

No-Gi – Grappling

Junior (Female) – 17-20 Years

60kg-65kg

  1. Nicholson, Lucy [Crichton Cobbers Wrestling Club]

Junior (Male) – 17-20 Years

70kg-75kg

  1. Murdoch, Shem [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]

75kg-80kg

  1. Eden, Chris [Hammerhead Mixed Martial Arts]
  2. Murdoch, Shem [Combat Sports School Wrestling Club]
  3. Van Der Hilst, Lance [Hammerhead Mixed Martial Arts]

Senior (Male) – 21+ Years

65kg-70kg

  1. Betch, Jonothan [Gracie Oceania Training Centre]
  2. Mayen, Glen [Hammerhead Mixed Martial Arts]

70kg-75kg

  1. Lesquiller, Nick [South Canterbury Olympic Wrestling Club (Inc)]
  2. Beckett, Graham [Gracie Oceania Training Centre]

60kg-65kg

  1. Betch, Jonothan [Gracie Oceania Training Centre]

75kg-80kg

  1. Milazzo, Christopher [Exon Grappling]

75kg-80kg

  1. Leith, Dave [Hammerhead Mixed Martial Arts]
  2. john, lentz [Groundworxbjj]

80kg-90kg

  1. Anderson, Brogan [Hammerhead Mixed Martial Arts]
  2. Hogarth, mark [Rangiora Olympic Wrestling Club]
  3. Woofindin, Simon [South Canterbury Olympic Wrestling Club (Inc)]
  4. farrow, warren [Groundworxbjj]
  5. Wootton, Matt [Hammerhead Mixed Martial Arts]
  6. Bradley, Dean [Hammerhead Mixed Martial Arts]

90kg-110kg

  1. Belkin, Sam [Crichton Cobbers Wrestling Club]
  2. Bland , Oliver [Gracie Oceania Training Centre]
  3. Boyd, James [Crichton Cobbers Wrestling Club]

110kg+

  1. Toa, Matt [Hammerhead Mixed Martial Arts]

Veteran (Male) – 35+ Years

100kg+

  1. Toa, Matt [Hammerhead Mixed Martial Arts]
  2. stevenson, blaine [Pukana Styles]

80kg-90kg

  1. Felipe-Alves, [Exon Grappling]
  2. Milazzo, Christopher [Exon Grappling]
  3. farrow, [Groundworxbjj]
  4. Tokona, Taane [Exon Grappling]

90kg-110kg

  1. Kney, Benji [Eastsyde Ground n\' Pound]
  2. Shaw, Craig [Exon Grappling]
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Canterbury Championships 2011

Canterbury Championships

3 July 2011

AMI Sports Centre, Rangiora

OLYMPIC WRESTLING – FREESTYLE

 

UNDER 10 YEARS MALE (MIDGETS)

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

22 Kg Rico Pepper-Edwards(ROWC)
24 Kg Ronan Bigelow (CCC) Joshua Fahey (SC) Rico Pepper-Edwards(ROWC) Ryen Williams (SC) Neihana Smith (ROWC) Jakeb Fahey (SC)
26 Kg Joshua Fahey (SC)
33 Kg Kaleb Ogden (ROWC)

 

 

10-13 YEARS FEMALE (MINIS)

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

44 Kg Anastasiya Korzh (CQ)
48 Kg Anastasiya Korzh (CQ) Charlotte Western (ROWC) Erin Delargy (ROWC

 

 

10-13 YEARS MALE (MINIS)

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

29 Kg Ambrose Bigelow (CCC)
38 Kg Tyler Matoe (ROWC)
42 Kg Jack Woofindin (SC) Tyler Matoe (ROWC) 1
47 Kg Tyler Absdyukov (SC)
53 Kg Tyler Absdyukov (SC) Mielnik Hawker (CS) Jack Herd (CS) Ethan Allchurch (CCC)
59 Kg Bishop Hayden (CS) Cody Armstrong (SC)
66 Kg Matt Brownie (SC)
73 Kg Matt Brownie (SC) Jacob Pepper-Edwards(ROWC)

 

14-16 YEARS MALE (CADET)

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

58 Kg Giles Travis (SC)
63 Kg Gabor Aszhalos (CCC) Travis Giles (SC)
69 Kg Hayden Smith (ROWC) Jarrod Moffat (SC) Bill Foster (SC)
85 Kg Andrew Atkinson (CCC)

 

17-20 YEARS FEMALE (JUNIOR)

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

65 Kg Jessica Todd (CS)

 

17-20 YEARS MALE (JUNIOR)

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

60 Kg Akito Yamada (CCC) Riley Gould (CS) Jacob Birchall (ROWC)
74 Kg Ben O’Brien (SC) Jacob Smith (ROWC) Alex Rangi (CQ) Andrew Atkinson (CCC) Michael Robinson (CS)

 

SENIOR FEMALE

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

67 Kg Jessica Todd (CS)

 

SENIOR MALE

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

66 Kg Craig Moore (CCC)
74 Kg Alex Rangi (CQ) Marcus Birchall (ROWC) Craig Moore (CCC)
96 Kg Mark Hogarth (ROWC)
120 Kg Sam Belkin (CCC) Mark Hogarth (ROWC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRAPPLING – NO GI

 

17-20 YEARS (JUNIOR) – NOVICE

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

80 Kg James Bishop (SF)
90 Kg Anthony Dorschot (GW)

 

SENIOR – NOVICE

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

70 Kg Steven Willis (SF)
80 Kg Kort McNaught (SF) Adam Cooper (GW)
90 Kg Hayden Clarke (GW) Anthony Dorschot (GW)
110 Kg Norm Jones (CQ) Dan Nicholson (NBJJ)

 

17-20 YEARS (JUNIOR)

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

60 Kg Akito Yamada (CCC)
65 Kg Hayden Smith (CCC) Jacob Birchall (ROWC) Akito Yamada (CCC)
75 Kg Jacob Smith (ROWC)
90 Kg Jacob Smith (ROWC) Anthony Dorschot (GW)

 

 

 

SENIOR

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

60 Kg Akito Yamada (CCC)
70 Kg Scott MacGregor (SC) Jason Ringdahl (GW) Jack Tsao (CCC) Max Gallagher (SF)
75 Kg Jacob Smith (ROWC) John Lentz (GW) Marcus Birchall (ROWC)
90 Kg Cam Steer (GW) Rick McKernan (GW) Anton Bowring (ROWC) Gordon Graham (SF)
110 Kg Sam Belkin (CCC) Norm Jones (CQ) James Boyd (CCC) Bjorn Horrack (SF)
Absolute Cam Steer (GW)

 

GRAPPLING – GI

 

17-20 YEARS (JUNIOR) – NOVICE

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

75 Kg Matthew Lamb (SF) Alex Rangi (CQ)
80 Kg James Bishop (SF)

 

SENIOR – NOVICE

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

70 Kg Jack Tsao (CCC) Steven Willis (SF)
110 Kg Norm Jones (CQ) Dan Nicholson (NBJJ)

 

 

 

17-20 YEARS (JUNIOR)

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

60 Kg Akito Yamada (CCC)
75 Kg Alex Rangi (CQ)

 

VETERAN

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

75 Kg Jason Ringdahl (GW)

 

SENIOR

WEIGHT

1ST

2ND

3rd

4th

5th

6th

65 Kg Akito Yamada (CCC)
70 Kg Jason Ringdahl (GW) Akito Yamada (CCC) Max Gallagher (SF)
75 Kg John Lentz (GW) Alex Rangi (CQ) Jacob Smith (ROWC)
90 Kg Rick McKernan (GW) Gordon Graham (SF)
110 Kg Norm Jones (CQ) James Boyd (CCC) Hayden Clarke (SF)
Absolute Cam Steer (GW)

 

ABBREVIATIONS

CS       Combat Sports Dunedin         SC       South Canterbury        ROWC            Rangiora Olympic Wrestling Club

CCC    Crichton Cobbers Club, Christchurch                        NBJJ   Nelson BJJ                  SF       Strike Force, Christchurch

GW      Groundworx BJJ, Christchurch          CQ      Canterbury Quakers

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