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US Grappling Junior Championships
July 7, 2010

LINXX Academy recently went back to Ashland, VA, for the U.S. Grappling Junior Championships. For the second time in only a matter of weeks, LINXX Juniors rolled out with multiple awards. The flourishing juniors traveled to Patrick Henry High School on July 10, 2010, supported and mentored by coaches Nestor Bayot, James Gamble, and junior coach Jacob Turpin, with special appreciation for LINXX mom Cristina Corbe.  

Deandre Corbe, Gavin Corbe, Kai Lockhart, and Jared Esteban brought home four first-place trophies, two second-place medals, and a third-place medal. The high-spirited grapplers were ensured at least two bouts each in the double-elimination style tournament. U.S. Grappling events now use the Madison Bracketing system, which means that there are no longer present weight classes for juveniles. The system was administered to prevent children and teens from cutting weight since they won’t know the weight classes in advance.

Deandre proved his talents in a bout that set him up with an opponent almost 20 pounds heavier than the 100-pound fighter. Each Junior LINXXer showed an impressive amount of heart and enthusiasm that day and earned the admiration of the entire Junior LINXX family.

Results for the tournament can be viewed at US Grapplings website: http://tinyurl.com/3xtwk95
and media of the event can be located via Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/23kvfha