Around 500 photos have been uploaded into our Photo Gallery from the Oct 2008 Grapplers Quest event. Be sure to check them out!

Grapplers Quest - Oct 2008

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Grapplers Quest - Oct 2008 (part 2)

128 Photos

Grapplers Quest - Oct 2008 (part 3)

129 Photos

Grapplers Quest - Oct 2008 (part 4)

128 Photos

Huge thanks to Tom Apgar for making all these pictures!

On Oct 16th, 2008, our good friend and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion, Ryan Hall, gave a BJJ workshop for Team RONIN ATHLETICS. Ryan worked with our team on a number of incredible techniques including his world renowned triangle and upside-down guard!

Check out the full collection of pictures taken from the day in our Photo Gallery!

Here is a quick listing of some of this past weekend’s tournament results at the Grapplers Quest - North American Grappling Championships 2008:

Matt Weber - 1st place Intermediate No-Gi Welterweight
Roger Dardis - 1st place Intermediate No-Gi Middleweight
Liz Milizio - 1st place Women’s Beginner No-Gi lightweight
Liz Milizio - 1st place Women’s White Belt Gi

Alex Horowtiz - 2nd place Intermediate No-Gi Middleweight
Manny Villafane - 2nd Place Intermediate No-Gi Absolute

Carlo Chan - 4th Place Blue Belt Gi Lightweight
Dave Aakhus - 4th Place Novice Welterweight
Matt Daube - 4th Place Novice Middleweight
Christian Montes - 4th Place Advanced No-Gi Welterweight

also major props to - Jon Maresco, James Han, Fabio Tellez, David Lu, Zak Koonce, Eric Santiago, Phil Kurowski, and Jasper Chua for stepping up to compete and coming away with some great matches against tough competition

please let us know if we missed anyone.

more results, pics, and videos to follow! stay tuned…