Open Mat Athletes Win Medals In Texas
Athletes from Open Mat Bermuda claimed four medals on day one of the Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship in Fort Worth, Texas, yesterday [November 1].
Lonnie Bascome [brown belt] claimed gold in the men’s 162.2Ib category; Reina Maypa [blue belt] won bronze in the women’s 136lb division; and Jason McAlpine [brown belt] secured two bronze in the men’s 175.60lb and open divisions.
The competition continues today.
Also representing Open Mat – a Brazilian Jui-Jitsu Gym on Mills Creek Road – are Ryan Hopkins, Greg Maybury, James Adams, Ramazan Ramazanov, Aaron Dyer, the gym founder, and Chris Regan, the head instructor.
