Portland wins the SBG Cup back!
On the afternoon of April 29th several competitors
from all four local Straight Blast Gyms competed in the seasonal
inner school Submission Grappling event, the Straight Blast
Cup. Here are the results:
200+ weight class: winner = Kevin Burton (Beaverton Gym)
190lb weight class: winner = Tom Paislow (Salem Gym)
170lb weight class: winner = Mike Ford (Portland Gym)
160lb weight class: winner = Gary Rivera (Albany Gym)
womens division: winner = Amy Couture (Portland
Gym)
SBG Cup winner = Portland Gym!
*Next SBG Cup scheduled for late September at the Portland
Gym. Start training now!
Amy Couture takes her opponents back
Matt & Tom officiate the match
Kevin gets hooks
Kevin mounts the much biggerYohan from the Portland Gym
Competition Team Member Brian Stromberg looks on
See you at the next SBG Cup!!
The Spring Straight Blast Gym inner school grappling competition
is here. Who will take home the coveted Gorilla Cup? Beaverton
won it from the Salem Branch just a few short months ago,
as such the competition this time is to be held at the Beaverton
Gym. Good luck to all of you and I'll see you there!
- Matt
Straight blast gym's Gorilla Cup
Competition
Where: Beaverton Straight Blast Gym (Corner of
Canyon Rd. and Cedar Hills Blvd 350-3926)
When: Weigh ins begin at 10:30am sharp. Contest
begins at 11am
Cost: 20. participants, 5. spectator fee
Divisions:
Women's division/ Open class (Competition Team Members
& by invitation)/135lbs & under/ 135-155/ 156-175/ 176-195/
196-215/ 216 +
Rules:
All Submissions legal except twisting leg locks. Time
limit is five minutes per match, with a 5 minute OT if the score
is tied. Points are awarded on the BJJ point system:
4 points mount (must hold for 3 seconds)
4 points for back mount
3 points knee mount (3 seconds)
2 points crossides (3 seconds)
2 points reversal
There is no takedowns as matches start on the knees.
Open division has no time limit and no illegal submissions.
Each school receives one team point per weight class, and two
points for winning open class. The school with the most team
points get to take home the coveted Gorilla Cup!
See you there!!
4/1/2000: Results from fight night at the Roseland theater
on Saturday night.
Corey Reeves wins by KO in the 3rd round of his Muay Thai bout.
Barbora Piknova losses by submission in the 7th minute of an
8 minute bout against a very skilled Judy Neff.
Brian Stromberg wins by armlock.
Ben Radach wins by rear naked choke.
*(details and photos to appear in the next few days)
4/2/2000: Greg Piper will be flying to Japan along with Head
Coach Matt Thornton, to face Shooto's #2 ranked 60 kilo fighter
Jin Akimoto in a professional Shootwrestling match. Greg is
the first Straight Blast Gym fighter to enter the arena of professional
NHB. The fight will take place April 12th in Tokyo.
Straight Blast Gym & Matt Thornton's schedule of events
Spring/ Summer 2000
March 25th - 10am (Portland Gym) Rick Williams one day BJJ
class.
All SBG students welcome. Cost = 50$. (see your Gym staff for
details)
March 25th - 7pm at House of Louie restaurant downtown
Portland (Chinatown)
THE GIANT ANNUAL ICC GRADUATION/ MATT THORNTON B-DAY PARTY
All Gym students
encouraged (required) to be there. Presents no mandatory but
greatly encouraged.
DON'T MISS THIS ANNUAL GATHERING!!!!
(Yes, Matt will once again be turning 22)
Greg Piper will be flying to Japan along with Head Coach Matt
Thornton, to face Shooto's #2 ranked 60 kilos fighter Jin Akimoto
in a professional Shootwrestling match. Greg is the first Straight
Blast Gym fighter to enter the arena of professional NHB. The
fight will take place April 12th in Tokyo.
April 29th - 10am weigh in Beaverton Gym
The Gorilla Cup - Innerschool submission grappling tournament.
As the Beaverton
Gym won last time the event will be held at the Beaverton Gym
on the 29th. Prices for spectators and participants remains
the same as last time. 20$ participants, 5$ spectators. Filming
okay. Weigh in at 10am sharp! Late entrys may not get to compete.
May 13th - Matt Thornton one day workshop, Albany Gym Oregon.
11am contact Albany Gym at 503-924-9750
June 3rd - Matt Thornton Seminar Carson City Nevada Gym. 10a.m
- 4p.m., the cost is $50 in advance or $65 the day of seminar.
Contact Corey Reeves at the Carson Gym
June 10th & 11th - Matt Thornton Functional JKD seminar
in Alabama. Contact Jimmy (Cujo) Cuneo 205-595-2170
July 15th - The Gorilla Cup - Innerschool Submission wrestling
tournament (to be held at Gym that wins on April 29th)
July 22nd & 23rd - Matt Thornton Functional JKD seminar
in south Florida One Dragon Martial Arts: ODMA / Luis Gutierrez
# 954-216-2577 SBGseminar@onedragon.com
Aug 5th & 6th - Matt Thornton Functional JKD seminar in
South Africa. Contact: Rodney King
Aug 26th & 27th - Straight Blast Gym's annual Summer Camp
2000 (Instructors to be listed soon)
Results from the Winter of 2000 Straight Blast Cup held
January 29th at the Salem Gym
Tom takes crossides
Congratulations to all the participants at this
most recent SBG Cup. Although it sounds cliche, what really
matters is that you all stepped on the mat and tried. You competed
publicly, and it is the willingness to do that which separates
Performance Athletes like yourselves from the dime a dozen "Martial
Artists" or even worse "streetfighters". By challenging yourselves
at such an event you have set the stage for your own increased
performance and growth that can last the rest of your life.
The quarterly event was scored on the Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu point system. Matches where five minutes each, and
separated by weight. The exception to this was the Open division
which has no weight classes and no time limits, going until
submission.
Here are the results for each weight class:
Women's division: This Year we had a
great women's division and the level of competition was among
the best in all the weight classes. Barbora Piknova from the
Beaverton branch swept through the division. After a fantastic
match with Flynn from the Portland branch which she won by
two points, she stepped out and faced Kudra Khan from Portland
in the finals, winning by points. Way to go Barbora! I am
sure this division will become one of the most competitive
in the event, and I know many of the women are already preparing
for rematches to be held at the Spring Cup on April 29th.
Barbora and Flynn battle it out in the womens division
The "Animal" goes to work
135 lbs and under: Greg (the Animal)
Piper from the Beaverton branch squared off against Riccardo
Viallareal from Salem, winning by submission.
135 - 155lbs: This was a large division
with athletes from all four branches of the Gym. In the end
the division was won by Nathaniel Castro from the Salem branch.
He demonstrated great technical proficiency winning all matches
by submission.
155 - 175lbs: The biggest division of
the competition. This event was won by Albany Gyms John Mcveigh.
Although we hadn't seen John in awhile he showed no rust in
his game as he worked his way through match after match. The
final was between John and his brother Joe Mcveigh. Great job
John.
175 - 215lbs: This division came down to
two finalists both of whom are members of the new Straight Blast
Gym 2000 Competition Team. Kress and Ben, both from the Portland
Branch, fought it out in the finals after the open division
with Ben winning in the end. Both Kress Matajacik and Ben Radach
also entered the Open division where they did fantastic considering
the amount of time they have had at the Gym.
215 & Over: Lloyd Stockton from the
Portland Branch squared off against Brian Stromberg from the
Beaverton Branch, with Brian winning the division. Brian went
on to compete in the open class where he made it into the finals.
Open Class: These matches have no time
limits, and no points. Going until submission. This class produced
the most surprises. The first match was with Nathaniel (who
won his weight division) vs Tom Oberhue of the Beaverton Branch.
Tom won in the end but Nathaniel put up a great effort. The
second match featured Jeff Wassom vs Ben Radach. This was a
great match and a classic battle of wrestling vs pure BJJ skill.
Ben won by armlock. Then it was Nathen (the pebble) Quarry vs
Brian Stromburg. In what has to be considered an upset victory
Brian tapped out Nathen with a triangle. Good job Brian! Greg
(the animal) Piper put up a valiant effort against a much heavier
Steve Cooper (Salem Branch). Both Greg and Steve are members
of comp team 2000 and will be competing this upcoming year.
Steve won by submission but Greg gave him a great fight. Kress
faced Kevin Getch from Beaverton winning by submission, and
then went on to face Brian Stromberg. After a great battle Brian
won by submission. Tom Oberhue faced Ben Radach in what turned
out to be a 25 minute fight where Tom finally won with a rolling
knee bar from the bottom. Look for Ben to compete April 1st
in the Roseland where he will bring home a win for the whole
Gym!
Tom and Brian in the open finals
The finals came down to two Beaverton Branch
athletes. Brian Stromberg (240lbs) vs Tom Oberhue (180lbs) with
Tom winning and capturing the open class title.
With the points gained from the Open Class and
three weight divisions Beaverton won the Straight Blast Cup,
and took it from the Salem branch to the Beaverton Branch where
it resides until the next Competition
NEXT Spring Straight Blast Cup: April 29th (Sat)
10am Beaverton Branch SBG
Good Job Beaverton!
Photos by Kelly Garrett
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