Carlson Gracie DBN academy wins SUBMISSION KINGS tournament on points
Submission Kings held a grappling tournament this past weekend in Umhlanga Kwazulu Natal which ended with Carlson Gracie DBN academy coming out top of the pile.
The weekend's festivities started on Friday with a grappling seminar hosted by South Africa's bjj(Brazilian jiu jitsu) superstar Luke Griffith. He imparted knowledge to all the participants as well as offered advise & encouragement to those wishing to follow his path in fighting internationally.
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| Luke Griffith choking an opponent at Flograppling |
Saturday was time to roll with men, women and kids took part in this event with each fighter scoring points for themselves as well as their academies.
Carlson Gracie DBN was the academy which came out victorious with the most points accumulated (144). CombatBase South Africa was 2nd with 114 points and East Rand Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Benoni winding up in 3rd place on 41 points.
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| Graphic courtesy of Submission Kings Instagram Page |
The top grapples for the weekend were Delise Faithful and Dehan Van Dyk who both accumulated 15 points. Konnor Bentien was in a close 3rd with 14 points won on the day.
I look forward to personally attending the event on September.
Submission Kings is changing the face of grappling in South Africa, growing the sport and doing an amazing job at bringing the community together. Shout out to you guys!!
