there and back again

It has bin a while since I updated this page.

I was out with injury's for several months..(broken rib,busted knee,etc)

I'm taking a few day of now and will be back to full training next week!

I did compete in three tournaments in the meanwhile, the first one being the Rickson Gracie team tournament,in wich I was able to submit everyone in the advanced open class, but it took enough toll on me to disable me from winning the next tournament 5 days later.. Having me lose a lackluster match in the first round.

Luckely, I had a several weeks to recover and a full week to train for the next big tournament, the Zona no-gi.

Wich had me placed 3rd in -85 and absolute.

Not back up there,but I did win 7 matches, and was beaten by a brown belt and reigning european champion, and the second place winner in olympic wrestling/pro judo player.

So I'm pretty happy with the results, I learned a lot.

Tournaments comming

Its almost time again for the first competitions this year!

And I'm really looking forward to it, especialy because I could not fight in the European Championships.

The first one comming up will be the watterland cup, wich is nothing more then the anual Rickson Gracie Holland tournament, and will be a Poul competition.

Meaning you can always fight atleast 5 matches.

This wil make a great warmup and test for my skills,because the weekend after that on 15 Feb, the Amsterdam open will be held again, and I would like to prolonge my winningstreak at the Amsterdam tournaments.(I won the last 3 championships I fought there.)

Besides that, in March the new Zona no Gi challenge will be held,and I also want to aim my aerows on that prize as well.

Helio Gracie Dies at the age of 95.

Sad news has reached us that Helio Gracie has died.
As grandmaster of the sport, and example to many he will be sorely missed.
He died at the age of 95 at the consequences of pneumonia.

1 oct 1913 - 29 jan 2009

injury update

I wont be going to the European Championships in all likelyness..
My ribs are still not healed, and I want atleast 3 or 4 weeks of full speed training.
Sadly this wont be the case, since I still not healed enough at the moment, and the tournament will be in 3 weeks..

I guess I just have to point my arrows at an other target..
European champion in 2010!