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]]>We are very excited to announce Tatami Fightwear as an official Platinum Sponsor of ADCC World Championship 2022. The world's greatest submission and grappling tournament will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada September 17-18 at the Thomas & Mack Centre.
We are proud to have 7 sponsored athletes competing in the tournament in the following divisions:
JT Torres 77kg
Rafael Lovato Jr 99kg
Josh Hinger 88kg
Vagner Rocha 88kg
Ashley Williams 66kg
Tommy Langaker 77kg
Sam Mc Nally 66kg
Tatami Fightwear CEO Ty Edwards is very excited at the announcement... “Tatami Fightwear is very excited to be partnering @adcc_official as a Platinum Sponsor of the greatest show in jiu jitsu, the ADCC World Championships.
Our brand has a rich history with ADCC having sponsored JT Torres for his 2 previous victories and we can’t wait to be in Las Vegas this September to cheer on our athletes who will compete for these prestigious titles. JT is very focused to be the first American to win 3 ADCC titles and we can’t wait to watch him defend his crown at 77kg!
Each weight category will be ludicrously contested, as the biggest names in the sport go head to head and #TEAMTATAMI are honoured to be part of this crazy event. We look forward to seeing many of our friends and followers out in Vegas for what promises to be the greatest night in jiu jitsu history!”
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Wow… what a fantastic weekend for many of our Tatami athletes at the IBJJF European Championship in Italy, Rome. Staying close to the action over the weekend, many of our athletes left the event armed with pride and medals… lots of them!
Saturday saw the legend Michelle Nicolini write history and walk away with a gold in the Master 1 Lightweight Division, before continuing her winning streak with another gold in Master 1 Black Belt Open Class later on in the day. Congratulations to Michelle on a double win!
It didn’t stop there as Darragh O’Conaill took to the mats to beat his opponents in 4 exciting matches, walking away with a gold medal as Master 1 Lightweight Champion. Team mate Sam Mc Nally also qualified for the Black Adult Feather quarter-finals which saw a victory, and went on to scoop a bronze medal in the Adult Feather division in the semi-finals.
Ashley Bendle took to the podium where she picked up a bronze medal in the Black Adult Feather division, whilst Rita Tana received a bronze medal in the Black Adult Medium-Heavy division. Well done to you both! Alessio Salis made his Euro's debut in the Blue Adult Feather Weight division where he walked away with a bronze medal. Congratulations Alessio; we're sure there'll be many more to come...
Emad Omran also picked up a silver medal in the Adult Brown Lightweight division. Congratulations Emad!
Italy's very own Luca Anacoreta took to the mats over the weekend, however Luca suffered a blow in his first fight on Sunday after an injury seconds into the match, which meant he was out of the rest of the competition. We hope to see Luca back very soon...
In a series of nail biting matches, Tommy Langaker fought through to the finals where he found himself up against Tainan Dalpra, dubbed ‘the 2021 rematch everyone wanted!' Tommy narrowly missed out on an overall win, however put on a fast-paced, exciting performance over the weekend and walked away with a silver medal. Well done Tommy!
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Espen Mathiesen put on an impressive performance which led him to top the leaderboard in his division as Lightweight Black Belt European Champion. This is Espen's first Euro's gold by an advantage. Congratulations Espen on an undoubtably exciting victory and one you must be very proud of!
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Rafael Lovato Jr, one of our latest signings at Tatami needs absolutely no introduction. A BJJ legend within the sport and a black belt for almost 20 years, Lovato sailed through every match and came out on top as the Ultra-Heavyweight Black Belt Champion to put an end to a successful weekend. Congratulations to Rafael on your epic win! We are proud to support you & are excited for the year ahead!
Congratulations to all of our Tatami athletes and everyone who took part at the European Championship this week in Rome. We are proud to have had so many of you compete, and watch your hard work & dedication pay off!
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]]>When it comes to conditioning for Jiu Jitsu, the statement “if you want to get fit for Jiu Jitsu just roll more” is something you’ll commonly hear said in most gyms around the world. However, how true is this statement? In the first of this series of blogs on preparation for Jiu Jitsu, I thought it would be interesting to explore what research has been done that helps us understand how to get fit for Jiu Jitsu, and to suggest some guidelines that might be useful depending on the objectives and the level of the reader.
First it's probably worth running through some quick definitions of some terms that will crop up in this article:
So, what do we know about Jiu Jitsu training?
Well, whilst high quality research into Jiu Jitsu is still in its infancy, a study by Øvretveit (1) examined the energy system contribution to 5 x 6 minute free sparring rounds with 90 seconds recovery between rounds. The subjects in this study had been training regularly (4 times a week) for a minimum of a year. The researchers found, perhaps unsurprisingly, that this type of session quickly generated high levels of blood lactate in the subjects. Blood lactate is used as a marker of the accumulation of waste products during the process of energy generation and therefore it is reasonable to assume that this sort of free sparring sessions is primarily a form of anaerobic exercise. However, perhaps more interesting was the fact that the authors also assessed each of the subjects Vo2 max (as a measure of aerobic capacity) a few days prior to the sparring session and found the following:
Taken together it would seem that while having a higher aerobic capacity will be beneficial to your ability to train and compete, training Jiu Jitsu alone will not necessarily develop it! What we are seeing in action here is what is termed in sports science as the principle of specificity – which states that the body adapts to the type of demand that is placed on it. Therefore, because the demand of sparring is primarily anaerobic, the aerobic system does not receive sufficient stimulus to adapt and, if we want to develop it, we are going to have to find other ways of doing so. This is an important consideration when it comes to training for any sport as it’s not necessarily about replicating the sport (although sport specific training is important) but rather it’s about identifying the qualities (in this example aerobic capacity) that will enhance performance, but aren’t currently improving, and directing some training towards it.
So how can you develop aerobic capacity?
One way is to supplement your Jiu Jitsu training with some non-specific aerobic interval training. In fact, this is what Øvretveit (2) did in a follow up study. In this study, subjects were randomly assigned to either a training group or a control group for 6 weeks. While all subjects maintained their normal Jiu Jitsu schedule of 4 sessions per week, the training group also performed two high intensity aerobic interval running sessions per week. Each aerobic interval session included a warm-up followed by four 4-minute intervals where the subjects aimed to work at an intensity where their heart rate stayed between 85-95% of its max. Each 4-minute interval was followed by 3 minutes of active recovery at 70% max heart rate. At the end of the 6 weeks the training group was found to have improved their aerobic capacity by 8%, however no improvements were seen in the control group. What is interesting about these results is that they show that you don’t have to invest a lot of additional time to improve aerobic capacity (most of their weekly training was still Jiu Jitsu), while also further demonstrating that Jiu Jitsu alone won’t improve aerobic capacity in relatively trained Jiu Jitsu athletes.
The eagle eyed of you who also record your own heart rate during sparring (from Garmin, whoop etc) might look at these prescribed heart rates and ask, “If that session is based off heart rate and I hit similar heart rates for similar timeframes to it when I spar, surely I’m going to get similar improvements in aerobic capacity?” It would appear not, as while during activities like cycling and running heart rate is highly linked to oxygen consumption, during Jiu Jitsu sparring this link is broken. There are several reasons for this, with the frequent changes in intensity during a round, the increased contribution of the arms vs the legs, the supine body positions that practitioners find themselves in and the frequent isometric contractions that occur during sparring all blunting the link between heart rate and aerobic capacity development.
So, given what has been presented so far am I suggesting everyone should be supplementing their training with aerobic capacity training?
Well no. Ultimately Jiu Jitsu is like most other sports in this regard and if you are just starting out on your Jiu Jitsu journey I’d say the majority of your time should still be spent on the mats, as sparring will develop your ability to perform techniques at a lower energy cost and allow you to rely less on using strength during sparring. These changes alone will improve your ability to sustain performance through multiple rounds in the early stages of your development.
If you are a higher ranked belt training a few times a week, it’s going to depend on you individually. As I mentioned earlier, aerobic capacity is partly genetic, and we’ve all seen and trained with those guys and girls who have naturally good levels of aerobic conditioning and can go round after round with little to no drop in performance. If you are one of them and you are looking to add in some off the mats training to support your Jiu Jitsu you may be better investing your time elsewhere as your aerobic capacity is probably not limiting you relative to your training needs. However, if like me, you haven’t been blessed with a great gas tank you might notice some benefit to adding in 1-2 aerobic conditioning sessions per week.
Finally, if you are a high-level competitor, I’d say there is great benefit to adding some aerobic conditioning to your training week, primarily to support tournaments, where producing a greater percentage of energy via aerobic means could provide a performance advantage, particularly in large brackets. Indeed, at this stage of development, while specific sparring, manipulating the length of rounds and shark tanking will be an important part of your preparation, and may enhance aerobic capacity to some degree, the efficiency of your movement means planning training blocks were there is some separation of the technical/ tactical from the physical training will be even more important.
All this isn’t to say that you need to be doing aerobic intervals all year round either. While it seems clear that sparring doesn’t develop aerobic capacity, it is quite possible that once it is developed sparring will help maintain it, or at least slow the speed at which it declines. Given this, a few blocks of aerobic intervals across the year or, if you are a competitor, smartly placed relative to your key competitions may represent an effective way of integrating this type of training.
So, in conclusion is sparring enough to develop fitness for Jiu Jitsu?
Ultimately it depends. While sparring will develop more efficient movement and will improve the anaerobic system, it does not seem to develop the aerobic system. The degree to which you will benefit from training aimed at developing your aerobic capacity will depend on both your objectives and your physiology.
Øvretveit K. Acute physiological and perceptual responses to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu sparring: the role of maximal oxygen uptake. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport 18: 481-494, 2018.
Øvretveit K. Aerobic interval training improves maximal oxygen uptake and reduces body fat in grapplers. 2019.
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2022 is certainly looking to be an exciting year for Tatami Fightwear; working with new athletes from around the World, and continuing to grow our Brand rapidly in many different ways. As part of that, we are excited to collaborate with Sports Science Consultancy, Informed Performance. The Team have a broad range of expertise and knowledge in the world of athletic performance, and their aim is to inform and educate our customers and social media following on how strength training and sports science can help you on your Jiu Jitsu journey. We caught up with the talented team at Informed Performance, who will explain who they are & what they do...
Who are Informed Performance and what do you do?
We are a Sport Science Consultancy company with a very strong blend of practical experience and academic knowledge. Michael has been working full time in elite sport since 2003 and has coached Olympic athletes from over 20 different sports. For the last 8 years, he's been working full time with the Great Britain Athletics team where he leads the physical preparation department (Strength and Conditioning, Physiology and Nutrition). He holds a PhD in sport science from Swansea University and has consulted with international sports teams and organisations in the areas of strength and power development, training design and recovery. He is also a purple belt under Victor Estima and for the last couple of years has been providing strength and conditioning support to some of the UK's top Jiu Jitsu athletes.
Rob has worked as a strength and conditioning coach in elite sport since 2012, supporting athletes in a number of both Olympic and non-Olympic sports, including Rugby, Football, Boxing, Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For the last 7 years, Rob has worked full time with the Great Britain Athletics team, and has consulted for Virgin London Marathon, England Athletics and British Athletics Futures. This year, Rob completed his PhD from Loughborough University that explored muscle size and strength determinants of elite level sprint performance. A former rugby player and Olympic weightlifting national champion and record holder, Rob currently holds a blue belt under professor Victor Estima.
Julie has a PhD in Sport Psychology from Loughborough University and has consulted to many sports over the years. Julie also has extensive experience as a professional swimmer, where she held several national records and competed at the World, European and Commonwealth Games, so she knows a thing or two about dealing with competitive stress! Similarly, our nutritionist Louise is an ex-professional sprinter that represented team GB at the Rio Olympics. She is now the lead nutritionist for both the British Olympic track and field and Judo teams and, as such has extensive expertise in nutrition for strength and power sports and weight making for combat sports.
Clearly you work with a lot of elite athletes, but are your programs also available to the wider general public?
Absolutely! In elite sport we develop an individual performance plan for each athlete and this process can be applied to anyone. It’s about first identifying what you what to achieve. For an Olympic level sprinter this might be improving the time it takes to get to 10 metres, for a high-level Jiu Jitsu competitor it might be maintaining grip strength late into a tournament, and for a recreational Jiu Jitsu athlete it might be gaining lean muscle mass or increasing the amount of rounds they are able to do in sparring. It’s then our job to work with the individual to identify what you can do, do differently, or stop doing to achieve their goal, while also bearing in mind the realities of their individual situation (e.g. family and work commitments, training background, access to equipment, injury history, age etc).
Where are you based? Can you provide services to anyone based across the United Kingdom?
We are based in Loughborough in the East Midlands, UK. However, to ensure that our services are not restricted by geography, we use an industry leading online platform and app. This not only means we can have regular communication with our clients, but importantly allows us to deliver a robust coaching service through uploading exercise demonstration videos and allowing our clients to upload videos of their training to receive technical feedback and individualised cues to implement during their next session.
What is the aim of an Informed Performance program?
That depends on the type of program, and while we offer various programs with specific outcome aims (an example may be strength and power development for Jiu Jitsu), the aim of our individualised programs is to apply robust scientific principles and the knowledge gained from years in the field to answer a “performance problem'', considering each individuals reality. As mentioned previously, this performance problem could be anything from developing a program to deal with some nagging injuries through to designing a periodised nutrition and training plan to peak for a competition. When we say we work within the realities of each individual, what we mean is that 2 people may have the same goal (e.g. prepare for a competition) but one may be juggling a busy work and family life alongside their training, while another is a full-time athlete. Likewise, one may have access to limited equipment at home, whilst the other can get to a public gym multiple times a week. Our job is to take these differences into consideration and design a program that works at an individual level.
Are they tailored to everyone's individual needs?
As above, all of our online coaching and personalised programs are totally tailored to the individual’s needs, we also recognise that this approach may not suit everybody’s preference. For those that prefer a more independent approach to their training and nutrition, we also offer 4-12 week “off the shelf” programs that have specific focuses; for example, our strength for BJJ and our “Fit to Roll” programs, that can be purchased from our website.
Tell us about some of the athletes you've worked with?
Over our 20 odd years working in elite sport we’ve been lucky enough to coach/support Olympic and world medallists from Athletics, Triathlon, Boxing, Judo, Swimming, Diving, Hockey, Bobskeleton, Bobsleigh, Sailing and Cycling. We’ve also consulted to international Rugby and professional Football teams in the areas of strength and power testing, competition optimisation and training recovery. In the world of Jiu Jitsu, we currently support a number of high-level competitors including Vanessa English (pictured), Jakub Zajkowski and Charlie Adorian.
As you know, Tatami's roots are firmly based within Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and we know you work with Tatami's own, Vanessa English. How would your services benefit someone living the Jiu Jitsu lifestyle?
We really think there are two ways to think about how you can approach using our services to benefit your Jiu Jitsu. The first and most obvious is performance enhancement. While technique during Jiu Jitsu is key (and we’re sure we’ve all experienced been dominated by smaller more technical fighters at some stage of our Jiu Jitsu careers!), developing the correct types of power, strength and conditioning undoubtedly plays a role in enhancing your performance on the mats. The trick however is making sure that the training off the mat works in conjunction with the training on the mat and ensuring that the training off the mat also accounts for the impact of both Jiu Jitsu training and general life, which can lead to even greater performance outcomes. Competition prep is another big area. For example, how the balance of on-the-mat to off-the-mat training may
change in the lead into a competition, how to approach being on weight 4 weeks out vs. 4 days out, or how do you deal with the competition day from a nutritional, physiological and psychological perspective?
The other aspect is what we like to think of as performance maintenance. There is nothing more frustrating than either being restricted in what you can do on the mats, or not being able to train altogether. The reality is that by training Jiu Jitsu you will be repeating certain movement patterns multiple times a day/week, with the vast majority of predominantly playing guard on or passing to one side. Add in preferences for certain types of guards and passes and you inevitably end up overloading certain areas of the body resulting in asymmetries in strength and mobility. In simple terms, the more the body deviates away from its ‘normal’ the more likely pain and injury are to occur. Therefore, it’s important to have a training program aimed at addressing your specific needs to help counteract the impact of Jiu Jitsu (and life generally) and help keep you on the mats doing what you love.
As part of the collaboration between Tatami Fightwear and Informed Performance, what are you looking to achieve from this partnership?
We want to increase the understanding of how strength training and sport science can support the goals of every Jiu Jitsu practitioner, from hobbyist to full-time competitor. Given the social media world we live in today there is so much information available online, and unfortunately when it comes to Jiu Jitsu there is a lot of pseudo-science and misinformation. Partnering with Tatami gives us a platform to provide people with access to training and sport science information that they can trust.
Thank you to the Informed Performance team for answering our questions and giving us a deeper insight into what they offer as expert performance consultants; we are looking forward to collaborating! Keep an eye on our social media for more content featuring the Informed Performed team, including an exciting competition where one lucky follower will get the chance to win a personalised training program.
Watch this space...
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]]>With the pandemic still disrupting the world as we knew it, Tatami Fightwear had to take a new approach when attending the World Master IBJJF Jiu Jitsu Championship, in Las Vegas last week. Instead of trading our usual pop-up shop and selling our amazing products, restrictions meant we had to make this all about marketing ourselves and networking with the great and the good of jiu-jitsu… and boy, did it go well!
Some of Tatami’s top athletes were present for this incredible event, either competing or coaching their teams and even their family in the case of Tatami’s own Vitor Ribeiro ‘Shaolin’; who’s son Henrique, managed to scoop Gold at his weight!
JT Torres took time from coaching his amazing EssentialBJJ Team to host a Q&A session on Instagram, so thank you to JT and for those of you who sent us questions. JT is all systems go in preparing to become the first American in history to win 3 x ADCC Titles at his weight range next year and having caught up with him, he is looking & feeling very confident! JT’s answers can be seen on our Insta Highlights so please check them out, as you’ll find out who his dream match would be against…?!! What an awesome fight that would be…!!!
8 x World Champion and general all-round legend, Michelle Nicolini also stopped by to chat with us and was her usual lovely self. We also managed to chat to Tatami’s Rita Tana who fought brilliantly to win a medal in her class.
Team Tatami also scooped another couple of Gold Medals at the event, with Italo Ferreira Nunes shining in his competition and proudly coming to show off his bling, before we met Italo’s good friend and World Number 1 ranked, Abraoa Amorim Magalhaes, who also caught up with us after fighting through great pain but still grabbed a silver medal, before he then refereed the Kids Event; it was a pleasure to catch up with both of these great gentlemen! Italo proudly flies the Tatami flag very high, and we are honoured to have him on our Team!
Talking of Tatami flags, one of our best highlights of the whole trip was cheering on the incredible Micah Sala. Micah was one of Ty (our CEO)’s first younger additions to Team Tatami a couple of months ago and it was a true honour to be in Vegas to watch the little man win Gold in his exciting division! Tatami is actively supporting an inclusive approach to BJJ across all ages and all genders and nothing made us more proud than watching 10 year old Micah perform so well and take his well-deserved glory in front of a jubilant crowd and his lovely family. After his amazing win, Micah has now been selected to fight in a World League Match at the end of January in California… remember his name, because this kid is going places and you won’t find a prouder member of our Tatami family!!
In our down time, Team Tatami also managed to take in some of the spectacular sights (and bars and restaurants!!) of Las Vegas! From the Fountains of Bellagio to the cool views of the Waldorf’s SkyBar high up in the Vegas skies, it was a truly incredible 3 days for us over in Vegas and we join everyone who attended, including the 8000+ athletes who fought so well, in congratulating the IBJJF on hosting a great jiu-jitsu convention.
This event has focused us on growing our brand presence even greater over in the USA and please watch this space for some exciting news over the coming months…
Team Tatami is flying high, and we cannot wait to be back States-side very soon!
]]>Last weekend, Mark Ormrod MBE, a close friend of Tatami, who we have collaborated with as part of our association with REORG, completed an incredible 99.9mile challenge, on his specialised hand bike. Mark is a Royal Marines Veteran, Triple Amputee, Motivational Speaker, Author and Trustee of REORG charity, who currently practices as a BJJ blue belt.
Mark has deservingly won an award for Regional Pride of Britain Fundraiser of the Year, and will be heading to London for the National Pride of Britain Awards.
You can read more about Mark's amazing achievements here.
Everyone within the Tatami community, passes on their congratulations to Mark, who has now raised over half a million pounds of his £750,000 target.
You can continue to support Mark's ongoing mission by donating to his just giving page here and continuing to shop our REORG products, where profits generated are donated straight back to the charity.
Congratulations again to Mark, and we look forward to hearing about his next incredible adventure, when he recovers after this one! Mark, you are an incredible inspiration to everyone within the BJJ community.
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Ashley's victory now gives him entry to the ADCC World Championships in Las Vegas next year; it doesn't get much bigger or better than that! We caught up with Ashley to talk about his astounding success...
Q. First of all congratulations Ashley, ADCC European Trials Champion! How does it feel to get through to the World Championships?
''Thank you! It was a major achievement for not just myself but my team. It's totally overwhelming to know I will not only be a part of the ADCC World Championship, but possibly the biggest event in the history of the sport.''
Q. Tell us a bit about the next stage of the competition? Where/when?
''ADCC has been my sole focus for many years now. Finally achieving the security of my spot in the Worlds means I will be looking to be as active as possible, and particularly against potential opponents I could face at the Worlds. Feeling the level and being immersed with these guys is the only way to keep myself at the top level.''
Q. How did you first get into the sport?
''I have done Jiu Jitsu since a very young age starting in Japanese Jiu Jitsu self defence due to my Father. I was fortunate to come across Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at the age of 15 when Kelly, my coach at the time recommended I try out CRA in Swansea.''
Q. How often do you train?
''Currently I train 4 Jiu Jitsu sessions per week, 2x gi/2x subgrappling for approx 2-2.5 hours per session. Consisting of movement, drilling, specific sparring, sparring and troubleshooting. I also lift three times a week following a program by Grapple Machine. All of my training is done with Draig Pro Team.''
Q. What does your weekly routine look like?
''Alongside training I run my own academy alongside Chris Rees. I teach approx 4 hours per week and help run all aspects of the Academy. Coaching is actually the fun bit, running an Academy is far more than people anticipate.''
Q. Who/what inspires you to do your best every time?
''I have been very competitive over the years and love representing my team and my country. I more so compete for myself now and my small support network, consisting of my family/coaches and training partners. Two of my biggest inspirations has to be my twin brother and coach, Joshua Williams, the second is my wife Katie Williams. Without whom I genuinely do not believe I would have achieved my successes. It may be an individual sport but the outcome is that of a team effort.''
Q. How do you cope with the pressure of competing and always wanting to perform to the best of your ability?
''I get asked this pretty frequently and the truth is I still get super nervous every time I compete. I remind myself of my skill set and how hard I work. Any competitor that beats me, I hold my hands up to them as they must work very hard and deserve every success.''
Q. What are your hobbies/interests outside of the sport?
''To be honest, Jiu Jitsu is beyond a hobby or career for me; it's a lifestyle. I spend most of my time outside of the sport watching it or talking to be friends about it. I do however love spending time with my family and make sure to do so every week.''
Q. Do you have any advice for others wanting to become an athlete?
''The advice I would give to you is 'don't give up', and be consistent. There are tons of great books out there that can describe this; the one that I found the best is 'Chop Wood Carry Water'. Essentially you must know that an 'overnight success' is not reality, but one day you will become one so you have to keep the faith in yourself and those around you.''
Q. What does 2022 hold for Ashley Williams?
''I plan to be very active and represent Draig and Wales to the best of my ability. I will be in the best physical and mental form come ADCC Worlds 2022!''
We could not be more proud of Ashley here at Tatami, and we are confident that 2022 will be a very exciting year for him...
Thank you Ashley & well done!
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This month saw the Jiu Jitsu community come together for the BJJ British Open, organised by our good friend Braulio Estima; which was the first major BJJ tournament since the pandemic took hold, so it was exciting to come together and see some familiar faces including many of our sponsored athletes.
Having sponsored the tournament it was a pleasure to host the Tatami pop up shop, which gave our fans an opportunity to buy some of our great products, and it gave us as a Team a chance to meet and chat with some incredible people. We particularly enjoyed meeting some of the future stars of BJJ on the Saturday, during the Kids tournament.
Some of our sponsored athletes who produced phenomenal winning performances, included Jayden Lee Price, on the winners podium.
Ty our new CEO meets our very own Ashley Williams, who once again really impressed winning yet another gold medal.
Ashley Amos looking proud with his medal after winning gold!
Tom Showler scooped bronze after a very close contest in his division.
The amazing Ashley Bendle proudly shows off another gold medal to continue her impressive winning streak. Congratulations to Ashley, and everyone else who competed at the event. Good luck to Ashley Bendle and Ashley Williams who jet off to Poland this week for the ADCC trials, we know you will carry the Tatami flag and represent Wales in the best possible way.
This weekend Team Tatami rolls on to Wolverhampton for the Elite Events European Junior Gi & No Gi Championships, which will give you the opportunity to come and buy some of your favourite Tatami products; further details can be found here: http://elitebjjevents.com/bjj-junior-european-championships/
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