Local Fighters Succeed in Sydney

SIX local fighters returned from the New South Wales Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Autumn Cup on the weekend with two gold medals and four silver.

Lachlan Eadie from Jiu Jitsu Dynamix in Scone won his division at the NSW Brazilian Jiu Jistu Winter Cup in Sydney.

Of the six competitors, who represented Jiu Jitsu Dynamix based in Scone, four took to the mats for the first time in a tournament.

Rod Eadie, coach at Jiu Jitsu Dynamix said the experience of competing is valuable at all levels of development.

“There is a saying in Jiu Jitsu that ‘you either win or you learn’ and when you compete it is a great opportunity for our members to test their skills against people from across the state,” said Mr Eadie.

“For our younger members they learn some good life skills of going through the training to prepare, learning to manage nerves, staying focused and competing,” he said.

“I am really proud of how our team performed, it takes courage to go to compete for the first time and they are looking forward to many more tournaments now,” Rod Eadie said.

Results:

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  Mia Kelaher and Iris Flaherty competed for the first time at the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu NSW Autumn Cup in Sydney

  Mia Kelaher, who is 10 years of age, competed in her first tournament and took gold in her weight division;

• Johnny Honeyman, who is 11 years of age, didn’t take a place, but coach Eadie said he showed a lot of heart for his first tournament;
• Heath Eadie, who is 13 years old won a silver medal;
• Iris Flaherty, who is 9 years of age, took out a silver medal in her first tournament;
• Lachlan Eadie, who is 17 years of age, took out the gold medal in his gi division and a silver in his no gi division and
• Sean Buttler, who competed in the master 1 division took out a silver in his first tournament.