WARREN — FLOW Brazilian Jiujitsu of Rockland welcomed competitors from Maine, New York, Atlanta, Canada and other venues to the Midcoast Athletics Center on Sunday, June 26 for a sub-only open event that included the youngest and smallest to the largest and most experienced.
There were children’s Gi and NoGi, as the smallest competitor weighed 42 pounds, and the event included two super fights, a 10-minute black belt catch weight flow roll, absolute open weight women’s and men’s divisions and adult women’s and men’s Gi and NoGi divisions.
There were 316 registered participants, which resulted in 185 medals handed out — including 72 gold, 60 silver and 53 bronze.
FLOW BJJ finished as best academy with 165 points and as the second overall team. Tom DeBlass Association was first at 181. FLOW also had a bundle of top-three individual finishes, including a handful of firsts.
The FLOW Sub-Only Open (FSO), founded by FLOW BJJ in Rockland, was started in an effort to bring high-level grappling to Maine.
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The parameters for the children were:
Beginner — White/Gray belt: Typically less than one year of grappling experience and/or first-time competitor.
Intermediate — Yellow belt: Approximately one to two-and-a-half years of grappling experience or has won a beginner competition.
Advanced — Orange/Green belt: two-and-half-plus years of grappling experience, or has won an intermediate competition.
The parameters for the women’s and men’s divisions were:
Beginner – White belt.
Intermediate – Blue/Purple belt.
Advanced – Brown/Black belt.
The children’s weight divisions were: -65 (under 65 pounds); -80 (66-80); -95 (81-95); -115 (96-115); and +115 (more than 115).
The men’s weight divisions were: -140 (featherweight) fewer than 140 pounds 0-140.00 lbs; -155 (lightweight) fewer than 155 lbs 141.00-155.00 lbs; -170 (welterweight) fewer than 170 lbs 156.00-170.00 lbs; -185 (middleweight) fewer than 185 lbs 171.00-185.00 lbs; -205 (light-heavyweight) fewer than 205 lbs 186.00-205.00 lbs; and +205 (heavyweight) more than 205 lbs 206.00+ lbs.
The women’s weight divisions were: -125 (bantamweight) fewer than 125 lbs0.00-125.00 lbs; -140 (featherweight) fewer than 140 lbs126.00-140.00 lbs; -155 (lightweight) fewer than 155 lbs141.00-155.00 lbs; -170 (welterweight) fewer than 170 lbs156.00-170.00 lbs; and +170 (middleweight) more than 170 lbs171.00- lbs.
The individual top-three finishers for FLOW competitors in the tourney included:
Adult Male Gi/White/Adult/-155 (lightweight) — 1, Gabriel Barter.
Adult Male Gi/Blue/Adult/-155 (lightweight) — 3, Austin White-Ortiz.
Adult Male Gi/ Blue/Adult/-205 (Light-Heavyweight) — 1, Bryan Clement; and 3, Logan Meibaum.
Adult Male Gi/Purple/Adult/-155 (lightweight) — 3, Kyle Monahan.
Kids Gi/Beginner (white/gray)/Kids/-80 — 1, Ezra Orlandello.
Kids Gi/Beginner(white/gray)/Kids/-115 — 2 Natalie Dunn.
Kids Gi/Intermediate (Yellow)/ Kids/-115 — 3, Lyla Tolman.
Kids Gi/Intermediate (Yellow)/Kids/+116 — 1, Aydan Moores; and 2, Bryce Gushee-Brown.
Kids Gi/white-gray/-51lbs — 1, Amos Orlandello.
Kids Nogi/Beginner/Kids/-80 — 3, Ezra Orlandello.
Kids Nogi/Beginner/Kids/-115 — 1, Natalie Dunn.
Kids Nogi/Intermediate/Kids/-115 — 3, Lyla Tolman.
Kids Nogi/Intermediate/Kids/+116 — 1, Aydan Moores; 2, Bryce Gushee-Brown; and 3, Joshua Martz.
Kids Nogi/white-gray/-51lbs — 1, Amos Orlandello.
Adult Female Gi/Blue/Adult/-125 (Bantamweight) — 1, Meg Gleasner.
Adult Female Nogi/Intermediate/Adult/-140 (Featherweight} — 1, Meg Gleasner.
Adult Male Nogi/Beginner/Adult/-140 (Featherweight} — 2, James DeWalt.
Adult Male Nogi/Beginner/Adult/-155 (lightweight) — 2, Gabriel Barter.
Adult Male Nogi/Beginner/Adult/-170 (Welterweight} — 2, …….