This past Saturday, our kid’s team competed at the 2016 Kids Cup Jiu Jitsu Tournament. 17 kids from De Boa stepped up to test their skills on the tournament scene! All of the kids did amazing, their hard work really showed.
We are so proud of these kids, not because they performed well but, because of the way they carried themselves and behaved. We witnessed several displays of great sportsmanship! We saw teammates encouraging each other, cheering each other on, high 5’s and shaking their opponents and their opponents coach’s hand (win or lose) and we saw tears being held back until off the mats.
In class last Friday, we had a “mat chat” about what we expected from the kids: “do your best, be a good sport and most importantly…HAVE FUN!!” (oh, I almost forgot… don’t poke anyone in the eye;) ) We couldn’t be more proud of them!
FYI….The kids brought home 6 Gold medals, 4 Silver & 6 Bronze, they also took GOLD overall as a team for One Jiu Jitsu!

Copa Bella 2016, followed the Kids Cup that same day. 4 De Boa Ladies competed; they showed up ready to perform! Delfina lost her 1st match but, looked awesome, she started playing her game a little too late into her match and came up short. Annie dominated her 1st match but, lost in the final landing her a Silver Medal, Easter looked great as-well losing in the final by just an advantage, also taking Silver. Our 1st timer, Kaila, killed it!! Winning her 1st match by submission after scoring 23 points and her final match 21-0 giving her the GOLD! Amazing job ladies! Way to represent!.