AMERICA'S TOP KIDS

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TOP CHILDREN

Please help us congratulate the top 14 and under children, with the highest combined Gi and No Gi point total for 2003 (Alphabetic Order).

Christopher Dranka - Combat-Do
Yoni Ginor - Tiger Schulmann Karate
Jordan Ginor - Tiger Schulann Karate
Marcos Gomes - Dragon's Lair
Gianny Grippo - Renzo Gracie
Calvin Harbaugh - Tai-Kai
Timothy Leavy - Team Extreme
Sal Reyes - Combat-Do
Jay Speight - Team Extreme
Mike Trasso - Team Mike Mrkulic/RGDA
Christian Bouquet - Clemente's Vale Tudo
 
 
Here are the top five, 15-17 year old teen-men with the highest combined Gi and No Gi point total (in alphabetical order).
 
Liam Kerrigan - NJ IMB/CABECA 
Nick Miller - Sekai 
Eddie Fyvie Jr. - Renzo Gracie
Jimmy Rivera - Tiger Schulmann Karate
Jesse Dallago - Tiger Schulmann Karate
 
 
Here are the top five, 15-17 year old teen-women with the highest combined Gi and No Gi point total (in alphabetical order).
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Amy Turton - NJ IMB/CABECA 
Renee Sabatini - NJ IMB/CABECA 
Debora Magalhaes - Dragon's Lair
Christy Speight - Team Extreme

All of these fighters will be recieving an award this weekend at the NAGA World Championships.

Congratulations to all!


 

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Any sense of the weights of these kids? Is age the only relevant factor?

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Remember Mike Trasso's name. Give this kid a couple of years and he'll be terrorizing the grappling circuit (he already is, in the junior ranks).

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god stuff! congrats. :-)

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Get ready guys because my student Tyler is 11 and will be on that list next year.Believe me when i say that this kid is going to be someone to watch in the future. The kids are the best bottom line.

Andrew Calandrelli - Team Renzo Gracie

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ttt for the kids

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Combat-Do of Chicago is a great school!

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What are the weight classes?

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congrats to all the kids! they are AWSOME and they are the future of this great sport.

i have had the chance to see many of these kids compete and i am so happy for the future of the sport.

grappling magazine should do a special on these awsome grapplers.

keep up the great work!!!!!!!

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hey chris! its nice to see little chris' name in there.
how old is he now? how many tournemants has he competed in now? whats his record?

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My instructor was a kids champion a few years ago! Man that makes me sound terrible!

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whats up tops? nice to see you here. he is 6 yrs old now. he has grappled in 23 grappling tourneys 48-8 (45 wins via sub) pankration 8-0 (7 wins via sub)
tkd 3-0, boxing 4-0, wrestling 22-3 (17 pins)03-04 season.
are you gonna come down for naga chicago? we would love for you to take some pictures.

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Wow, congrats to them all. Still though, I'm curious how many kids who start so young end up burning out.