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News...

POSTED: 01-04-12

Congratulations to Jackie "Jackzilla" Richards on her well deserved promotion to Blue Belt last night.


POSTED: 11-13-11
 

Another GREAT tournament weekend at the NAGA/Nashville


Samantha Richards
1st Gi
1st No-Gi
2nd Gi
2nd No-Gi

Jackie Richards
1st Women’s Expert No-Gi
2nd Women’s Purple Belt,
2nd Expert Teen’s No-Gi
3rd Teen’s Expert Gi

Matt Barnes
1st Gi
2nd Gi
3rd Gi
3rd No-Gi

T
om Richards
1st Men’s Blue Belt
2nd Men's No-Gi

Poojan Shaw

2nd Gi
2nd No-Gi
3rd No-Gi

Will Debusk
2nd No-Gi
3rd Gi (X2)

Tommy Richards
2nd Men’s Purple Belt
3rd Men's Expert No-Gi

Darshan Shaw
2nd Gi




POSTED: 11-07-11


Results from this past weekend's event, Grapplers Quest (Dalton, GA)

Jackie Richards - 1st No-Gi
                             2nd No-Gi
                             3rd Gi

Tommy Richards - 1st Gi
                              2nd No-Gi

Tommy Martinez - 1st No-Gi
                              2nd Gi (X2)

Milburn Williams - 2nd No-Gi
                             2nd Gi

Samantha Richards - 2nd No-Gi




POSTED 10-24-11


It is a complete honor to announce the promotion of TEAM VICTORY's very first Brown Belts.
CONGRATULATIONS!!, to Jesse Ward and Jason Staley and thank you for your hard work, and dedication.




POSTED: 10-17-11 


Results from the; 2011 Tennessee State Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships (Alcoa, TN).

Tommy Martinez- 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Samantha Richards- 1st Gi / 1st No Gi

Dustin Reed- 1st Gi/ 1st No-Gi

Tommy Richards- 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Jackie “Jackzilla” Richards – 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi
Aka- Jack – Nikki

Craig Steiner- 1st Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Darshan Shaw- 1st No Gi / 2nd Gi

Cassidy Wolfe – 1st No-Gi / 3rd Gi

Justin Reed- 1st No-Gi / 2nd Gi

Billy Wolfe- 2nd Gi / 3rd No-Gi

Mat Barnes- 2nd Gi

Robbie Walker- 3rd Gi / 3rd No-Gi

Poojan Shaw- 3rd Gi / 3rd No-Gi

Dylan Wilson- 3rd Gi












POSTED 10-18-11 (Delayed results)


Results from the: NAGA Southeast Grappling Championships / Atlanta, GA. (10-01-11)

Jackie Richards
1st Teen Expert No-Gi
1st Teen Expert Gi
1st Adult Expert No-Gi
3rd Adult Gi

Craig Steiner
1st Teen No Gi
2nd Teen Gi
3rd Adult No-Gi

Samantha Richards
1st Kids Expert No-Gi
2nd Kids Expert Gi

Tommy Richards
1st Adult Expert No-Gi

Tommy Martinez
2nd Kids Expert No-Gi
2nd Kids Expert Gi

Poojan Shaw
2nd Kids No Gi (x2)
2nd Kids Gi

Samantha Robinson
2nd Teen No-Gi
3rd Teen Gi

Robbie Walker
2nd Adult Gi

Darshan Shaw
2nd Kids Gi







09-26-11

A HUGE "congratulations" to Jordan Cate for earning his Green Belt.

Jordan has been a member of TEAM VICTORY for several years and did an amazing job on his promotional test.

GREAT JOB JORDAN !!!!!!



POSTED: 09-06-11

Results from the 2011 West Virginia Games;

Tommy Martinez- 1st Gi
                             1st No-Gi

Jackie Richards
- 1st Women’s Gi
                             2nd Teen No-Gi
                             3rd Teen Gi
                             3rd Women’s No-Gi

Samantha Richards
- 2nd No-Gi
                                  3rd Gi

Tommy Richards
- 2nd Gi
                             3rd No-Gi




POSTED: 08-22-11

Results from the 2011 CORE Grappling Challenge held in Louisville , KY (08-13-11)


Samantha Robinson- 1st

Tommy Martinez- 1
st

Jackie Richards- 1
st

Tommy Richards- 1st Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Daniel Hendricks- 2nd Gi / 2nd (Open)

Jordan Cate- 2
nd

Samantha  Richards- 2
nd

Darshan Shah- 3
rd

Patrick Cate- 3
rd

Poojan Shah- 3
rd

Matt Barnes- 3rd



POSTED: 07-09-11

NAGA Atlanta- VICTORY did not have a very big group but they were very effective.

Jackie Richards- 1st Teen Gi
                         1st Teen No-Gi
                         1st Women's Blue Belt
                         2nd Womens No-Gi
Tommy Richards- 1st Teen Gi
                          1st Teen No-Gi
                          2nd Adult No-Gi
Tommy Martinez- 1st No-Gi
                           2nd Gi
Poojan Shah- 2nd Gi
                    2nd No-Gi
Samantha Robinson- 2nd No-Gi
                               3rd Gi
Darshen Shah- 2nd Gi 
                      2nd Gi
                      3rd No-Gi 
Sam Richards- 2nd No-Gi
   



POSTED 06-27-11


Tommy Richards participated in the X-Series MMA Pre-Show in a no-gi submission match.
Tommy dominated his match from start to finish catching his opponenet in an armbar (via triangle) in the 1st round and then again at the mid point of the 2nd round.
  


POSTED:

Congratulations to TEAM VICTORY'S Tommy Richards for his recent selection as a "Featured Grappler" by the North American Grappling Association (NAGA). This is the first time that a BJJ student from Tennessee has acomplished such an honor.
Check out the link;
http://nagafighter.com/index.php?module=fighterbiopage%2F36

** Take note of the "NAGA Comment" at the bottom of the profile**




POSTED:05-07-11


Results from the Smokey Mountain Grappling Open (Alcoa, TN)

Tommy Martinez- 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Samantha Richards- 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Robby Walker- 1st Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Tommy Richards
- 1st No-Gi / 2nd Gi

Jackie Richards- 1st Gi

Evan Hunley- 3rd Gi



POSTED: 03-28-11


The guys and gals of TEAM VICTORY never cease to amaze.......
This past weekend they traveled up to West Virginia to participate in the Butch Hiles Gi and No-Gi Grappling Tournament and came home with the following;

Jackie Richards- 1st Teen Gi
1st Teen No-Gi
1st Women’s Gi
1st Women’s No-Gi

Tommy Martinez
- 1st Gi
1st No Gi

Mathew Synott- 1st Gi
2nd No Gi

Craig Stiener- 1st Gi
2nd No-Gi

Daniel Hendricks- 1st Gi

Tommy Richards- 1st Teen Gi,
1st Teen No- Gi
2nd Men’s No-Gi
2nd Men’s No-Gi Absolute
3rd Men's Blue Belt Gi

Poojan Shah- 2nd Gi
3rd No Gi

Darshan Shah- 2nd Gi

Billy Wolfe- 2nd Gi

Samantha Richards
- 3rd Gi
3rd No-Gi

Robbie Walker- 3rd Gi




POSTED: 02-21-2011

Jiu-Jitsu Pro-Gear International BJJ Championships

Jordan Cate- 1st

Tommy Martinez- 1st

Tommy Richards- 1st

Samantha Richards- 1st

Patrick Cate- 2nd

Lawton Broyles- 2nd

Matthew Synott
- 3rd

Craig Steiner- 3rd

Bill Whitworth- 3rd

Daniel Hendricks- 3rd.




POSTED: 02-15-11

NAGA US Nationals (Atlanta)

Genevia Leonard
- 1st No-Gi / 2nd Gi

Cassidy Wolfe- 1st Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Billy Wolfe- 1st No-gi / 3rd No-Gi

Tommy Martinez- 2nd No-Gi / 3rd Gi

Matthew Synott- 2nd No-Gi / 3rd Gi
 


POSTED: 12-22-10

CONGRATULATIONS to Tommy and Jackie Richards on their recent trip to the NAGA World Championships in Dallas, Texas.
They competed in both the Teen/Expert and Adult Divisions...........
Tommy brought home 4 Gold
Jackie earned 3 Silver and a Bronze
 



POSTED: 12-10-10

Congratulations to the following on their well deserved promotions last night.....

Matt Brooks (Blue Belt)

Tom Richards (Blue Belt)

Jackie Richards (Green Belt) .



POSTED: 10-18-10

South Carolina Submission Championships (Columbia S.C.)

Craig Steiner – 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Daniel Hendricks – 1st Teen Gi / 2nd Teen No-Gi / 1st Mens Gi

Tommy Richards – 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi / 2nd Men’s Gi / 3rd Men’s No-Gi

Jackie Richards – 1st Teen Gi / 1st Teen No-Gi / 3rd  Womens Gi / 2nd Womens' No-Gi

Samantha Richards – 1st Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Matthew Synott – 1st Gi

Robby Walker – 1st Gi

Dustin Reed – 1st Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Poojan Shah – 2nd Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Tommy Martinez – 2nd Gi / 3rd No-Gi

Darshan Shah – 2nd Gi

**Ashlynn Howerton, Genevia Leonard, Natalie Synott and Zak Setser all came home with 4th place finishes in some tough divisions




POSTED: 10-04-10

Results from the 2010 NAGA Southeast Grappling Championships (Atlanta/GA)


Tommy Richards
- 1st Gi, 1st No-Gi

** Tommy stepped up and competed in the adult division taking two 2nd place

Jackie Richards - 1st Gi, 1st No-Gi

** Jackie also stepped up and competed in the adult division taking 1st in No-Gi and 2nd in Gi

Craig Steiner- 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Matthew Synott - 1st Gi, 2nd No-Gi

Ashlyn Howerton – 1st No- Gi, 2nd Gi

Samantha Richards - 2nd Gi, 2nd No-Gi

Natalie Synott - 2nd Gi, 2nd No-Gi

Cassidy Wolfe - 2nd No-Gi, 3rd Gi

Tommy Martinez - 3rd Gi

Billy Wolfe - 3rd No-Gi




POSTED: 09-27-10


Results from another outstanding tournament outing

2010 NAGA MARYLAND

Tommy Martinez - 1st Gi
                             1st No Gi

Samantha Richards - 1st Gi
                                   2nd No-Gi

Tommy Richards - 2nd Gi
                              2nd No-Gi

Jackie Richards- 1st Teen Gi
                             1st Teen No-Gi

* Jackie
then moved up a weight division and took;

1st No-Gi Heavyweight

2nd Teen Gi Heavyweight

** Jackie steps up once again to the adult division and took;

1st Women's Blue Belt

2nd Women's Intermediate No-Gi




POSTED: 09-21-10


Stateline Grappling Championships (Bristol, Tennessee)

Congratulations on another job well done! Our kids and teens win another title.

Kids / Teens

Natalie Synnott- 1st

Brandon Trent- 1st

Saydee Cliff- 1st

Matthew Synnott- 1st

Matthew Barnes- 1st

Samantha Richards- 1st

Bailey Cox- 1st

Jackie Richards- 1st

Craig Steiner- 2nd

Evan Hunley- 2nd

Patrick Cate- 2nd

Ashlyn Howerton- 2nd

Jordan Cate- 2nd

Billy Wolf- 3rd

Pojan Shua- 3rd

Lawton Broyles- 3rd

Adults

Chris McDaniels – 2nd (Absolute Division)

Justin Reed- 3rd / 3rd (Absolute Division)

Dustin Reed- 3rd



 




Posted: 09-08-10
Updated: 09-29-10

** For there outstanding peformance the Richards brought home the Youth Team Championship title for TEAM VICTORY**

2010 West Virginia Games (09-04-10)

Jackie Richards- 1st- Teen Gi

1st- Teen No-Gi

1st- Women’s Blue Belt Gi

1st- Women's Blue Belt No-Gi

3rd- Women's Absolute

Tommy Richards - 1st- Teen Gi

1st- Teen No-Gi

3rd- Men's Blue Belt Gi

Samantha Richards - 1st- Gi




POSTED: 09-03-10

Results from the 2010 Tennessee State Championships 

Jackie Richards- 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Tommy Richards- 1st Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Samantha Richards- 3rd No-Gi 


POSTED: 08-10-10


Once again another outstanding job by Tommy, Jackie, and Samantha Richards. The family traveled to New Jersey to compete in NAGA’s Battle at the Beach and represented TEAM VICTORY well.

Tommy Richards- 1st Mens Blue Belt

                             1st Teen Expert Gi

                             1st Teen Expert No-Gi

Jackie Richards- 1st Teen Expert Gi

                             1st Teen Expert No-Gi

                             2nd Womens Blue Belt

Samantha Richards- 1st Kids Expert No Gi

                                  2nd Kids Expert Gi




POSTED 07-21-10

2010 NAGA GEORGIA GRAPPLING CHAMPIONSHIP   (07-10-10)

Bailey Cox- 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Craig Steiner- 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Sam Richards- 1st No-Gi / 2nd Gi

Jackie Richards- 1st No-Gi / 2nd Place Gi / 3rd Women’s Blue Belt

Billy Wolf- 1st No-Gi / 3rd Gi

Cassidy Wolf- 1st Gi

Daniel Hendricks- 1st Gi

Renee Maynard- 2nd No-Gi / 2nd Gi

Matthew Synnott
- 2nd Gi / 3rd No-Gi

Matthew Barnes- 2nd No-Gi

Tommy Richards- 2nd No-Gi

Brandon Trent- 3rd No-Gi




POSTED 05-19-10

Once again TEAM VICTORY proves that we are the best team in East Tennessee by taking home both the Gi and No-Gi team trophies at the 2010 Smokey Mountain Grappling Open in Maryville.

Here are the individual results;

Matthew Synott           1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

 Jackie Richards             1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Daniel De La Cruz          1st Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Tom Richards                  1st No-Gi / 2nd Gi

Matthew Barnes            1st No-Gi / 2nd Gi

Evan Hunley                     1st No-Gi / 2nd Gi

Sam Richards                   1st No-Gi / 3rd Gi

Dustin Reed                     1st No-Gi / 3rd Gi

Lawton Broyles               1st No-Gi / 3rd Gi

Cassidy Wolfe                  1st Gi

Bailey Cox                         2nd Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Justin Reed                        2nd Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Tommy Richards               2nd Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Jordan Cate                         2nd No-Gi / 3rd Gi

Patrick Cate                        2nd No-Gi

Brandon Trent                    2nd Gi

Billy Wolfe                          3rd Gi / 3rd No-Gi

Daniel Hendricks               3rd Gi / 3rd No-Gi

Joey Brooks                        3rd No-Gi

 

 




POSTED 5-11-10

Last night following a 2 hour belt test Daniel Hendricks, Dustin Reed, and Tommy Richards were promtoted to blue belt.

Congratulations guys on an OUTSTANDING job
.



POSTED: 5-11-10

NAGA North Carolina Grappling Championship results;
Samantha Richards- 1st place Gi, 2nd place No-Gi
Tommy Richards- 2nd place Gi



POSTED: 03-18-10


The team results from the US Nationals have been posted by NAGA and TEAM VICTORY'S teens/kids division took 1st place.

CONGRATULATIONS to all !



POSTED: 03-15-10

LUTADOR 2010 RESULTS
 
Another great job by TEAM VICTORY;

Tommy Richards - 1st Place Gi, 1st Place No-Gi
Samantha Richards - 1st Place Gi, 1st Place No-Gi
Jackie Richards - 1st Place Gi, 3rd Place No-Gi
Brandon Trent - 3rd Place No-Gi
Cassidy Wolfe - 3rd Place Gi, 3rd Place No-Gi



POSTED: 03-02-10

NAGA US NATIONALS (Atlanta)
 

Saydee Cliff- 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Sam Richards- 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Jackie Richards- 1st Gi / 1st No Gi

Renee Maynard- 1st Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Bailey Cox- 1st Gi / 2nd Gi (upper weight division)

Jackie Martin- 1st Gi / 3rd No-Gi

Kat McMurray- 1st Gi / 3rd No-Gi

Evan Hunley – 2nd Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Mathew Barnes- 2nd Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Jordan Cate- 2nd Gi / 3rd No Gi

Brandon Trent- 2nd Gi / 3rd No-Gi

Tommy Richards- 2nd Gi / 3rd No-Gi

Patrick Cate- 3rd Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Daniel Hendricks- 3rd Gi / 3rd No-Gi

Sean Martin- 3rd Gi

Craig Steiner- 3rd No Gi

 

 




POSTED: 02-01-10

 

Congratulations to TEAM VICTORY’S Tommy and Jackie Richards on their superb performance at the Gladiator Open held this past weekend in Rome GA.

Tommy and Jackie placed 1st in the “Gi” and “No-Gi” within their respective weight classes. They then went on and moved up a weight class where they each took 2nd.




POSTED 1-25-10

Team Victory traveled to Charlotte, NC for the Bud Cup Saturday January 23rd and brought back the following medals:

Kat McMurray
- 1st Place Gi
                         1st Place No-Gi
Dustin Reed - 1st Place Gi
Justin Reed - 1st Place No-Gi
Tommy Richards - 1st Place No-Gi (x2)
                              3rd Place Gi
Jackie Richards - 1st Place No-Gi
                              3rd Place Gi
Samantha Richards - 2nd Place No-Gi
Bailey Cox - 2nd Place Gi




POSTED : 11-09-09



A couple of TEAM VICTORY members traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to participate in the Casca-Grossa Grappling Championship.

As usual, Daniel Hendricks and Tommy Richards proved they are two of the top teens in the area.

Tommy Richards-1st place gi  (teen),
                          1st place no-gi (adults)
                          2nd place gi (adults)
                          3rd place no-gi (teen) 

Daniel Hendricks-1st place no-gi (teen)
                          2nd place gi (teen)    




POSTED: 10-19-09


TEAM VICTORY won the team titles in both gi and no-gi divisions at the Tennessee State Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships held this past weekend in Maryville, Tn. This event was sponsored and sanctioned by the Tennessee Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association.

Individual results;
 

Steven Haag- 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Jason Staley- 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Bailey Cox- 1st Gi / 1st No Gi

Daniel Hendricks – 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Brandon Trent – 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

Tommy Richards- 2nd Gi / 1st No-Gi

Bill Whitworth- 1st Gi

Jackie Richards- 1st No- Gi

Lawton Broyles- 1st Gi

Tom Richards- 2nd Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Patrick Cate- 2nd Gi /3rd No-Gi

Dustin Reed- 2nd Gi

Justin Reed- 2nd No- Gi

Samantha Richards- 3rd Gi

Jacob Bryant- 3rd Gi

Mason Shepard- 3rd place Gi

Nick Cline- 3rd Gi

Matthew Barnes-3rd Gi, 3rd No-Gi

Skyler Collins-3rd Gi, 3rd No-Gi




POSTED : 10-12-09

The Richards family traveled to Washington DC  to participate in the “NAGA DC Grappling Championship”.

 

Sam Richards- 1st No-Gi / 2nd Gi

 

Tom Richards- 1st No-Gi / / 2nd Gi

                       (Tom also moved up a weight class in No-Gi and took 3rd)

 

Jackie Richards- 2nd No-Gi / 2nd Gi

 

Tommy Richards- 2nd No Gi / 3rd Gi




POSTED: 10-10-09


Congratulations to Jason Staley on his promotion to the rank of Purple Belt. 

Jason was promoted on Thursday 10-08-09 following the advanced class. 


POSTED: 09-14-09

 

RESULTS;

 

NAGA / SOUTHEAST GRAPPLING CHAMPIONSHIP (ATLANTA, GEORGIA)

 

Kat McMurray- 1st Gi

                             1st No-Gi

 

Matt Seals- 1st No-Gi

 

Renee Maynard- 1st No-Gi

                               2nd Gi

 

Sam Richards- 1st No-Gi

                          2nd Gi

 

Jackie Richards- 1st No Gi / 2nd No Gi

 

Bailey Cox- 2nd Gi

                     2nd Gi

 

Tommy Richards- 2nd Gi

                                2nd No Gi

 

Daniel Hendricks- 2nd Gi

                                 3rd No-Gi

 

Mason Shephard- 3rd Gi

 




POSTED: 07-27-09

JIU-JITSU PRO GEAR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Tommy Richards- 1st place Gi / 1st place No-Gi

Kat McMurray- 1st place Gi / 1st place No-Gi

Daniel Hendricks- 1st Gi

Justin Smith- 1st place No-Gi

Justin Reed- 1st place No-Gi / 2nd place Gi

Dustin Reed- 2nd place No-Gi

Sam Richards- 3rd place Gi

Jackie Richards- 3rd place Gi




POSTED 7-13-09:

                       

** RESULTS**

 

NAGA- North Carolina Grappling Championships

 

Samantha Richards- 1st place No Gi

                                    2nd place Gi

 

Renee Maynard- 1st place Gi

 

Jackie Richards- 3rd place Gi

                              3rd place No-Gi

 

Tommy Richards- 2nd place Gi

                                

Kathryn McMurray- 1st place Gi (x2)

                                     1st place Gi

 

Justin Reed- 1st place Gi

                       3rd place Ni-Gi

 

Dustin Reed- 1st place Gi

 




POSTED 6-15-09

This past weekend the Richards family went to Atlanta Ga. where they competed in the NAGA Atlanta.

The trio represented TEAM VICTORY in great fashion.

Samantha Richards- 1st place Gi
                                 1st place No-Gi

Jackie Richards- 3rd place Gi
                          3rd place No-Gi

Tommy Richards- 1st place Gi
                             1st place No-Gi

GREAT JOB !!!!!! 


POSTED : 06-08-09

On Friday, June 5th., Phil Hurst was promoted to Black Belt by Helio "Soneca" Moreira .



POSTED 04-27-09:


*** RESULTS***

THE SMOKEY MOUNTAIN GRAPPLING OPEN

TEAM TROPHIES

TEAM VICTORY- 2nd place Gi

3rd place No-Gi

KIDS

Jackie Richards- 1st place Gi

2nd place No-Gi

Renee Maynard- 1st place No-Gi

2nd place GI

Sean Martin- 2nd place Gi

TEENS

Daniel Hendricks- 1st place Gi

1st place No-Gi

Tommy Richards- 1st place Gi

2nd place No-Gi

ADULTS

Kat McMurrray- 1st place Gi

Steven Haag- 2nd place Gi

2nd place No-Gi

Justin Smith- 2nd place Gi

Bill Whitworth- 2nd place Gi

Daniel Bowlin- 3rd place No-Gi




NAGA U.S. Nationals Results
Jordan Cate 2nd place Kids Gi Division


Lutador Grappling Open Results
Bill Whitworth- 2nd place Masters Blue Belt
Sean Martin-3rd place in the Kids Gi


Steven Haag defeated his opponent via arm bar in 46 seconds of the first round in his debut MMA appearance at Wild Bill's in Atlanta, Ga.


Congratulations to Titus Whitelaw for a well deserved promotion to Blue Belt.

Titus was given his Blue Belt test on Saturday (10-18-08) and was promoted
during class on Tuesday, 10-21-08.




POSTED: 10-20-08


Results............

Justin Reed
1st place Gi (White Belt) 
1st place No-Gi

Bill Whitworth
1st place Gi (Blue Belt)
2nd place No-Gi
3rd place Gi (Bill moved up and competed in the Purple Belt Division also)  

Dustin Reed
3rd place Gi (White Belt)
2nd place Gi (Dustin moved up SEVERAL weight classes and competed in the Super Heavy Division also)
3rd place No-Gi (Super Heavy)
                        


POSTED : 10-13-08


Congratulations to Cody Wilder for bringing home the silver medal from this past weekend's event in Maryville, The Tennessee Sate BJJ Championship.


POSTED: 09-29-08


NAGA / VIRGINIA RESULTS

 

Haden Whitelaw- 1st Gi / 1st No-Gi

 

Renee Maynard- 1st No-Gi / 2nd Gi

 

Austin Whitelaw- 1st Gi / 3rd No-Gi

 

Jackie Richards- 1st No-Gi  

 

Luke Whitelaw- 2nd Gi / 2nd No-GI

 

Titus Whitelaw- 2nd Gi / 3rd No-Gi

 

Tommy Richards- 2nd Gi

 

 




POSTED 09-15-08

NAGS / ATLANTA

KIDS

Renee Maynard- 1st Gi

Luke Whitelaw- 1st Gi / 2nd No-Gi

Jackie Richards- 1st No –Gi / 2nd Gi

Austin Whitelaw- 2nd Gi / 3rd No-Gi

TEENS

Titus Whitelaw – 2nd Gi

Tommy Richards- 2nd Gi / 3rd No-Gi

Sam Lawson- 2nd No-Gi / 3rd Gi

ADULTS

Phil Hurst- 1st No-Gi

James Broyles- 2nd No-Gi / 2nd Gi

Steven Haag- 3rd Gi




POSTED - 07-29-08

Last night Chris Bommarito and Steven Haag were awarded their purple belts.

CONGRATULATIONS  GUYS ! ! ! !


POSTED : 07-28-08

This past weekend TEAM VICTORY traveled to Louisville, Kentucky and participated in the inaugural Kentucky BJJ Open.

Here are the results;  

Steven Haag- 1st Blue Belt

                       1st No Gi Advanced

Titus Whitelaw- 1st Teen No-Gi

                          2nd Teen Gi

Sam Lawson- 1st Teen Gi

                      2nd Teen No Gi

Jordan Cates- 1st Kids Gi

Jackie Richards- 1st Kids Gi

Haden Whitelaw- 1st Kids Gi

Luke Whitelaw- 2nd Kids Gi

Daniel Hendricks- 3rd Teen Gi

Lawton Broyles
- 3rd Kids Gi




POSTED: 05-19-2008

This past weekend TEAM VICTORY attended the Smokey Mountain Grappling Championship in Maryville,TN. Once again the team proved to be one of the top teams in East Tennessee.

Here are our results................

TEAM AWARDS

TEAM VICTORY- 1st place GI

                          2nd place No- GI

Gi

Matt Roberts- 1st place purple

Steven Haag- 1st place blue belt

Jason Staley- 2nd place blue belt

Justin Reed- 1st place white belt

Dustin Reed- 2nd place white belt

Dustin Reed- 1st place white belt open

David Harrison- 3rd place white belt

Titus Whitelaw- 1st place teen

Sam Lawson- 2nd place teen

Josh Hendricks- 1st place kids

Jackie Richards- 2nd place kids

Daniel Hendricks- 3rd place kids

Jordan Cate- 3rd place kids

No-Gi

Steven Haag- 1st place advanced

Matt Roberts- 2nd place advanced

Jason Staley- 2nd place advanced

Sam Lawson- 1st place teen

Titus Whitelaw- 2nd place teen

Josh Hendricks- 1st place kids

Jackie Richards- 2nd place kids

Daniel Hendricks- 3rd place kids




POSTED: 05-12-2008

Team Victory traveled to Atlanta, GA this weekend to compete in the North American Grappling Associations U.S. Nationals.

The team had a great day, bringing back the following awards:

Jackie Richards - 1st Place Kids No-Gi, 3rd Place Kids Gi
Tommy Richards - 2nd Place Kids No-Gi
Brandon Howery - 2nd Place Kids No-Gi, 2nd Place Kids Gi
Titus Whitelaw - 1st Place Teens No-Gi, 1st Place Teens Gi
Sam Lawson - 1st Place Teens No-Gi, 2nd Place Teens Gi
Joseph Thompson - 3rd Place Kids No-Gi, 2nd Place Kids Gi
Hayden Whitelaw - 1st Place Kids No-Gi, 2nd Place Kids Gi
Luke Whitelaw - 3rd Place Kids No-Gi, 1st Place Kids Gi
Steven Haag - 3rd Place Mens Expert No-Gi

Great job guys!





POSTED : 04-21-2008

Tommy and Jackie Richards competed in the NAGA event held in Richmond Virginia. The two stand-outs not only marched their way through their respective divisions in gi and no gi but they also stepped up and won in the weight classes above theirs.

Tommy Richards- 1st place x3
Jackie Richards- 1st place x4 


POSTED : 03-24-2008

Results from the Elite Grappling Championships held in Atlanta GA. (03-22-2008)

Luke Whitelaw - 1st place Gi  /  2nd place No-Gi

Sam Lawson - 1st place No Gi  /  2nd place Gi

Tommy Richards - 1st place No Gi  / 2nd place Gi

Austin Whitelaw - 2nd place No Gi / 3rd place Gi

Daniel Hendricks -  2nd place Gi  /   3rd place No Gi

Hayden Whitelaw - 2nd place Gi /  3rd place No Gi

Jeff Bales - 3rd place Gi  /  3rd place No Gi




Naga Ohio results:

Tommy Richards:
2nd place Gi
3rd place No-Gi

Daniel Bowlin
2nd place Gi

Steven Haag
3rd place No Gi


POSTED : 11-19-2007 

This past Saturday (11-17) three new blue belts were awarded.

Charles Johnson
Bill Whitworth
Doug Bingaman


Congratulations guys 



2006 Arnold Classic
Masters White Belt 3rd
(B. Whitworth)

2006 Arnold Classic
Womens White Belt 2nd
(K. Oakes)

2006 Bud World Cup
Masters Blue Belt 1st
(J. Stevens)

2006 Bud World Cup
Masters Purple Belt 2nd
(J. Stevens)

2006 Bud World Cup
Masters White Belt 2nd
(B. Whitworth)

2006 Bud World Cup
Teenage 2nd
(S. Haag)

2005 NAGA Georgia State Champ
Teenage Heavy 1st place
(S. Haag)

2005 Bud Nationals
Adult Purple Belt 2nd Heavy
(P. Hurst)

2005 Bud Nationals
Adult Blue Belt 2nd Welterweight
(D. Bowlin)

2005 Music City
Adult B/Belt 2nd Lightweight
(D. Bowlin)

2005 Music City
Womens 1st Heavy
(K. Oakes)

2005 Music City
Womens 3rd Open
(K. Oakes)

2005 Music City
Teenage 3rd Open
(S. Haag)

2005 Music City
Teenage 2nd Heavy
(S. Haag)

2005 Hatchers Friendship
Masters Blue Belt 2nd
(J. Stevens)

2005 Smokey Mtn. Challenge
Adult B/Belt 2nd
(D. Bowlin)

2005 Smokey Mtn. Challenge
No Gi/Beg 2nd Middle
(D. Bowlin)

2005 Smokey Mtn. Challenge
Adult W/Belt 3rd
(L. Burgett)

2005 Smokey Mtn. Challenge
No Gi/Beg 2nd Heavy
(L. Burgett)

2005 Arnold Classic
Masters W/Belt 1st
(C. Bommarito)

2005 Hatchers Invit.
Adult W/Belt 1st
(D. Bowlin)

2005 Hatchers Invit.
Adult W/Belt 1st
(D. Sessums)

2005 Hatchers Invit.
Adult B/Belt 2nd
(M. Roberts)

2005 Hatchers Invit.
Masters W/ Belt 1st
(J. Staley)

2005 Hatchers Invit.
Masters W/Belt 2nd
(J. Stevens)

2005 Hatchers Invit.
Masters W/Belt 1st
(C. Bommarito)

2005 Ithaca
No-Gi/Inter 1st
(J. Staley)

2005 Ithaca
No-Gi/Beg 3rd
(L. Burgett)

2005 Bud World Cup
Masters P/Belt 1st
(P. Hurst)

2005 Bud World Cup
Masters W/Belt 1st
(J. Stevens)

2005 Bud World Cup
Masters W/Belt 2nd
(C. Bommarito)

2004 Casca-Grossa
Masters W/Belt 1st
(C. Bommarito)

2004 Casca-Grossa
Adult W/Belt 2nd
(D. Bowlin)

2004 Casca-Grossa
Masters No-gi 2nd
(C. Bommarito)

2004 Casca-Grossa
Beg/Inter No-gi 3rd
(D. Bowlin)

2004 Hayastan (Fall)
Adv. 2nd (M. Roberts)

2004 Hayastan (Fall)
Beg. 1st (D. Bowlin)

2004 Hayastan (Fall)
Beg. 3rd (J. Staley)

2004 TN BJJ FED Open-
Blue Blelt 3rd (M. Roberts)

2004 Hayastan (Spring)
Adv. 2nd (M. Roberts)

2004 Hayastan (Spring)
Beg. 2nd (J. Staley)

2004 Bud World Cup-
Blue Belt Masters 2nd
(P. Hurst )

2004 Bud World Cup-
Blue Belt Adult 1st
(M. Roberts)

2004 Bud World Cup-
No Gi Inter. 1st (M. Roberts)

2003 Nashville Grappling Open-
No Gi Beg. 1st (M. Ruskin)

2003 Nashville Grappling Open-
W/Belt 3rd (M. Ruskin)

2003 Dale Earnhardt Jr.-
W/Belt Lightweight 1st (M.Roberts)

2003 Dale Earnhardt Jr.-
No Gi Inter. 1st (M. Roberts)

2003 Dale Earnhardt Jr.-
No Gi Novice 2nd (M. Ruskin)

2002 ISCF Submission Series-
No Gi 3rd (M. Roberts)

2002 Southeast Challange-
Gi 1st (M. Roberts)

2002 Southeast Challenge-
No Gi 1st (M. Roberts)

2002 Music City Open-
W/Belt 3rd (M. Roberts)

2002 U.S. Sub.Championship-
Absolute Gi/Heavy 3rd
(D. Sessums)

2002 Arnold Classic-
W/Belt 2nd (M. Roberts)

2001 Southern Open-
W/Belt 2nd (M. Roberts)

2001 Southern Open-
No-Gi 2nd (M. Roberts)

2000 Smokey Mtn. Challenge-
W/Belt Heavy 2nd (D. Sessums)

2000 Smokey Mtn. -
W/Belt Light 2nd (M. Roberts)

1999 Smokey Mtn. (Fall)-
W/Belt Heavy 2nd (P. Hurst)

1999 Smokey Mtn.(Spring)-
W/Belt Heavy 2nd (P. Hurst)

1998 Smokey Mtn.-
W/Belt 1st (P. Hurst)





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