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Monday, June 24, 2013
The University Daily Kansan
STUDENT LIFE
Jiu-Jitsu club prepares for regional competition
JOSE LUIS MILETICH editor@kansan.com
University of Kansas Jiu-Jitsu Club and Lawrence Jiu-Jitsu competitors are preparing for the annual Sunflower State Games Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu event that begins July 27 in Topeka.
Danny Madock and Corey Ellis from the Jiu-Jitsu Club, as well as Robert Riley and Radhe Syama from Lawrence Jiu-Jitsu are a few of the local grapplers that will test their skills at
the event.
Syama is hoping for the best in his first Sunflower Games, but he is just ready to improve.
"I've been training in jiu-jitsu for a little less than a year and this will be my first time competing in the Sunflower Games," Syama said. "I love this sport. I'd really like to win in my division, but it's really just a learning experience."
The Sunflower State Games BJ] competition offers participants of all levels
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is seen as one of the most effective self-defense systems of the martial arts and the sport has gained massive popularity in the United States during the past decade.
and age groups the opportunity to test their grappling prowess against other submission artists in the Midwest.
Many practitioners became interested in the sport because of the intense work out that it offers and its practical applications for self-defense.
In contrast to Syama, Madock, a
French major and treasurer for KUJJC, has competed and won numerous regional events since he began training in the sport a year ago and will put his skills to the test again next month.
He became involved with jiu-jitsu shortly after arriving at the University.
"I spent a semester not doing much, and I became concerned about my physique." Madock said. "I checked out the jiu-jitsu club. The workout was
really good, so I stuck with it."
Since BJJ competitors engage in a fight to submission on the ground and there is no striking, gaining an advantageous position becomes paramount to everything else.
In a school environment, BJJ techniques can be practiced at just about full speed with typically little risk of injury.
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