This Saturday marked the annual Year-End Awards and Belt Promotions at Paramount BJJ, the biggest event of the year for our adult Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program. Several students were honored with awards, and over a dozen were promoted in rank. Below is a summary of the event.
AWARDS
- Rookie of the Year: Elijah Elder
- Breakthrough of the Year: Brad Weiner
- Competitor of the Year: Abi Durrant
- Performance of the Year: Scott Cook
- Student of the Year: Anthony Pacinelli
- Instructor of the Year: Mike Thomas
BLUE BELT
- Ian Murphy
- Corey Vanderslice
- Chris Traini
- Abi Durrant
- Rob Risley
- Nate Sanders
- Brian Simonetti
- Steve Ryan
PURPLE BELT
- Dave Landgarten
- Jim Mattson
- Ryan O’Connell
- William Maddox
BROWN BELT
- Ed Westermark
- Scott Cook
Following the Awards and Belt Promotions we held our Holiday Party, which was an absolute blast. There was fantastic food and drink and tons of fun. We also raffled off 18 gift cards! The money will go towards supporting our competition team and their efforts to represent Paramount BJJ in the biggest events in the world.