The kids ran Frisco. Then the black belts took The Crown.

At JJWL The Finals Texas on November 7 at Comerica Center in Frisco, green belt Alisha Abbasi of Pablo Silva BJJ earned gi gold. Jits.gg’s event results identify her belt and podium finish. Small belt. Big statement.

The adult brown and black belt lanes at European No-Gi gave Academia Gorila plenty to talk about. Pawel Kacper Jaworski won black belt medium-heavyweight and open class. At brown belt, Mateusz Bogdan Kuca took middleweight gold with teammate Sebastian Patryk Patyk second. They reversed that order in the open class.

The official results put the names and divisions on the record. That is a room doing its homework.

A hometown debut with something to show for it. Forte Grappling Academy finished second in the official youth no-gi academy standings at The Finals Texas. The academy called it its first tournament officially representing Forte. New name on the scoreboard. Already making noise.

Our own Blake and Naya Nickroo were on the official Forte competitor list in gray-belt divisions. Same nerves. Same hard rounds. Same reason to show up again.

Next Texas stops: Waco and the Houston area. Waco has an IBJJF gi weekend for adults and kids in December. JJWL’s Veterans Open follows in Rosenberg. Dates and registration cutoffs are below.

Got a gray-through-green kid or an adult brown or black belt from your academy who deserves a shout? Send the official result link. Every room has a story.

Mica Galvão beat Andy Murasaki 4-2 in the Crown middleweight final on November 8 in Long Beach. Two sweeps ended Murasaki’s two-title run. Apparently the comeback plan included taking the throne.

Erich Munis and Gabi Pessanha each made it four straight Crown titles. Both submitted all three opponents. Munis closed his ultra-heavyweight final against Anderson Kauan with an arm triangle. Pessanha kept the super-heavyweight crown.

João Mendes won featherweight and left his belt on the mat as he retired from competition. A title, then a mic drop without the microphone. Read IBJJF’s official recap.

Our picks for the next stretch. Follow the official links for your eligible age and belt division. Registration can close early when an event fills.

The arm triangle. Pressure with a plan.

Munis finished the Crown final with it. Fabric Jiu-Jitsu’s recap records that finish. Your next drilling theme practically picked itself.

1. Settle on top and control the head. Do not chase the finish while your partner is still escaping.
2. Guide one arm across their neck and keep it there with your head.
3. Move to the side of the trapped arm and keep your hips low.
4. Tighten the space gradually, adjust your angle and release immediately at the tap. Drill the position with your coach before adding pressure.

Watch Lachlan Giles teach the half guard to mount to arm triangle sequence on Absolute MMA St Kilda’s free YouTube breakdown.

Alisha Abbasi. Green belt. Pablo Silva BJJ. Her public competition profile records two wins at The Finals Texas gi event and lists gold there. It also lists an October 18 Pan Kids No-Gi podium title.

That is the kind of kid we want on your radar. Let the results introduce her, then keep watching. The next generation is not waiting for permission to get good.

You know you train jiu-jitsu when you fold yourself into a pretzel for six minutes, then ask someone else to pick your water bottle up off the floor.

Gi or no-gi for the rest of your life?

One choice. No switching when your grips get tired. Send your pick and your argument. Your training partners will absolutely have opinions.

The rounds are over. Keep the mat-room energy on the way out.

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