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P R IN T : Sports Wednesday, Feb. 6,2013 g Jiu Jitsu rolls in to Randall Gym DavidBeasle Associate Sports 15 itor The first Northwest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championship exhib ited a vast variety of martial prowess Saturday at Randall Hall. The CCC wrestling team members were there to help run the event to raise money for their team. “We were able to raise $1,000 for the team,” said Matt CCC wrestler Urmas Yanis trains at Lindland, one of the event orga Team Quest Mixed Martial Arts: He nizers. tookfirst place in the 149 pound divi Urmas Yanis made his ama sion at Saturday’s competition. teur Mixed Martial Arts debut last month at Rumble at the “Yanis is an animal,” said Roseland. With a quick trip event staff Bruce Elliott. takedown of his opponent, the Against a larger opponent, Clackamas grappler did what he Yanis wasted no time in secur loves best. ing a takedown. Yanis tried to “I love to throw!” said Yanis. gain a better position on the Narrowly escaping a last min ground, but they both stood up. ute “triangle” submission hold, The elder gentleman, with his Yanis won a gold medal for first head shaved, launched a take place in his weight class. He down of his own, but Yanis prepared for another match, this quickly reversed the situation. time in the “Absolute” division, The match was a battle of which was an open weight class. strength versus speed; the larger “I had four matches in the fellow had great success push white belt 149-pound division,” ing Yanis’ head down using both said Yanis. “I just started to do hands. Yanis executed his spe Jiu Jitsu a week before my fight cialty move: a well timed throw, and now I’m competing in it. A vaulting his opponent over the lot of people are complaining hip. though, saying I should be inter The match progressed at a mediate, but it is my first time, similar rate with takedown shots so I can’t hefp it.” by Yanis and good head control It was the last few minutes from his opponent. As the offi of the event, the wrestling team cial signal was given for the end was rolling up the mats and of the match, the referee held other event staff carried<off con up Yanis’ hand and spoke in struction cones and ring tape. Portuguese awarding Yanis vic Tables were folded and equip tory in the traditional BJJ way. It was Yanis’ last match of ment was packed, hardly any theday, and" another successful spectators remained. ■SO AN INFO SESSION ON A « In the No-Gi, open weight division, Urmas Yanis attempts a leg lock against his opponent ToddBowlsby o f503 West Coast Jiu Jitsu. Yanis won the match via points, based on control and secured positions. battle in a new sport for him. You can read about Yanis’ cage fight at www.theclackamasprint. com. The championship drew a large crowd to campus all day, drawing in many competi tors from different gyms in the surrounding Portland Metro and areas all over the Pacific Northwest. Competition began at 9:30 a.m. and extended past 6:30 in the evening. From chil dren to adults, separate weight divisions, all experience levels No-Gi. The day was packed full of action. The Gi is a uniform in mar tial arts, the name is from the Japanese language and differ ent variations of the uniform are worn by traditional martial artists. NWBJJ features Gi and No-Gi divisions. No-Gi means the competitors wear shorts and T-shirts and may not grab, or hold on to clothing while grappling. Gi competitors may use either their own uniform or opponent’s to secure a choke or offense, but was foiled every time by his opposing competitor. Using leverage and technique to his advantage, Lindland’s oppo nent attempted a collar choke. With the uniform tightly grasped, he gained more lever age and reversed the position in his favor. The referee sig naled the end of the match, Lihdland had lost by points to his younger opponent. Beaten but not defeated, Lindland had set a good example as a sports man by helping bring Jiu Jitsu to from sim ply g a in leverage. G i colors O re g o n C ity an d su p p o rtin g th e C lackam as w re stlin g team in the p ro fe s sio n a l fig h te rs to first' time competitors; G r a n d “ are u su a lty w hite; b lu e o r •Wack. - With the only green uniform ggigllii in the room, Lindland competed in the Gi competition/ M att' Lindland also compet ed in the championship. A well decorated wrestler and mixed martial artist, Lindland has faced many of the most dan gerous men in combat sports. He is an Olympic silver med alist and currently runs Team Quest Mixed Martial Arts gym in Gresham. Lindland wrestled 1 for Clackamas when he was in college as well. Lindland, a professional mixed martial arts fighter, is a purple belt in Jiu Jitsu. His opponent, also a purple belt, gave him a very difficult time. Lindland was able to mount some impressive wrestling style CLEARLYJWE ATTRACT A DIFFERENT SORT OF STUDENT The University for Grown-ups r process. “We had 240 people sign up,” said Lindland. “The whole idea was to bring the Jiu Jitsu com munity. together, with the wres tlers too.” The event successfully drew many skilled competitors who will likely return for future events. Two more BJJ competi tions will unfold later this year and with so many in attendance this time, the next is sure to be even more-popular, “The first one is going to have growing pains, but it’s going to be a great event as it matures/’ said Elliott. Full competition results are set to be posted on nwbjj.com, the official event website. I11 MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY You. Unlimited. Marylhurst offers a quality education from professors who practice what they teach and knowledge you can apply out in the real world. Featuring two new bachelor's degrees: Media & Film Studies and Digital Humanities UNDERGRADUATE INFO SESSION Sat. February 23, 9 a.m. - noon BP John Administration Building admissions@marylhurst.edu 503.699.6268 marylhurst.edu/grownups 17600 Pacific Highway [Hwy. 43] - 10 miles south of Portland < ~ *2 0 ^Z « CD <C O WEDNESDAY-2/6 • CCC Women’s Basketball: vs. Chemeketa at 5:30 p.m. • CCC Men’s Basketball: vs. Chemeketa at 7:30 p.m. The fir st Northwest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championship at Clackamas Community College was held at Randall Hall on Feb. 2. M 0NDAY2/Î1 • Randall Fitness Center: FRIDAY-2/8 • NBA: Portland SATURDAY-2/9 | CCC Wrestling: p.m. in Randall gym at Houston, 5 p.m., CSN and KEX at Orlando, 3 p.m. CSN • Randall Fitness Center: 12-8 p.m. • MLS Soccer: Portland at Region 18 Championships in Randall, 10 a.m. • CCC Basket- 9 ball: at Linn Benton, State vs Colorado at 6 p m , Pac-12 network and KEX THURSDAY-2/7 • Intramural Volleyball: 12-1 FC Tucson, 10 a.m. Women at 2 p.m Men at 4 p.m SUNDAY-2/1Q • NBA: Portland T • CBB: Oregon ■ ; 8:30-10 a m and 1-6 p.m —— pirn. . • -........--.......... s • ' • Randall Fitness Center: *12-8 p.m. 8ft
