01/06/2026
Grappling Industries Debrief ๐คผ
Easily, one of our best days as a club โ๏ธ
I took a few hours out of a camping trip to bring a small crew of 8 to compete ๐๏ธ Even with a reduced numbers, we placed 8th out of 64 ๐๐ผ
The kids combined brought back 5 Gold ๐ฅ 2 Silver and 4 Bronze ๐ฅ to Wexford in a very tough tournament ๐ชโ๏ธ๐จ
Dean O Riordan secured Double Gold for the second time with super slick jiu-jitsu. Amazing feat in such a hard tournament. No ceiling in sight ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Rowan Doyle moved up a weight class and dominated to win another Grappling Industries Gold. Super jiu-jitsu and his wrestling was superb ๐ฅ
Cathal Byrne earned double Gold with his most polished performances to date, using a huge range of submission attempts and takedowns. So cool to see ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Tegan Burke is one of the toughest girl I've met. She had great wins vs much more experienced competitors before having to stop (reluctantly) with injury. Insane potential and only doing it a few months! ๐คผ
Rowan Larkin won 7 times today in arguably the toughest bracket! By a mile his best tournament. Earned a bronze eventhough he defeated both the gold and silver medalist had the most wins in the division. Incredible day ๐ฅ
Levi Doolan had a savage win vs a great grappler but had to call it a day after an injury. Speedy recovery in one of our most active competitors ๐๐ผ
Noah Doolan won a gold in the Nationals last week but wasn't feeling well today and cut his day short but will be back soon. One of our most improved these last few months.
Kian Bailieul keeps getting better and better. Two Silvers in two tough brackets. Two big submission wins. Hit a crooked guard armbar and an armbar from the back. Two things he's been working so hard on. Amazing ๐ฅ๐ฅ
I had a ball today, as I do everyday coaching. The kids were in happy form, performed brilliantly, took the losses on the chin and were so respectful as always. They made me so, so proud ๐ฆ
A little break from competing for a few weeks to focus on our grading. Then back again to see these kids and more excel ๐๐ผ
Onwards and Upwards โ๏ธ
Brian ๐๐ผ