April, May & June News
Ground Control News (April, May, June) In April, Ground Control had an impressive showing on at Shogun Fights 16 on April 8th. Ground Control Columbia’s Jesse “Relentless” Stirn defeated Lloyd Irving student and UFC veteran Mike “The Hulk” Easton securing an impressive victory… Congratulations Jesse! Ryan McGowan also won by defeating Aubrey Collier in 2:20 […]
IBJJF New York Summer Open
Ground Control Columbia sent 14 competitors up to the IBJJF New York Summer Open. The two day event took place on July 16th and 17th. The event kicked off on Saturday with the gi divisions and carried over into the following day. Sunday, July 17th, was the start of the NoGi bracket. Many of the […]
World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship
Instructors Alex Coleman and Ryan Mason both competed at the World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship June 2nd through 5th in Long Beach, California. Ryan was first on the mats as he competed on Thursday, June 2nd in the Men’s Blue Belt Lightweight Division. Ryan won his first two matches, the first via points (6-0) and his […]
IBJJF New York Open
IBJJF New York Open The New York Spring International Open Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship was held at Nat Holman Gym in New York, NY on April 9th & 10th, 2016. Team Ground Control finished with 72 points with only 20 competitors which was enough for to place 10th as a team. Preparations for the Summer New […]