Red Dragon BJJ has successful run at True North Grappling Spring Open

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Fort St. John’s Red Dragon BJJ team had a successful run at the True North Grappling Spring Open in St. Albert, Alberta, earlier this month.

On March 16th, Red Dragon sent a squad of 35 athletes to compete in the tournament, which featured approximately 1,200 participants.

Red Dragon’s final totals were an impressive haul of 24 gold medals, 18 silver and 18 bronze overall.

That total was enough to push Red Dragon to first place in the tournament for youth and second place overall in the adult category.

As always, there’s no time for rest, as the team has to “get back to work,” according to head coach Ben Marsh.

“We are beyond proud of this team,” said Marsh. “We put in a lot of preparation and training for this tournament.”

“There were a lot of other great teams, and they put our students on their toes.”

Founded in 1987, Red Dragon BJJ offers classes in several martial arts, including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Taekwondo.

​​Red Dragon BJJ’s list of winners at the True North Grappling Spring Open can be found below:

• Fiona Tulloch won two silver medals
• Declan Law earned one gold and one bronze medal
• Sullivan Laliberte won two gold medals
• Joseph Callison won two gold medals
• Jesse Callison earned two silver medals
• Andrew Bennett won two silver medals
• Joshua Bennett won one gold and one bronze medal
• Gabriel Soule earned one silver medal
• Levi McLain won one gold medal
• Scarlett Desor won two gold medals
• Hoang Nguyen won a silver medal
• Bruce Nguyen earned two silver medals
• Oliver Ford earned one gold and one bronze medal 
• Blake Ross won one silver and one bronze medal
• Mya Beattie earned two gold medals
• Peyton Willson also won two gold medals
• Sebastian Stepski earned two bronze medals
• Leena Klomp earned one silver and one bronze medal
• Anna-Maria Marsim won two gold medals
• Liam Jones also earned two gold medals
• Argyle McLean won a bronze medal
• Zayden MacWilliam won one silver and one bronze medal
• Sahib Dhillon earned one gold and one bronze medal 
• Kalliope Ristau won two silver medals
• Angus Mclean earned a silver and a bronze medal
• Lorelai McLean also won a silver and bronze medal
• Pauletta Ellis won a bronze medal
• Patrick Law won two gold medals
• Aaron Pyle won one bronze medal
• Jace Graham also earned one bronze medal
• Shanda Johnson won two gold medals
• Malakai Wolf won two bronze medals
• Remington Wolf earned one gold and one bronze medal
• Damian Stepski earned one silver medal

More information about Red Dragon BJJ can be found on its Facebook page.