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The dojo was also an affiliate of the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Network, [3] but the termination of its association with the Network was announced on February 2, 2012. [17] On February 18, the dojo announced that its jiu-jitsu program would be under Demian Maia. [18] The school is accredited by the North American Grappling Association. [19]
The North American Grappling Association (NAGA) is an organization started in 1995 that holds submission grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments throughout North America and Europe. NAGA is the largest submission grappling association in the world with over 175,000 participants worldwide, including some of the top submission grapplers and ...
North American Grappling Association (NAGA) – 2017 Mixed Grappling/Jiu Jitsu Heavyweight World Champion (April 2017) [7] Nwamu was the first IBA super-cruiserweight world-champion professional-boxer to win the ISKA full-contact kickboxing world-championship title.
Other promotions within North America, such as Battleground Grappling Championship, American Grappling Federation (AGF), North American BJJ Federation (NABJJF), and North American Grappling Association (NAGA) host tournaments nationwide, but visit these states multiple times within a tournament season.
In recognition of his extraordinary contributions to the sport of grappling, Pablo Popovitch was inducted to the Grappling Hall Of Fame, February 13, 2010, by the North American Grappling Association. [9] Also In 2010 he was awarded the "BJJ Fighter of the Year Award" by Gracie Mag – A magazine specialized in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. [10]
He was the youngest fighter, one of only eight fighters chosen nationwide. Schulmann was inducted into the North American Grappling Association Hall of Fame as a founding member in 2005 [2] and the New Jersey Martial Arts Hall of Fame with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2013. [3] [4]
North American Grappling Association. 2002 North American Grappling Association Fighter of the Year; Abu Dhabi Combat Club. 2005 ADCC Submission Wrestling World ...
Among her biggest accomplishments in this sport are gold medal at the Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2008 as a blue belt, gold medal at World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2009 as a purple belt and becoming a world champion of the North American Grappling Association (NAGA) in the lightweight and absolute divisions in 2012. She currently ...