2007 Year-End Award Winners Announced

Most Improved Grappler – Keith “Trainspotting” Cebula

Trainspotting transformed himself from the “chubby guy you want to spar with when you’re feeling down about yourself” to the “King of White Belts”, even beating a few records on the conditioning circuits along the way.

Rookie of the Year – Kwami Mensah

Kwami had an amazing push at the end of the year, competing in five tournaments and performing well in all of them. He finishes up his sixth month of training in December.

Competitor of the Year – Joshua Plashckes

Was a close vote between Josh and Mike Atkin but Mike cast the deciding vote for the new Blue Belt. Josh started the year sidelined with a shoulder injury, and ended it, having submitted all his opponents in the White Belt Gi and the Intermediate No-Gi. No one can question his heart after his match at the NAGA where he broke his foot and continued to fight. He now competes Advanced and has already been in there with some of America’s BEST grapplers (Bill Cooper). He is planning to build on that experience to move from the bottom step of the medal stand to the top in 2008.

2 of 3 Award Winners - Trainspotting, Malcolm, and Josh (all making funny faces)

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