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Tolland Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team Dominates At Major Competition

Athletes from Secret Pages Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu of Tolland performed well at a major competition earlier this month.

Athletes from Secret Pages Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu of Tolland performed well at a major meet earlier this month.
Athletes from Secret Pages Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu of Tolland performed well at a major meet earlier this month. (Secret Pages Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)

TOLLAND, CT – Athletes from Secret Pages Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu of Tolland, in partnership with FlowState Fighting and Fitness, and Shark Style Kids dominated the recent North American Grappling Association Connecticut Championships.

The event took place Dec, 2 at the Danbury Sports Dome.

NAGA hosts the world’s largest mixed grappling tournaments with more than 700,000 competitors worldwide and offers both gi and no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu divisions.

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"Several of our athletes placed in the top three and most achieved first place in every category they competed in,” said John Gagne, the owner and head instructor of Secret Pages. "I am extremely proud of all of our athletes and our expert coaches for this outstanding achievement."

Here are the tournament championship awards by category:

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  • Dailyn Taylor – 1st Place Gi
  • Valerie Taylor – 1st Place Gi
  • Aaliyah Deleon – 1st Place No-Gi
  • Dailyn Taylor – 2nd Place No-Gi
  • Clark Stan – 1st Place Purple Absolute
  • Clark Stan – 1st Place Purple at Weight
  • Clark Stan – 3rd Place No-Gi Expert
(Secret Pages Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
(Secret Pages Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
(Secret Pages Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
(Secret Pages Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)

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