10th Planet Chicago ventured out into a few different directions this past weekend to compete in a variety of events. Our resident judo black belt/sambo ninja/catch wrestling guru/ 10th Planet Purple belt Javie, competed at the Arnold Classic in Columbus Ohio in the sport Sambo event. No shock here—he took gold Also on the trip…
COMP TEAM
10th Planet Chicago at NewBreed Ultimate Challenge
photos by Milos Otic 10th Planet Chicago opened up the local competition season with NewBreed Ultimate Challenge this past weekend in McCook IL. We had several guys compete and many for the very first time. We ended the day with 3 Gold and 2 Bronze medals. Josh Passini, head coach and owner of 10th Planet…
Interview with Josh Passini
Post fight interview with Josh Passini after winning Gracie Regionals Submission Only, in the Gi!
Believe in MONSTERS
Gracie Worlds went down in August. Matt Paul arrived and destroyed the competition. He entered both Blue Belt 205lbs and Heavy Weight, and he entered Purple Belt 205lbs. He left with 3 first place finishes, and 7 total submissions. Oh and did we mention Matt just earned his blue belt last year? Yeah… Wins included…
10th Planet Chicago at FIVE
Five Grappling was back in Chicago and the 10th Planet Chicago Monsters were eager to test themselves. Amber Kamischke took 2nd in her weight class losing to the current Purple Belt Pan Ams champion. John Meija earned a victory over a black belt in the expert division, but lost over all against a stacked bracket…
Gracie Worlds
The Monsters at 10th Planet Chicago came correct for Gracie Worlds! John Mejia won in all in the heavy weight Blue Belt Division Amber Kamischke took second in the light weight Blue Belt Division then went on to take Gold in the Absolute Matt Paul broke all his toys and won the light heavy Blue…
Matt THE MONSTER Paul
A mean 185lbs MMA Fighter and 10th Planet comp team member Matt THE MONSTER Paul just turned pro in MMA after several amateur wins on local MMA shows. He is competing with the team at Gracie Worlds in September and Fighting in the XFO on Oct 11 in Chicago. He also teaches MMA and Kickboxing…
Competition Breeds Monsters
The guys and girls at 10th Planet are hard at work training for Gracie Worlds in Las Vegas. Several members of the team are making the trip out and looking to clean up on the medal stand. Stay tuned for more info.