Archived News: 2004 RATED Overall Season Team Champions

2004 RATED Overall Season Team Champions:

1st Place: Team Lloyd Irvin - 12,310 points
2nd Place: Team Renzo Gracie - 11,980 points

3rd Place: Balance Studios/Relson Gracie - 9,810 points

4th Place: Cobra Kai/Marc Laimon - 7,830 points

5th Place: Yamasaki Jiu Jitsu - 7,170 points

6th Place: Jackson''s GaidoJitsu - 7,120 points

7th Place: Machado/Tai Kai/Mica Las Vegas - 7,010 points

8th Place Las Vegas Combat Club - 6,640 points

9th Place: Royler Gracie/Dave Adiv USA - 6,270 points

10th Place: Nova Uniao/J-Sect Academy - 5,980 points

11th Place: American Top Team - 5,430 points

12th Place: Odyssey Martial Arts/Royce Gracie Network - 5,370 points

13th Place: Ralph Gracie Jiu Jitsu - 5,110 points

14th Place: Next Generation/Chris Brennan - 4,900 points

15th Place: Alliance Jiu Jitsu/Jacare Calvacanti/Fabio Clemente - 4,740 points

16th Place: Paragon Jiu Jitsu - 4,580 points

17th Place: Freestyle Fighting Academy - 4,220 points

18th Place: Straight Blast Gym - 3,810 points

19th Place: Ricardo Calvalcanti/One Kick Gym - 3,600 points

20th Place: Sylvio Behring Jiu Jitsu - 3,190 points

SPECIAL INSTRUCTOR AWARDS:

2004 Children and Teen’s Coach of the Year Award presented to:

Coach John Simons, III

Team Odyssey Martial Arts/Royce Gracie Network

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Monumental Grappling Accomplishments in 2004:

- Undefeated Team Title in 15 Consecutive RATED Events

- Coached and Taught 7 of the Top 25 Competitors in the World

- Coached and Taught 5 of the Top 10 Children in the World

- Assisted in the Development, Coaching and Teaching of 3 Additional Teams to the RATED Circuit and was the Host Team for our 2004 Mechanicsville, Virginia Tournament

2004 RATED and Grapplers Quest Coach of the Year Award presented to:

Lloyd Irvin “The Grappling Coach”

Team Lloyd Irvin - Academies in: Camp Springs, MD - Woodbridge, VA - Falls Church, VA - Richmond, VA - Fredericksburg VA - Virginia Beach, VA - Philadelphia, PA - Hilton Head, SC - Gaithersburg, MD - Nashville, TN - Arlington, VA - Sterling, VA and Colonial Heights, VA

Monumental Grappling Accomplishments in 2004:

- Won 5 of the Overall Team Titles in the 2004 RATED Season
- Author of The Grappling Gameplan, The Grappling Blueprint, Strength Training for NHB

- Coached Mike Fowler, #1 Purple Belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the World


- Coached 16 U.S. National RATED Title Holders