Hulk, Keennan, Luan Carvalho and Henrique Lima on the absolute podium.
After the Worlds in California, the IBJJF kicked off its tour of national championships around the world, and the latest one began this Friday in Tokyo. The 2018 Asian Nationals is gathering strong fighters from Asia, Brazil, the U.S. and more.
Lucas Hulk and Keenan Cornelius are among the standouts so far. After taking down the heavyweight and ultra-heavyweight divisions respectively, the duo fought in the absolute division and made their way to the final, closing it out for Atos.
Cláudia do Val again nabbed double gold, meaning she’s still going strong in her campaign for first place in the 2018/19 season rankings. Luan Carvalho of Nova União shone in the middleweight division, in whose final he beat Thomas Mietz (Carpe Diem).
Results:
Black / Adult / Male / Rooster
1 – Koji Shibamoto – Tri-Force Jiu-Jitsu Academy
2 – Shohei Watanabe – Imanari Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Nobuhiro Sawada – Tri-Force Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Black / Adult / Male / Light-Feather
1 – Yuta Shimada – Nexusense
2 – Shimon Kagiyama – DeLariva Japan
3 – Hideyuki Yamada – Tri-Force Jiu-Jitsu Academy
3 – Yuto Hirao – X-Treme Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Black / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – Cole Thomas Franson – Tinguinha BJJ academy
2 – Hiroaki Otsuka – PSBJJ Ogikubo
3 – Yu Yamaki – X-Treme Ebina
Black / Adult / Male / Light
1 – Alexandre Faria Molinaro – Carlson Gracie Team
2 – Shinji Morito – Fujita Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Moribe Shinsuke – Purebred Kawaguchi Redips
3 – Naofumi Geki – Itadaki Jiu-Jitsu
Black / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Luan de Carvalho Alves – Nova União
2 – Thomas Mietz – Carpe Diem
3 – Jonghyeon Park – MU Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Kenji Benjamin Sette – GF Team France
Black / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Viking Wai Chun Wong – Inglorious Grapplers
2 – Kyle Skiba – de Been 100% Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Du Yunlai – Gracie Barra
3 – Michael Joseph Zaniewski – Toronto BJJ
Black / Adult / Male / Heavy
1 – Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Nicolas E. Penzer – Stallion Gym
Black / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Vitor Fabio Martins Toledo – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Henrique Russi Felix de Lima – CheckMat
3 – Walter de Lima Franco Sobrinho – Over Limit BJJ International
Black / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Keenan Kai-James Cornelius – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Hideki Sekine – Bull-Terrier Bonsai
3 – Eric James A. Sian – Purebred Jiu Jitsu Guam
3 – Guilherme de Lima – Brasa/99
Black / Adult / Male / Open Class
1 – Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Keenan Kai-James Cornelius – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Henrique Russi Felix de Lima – CheckMat
3 – Luan de Carvalho Alves – Nova União
Black / Adult / Female / Light-Feather
1 – Mayssa Caldas Pereira Bastos – GF Team
2 – Saori Shibamoto – Tri-Force Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Black / Adult / Female / Feather
1 – Kristina Sofia Puruganan Barlaan – Caio Terra Association
2 – Miki Nakao – Hiro BJJ Academy Yokohama
Black / Adult / Female / Light
1 – Kristin Mikkelson – Brazil 021 International
2 – Yuki Kaneko – Carpe Diem
Black / Adult / Female / Middle
1 – Erin Elizabeth Herle – Alliance
2 – Isabelle de Souza – Impacto Japan B.J.J.
Black / Adult / Female / Super-Heavy
1 – Claudia Fernanda Onofre Valim Doval – De La Riva JJ
Black / Adult / Female / Open Class
1 – Claudia Fernanda Onofre Valim Doval – De La Riva JJ
2 – Kristina Sofia Puruganan Barlaan – Caio Terra Association
3 – Isabelle de Souza – Impacto Japan B.J.J.
3 – Mayssa Caldas Pereira Bastos – GF Team
