Anderson Takahashi (center of the picture)
The IBJJF held its first ever Japanese National Championship this weekend in Tokyo.
Hundreds of athletes gathered at the Otaku Sogo Taiikukan for two days of action on April 16-17.
In the end, Anderson Takahashi de Faria was the standout with double gold at the adult male black belt division, winning the open class and the middleweight.
Here are the full results for the adult black belt division.
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather
First – Tomoyuki Hashimoto – Carpe Diem
Second – Shimon Kagiyama – De La Riva JJ
Third – Kazuhiro Miyachi – Shooto Gym Roots
Third – Hideyuki Yamada – Tri-Force Jiu-Jitsu Academy
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Daisuke Shiraki – Carpe Diem Hope
Second – Takuto Kako – Grappling Shoot Boxers
Third – Hiroaki Otsuka – PSBJJ Ogikubo
Third – Ichitaro Tsukada – Damm Fight Japan
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
First – Akira Hosokawa – Carpe Diem Hope
Second – Hirokazu Takamoto – PGN Higashiyamato
Third – Tatsuya Kaneko – Paraestra Tokyo
Third – Jason Alexander Gagnon – Alliance Los Angeles
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
First – Anderson Takahashi De Faria – Rocha Jiu Jitsu
Second – Shutaro Debana – MMA & BJJ Dojo Cobrakai
Third – Viking Wai Chun Wong – GF Team International
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Sadayoshi Roberto Mota Kurimori – Fight Move BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
First – Anderson Takahashi De Faria – Rocha Jiu Jitsu
Second – Hirokazu Takamoto – PGN Higashiyamato
Third – Tatsuya Kaneko – Paraestra Tokyo
Third – Kazuhiro Miyachi – Shooto Gym Roots
in the team’s competition, results were:
1 – Impacto Japan B.J.J. – 84
2 – Carpe Diem – 70
3 – Infight Japan Jiu-Jitsu – 67
Click here for the full results.
