NY Pride XX. Photo: Erin Herle

The NY Pride XX held on Saturday, Dec. 6 at Baruch College in Manhattan, NY was a day full of good memories, moments and medals. Starting with the kids, Eloy Santos hyped up the future of the sport as they encircled the entire mat for a group warm-up.

And with that, they took over the mats in large numbers. Every mat featured kids as young as four facing off and enjoying their times in the limelight. There was few crying and laughs from both the competitors and the crowd ensued. It took a good few hours for the kids to complete their brackets in the gi before the adult belts entered the bullpen.

The brown belt masters and then the brown belt adults came onto the scene. A few of the matches from both brown belt adult male and purple belt adult male showed what true technique and heart together can accomplish. The matches were exciting and often went the distance. The blue and white belts also enthralled the audience as the barriers were constantly adjusted from the pressing crowd.

By the time the no-gi divisions began, the army of kids took over once again to bring the excitement and complete back and forth nature of their skills. Adult no-gi ended the day.

You can check out the full results when they’re up soon at www.lipridebjj.com

Here is a full photo album:

Lucas Lepri at LI Pride in 2010

The NY Pride XX is already filling up its athlete list. The event scheduled for Dec. 6 will be held at Baruch College in Manhattan, the heart of New York City.

The late registration period is now open but will close on Nov. 30. The prices are as follows:

Kids / Juvenile 1 Division: $85.00
Kids / Juvenile 2 Divisions: $105.00
Adults / Masters 1 Division: $95.00
Adults / Masters 2 Divisions: $115.00

Some GMA academies that have already signed up include Renzo Gracie Academy, Alliance NYC, Marcelo Garcia Academy, Soca BJJ, Vitor Shaolin Academy, C3 Athletics, and more.

You can register here: http://t360reg.com/nypride/nypride.aspx

Learn more about the tournament at www.lipride.com