The Yemaso BJJ team at the 2013 IBJJF American Nationals. Photo: Randy Lacy

GMA member Marcos Torregrosa took his team down to Los Angeles for the 2013 American Nationals on Sept. 7-8 traveling from their Sacramento academy, Yemaso BJJ.

With seven competitors in the gi and no-gi brackets, every one of them came home with at least one medal. The total count from the weekend was twelve gold, three silver, one bronze.

Athlete list:

• Billy English – White/Master/Light
• Randy Lacy – Blue/Senior 1/Light
• Richard Wing Fu Wong – Purple/Juvenile/Middle
• Kyle Roberts – Purple/Adult/Heavy
• Richard Selmar Bothun – Purple/Senior 1/Middle
• Eliot Kelly – Black/Adult/Super-Heavy
• Marcos Torregrosa – Black/Master/Light