2008 World Masters and Seniors Jui Jitsu Championships
Brian Beauchamp of Mississauga, Ontario, returned home from Rio
Janeiro , Brazil with two gold medals and became the first Canadian
ever to win both the Pan American and World Master and Seniors Jiu
Jitsu Championships. Brian who just took up Jui Jitsu 2 years ago
while visiting Black Trucks Martial Arts in Fort Myers,
Florida.
Brian received his bluebell in just one month. From BJJ Black belt Sean Wilson.. He next promised Sean he would not regret his fast promotion. Since then Brian has gone on a tear winning the 2007 Grapplers Quest Canadian Grappler of the Year, the Pan Ams and Masters Mundials in both his category and the Absolute Division.
Brian gives all the credit to his home club and training partners from Team Kombat Arts of Mississauga, Ontario . Beauchamp, a Toronto Firefighter, is a 3rd degree Black Belt in Judo, a BJJ Blue Belt and a former member of the Canadian National Judo Team. Brian states that "I would like to give special thanks to my training partners at, Kombat Arts Training Academy of Mississauga, my sponsors Pound for Pound , Dave Camarillo and Jimmy Pedro of Zebra Mats and finally my coaches, Hector Perez, Dave Camarillo, Fabricio Martins Costa, and Greg Cappuccitti."
Brian received his bluebell in just one month. From BJJ Black belt Sean Wilson.. He next promised Sean he would not regret his fast promotion. Since then Brian has gone on a tear winning the 2007 Grapplers Quest Canadian Grappler of the Year, the Pan Ams and Masters Mundials in both his category and the Absolute Division.
Brian gives all the credit to his home club and training partners from Team Kombat Arts of Mississauga, Ontario . Beauchamp, a Toronto Firefighter, is a 3rd degree Black Belt in Judo, a BJJ Blue Belt and a former member of the Canadian National Judo Team. Brian states that "I would like to give special thanks to my training partners at, Kombat Arts Training Academy of Mississauga, my sponsors Pound for Pound , Dave Camarillo and Jimmy Pedro of Zebra Mats and finally my coaches, Hector Perez, Dave Camarillo, Fabricio Martins Costa, and Greg Cappuccitti."
