BJJ Grading Results 26-04-2010 Last night we hosted our first BJJ grading of the year. The technical standard of our club is now at an exception level & many coloured & white belts received stripes on their belts. Peter Sardelich received the highest grade of the night displaying great technique as he went through combinations from omoplata, butterfly guard, x guard & the mount. Well done Pete, you simply don't get this far in BJJ without massive commitment & sacrifice. I'm very proud to have you as BJJ Castle Hill's first brown belt. Kris Nubla, by far one of the most technical BJJ practitioners on our mat received his purple belt after an exceptional demonstration & very hard fought round against all the other colour belts. Kris is a wonderful person & martial artist & it's a pleasure to have him on our mat. Shaun Galardi & Frank Gehret both received blue belts after displaying a level of technique way ahead of their rank, both guys were put through a grueling 25 minutes of wrestling with the last 6 rounds against colour belts. The blue belt grading really is the essence of the BJJ character, requiring technique, spirit, heart, commitment, determination etc. & Shaun & Frank came through with flying colours. Well done guy's, I'm proud to call you both students & friends. New grades are as follows: Brown Belt: Peter Sardelich Purple Belt 1 stripe: Luca Buratto Purple Belt: Kris Nubla Blue Belt 2 stripes: Andrew Fu, Robert Sabaruddin, Ara Aroutiounian Blue Belt 1 stripe: John Hatch Blue Belt: Frank Gehret, Shaun Galardi White Belt 3 stripes: Brandon Don, Jason Ward, Andy Contreras, Tim Horn White Belt 2 stripes: Sean Burns, Jason Stewart, Adam Brown, Michael Brown, Michael Spencer Kids: Blue Belt: Jake Farnsworth Red Belt: Lleyton Smith Orange Belt: Kai Don, Harrison Smith Yellow Belt: Zakky Azimi