IMHO, 10th Planet did great at IBJJF No-Gi Mundials from the start.
2007 was the very first one: Denny took Gold at Brown Belt.
2009 was the third one: Denny took Bronze at Black Belt.
His 2009 division included Samir Chantre and Baret Yoshida. Other Bronze medalist that year were: Joao Assis, Murilo Santana, Daniel Moraes, James Brasco, Marcelo Azevedo, and Bruno Bastos.
Prior to the most recent years, 10th Planet has had a bunch of other medalists in other adult belt divisions. It goes something like this:
Gold:
Blue 2010 Sachnoff
Purple 2007 Van Valen
Brown 2007 Prokopos
Silver
Blue 2011 Hillebrand
Purple 2009 Allam
Bronze:
Brown 2012 Brent Alvarez (good work btw!)
Purple 2012 Anthony Lopez
Blue 2011 Billy Joseph Denny
Blue 2011 Hillebrand (absolute)
Purple 2011 Sachnoff
Purple 2009 Miller
Brown 2007 Beauchamp
Black 2009 Prokopos
That's actually a great record given the smaller numbers of 10th Planet guys back in those days. It's just that the rules suck (no reaping? wtf?), and it has a reputation for highly questionable calls against Americans. Who would want to support that organization?
2007 was the very first one: Denny took Gold at Brown Belt.
2009 was the third one: Denny took Bronze at Black Belt.
His 2009 division included Samir Chantre and Baret Yoshida. Other Bronze medalist that year were: Joao Assis, Murilo Santana, Daniel Moraes, James Brasco, Marcelo Azevedo, and Bruno Bastos.
Prior to the most recent years, 10th Planet has had a bunch of other medalists in other adult belt divisions. It goes something like this:
Gold:
Blue 2010 Sachnoff
Purple 2007 Van Valen
Brown 2007 Prokopos
Silver
Blue 2011 Hillebrand
Purple 2009 Allam
Bronze:
Brown 2012 Brent Alvarez (good work btw!)
Purple 2012 Anthony Lopez
Blue 2011 Billy Joseph Denny
Blue 2011 Hillebrand (absolute)
Purple 2011 Sachnoff
Purple 2009 Miller
Brown 2007 Beauchamp
Black 2009 Prokopos
That's actually a great record given the smaller numbers of 10th Planet guys back in those days. It's just that the rules suck (no reaping? wtf?), and it has a reputation for highly questionable calls against Americans. Who would want to support that organization?
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