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Not in any particular order:
1) Geo
2)Boogeyman
3) Orchard
4. Denny Prokopos
5. Tony Ferguson
6. Alan Jouban
7. Casey Halstead
I think the first six are all obvious choices. The seventh is known for his coaching rather than his personal athletic achievements. Casey corners Ferguson, works with Mark Munoz at Reign, and develops some killers at Costa Mesa and Buena Park along with Ron Turner. He also helps organize EBI - so I think he deserves consideration too.
For NWOTY - Geo, Denny, Orchard, Frank
For MOTY - Melbourne.
Sensei Frank has changed the way Australia views Jiujitsu, so much so he has spawned new affiliates who are eagerly ready to rep the system, the whole damn southern hemisphere is feeling the infection.
His prowess of the system is always on point, he never skips a beat with clear and concise breakdowns of every MTS, technique, mindset, game plan.... what ever it may be Frank is always supporting the 10 and us soldiers with finesse.
His positivity and enthusiasm is always felt on and off the mat and as we walk into every competition, people are turning heads curious to know why 10th Planet Melbourne cannot be ignored.
Thank you Frank for doing what you do. #Granklife
Geo for damn sure !
10TH Planet MELBOURNE for MOTY
FRANK BARCA for WOTY!!
Frank is so determined in producing the best in anyone who steps in 10th Planet Melbourne. Its an honour to be trained by someone so dedicated in learning and perfecting the art. As soon as a new MTS is released Frank will have it broken down by Monday continuing to keep the system and all of us evolving. much appreciation GRANKLIFE!!
For NWOTY gotta go with Geo, Sensei (Frank) and Denny.
For MOTY it's Grank life all the way, 10P Melbourne. Sensei is the beating heart of 10P BJJ in Australia, the team he has cultivated at 10P Melbourne motivates me to get there as often as I can. Under Frank's teaching I feel I've learned in 5 months what newbies at other schools take a year to learn and in the same time observed others flourish on the mats, it's been an absolute privilege studying under him. GrankLife!
Melbourne for MOTY. Trail blazing the way for 10th Planet in Australia
Warrior: How can you go past Geo? Orchard has been repping and competing like a madman, Denny, the UFC guys... The non-Geo division is stacked.
For moon of the year, I'm obviously biased but how can you go past Melbourne? My fellow warriors have hit on a lot points but we've had some dominating performances in comps this year, including taking third place overall as a team despite only competing in the no-gi section. Beyond that, despite having lost over half the year of training due to injuries my game has leveled up dramatically from how hard Grank is pushing, and pulling us all with him. The regulars are improving at light speed, and the newbies are getting the drills down in no time. Make no mistake, Melbourne has had a massive year and we've already got our eyes on putting our stamp on 2015.
In closing, that's not a knife, this is a knife...
Geo seems like he got NWOTY on lock, but MOTY is gonna be a tight race between Costa Mesa, Melbourne, Rochester, San Francisco and Decatur ��
Melbourne for MOTY :)
I went to a seminar Frank held in Hobart the other week and definitely took a lot away from it. He's a great teacher and a great guy as well.
MOTY - Melbourne; for being one of the most beautiful, welcoming and loving places I've ever walked in to, yet also ball tearingly strong, hard working and bullshit free. At a dark time in my life, the Melbourne Moon, Frank and the family of soldiers have lit up my world.