Congrats to our Judo athletes Annie, Kenny, and Michael for amazing results at the U.S. Open in Miami this past Sunday. After some disappointments at the World Cup on Friday, Annie and Kenny both came back to take Bronze medals, beating Irelend, Peru, Venezula,  and Canada.  Meanwhile Michael had one of his best performances to date, winning Bronze at the World Cup and Silver at the U.S. Open.

Earlier today,  Annie took Gold at North Central American Championships, a qualifier for the 2011 Pan American Games!

Eduardo sporting his IC apparel on the podium

Congratulations to Eduardo for winning the Silver Medal in the Black Belt Division at the 2010 Pan American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Irvine, CA today!

As part of Team USA, Mike and Annie always fight amongst the best in the world

Meanwhile Annie and Michael were down in El Salvador fighting in the 2010 Pan American Judo Championships.   Annie writes: “Mike and I didn’t have a good year this year at Pan Ams. Mike went 0-2 yesterday and I went 0-1 (I didn’t get pulled through to fight in the repechage).  However, I got the chance to redeem myself in the team competition going 3-0 helping win against Guatemala, Puerto Rico and Argentina.  I had to fight up a division (-52kg) because the team event only had certain weight classes and mine (-48kg) wasn’t picked. So I fought up and was able to redeem myself…”

We are extremely proud of all of our athletes. Win or lose, you guys represent the IC to the fullest.  Keep up the great work!