WORLD MASTER 2026 IN LAS VEGAS
We just returned from an incredible weekend in Las Vegas, and I want to congratulate everyone who stepped onto the competition mats and represented our team.
🥉🥉 Kimberly Bowser — Double Bronze | World Master
🥉 Larry Casias — Bronze | World Master
🥉 Jorge Arispe — Bronze | World Master
🥈 Aaliyah Caceres — Silver | Jiu-Jitsu Con
We are extremely proud of their results, but this weekend really was much more than medals.
Competition can be such an important part of an academy.
We traveled together. We watched matches together. We coached, supported, celebrated, dealt with disappointments, learned, laughed, ate together, and created memories.
Some people competed. Others came to support their teammates.
When one of our athletes steps onto the mat, they aren’t there alone. Behind them are their coaches, training partners, family members, and everyone at the academy who helped them prepare.
Every hard round you gave them at the academy, every time you showed up consistently and helped create a strong training room, you contributed.
Every person who traveled to Vegas, wore the team shirt, cheered from the sidelines, helped warm someone up, recorded a match, or simply supported the team was part of the experience, and I’m grateful for you!
That’s what being part of a team is about.
52 Weeks Until We Do It Again
And now the countdown begins.
We have approximately 52 weeks until World Master 2027.
That’s 52 weeks to get better, to improve our conditioning, technique, mindset, and consistency. 52 weeks to help each other become better at Jiu-Jitsu.
If you’ve ever been curious about competing, I encourage you to seriously consider it.
You don’t need to believe you’re “ready” before you start. Competition itself is part of the learning process. It gives your training a goal, exposes areas that need improvement, challenges you mentally, and can create some incredible experiences with your teammates.
Talk to one of your instructors. We can help you determine when and where to start.
You Don’t Have to Compete to Train Like a Competitor
Competition isn’t for everyone, and that’s completely fine.
You can still be an important part of our competition team.
Train like a competitor.
Be consistent. Take your rounds seriously. Work on your weaknesses. Improve your conditioning. Show up when teammates are preparing for tournaments and give them the rounds they need.
You don’t have to compete to help someone become a champion.
And next year, if you’re able to make the trip to Las Vegas, come with us.
Put on your EDJ team shirt, support your teammates, watch some of the best Jiu-Jitsu in the world, and spend an amazing week with the EDJ family.
I would love to see an even bigger group representing EDJ in Vegas next year.
