NAGA CHICAGO – 657 Competitors is a good thing!

The North American Grappling Association (NAGA), America's largest mixed grappling tournaments returned to Chicago, IL on May 21st, 2005 to CHICAGO for its 2nd Annual

Chicago Grappling Championship No-Gi & Gi Tournament. The event featured SAMURAI SWORDS TO ALL 1ST PLACE winners. Absolute Division Winners took home Championship Belts

WERE THEY CAME FROM

Of all the events NAGA runs across the country, by far the NAGA Chicago event attracts competitors from more states than any other event.

Here are just a few examples:

No Rules Martial Arts (Machado) 10 Fighters from Maple Grove, Minnesota

The Triangle Club (Saulo) 6 Fighters from Lima, Ohio

Team Jorge Gurgel from Wisconsin, Michigan & Ohio

Pro Gym from Alton, IL

Mid America Martial Arts – Omaha, Nebraska

Impact Fight Team (Dave Trombley) – Detroit, Michigan

Myers Martial Arts Center – Madisonville, KY

Mauricio Villardo JJ from Boca Raton, Florida

Koume Dojo from Brainerd, Minnesota

Team Vaghi from St. Louis Missouri

Jeff Theode from Hutchinson, Kansas

Justin Baehrung & Bob Guetchidjian from Ozankee, Wisconsin

John Twemey from Long Island, New York

Diego Saraiva from Atlanta, Georgia

Story Gotti from Wichita, Kansas

Kyle Cooley from Rockwood, Minnesota
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