Competition Grappling Team competed in the 1999 New England Grappling Championships. Hernando Torres Rocca won the gold medal in the Men's No Gi under 200 lbs. division. They worked diligently in their training and it has certainly paid off. Everybody gained valuable experience regardless of the outcome of their matches.
Grappling is a sport very much like a combination of wrestling and judo.
The competition includes Gi divisions, where the competitors must compete wearing a jujitsu uniform and No Gi divisions, where competitors compete wearing shorts and t-shirts. Matches last for 4 minutes and are supervised by a referee, timer and a scorekeeper. Christopher Herrman took the bronze medal by forcing his opponent to submit at just over 2 minutes into the match. As he was about to submit, his opponent committed a foul that disqualified him, thus giving the championship to Hernando. EEMD is located at Universe Gym of North Quincy at 31 Newport Avenue.