Gracie Barra dominated the San Jose Kids IBJJF tournament on January 19, capturing 17 gold medals across 99 divisions. AOJ finished second with 15 golds, while TRUJITSU claimed third place with 8 golds. Among individual medalists, Steven Gabriel Ortiz (yellow belt, AOJ, rating 7724) led all competitors, followed by Jason Iliev Simonski (yellow belt, Atos Jiu-Jitsu, rating 6577) and Indigo A. Burks (grey belt, AOJ, rating 6217). The tournament awarded 80 gold medals across 49 academies.
The deepest competitive bracket was the JUNIOR 1 GREY FEMALE LIGHT (80.00LB) gi division with 4 placements. With 99 total divisions contested, the tournament distributed medals across a broad spectrum of age and skill categories. The data reflects a youth-focused competition structure typical of IBJJF kids events.
Gracie Barra's 31-medal haul (17 gold, 7 silver, 7 bronze) outpaced second-place AOJ's 20-medal total (15 gold, 5 silver). AOJ produced four of the top ten individual gold medalists by rating, including Ortiz, Burks, Penelope Victoria Rothermel (yellow belt, rating 6064), and Aiden Wang (yellow belt, rating 5453). Cleber Jiu-Jitsu Visalia emerged as a notable performer in the standings with 6 total medals, including gold-medal finishers Tyden Loveren Xiong and Alejandro C Rodriguez.
| # | Academy | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gracie Barra | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 2 | AOJ | 15 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | TRUJITSU | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Atos Jiu-Jitsu | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Cleber Jiu-Jitsu Visalia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |