Ares BJJ dominated the Virginia Summer Kids 2025, capturing 24 gold medals across 31 total placements to claim the team title by a significant margin. Gracie Barra finished second with 16 golds but accumulated 39 total medals, indicating deeper roster depth across divisions. John Luke Hernandez (grey belt, rating 6103) led individual performers for Ares BJJ, followed by Nailah Aaliyah Monroe (orange belt, 4717) and Jacoby Fama Villanueva (grey belt, 4460)—three of the tournament's top-rated gold medalists.
The Virginia Summer Kids 2025 operated across 102 divisions with all 102 gold medals awarded, though the dataset records zero decided matches and zero submission data, preventing submission rate analysis against the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation seasonal average. The deepest competitive bracket was JUNIOR 2 GREY male MIDDLE (93.60LB) gi with 4 placements, indicating relatively balanced division sizing across the event's youth age groups.
Ares BJJ's 24-gold performance exceeded Gracie Barra's 16 golds by 50 percent, while Yamasaki Academy and Foundry BJJ tied for third with 14 total medals each. Walters Jiu-Jitsu (9 total medals) and Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu (6 total medals) rounded out the top six academies. Beyond the major programs, Alexander C Dawavendewa (white belt, rating 4322) from ZR Team Association and Jaimison Barrett Combs (yellow belt, 4159) from Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu earned gold-medal placements among the tournament's highest-rated competitors, demonstrating competitive depth outside the top three academies.
| # | Academy | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ares BJJ | 24 | 5 | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | Gracie Barra | 16 | 10 | 13 | 39 |
| 3 | Yamasaki Academy | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Foundry BJJ | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Walters Jiu-Jitsu | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |