{"id":1019,"date":"2026-02-23T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havenbjj.nl\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2026-02-23T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T09:00:00","slug":"best-team-of-rotterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havenbjj.nl\/en\/beste-team-van-rotterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Best team in Rotterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Best team in Rotterdam<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend, GrappleCity was organized again in Rotterdam, and of course, we had to defend our title. We went with a smaller group than last time, not entirely surprising, due to the disappointing organization at the previous edition. However, this time everything was arranged much better. Our athletes did great. The kids kicked things off with the following results:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kids Gi:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Abihu \u2013 Kids 6\u20137 years \/ -25kg<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Julian \u2013 Kids 10\u201311 years \/ -30kg<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Saifedinne \u2013 Kids 8\u20139 years \/ -30kg<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Saifedinne \u2013 Kids 6\u20137 years \/ -30kg<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd48 Ayman \u2013 Kids 10\u201311 years \/ -40kg<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd48 Fedor \u2013 Kids 6\u20137 years \/ -25kg<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd49 Mika \u2013 Kids 6\u20137 years \/ -30kg<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd49 Jayden \u2013 Kids 8\u20139 years \/ -35kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kids Nogi:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Saifedinne \u2013 Kids 6\u20137 years, white belt \/ -30kg<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Saifedinne \u2013 Kids 6\u20137 years, gray belt \/ -30kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Great results, with the standout <strong>Saifedinne<\/strong>, who applied the lessons from his <a href=\"https:\/\/havenbjjrotterdam.com\/priveles-kids\/\">private lessons with master Joran<\/a> in an amazing way in practice.<\/p>\n<p>Other nice performances came from Aura, Maximus, and Zayd, but they just fell short of the podium.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/havenbjj.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/299d43b8-364c-e5fe-9484-679b81bff7bc.jpeg?dpr=2&#038;rect=0%2C459%2C1536%2C1162&#038;w=612&#038;h=463\" alt=\"GrappleCity Rotterdam - kids results\"><\/p>\n<p>Then it was time for our teenagers.<\/p>\n<p>We had a strong delegation, with Zedek, Julius, and Tyrone. All candidates for gold. And they fulfilled that promise: one by one they dominated their divisions and won gold medals!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teens Gi:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Zedek \u2013 12\u201313 years (yellow\/orange belt) \/ -65kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Teens Nogi:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Julius \u2013 16\u201317 years \/ -70kg<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Tyron \u2013 16\u201317 years \/ -75kg<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Zedek \u2013 12\u201313 years (yellow\/orange) \/ -65kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And around lunchtime it was the turn of the adults and masters:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Masters and Adults Gi:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Peter -79kg (purple)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Oleg -73kg (white)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Willa -79kg (white)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd48 Metin -97kg (blue)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd48 Alan +97kg (blue M1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Masters and Adults Nogi:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Alan \u2013 Master 2 \/ +97kg (blue M2)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Vid \u2013 Open Weight (white)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Vid -85kg (white)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Oleg -73kg (white)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Willa -79kg (white)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Renske -85kg (white)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Mathijs -79kg (white)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd48 Jess \u2013 -73kg (blue)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd48 Zo\u00eb -79kg (white)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd49 Melanie -61kg (white)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd49 Bernardo -73kg (white)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The great hero of the day was our <strong>Vid<\/strong>, who not only won his own class but also the open class. He finally made his dream of double gold come true and immediately posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVE0C1EjFZ6\/\">highlight video<\/a> on his Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>All those amazing performances have led to our second team prize at GrappleCity in a row! Thank you for all the effort from the athletes, coaches, and supporters. Without you, this would not have been possible.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/havenbjj.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b38ed3a9-1944-dcf1-a088-60dee96ef6d3.jpeg?dpr=2&#038;rect=128%2C1318%2C2416%2C2120&#038;w=489&#038;h=429\" alt=\"GrappleCity Rotterdam - team photo\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/havenbjj.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/9b95243b-e8e9-8dda-97cb-cef7d878262c.png\" alt=\"GrappleCity Rotterdam - team prize\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Written by Daniel de Groot, 1st degree black belt and head coach at Haven BJJ<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beste team van Rotterdam Dit weekend werd weer GrappleCity georganiseerd in Rotterdam, en wij moesten natuurlijk onze titel verdedigen. We gingen met een kleinere groep dan vorige keer, niet geheel verrassend, door de tegenvallende organisatie bij de vorige editie. Deze keer was alles echter een stuk beter geregeld. Onze atleten deden het geweldig. 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