Worlds Masters & Seniors: GMA members run the show in Long Beach

Stephen Hall

The 2013 Worlds Masters & Seniors was an amazing celebration of the gentle this weekend at the Cal State Pyramid, in Long Beach.

Among more than 1,800 athletes, an eleite squad made the podium its natural habitat.

Our GMA members showed the usual display of technique and heart that led to a ton of medals.

GRACIEMAG celebrates our partners and highlights their results,

Here are the main results from our members (want to become a GMA member? Send an email to gma@graciemag.com).

And you can click on the links and know more about each one of our members.

BLACK / Master / Male / Light

First – Marcos Alejandro Pagliere – Torregrosa – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

BLACK / Master / Male / Medium Heavy

Third – Joao Paulo Faria – Gracie Del mar

BLACK / Master / Male / Heavy

First – Flavio Alves de Almeida – Gracie Barra Dana Point / San Clemente

Second – Roberto Camargo de Alencar – Gracie Barra New Mexico

Third – Ricardo Bastos Cruz – Bastos BJJ Midland

BLACK / Master / Male / Super Heavy

First – Bruno Bastos Cruz – Bastos BJJ Midland

BLACK / Master / Male / Ultra Heavy

Second – James Eric Foster – Foster BJJ

Third – Rodrigo Munduruca – Gracie Winnipeg

BLACK / Master / Male / Open Class

First – Ricardo Bastos Cruz – Bastos BJJ Midland

Second – Roberto Camargo de Alencar – Gracie Barra New Mexico

Third – Flavio Alves de Almeida – Gracie Barra Dana Point/San Clemente

BLACK / Senior 1 / Male / Feather

Second – Sandro Ribeiro Santiago – Sandro Batata Brazilian Jiu-jitsu – Santa Cruz

Third – Daniel V. Alvarez Jr. – Alvarez BJJ

Third – Ezekiel Zayas Latorre – Brasa/Ases Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Senior 1 / Male / Light

Second – Julio Armando Echeverria Dulon Neto – Sandro Batata Brazilian Jiu-jitsu – Santa Cruz

BLACK / Senior 1 / Male / Middle

First – Gustavo Muggiati – Gracie Barra Orlando

Second – Cássio Rios Werneck – Cassio Werneck BJJ

BLACK / Senior 1 / Male / Heavy

Third – Fabio Leopoldo e Silva Neto – Gracie Morumbi Ventura

BLACK / Senior 1 / Male / Open Class

Second – Fabio Leopoldo e Silva Neto – Gracie Morumbi Ventura

BLACK / Senior 2 / Male / Feather

First – Alexandre C Freitas – Soca Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Renato Sampaio Tavares Filho – Renato Tavares Association

BLACK / Senior 2 / Male / Light

Third – Andre Luiz Leite – Andre Maneco BJJ

BLACK / Senior 2 / Male / Middle

Third – Thomas Scott Oberhue – Five Rings BJJ

BLACK / Senior 2 / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Luiz Eduardo Rocha de Faria – Rocha JJ

Second – Carlos Alberto Terrinha – Gracie Barra New England

BLACK / Senior 2 / Male / Super Heavy

First – Ricardo Miller Ribeiro – Paragon BJJ Academy

Second – Sean Bansfield – Ann Arbor Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Senior 2 / Male / Ultra Heavy

Second – Stephen Vincent Hall – Alliance / Pesadelo BJJ

BLACK / Senior 2 / Male / Open Class

Third – Carlos Alberto Terrinha – Gracie Barra New England

BLACK / Senior 3 / Male / Feather

First – Wellington Leal Dias – Gracie Humaita / Team Megaton

Third – Michael Chapman – Impact Jiu Jitsu

BLACK / Senior 4 / Male / Light

Third – Rafael Robert Lovato Sr. – Lovato JJ