Iloilo kid is California's back-to-back jiu-jitsu champ

By Alex P. Vidal

NEW YORK CITY -- To prove that his two-gold medal haul in last year's 12th Annual North American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament held in Cerritos College Norwalk, California wasn't a fluke, Myles Joaquin "Wacky" Rico- Javelosa repeated the conquest this year recently in California.
Now 10 years old, Wacky, grandson of Phhc 22 Mandurriao, Iloilo City, Philippines village chief Ray G. Rico, dominated his class in impressive fashion in the tournament where opponents spent all day sitting around waiting for the next matches.
"This is more memorable since Myles won two gold medals and the championship belt," Rico reported. 

Myles, son of MJ Adelantar Javelosa and Mary Rachel Javelosa, Rico's daughter, was the only kid in their team.
They live in West Covina, California.
Wacky had won his first gold in the West Coast nationals in Downtown, Los Angeles.
His second gold came in the Azusa Pacific University Jiu jitsu World League.
Some of the biggest Jiu Jitsu tournaments held in California offers a larger structure, with periods assigned a few days before the tournament schedule.
Organizers noted that contestants in of BJJ tournaments remain notorious for making some of the same mistakes in every playoff.
The World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (commonly known as Mundials) is the world's most prestigious Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) tournament.
Hosted annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, Brazilian jiu jitsu tournaments are physically and mentally demanding, according to organizers.
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