Erick Szabados gets Plata at Rio Open

We were waiting for promised cool pictures, which I just received after putting a bug in Erik's ears:

Erik on the Podium at the Rio Open

Yes, one of our own, Erik placed second in the 2010 Rio Open Master's division, Blue Belt, light weight. Erik went to Rio for a month to train with Marcelo and company and had the good fortune to be there during the tournament. Bruce brought a group down so he had Bruce and Marcelo in his corner.

Erik and some other familiar faces from Indiana and Rio!

No question Erik had a great time, and got a good memento to bring back with him. Also, a big thanks for the trouble he and Marcelo went through to have one of Marcelo's banners made. Erik brought it back as a gift to Dax. It looks good in the Academy!
Here's a blog entry from the Jiu-Jitsu Academy blog with another pic of Erick and the group.