Midwest Jiu Jitsu Academy to welcome Olympic judo champion on Saturday

By Muddy River News | March 17, 2025
Lynn Roethke | Photo courtesy of Midwest Jiu Jitsu Academy

QUINCY — Local jiu jitsu and judo athletes have the opportunity to train with Lynn Roethke, an Olympic gold medalist in judo, on Saturday. Lynn Roethke, whose career began in 1967, reigns as one of the most accomplished American women judo athletes in the history of the sport. Roethke holds the rank of eighth degree…

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World champion coming to Quincy May 11 to give two seminars at Midwest Jiu Jitsu Academy

By Muddy River Sports | February 7, 2024
Royler Gracie gives a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu seminar, sponsored by Marcelo Alonso, at Fife High School in this 2009 file photo. | Photo by Kelly Bailey/Flickr courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

QUINCY — Master Royler Gracie will be offering two Brazilian Jiu Jitsu seminars in Quincy on May 11 at Midwest Jiu Jitsu Academy, 3906 Broadway. The seminar for adults 13 and over will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Another semifinal for children 12 and under is scheduled for 9 to 10 a.m.…

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Midwest Jiu Jitsu Academy students place first at Springfield; Willey finishes second in international competition

By Muddy River Sports | October 17, 2023
Midwest Jiu Jitsu Academy student Chad Willey took second in the Masters II Middle Weight Blue Belt Division during the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Pan American competition on Sept. 30. | Photo courtesy of Midwest Jiu Jitsu Academy

QUINCY — Midwest Jiu Jitsu Academy competed in the Fuji Springfield tournament on Saturday, Sept. 9 and took first place team with a total of 4,450 points for the combined child and adult competitors. The second place team was Decatur Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with 3,320 points, and third place went to Pedigo Submission Fighting with…

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