Zach Thomas - NAGA Champion - Gi and No Gi

[pony73]

Very impressive, particularly the No Gi where he dominated with those prolonged mounts before applying the final triangle submission

[SkullTracerXVII]

He was grabbing around 2:30 while in North South position but its just oh well. He kicked ass. And im tall and lean too so i have been cutting weight to stay in 129.9-...

[GymVidSrc]

the kid is skinny, tall beast!!!

[lionkill03]

nice vid but did he drop any weight and how much he looks huge

[budoatemaildotcom]

Their weights were about the same, believe it or not. He's tall and skinny. None of my kids drop weight. I know it's common to drop weight in wrestling, but I don't like the idea for kids.

Zach is one of the tallest kids in his grade, which actually creates a bit of a challenge for him, since his center of gravity is much higher than the average grappler.

[UpstateBrawler]

@budoatemaildotcom NAGA combines divisions all the time sticking a larger or older kid in with the nearest group if the numbers dont work out in a division.

[stanman1120]

How old is Zach? This was intermediate, correct?

[HBwillie]

Awesome!  Should've gotten takedown points in the second match for stuffing the shot and pushing through. Great base, and you've got a killer triangle! I was at this event, competing in the beginner no gi 150-160lb division and remember seeing you fight! Again, well done!

[jenniflyt]

awesome job geting 1st place in gi and no gi!!