About Jenny Thomas, Assistant Coach, Kids' Grappling

Jenny Thomas of Austin, Texas has been training since the age of 7. She began competing at the age of 9 and coaching kids in ground fighting at 14. She is the Austin Jiu-Jitsu Assistant Coach for Children's Programs. She trains with the Austin Jiu-Jitsu adult competition team and is a competitive swimmer with her high school team and an Austin club team.
  • Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt - 12 years of training
  • State, regional, and national-level competitor in Submission Grappling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and wrestling
  • Self defense seminar instructor, targeted at self-defense for girls ages 7-13.
  • 2 years coaching of children's grappling programs
  • 2 Seasons of Wrestling (folkstyle), including a 4th-place finish in an all-boys divisions at the HOT Nationals, 2007

Brief Competition History

  • 1st, Women's Advanced Grappling Division, Austin Martial Arts Festival, 10/2008
  • 1st, No Gi Women's: North American Grappling (NAGA) Champion - , 134 lbs and under. She was the youngest and lightest competitor. Dallas, 5/3/2008
  • 2nd, Women's gi: BJJ Winter Wars 6. Dallas, 2/2008. She was the youngest and lightest competitor.
  • 2nd, Women's no gi: BJJ Winter Wars 6. Dallas, 2/2008. She was the youngest and lightest competitor.
  • 1st, Women's gi: Dallas, 10/2007. First adult competition at the age of 14.
  • 4th, 110 lb 13 year olds, Div 5 Open.: Heart of Texas Wrestling Nationals, 1/27/2007. 4th out of 16 in an all-boys division.
  • 1st, 110 lb 13 year olds, Div 5 Open. SW Austin wrestling competition. All wins by pin.
  • 1st, No gi Kids: Carlson Gracie Open, Dripping Springs, TX, 12/4/2005. She was the only girl competing, all wins by submission.
  • 1st, Gi Kids: Carlson Gracie Open, Dripping Springs, TX, 12/4/2005. She was the only girl competing, all wins by submission, all in under 1 minute.
  • 2nd, Kids Advanced no gi: Houston Grapplemania, 10/2005. She got a 15 second triangle submission in round 1. Her one loss was by points to the phenom, Drake Dudley.
  • 1st, Kids no gi: Dripping Springs, 4/2006. She was the only girl competing and won all matches by submission.
  • 1st, Kids no gi: Dripping Springs, TX 12/2004. All-boys division, all wins by submission.
  • 2nd, Teens gi: Smack-Down In H-Town. Houston, 2/2004. In a teen division as an 11 year old.
  • 2nd, Kids Beginner Gi, BJJ Winter Wars 1. Dallas, 2/2002

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