Wednesday, 24 April 2013 12:06

The Family Who Fights Together

By Staff Report | Sports

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Alliance Saratoga Instructor Jesse Bruchac, along with his father, Joseph and brother, James, took gold medals in their divisions during the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s New York International Open at Nat Holman Gymnasium in New York City, Saturday, April 20.

For 70-year-old patriarch Joseph Bruchac, this was his first grappling tournament since his years as a Cornell wrestler in the 1960s. There were over 800 competitors at the Open this year and Alliance Saratoga members took home four medals, including a bronze by blue belt Eric Jenks.

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