Scott Boudreau is standing on top of the world in the Master 2 lightweight purple belt division in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
He is also ranked fourth in the world in the open weight category following the recent win.
Boudreau, who won single titles in 2012 and ’13 at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world championships, won all five of this matches en route to the recent Pan American title at Irvine, California last month.
“It meant a lot to me because I lost it last year,” said Boudreau of his early exit in the second round of the 2013 Pans.
This time out, Boudreau, who runs the Budo Mixed Martial Arts school in North Burnaby with training partner Mike Hansen, made no mistake, winning all five matches in the purple belt division in a span of less than two hours.
“The day after, I didn’t do very much.
“It’s all about staying calm. It’s a very big event,” he added.
In the lead up to the Pans, Boudreau conditioned himself with sparring sessions of two and a half hours straight and worked on building up his legs for what was ahead.
That strategy came in handy, particularly in his last two bouts, where he controlled much of the action from the more difficult on-top position.
“That’s the beauty of jiu-jitsu, the ability to fight on your back. It’s a very powerful access to many more submissions,” he said.
Boudreau won his match over Robert Schuster on aggression in a scoreless semifinal.
In the final match, he bettered last year’s Pans champion Daniel Wilson from California on advantage points.
At 40 years of age, Boudreau, who competes as a purple belt under Don Whitefield at West Coast Jiu-Jitsu, is unsure what master division he will compete in in future years.
“I don’t know, competition to me is like having fun. I’ve had no injuries, I’m 40. I’m good with that. I’ll keep competing until I’m tired, I guess,” Boudreau said.
Boudreau, who is also a second degree black belt in full contact Kyokushin karate, will look for a three-peat at the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world championships upcoming in October.
“I like a good challenge,” he added, “as long as it’s safe.”
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