Hurry wins World Jiu-Jitsu Championship

Palm Coast Observer
Sports

Tyler Hurry, of Palm Coast, didn’t allow a point against him en route to his second world Jui-Jitsu title.

To sum up Tyler Hurry’s performance in the IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championships in one word: dominant.

Hurry, a Palm Coast resident, competed Satuday, Nov. 5, in Long Beach, Calif. For five matches, Hurry didn’t surrender a point while competing in the adult middleweight class.

“That is pretty hard to do,” Hurry said, adding that he won the final match, 11-0. “I gave up zero points, and it was pretty much a dominant tournament for me.”

Hurry competed in the same tournament in June 2010, except that time, he wore a Gi, a robe-like garment. This year, he competed in No-Gi. That means he only wore fighting shorts and a rash guard.

But it wasn’t as easy as it sounds, Hurry said.

He is fresh off a nine-month hiatus from basically any physical activity.

After Hurry won last June, he took about a month off. Upon returning to fighting, he injured his neck. The injury worsened, and he was eventually diagnosed with a herniated disk. Surgery on his spine was the only remedy.

“It was miserable,” Hurry said. “I had a lot of doctors telling me my fighting career was over, and I’d never be the same again.”

Hurry, however, had different plans.

He followed his rehab process as it was designed.

“I just relied on my mental toughness and determination to prove everybody wrong, including myself,” Hurry said.

With another world championship under his proverbial fighting belt, Hurry hopes to stay healthy in 2012. He has big plans for himself and his fighting career.

Hurry said he’ll be fighting all over the world next year, including New York, California, Las Vegas, Brazil, and Tokyo.

And sandwiched between all of his fights, Hurry is planning to graduate with an education degree and help coach the Matanzas High School wrestling team.

“I’m looking for a real big year in 2012,” he said.