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7-year-old Pinay wins gold at Pan Kids IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2025

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Dyan Castillejo

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA -- Seven-year-old Aleia Aielle Aguilar continues to make history for Philippine jiu-jitsu after clinching the gold medal at the Pan Kids IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2025 held in Kissimmee, Florida.</p><p>Competing in the Pee-Wee 2 Female Rooster Division (46.6 lbs), Aleia emerged victorious against five opponents: Slade ReShae Fustos, Maitê Almeida de Oliveira, Trinity Grace Thome, Zara Scarlett Hernandez, and Lyla Rose Warren.</p><p>The daughter of Wrestling Association of the Philippines President Alvin Aguilar and Maybelline Masuda, the first Filipino to win a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world title as a white belt back in 2009, Aleia represents not just the Philippines but also Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu and Deftac Philippines.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DMoT3AIzCm4/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A21070702.6%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1230" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Like her accomplished parents, Aleia is making her own name in the sport as the youngest Filipino Jiu-Jitsu World Champion.</p><p>The gold medal in Florida adds to her growing list of achievements, coming fresh off a three-time championship streak at the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Festival.</p>

<p>Seven-year-old Aleia Aielle Aguilar continues to make history for Philippine jiu-jitsu after clinching the gold medal at the Pan Kids IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2025 held in Kissimmee, Florida.</p>

Seven-year-old Aleia Aielle Aguilar continues to make history for Philippine jiu-jitsu after clinching the gold medal at the Pan Kids IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2025 held in Kissimmee, Florida.