US Grappling

We are hosting a black belt superfight at the Diamond State Games!

Felipe Costa (Brasa team, 2 time IBJJF world champion at black belt, multiple time international medalist - www.brazilianblackbelt.com)

vs

Luis Pantoja (Yamasaki team, NY Open champion, No-gi Pan Ams champion, multiple time US Grappling champion)

This match will be a ten minute gi match under US Grappling’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu rules.  The match will begin promptly at 11:15 AM, immediately following the Wilson Reis vs Ryan Hall no-gi superfight!

US Grappling is proud to present:

Wilson Reis (BJJ United – Roberto Godoi black belt. Elite XC MMA champion, multiple time US Grappling champion, multiple time Grapplers Quest champion, 2004 IBJJF world champion at brown belt)

vs

Ryan Hall (Fifty/50 BJJ – Felipe Costa black belt. 2009 ADCC bronze medalist, multiple time US Grappling, Grapplers Quest, and NAGA champion, 2008 IBJJF world champion at purple belt and medalist at brown belt in 2009)

This match will take place at 11 AM on Saturday, June 19th at US Grappling’s Diamond State Games. The match will be a ten minute no-gi superfight under US Grappling’s advanced division rules.

Preregistration is now open for US Grappling’s first event in Illinois. This gi and no-gi tournament tournament takes place on Saturday, October 9th at the Oak Lawn Pavilion in Oak Lawn, IL. Registration will be capped at 500 competitors. There will be divisions for men, women, and 30+ men, but no children’s divisions.  The first 100 preregistered competitors will receive a free t-shirt.

Complete details are available on the event’s page and on Facebook.

US Grappling is pleased to announce our next Referee’s Certification Clinic on Sunday, April 18th, 2010 at the 302 BJJ in Newark, Delaware. The clinic will run from 10 AM until 4 PM!

http://www.302bjj.com

Anyone can observe the class, but we are limiting the number of actual referee candidates. To be considered, you must hold at least a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and must be recommended by another referee, coach, or instructor. You must also have competition experience.

The Referee’s Certification Clinic will cover common issues faced by referees and the proper way to handle such situations, proper scoring, “owning” your mat, protecting competitors, and many more topics. Before the day is through, all candidates will ref live matches, and will be critiqued on their performance. In order to learn to be a ref, one must actually do some reffing!

To register for the course, send me a PM here or e-mail reffing @ usgrappling.us.

Note: there is no cost for this.

US Grappling is pleased to announce our next Referee’s Certification Clinic on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at the Pendergrass Academy in Wake Forest, NC. The certification will start at 10 AM and finish up around 4 PM.

Anyone can observe the class, but we are limiting the number of actual referee candidates. To be considered, you must hold at least a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and must be recommended by another referee, coach, or instructor. You must also have competition experience.

The Referee’s Certification Clinic will cover common issues faced by referees and the proper way to handle such situations, proper scoring, “owning” your mat, protecting competitors, and many more topics. Before the day is through, all candidates will ref live matches, and will be critiqued on their performance. In order to learn to be a ref, one must actually do some reffing!

To register for the course, email US Grappling with your belt rank, competition experience, and the name of a coach or certified referee that will recommend you.

Note:  there is no cost for this.

As of January 1, 2010 US Grappling’s weight classes for adult divisions have been updated to bring them in line with the IBJJF classes.

Juvenile (ages 4 -17) divisions will continue to use the Madison system.

The new weight classes are as follows:

Men / 30+

• Rooster: Up to 122.5
• Super Feather: 135.5
• Feather: 149.00
• Light: 162.00
• Middle: 175.50
• Medium Heavy: 188.50
• Heavy: 202.00
• Super Heavy: 215.00
• Ultra Heavy: Over 215.00

Women

• Super Feather: Up to 113.50
• Feather: 124.50
• Light: 135.50
• Middle: 147.00
• Medium Heavy: 158.00
• Heavy: Over 158.00

Competitors are not required to weigh in wearing the gi.

For further information see our complete rules for points tournaments, our Submission Only rules, and our Rules FAQ.

Children and Teen division at US Grappling events now use the Madison Bracketing System. There will no longer be preset weight classes for Children and Teens.

At the end of weigh ins, the children and teens will be sorted by weight.  Brackets will then be made by grouping them into sets of 4 or 8 (depending on turnout).  Children will be divided by weight, experience, and age (whenever possible).

Divisions for children and teens will be run as double elimination brackets, ensuring everyone gets at least two matches in each division.

Using the Madison system means children and teens will no longer cut weight since they won’t know the weight classes in advance.

We’ve improved our school discount program to make it easier to participate.   Let your teammates know you can save an additional $10 if ten people from one school preregister!