South USA Grappling Association

 2012 Louisiana State Championship

March 3rd

University of New Orleans

2000 LakeShore Drive 

New Orleans - LA - 70148

(at the HPC Building)

Corner of Elysian fields and Leon Simon

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 General admission tickets $5

Online Registration Form:

http://www.bjjhome.com/reg_now

Payment Online

http://www.bjjhome.com/online_payment

 Schedule

10:00 AM –

All Kids, Teens and Juvenile Divisions – Gi and No Gi (Single elimination)

NO GI All levels and divisions ( Adults, Masters and Seniors) men and women

11:30 AM –

NO GI Advance Open Class - adult only

NO GI Intermediate  Open Class

NO GI Beginner Open Class

NO GI Master Open Class Beginner and intermediate

NO GI Senior Open Class Beginner and intermediate

NO GI Women's Open Class - Beginner and intermediate

Women's adult  gi division White & Blue Belts 

Open Class Women's adult  -White and Blue Belt

1:00 PM –XYMA

2:00 PM –

White Belt  – All divisions adult, master and seniors

Blue Belt – All divisions adult, master and seniors

Purple Belt - All divisions adult and master

Brown Belt - All divisions adults only

Black Belt - All divisions adults only

3:00 PM –

Open Class adult, master and seniors Blue Belt

Open Class adult, master and seniors White Belt

Open Class adult Purple Belt adult and master

Open Class Adult Brown Belt adult only

Open Class Adult Black Belt adult only

  We will start with these divisions!!!
Ring 1 -  4-6 years old - gi and no gi - all weigh classes
Ring 2 -  7-9 years old - gi and no gi - all weigh classes
Ring 3 -  10-12 years old - gi and no gi - all weigh classes
Ring 4 -  13-15 years old - gi and no gi - all weigh classes
Ring 5 -  No Gi Master and Seniors - no gi - all weigh classes
Ring 6 -  Juvenile (gi and no gi) + Women no gi- all weigh classes

After we finish with them we will start the No Gi Adult 

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Our event will feature:

• 1^st, 2^nd, and two 3^rd Place Medals.

• Six Competition Rings.

Participation medals for kids.

• Professional referees.

• Gi & No Gi Divisions.

• No Gi Beginner , No Gi Intermediate and No Gi Advance

• 4 divisions for adults.

• 2 divisions for Kids ( No Open Class for kids).

• Kids Single elimination (gi and no gi)

• CBJJ rules for Gi and No Gi ( http://www.ibjjf.org/rules.htm ).

• All Competitors will weigh-in day of event .

• Picture ID required.

• GI color – White, Black or Blue. No other color or combination like white top and blue pants.

• Kid's division between 4-6 years old, No submission allowed, just points.

• Drinks and Food will be sold in the gym.

Appropriate Etiquette:

• Fingernails and toenails must be clipped.

• No headgear or wrestling shoes allowed.

• Any kind of diseases like Staph infections, ringworm or etc, will result in disqualification.

• No T-shirts or rash guard allowed under the GI.

• No Gi – Must use a rash guard (recommended) or T-shirt.

• The Gi and No Gi uniform must be clean.

Illegal Techniques:

All the professors must read the CBJJ rules and explain it to the students. Rules can be found at: http://www.ibjjf.org/rules.htm

For additional questions please contact  Rafael Ellwanger - 985-605-3169

• No Slamming

• No Neck Cranks or Cervical Locks.

• Foot locks: ONLY Straight Achilles locks. No Heel Hooks , Knee Bars, Toe Hold

• No striking, Biting, Putting fingers into the Eye or Nose of the opponent, small joint manipulations, head butting, hair pulling, chin to eye or groin shots.

• The use of foul language or other immoral acts of disrespect towards the referee or any of the tournament officials.

• Running out of the ring with a submission locked to avoid tapping out.

Points System:

Besides the Take Down, all positions must be established for 3 Seconds.

The referee will decide the winner in the event of a tie.

4 points – mount, back-mount, back (two hooks must be inside)

3 points – passing the guard

2 points – take downs, sweeps and knee on the belly

Fight Time:

Kids 4-6 years old – 2 min

Kids 7-9 years old – 3 min

Kids 10-15 years old – 4 min

Juvenile 15-16 years old – 5 min

Adult - White belts – 5 min– Blue belts 6 min – Purple belts 7 min – Brown belts 8 min- Black belts 10 min.

Master - All belts 5 min

No GI Beginner – 5 min

No GI Advanced – 6 min

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What We Do

The South USA Grappling Association will host 5 officials Competition in 2012:

• Louisiana State Championship -
  
• Bayou Grappling Championship -
  
• Florida State championship-
  
• MS State Championship -
  
• Louisiana Open -
  

All the competitions will be using the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation rules

http://www.ibjjf.org/rules.htm

All the athletes must have the LBJJF  ID to be eligible to receive the free air fares, gi's and any other bonus prizes offered by LBJJF.

for more information about LBJJF ID'S

http://www.lbjjf.com/become_a_member

For the all of our Events.

The weigh ins will be like panams and worlds, everybody will weigh in right before your matches