To celebrate 10 years of the Yamasaki Academy in the USA, the Yamasaki Academy and Jiu Jitsu Gear present a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament on Saturday, April 9, 2005.
All academies, clubs, competitors, etc. are invited.
To wet your appetites, here are a few details:
-The tournament will use the standard International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation rules that are used in the Munidals, Pan AMs, etc.
-Weigh-ins will be conducted like the Mundials, Pan-Ams, etc. - i.e., you weigh-in immediately before you compete
-Check out these cash prizes for the absolute division winners!
BLACK BELT
US$ 2,000.00
BROWN BELT
US$ 1,000.00
PURPLE BELT
US$ 500.00
BLUE BELT
US$ 300.00
(There will be white belt weight categories, but no absolute division.)
-Superfights are being planned and will be announced
-Location is the Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, Maryland
Stay tuned for more details and how to register.
All rules and prizes are subject to the specific rules of the tournament to be announced.
You weigh-in WITH the gi. These weights include your gi.
Rooster...................126.5 lbs Super Feather..........141.0 lbs Feather...................154.0 lbs Light.......................167.5 lbs Middle.....................181.0 lbs Medium Heavy..........194.5 lbs Heavy......................207.5 lbs Super Heavy.............221.0 lbs Super Super Heavy....Over 221.0 lbs
I'll check on the age brackets and the women's weights and post them when I have them.
I'll let our guys know about this right away so they can start clearing their schedules...which means doing their term papers ahead of time for once. ;)