2010 BJJNZ NO GI TOURNAMENT

Date: Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Location: AUT North Shore
Entry fee $40 Included Tee shirt

Please Note – To be able to compete , all fighters must be members of BJJNZ.

Divisions:

MALE:

WHITE BELT
* 63KG, 68KG, 73KG, 78KG, 83KG, 88KG, 93KG, 98KG, +98KG,

BLUE BELT
* 63KG, 68KG, 73KG, 78KG, 83KG, 88KG, 93KG, 98KG, +98KG,

PURPLE BELT – BROWN BELT – BLACK BELT
up to 73KG, up to 88KG, up to 98KG, +98KG

FEMALE:

WHITE – BLUE – PURPLE – BROWN – BLACK
Lightweight (-63KG) and heavyweight (+63KG)

SCORING SYSTEM

* ADVANTAGE
( JUST TO DECIDE IN CASE OF DRAW)
* PENALTY
( 1 PENALTY ) = ( -1 ADVANTAGE)
( 2 PENALTIES) = ( – 2 POINTS )
( 3 PENALTIES) = ( DISQUALIFICATION)
* 2 POINTS
( SWEEP – KNEE RIDE )
* 3 POINTS
( GUARD PASS )
* 4 POINTS
( MOUNT – TAKE THE BACK )

*All matches will be 6 minutes in duration*

RULES:

NOT ALLOWED!!!!

* SLAM FROM THE GUARD ( all belts )
* BICEPS LOCK ( all belts )
* WRIST LOCK ( white and blue )
* TRIANGLE PULLING THE HEAD ( all belts )
* CERVICAL LOCK (ANY KIND) ( all belts )
* FRONTAL NECK CRANK (all belts )
* CALF LOCK ( white – blue )
* SCISSORS TAKEDOWN( all belts )
* HEEL HOOK ( all belts )
* MATA LEAO WITH FOOT ( white – blue )
* SIDEWAYS KNEE LOCK ( all belts )
* STAND UP FRONTAL GUILLOTINE ( all belts )
* LEGLOCK STRAIGHT ( white – blue )
* PULLING BACKWARDS TO TAKE THE BACK Over the feet ( all belts)

MORE INFO IT WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON!

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In August 2009 BJJ Blue Belt Craig de la Mare registered the trademark: The New Zealand Federation Of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (no 811287). from the IPO

Recently he has threatened us with legal action for using “these words in conjunction with each other” on all we do.

I also place on record that you are not the Official Federation for New Zealand and by claiming this you are misleading the public. You are requested to notify anyone who has been mislead by your false advertizing [sic] including placing an advert in a National News Paper and placing the above on the website and any other place were you have made such false claimbs [sic].

Craig de la Mare

NZFBJJ

This website will remove all reference to the word ‘federation’ and any inference left at the end of today is purely accidental and will be rectified upon notification.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a Martial Art that has build it’s World Wide reputation on action not words. Everyone practising BJJ in New Zealand knows it’s strength lies in the ability of it’s practitioners to prevail in physical conflicts, no matter the rules.

The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belts listed on this website: Douglas Santos, Paulo Oliveira, Pedro Fernandes, Geoff Grant and Steve Oliver are not lawyers, they have dedicated their lives to BJJ, they are Legitimate Black Belts in the Art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

All our time, resources and money are currently being poured into finding sponsors and funding to assist the winners of New Zealand’s most prestigious Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition get to Abu Dhabi and we will not be fighting Craig de la Mare’s demands. In fact, by registering the TM he is well within his rights to make these demands of us.

Whatever we are called, the fact remains we represent New Zealand’s top schools and organisations in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Douglas Santos Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Sorriso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Tu Kaha Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Gracie Barra and Will / Machado! BJJ Blue Belt Craig de la Mare, through his legal threats, has done Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in NZ a great favour by strengthening the bond between the countries largest schools and organisations.

It’s just a word. It changes nothing. We will still run the biggest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitions. We will still promote Brazilian Jiu Jitsu legitimately on all media. We will still award legitimate Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Ranks. We will still continue to grow this art of ours.

Any questions regarding this website can be directed to Geoff Grant

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BJJ NZ would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy new year.

We hope you have a safe holiday and take time out to recharge your battery’s for another year of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!

Douglas, Paulo, Pedro, Geoff and Steve look forward to seeing you on the mats again next year.

Look out for bigger and better things from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu New Zealand in 2010!

Merry Christmas

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The second of 11 international qualifiers for the Abu Dhabi Pro was held in Auckland city – AUT North Shore on Sunday 22th of November. For the first time, New Zealand could show-off its potential to the world in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Two champions will be travelling for free to compete in Abu Dhabi in April next year and another eighteen competitors qualified including the New Zealand Director Douglas Santos to represent NZ in The Abu Dhabi Pro, the world’s richest and most prestigious Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament offering over $200,000 in cash and prizes.

All this became possible thanks to the personal support of his Highness the Supreme Prince and Commander In Chief of the United Arab Emirates National Army, H. H. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

100 competitors and a good several hundred spectators came to watch and compete for the first time in the NZWorld Cup level competition took place at AUT Recreation center, The competition start with the Opens divisions.

In the white/blue belt open division there was a show of technique and heart . The Pacific Islanders showed why they are called Warriors and after a war the semi-finals was defined.
Brandon Ropati and Vance Miller made a very exciting final with Brandon proving size does matter having 10kg more on Vance taking the big prize.

The most exciting division of the day was the purple,brown and black belts. Graham Wearea and Hemi Pou both Purple belts were ready for the final. Both were very strong and technical at the same time, Graham with a very dangerous arm lock from the guard passed by the black belt Murray Bellenden and with the same arm lock beat Hemi Pou to get his free ticket to Abu Dhabi , one more Maori going to The Emirates.

Since the two free tickets had been claimed the remaining competitors had the hopes to qualify for the overseas tournament, the big fights continued division by division, competitors still determined to get a place to represent NZ at the World Cup. Once again a fantastic show of talent, technique and passion from this side of the Pacific. Some of the competitors after the Opens still found the energy to fight for the weight division Brandon Ropati showed a good demonstration of this and won not only the Open division for white/blue but also his own weight division. The final results another 18th competitors very hungry to fight in Abu Dhabi and may be make the first Brazilian JiuJitsu with GI (Kimono) champion from NZ.

The final results end up like that:

Campeoesqualificados:

MEN >> White 68 kg -

1. ninowattrelot (DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ

2. Luke Smith(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ

MEN >> White 73 kg -

1.Andrew Husmann (will/machado)

2.Phillip Brown(graciebarra)

3.Renato Ribeiro Gomes( DOUGLASSANTOS BJJ

MEN >> White 78 kg-

1. RemoGuerri(Tukaha)

2.Christian Hoffmann(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ

3.Jaroslav Botka(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ

MEN >> White 83 kg-

1.Carlo Meister(Will Machado)

2.neroni mack(graciebarra west)

3.Bradley So(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ

MEN >> White 88 kg-

1.Scott Sherer(Will Machado)

2.kelvin watson(Will Machado)

3.Nick Wong(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ

MEN >> White 93 kg-

1.James Dobbs(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ

2.Luke Ruha( DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ ACADE..

MEN >> White OVER 98 kg-

1.david russell(Gracie Barra)

2.Tyler Kratz(HB MMA)

MEN >> Blue 63 kg-

1.Raymond Massa(Combat Room)

2.Guo Wei Loh(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ ACADE..

MEN >> Blue 68 kg-

1.Nick Siu(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ ACADE…

2.Richard Barnett(Gracie Barra)

3.rhys izett( GRACIE BARRA)

MEN >> Blue 78 kg-

1.Patrick Te Tau(Will Machado)

2.Raymond Gamboa(VPF )

3.Damian Lee Smith(GRACIE BARRA)

MEN >> Blue 83 kg-

1.Vance miller(Gracie Barra)

2.Ash Taylor(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ ACADE…

3.Rhys Radovanovich(GRACIE BARRA)

MEN >> Blue 88 kg-

1.Joshua Sergeant(Gracie Barra)

2.Michael Dove(Gracie Barra)

3.Lee Warden(TUKAHA)

MEN >> Blue 93 kg-

1.BrandonRopati(Gracie Barra)

2.Des Briggs(COMBAT ROOM)

MEN >> Blue 98 kg-

1.Bobby Mules(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ ACADE…

2.Blair Bidois(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ ACADE..

MEN >> Blue OVER 98 kg-

1.Jason Walker(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ

2.Reece Vesty( TUKAHA)

MEN >> Purple 75 kg-

1.benjamin aldridge(Gracie Barra)

2.Michael Hourigan(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ

3.Alex Scott( COMBAT ROOM)

MEN >> Purple Over 85 kgs-

1.MikeSethna(Tukaha)

2.Andrew Craven(Will Machado)

3.Hemi Pou(WILL/MACHADO

MEN >> Black 85 kg-

1.MurrayBallenden(Will Machado)

2.Bruno Corvello(DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ

ACADEMYS champions-

1. GRACIE BARRA
2. DOUGLAS SANTOS BJJ ACADEMY
3.WILL/MACHADO

CAMPEAO ABSOLUTO , ROXA , MARROM , PRETA= Graham Waerea ( GRACIE BARRA )

CAMPEAO ABSOLUTO BRANCA, AZUL= Brandon Ropati (GRACIE BARRA)

The 2nd Abu Dhabi World Professional JiuJitsu Cup will be held on the 15th, 16th and 17th of April 2010.

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TV3 attended the trials with camera in tow. This is the piece that aired on Tuesday night in NZ

www.3news.co.nz/Kiwis-getting-ready-for-the-Jiu-Jitsu-World-Cup/

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Footage from the weekends comp has been added to Geoff Grants youtube page.
Several of the Purple – Black Open Match fights have been added and more will be added soon.

Please note this is Geoff’s personal youtube page so footage predominately features GSW and Will/ Machado students.

Here is Geoff’s channel
http://www.youtube.com/BJJNZ

Here is the Purple – Black Final between Hemi Pou (Will / Machado) vs Graham Waerea (Gracie Barra)

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Summary: World Cup Trials New Zealand

Division	1st	2nd	3rd	Tied 3rd or 4th
MEN >> White 68 kg	Nino Wattrelot DOUGLAS SANTOS	Luke Smith DOUGLAS SANTOS
MEN >> White 73 kg	Andrew Husmann Will Machado	Phillip Brown Gracie Barra	Renato Ribeiro Gomes DOUGLAS SANTOS	King Allsopp Gracie Barra
MEN >> White 78 kg	Remo Guerri Tukaha	Christian Hoffmann DOUGLAS SANTOS	Jaroslav Botka DOUGLAS SANTOS	Lucas Ely DOUGLAS SANTOS
MEN >> White 83 kg	Carlo Meister Will Machado	Neroni Mack Gracie Barra	Bradley So DOUGLAS SANTOS
MEN >> White 88 kg	Scott Sherer Will Machado	Kelvin Watson Will Machado	Nick Wong DOUGLAS SANTOS	Gordon Redwood Gracie Barra
MEN >> White 93 kg	James Dobbs DOUGLAS SANTOS	Luke Ruha DOUGLAS SANTOS
MEN >> White OVER 98 kg	David Russell Gracie Barra	Tyler Kratz HB MMA
MEN >> Blue 63 kg	Raymond Massa Combat Room	Guo Wei Loh DOUGLAS SANTOS
MEN >> Blue 68 kg	Nick Siu DOUGLAS SANTOS	Richard Barnett Gracie Barra	RrhysIzett Gracie Barra	Adan Tijerina Will Machado
MEN >> Blue 78 kg	Patrick Te Tau Will Machado	Raymond Gamboa VPF	Damian Lee Smith Gracie Barra	Daniel Ruck Will Machado
MEN >> Blue 83 kg	Vance Miller Gracie Barra	Ash Taylor DOUGLAS SANTOS	Rhys Radovanovich Gracie Barra	David White Will Machado
MEN >> Blue 88 kg	Joshua Sergeant Gracie Barra	Michael Dove Gracie Barra	Lee Warden Tukaha	Scott Lyons Will Machado
MEN >> Blue 93 kg	Brandon Ropati Gracie Barra	Des Briggs Combat Room
MEN >> Blue 98 kg	Bobby Mules DOUGLAS SANTOS	Blair Bidois DOUGLAS SANTOS
MEN >> Blue OVER 98 kg	Jason Walker DOUGLAS SANTOS	Reece Vesty Tukaha
MEN >> Purple 75 kg	Benjamin Aldridge Gracie Barra	Michael Hourigan DOUGLAS SANTOS	Alex Scott Combat Room
MEN >> Purple Over 85 kgs	Mike Sethna Tukaha	Andrew Craven Will Machado	Hemi Pou Will Machado	Stuart Mitchell DOUGLAS SANTOS
MEN >> Brown OVER 85 kg
MEN >> Black 85 kg	Murray Ballenden Will Machado	Bruno Corvello DOUGLAS SANTOS
WOMEN >> Blue >> OVER 65 kg
OPEN >> Blue	Brandon Ropati Gracie Barra	Vance Miller Gracie Barra	Scott Lyons Will Machado	Bobby Mules DOUGLAS SANTOS
OPEN >> Purple	Graham Waerea Gracie Barra	Hemi Pou Will Machado	Murray Ballenden Will Machado	Mike Sethna Tukaha
OPEN >> All Women

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New Zealand Trials
(THE BIGGEST BJJ COMP IN NZ)

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Date: Sunday, November 22, 2009
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Location: AUT Sport & Fitness Centre North Shore Campus
Street: 90 Akoranga Dr, Northcote
City/Town: Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: 0212705255
Email: jiujitsunz@xtra.co.nz

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PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ONLINE AT:

https://strongvon.com/worldcupbjjnz

LIMITED COMPETITORS

LAST DAY TO SUBSCRIBE 15 OF NOVEMBER
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FREE TICKETS TO ABU DHABI TO FIGHT ” THE WORLD CUP”
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ENTRY FEE

To fight weight division = $80.00
To fight open division = $80.00
To fight both ( weight + open ) = $100

ANYONE CAN FIGHT in their WEIGHT DIVISION

( MEDALS , T-SHIRT )

ONLY NEW ZEALAND CITIZENS CAN FIGHT OPEN DIVISION

( MEDALS , T-SHIRT , FREE AIR TICKET TO ABU DHABI , FREE ACCOMMODATION)

WEIGHT DIVISIONS:

(MALE)

WHITE BELT

up to 63kg, 68kg, 73kg, 78kg, 83kg, 88kg, 93kg, 98kg, +98kg

BLUE BELT:

up to 63kg, 68kg, 73kg, 78kg, 83kg, 88kg, 93kg, 98kg, +98kg

OPEN DIVISION ( WHITE AND BLUE BELTS WILL COMPETE IN ONE OPEN DIVISION)

WINNER FREE TICKET TO FIGHT WORLD CUP IN ABU DHABI

PURPLE, BROWN AND BLACK BELT.

up to 72kg , up to 88kg , +88kg

OPEN DIVISION

OPEN DIVISION ( PURPLE, BROWN AND BLACK BELTS WILL COMPETE IN ONE OPEN DIVISION)
WINNER FREE TICKET TO FIGHT WORLD CUP IN ABU DHABI

FEMININE:

White, Blue, Purple, Brown and Black Belt.

up to 63kg
above 63kg

WINNER FREE TICKET TO FIGHT WORLD CUP IN ABU DHABI
…………………………………………………………….

RULES:
The Rules that will be used for this competition will be the same as used in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. The only difference will be that the combined Purple/Brown & Black Belt division will be using the same rules as the Black Belt division of the IBJJF.

SCORING SYSTEM

* ADVANTAGE
( JUST TO DECIDE IN CASE OF DRAW)
* PENALTY
( 1 PENALTY ) = ( -1 ADVANTAGE)
( 2 PENALTIES) = ( – 2 POINTS )
( 3 PENALTIES) = ( DISQUALIFICATION)
* 2 POINTS
( SWEEP – KNEE RIDE )
* 3 POINTS
( GUARD PASS )
* 4 POINTS
( MOUNT – TAKE THE BACK )

*All matches will be 6 minutes in duration*
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RULES:
http://www.ibjjf.org/RegrasEnglish2006.pdf
The Rules that will be used for this competition will be the same as used in the International Brazillian Jiu-jitsu Federation. The only difference will be that the combined Purple/Brown & Black Belt division will be using the same rules as the Black Belt division of the IBJJF.

SCORING SYSTEM

* ADVANTAGE
( JUST TO DECIDE IN CASE OF DRAW)
* PENALTY
( 1 PENALTY ) = ( -1 ADVANTAGE)
( 2 PENALTIES) = ( – 2 POINTS )
( 3 PENALTIES) = ( DISQUALIFICATION)
* 2 POINTS
( SWEEP – KNEE RIDE )
* 3 POINTS
( GUARD PASS )
* 4 POINTS
( MOUNT – TAKE THE BACK )

*All matches will be 6 minutes in duration*

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ABU DHABI PRO SPORT AND BUSSINES
Once we have clarified the actuation of the Abu Dhabi Pro Sports and Business, we can take the chance to talk about the opportunities that become possible with the realization of the World Professional Jiu-jitsu Cup. Establishing effective connections between the governments of the countries where the trials will take place and the government of UAE is one of the objectives proposed by the Abu Dhabi Pro. Its idealization takes into account this interaction, through the jiu-jitsu, promoting business and relationship among different parts of the world and the UEA.

INTRODUCTION:
Jiu-jitsu is the fastest growing martial art of the world. Its spreading happens in an exponential rate in countries with continental dimensions like the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, the United States, Japan, Australia and Spain. Its practice is, gradually, looking for professionalization, due to the revelation of new athletes each year, making the competitive level of the fight fiercer. Promote this new and contagious sport is the purpose of FIJJA FIJJA – FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL JIU-JITSU ASSOCIATION.

FIJJA 2009 – WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2009 World Championship organized by FIJJA has already been a success, with its repercussion in the media and, mainly, by the participation of the best athletes of the world. Its realization is a landmark on the sport’s calendar and a divider to the athletes who wanted to get professional in the sport. The event took place in April 30th, 1st and 2nd of May 2009 in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.

THE FIJJA MISSION
The main idea proposed by FIJJA is to make possible that jiu-jitsu athletes are able to live from the sport, turning the modality into a professional sport. Its objective is to promote jiu-jitsu as a professional sport, aiming at the development of the athlete’s career, building the best and biggest jiu-jitsu competition federation of the world. Hence, the jiu-jitsu athletes get not only the prestige of taking part of big competitions, but mainly, the financial backrest in order to go on forward in the sport through paid awards. FIJJA is already working hard to, in a near future, raise the jiu-jitsu to the condition of Olympic Fight.

IDEATION
Living for almost a decade in the United Arab Emirates, in Abu Dhabi, where he firstly introduced the jiu-jitsu, Carlos Santos, alias Carlão, created a real culture for the jiu-jitsu when implementing it in the Army training and as a school subject in Abu Dhabi. Moreover, it can be added to this the fact that the Government of Abu Dhabi is one of the biggest sports investor and financial supporter in the world. Facing these opportunities, Carlão has foreseen his first insights of what the FIJJA would be.

FIJJA 2010 – ABU DHABI PRO WORD TRAILS:
In 2010 the trails to the world championship will be duly incorporated under the seal of FIJJA through the sponsoring of considerable awards, as well as the technical capacitating in order to standardize such events to the FIJJA level. The objective is that in 2010 the world championship will be not just an event, but a circuit of tournaments which form a worldwide FIJJA championship. There will be twelve stages around the world, with the events taking part in all continents, including the African one. The proposed model follows the example of other renowned sports: Formula 1, Surfing (WCT), Tennis (APT Tour) and other.

VISION
FIJJA a global company, with headquarters in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates and a head office in Porto Alegre, Brazil, has also official representatives in all continents and in the main countries where jiu-jitsu is practiced. FIJJA aims to explore the sport “jiu-jitsu” creating a market where it could turn into a profitable business, generating financial return to the institution as well as to its competing athletes, moreover, generating society values as a whole through the incentive to a sportive professional practice.

INCENTIVE AND SUPPORT
FIJJA is propelled by the support of the government of Abu Dhabi, through the personal support of Your Highness the Supreme Prince of Abu Dhabi and Commander in Chief of the United Arab Emirates National Army, H. H. SHEIKH MOHAMED BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN and his son H. H. SHEIKH SAYED BIM MOHAMED BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN, who readily embraced this idea, allowing this project to be structured with the seriousness and solidity needed to the execution of this grandiose undertaking.

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Members of The BJJ NZ would like to extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to Marcelo Rezende after the sudden passing of Nathalia Rezende, Marcelo’s wife. The team at GB Sydney have been rocked by Nathalia’s passing and the GB New Zealand crew are in ’shock’. I’m sure that more information will be available in the coming days, but for now please take a moment to think of your loved ones and those closest to you.

Kia Kaha, you are in our thoughts

BJJ F NZ

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