2008 CALENDAR

Just going over the remaining events this year. Please help correct any mistakes or help add to what is here. Thanks-Luke

JULY
(12) Marianas BJJ/Grappling Cup (Guam)
*more info to come

(20) All Korean BJJ Championship (Seoul, Korea)
*link: www.kbjjc.com

(26)Java Submission Championships (Jogjakarta)

AUGUST
(17) Dumau Kimonos BJJ Championship (Kita-Kanto, JP)

(23-24) 5th Taiwan BJJ/Grappling Tournament (Taipei, TW)
contact: demi115@hotmail.com
*special guest: Baret Yoshida

SEPTEMBER
(27-28) Thailand BJJ/Grappling Open (Bangkok, TH)
contact: bjjasia@gmail.com or marksimmerman@gmail.com
*organized by Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association of Thailand
*info: facebook RSVP + BLOG LINK

OCTOBER
(TBA) Team Fabrico Nationals (PH)
*inner-club competition

(25-26) Japan Open Championships (Budokan in Aichi Prefecture, JP)

NOV/DEC
(29-30) 4th Indonesian Submission Championship (Jakarta)(open: gi/no-gi)

(29-30) Campeonato Asiatico (Tokyo, JP)

DECEMBER
(6-7) Philippine BJJ International Open Gi & No-Gi (PH)
*Venue : SM Mall of Asia
*BB super-fights
*Registrations and payments due by Wednesday December 10
*info: HERE

(21) Dumau Kimonos BJJ Japan Cup (Saitama, JP)

JANUARY (2009)
(17) Nevertap Tournament (Phuket, TH)
*no-gi event + seminar
*info: NEVERTAP

Here are some clips from the recent event, King of Fighters, here in Bangkok Thailand. The semi-finals have been set and will conclude in the coming month. BJJ was well represented in what was an informal match up of style versus style. I really hope this can help the promotion of both BJJ and MMA here in Thailand. -Luke

video from EMAC:

MARIANAS OPEN

MARIANAS OPEN
2008 AUGUST, 30 2008

LOCATION:
F.D. PHOENIX CENTER, GUAM

WEIGHT CLASSES:

NO-GI
130 under
131 - 145
146 - 160
161 - 175
176 - 190
191 - 205
205 over

GI (2kg/4.4lbs allowance for the GI)
134.4 under
135.4 - 149.4
150.4 – 164.4
165.4 – 179.4
180.4 – 194.4
195.4 – 209.4
209.4 over

EVENT IS GI AND NO-GI

1. for no-gi competition, t-shirts or rash guards must be used
2. hygiene check will be done.(any rash or ring worms will forfeit you from competing)
3. gi tops and bottoms must be matching, other than that any color gi will be allowed
4. weigh ins will be made before your first match..for gi competitors, you must weigh
in with the gi ON. if you do not make the weight that you signed up for, you match will be forfeited.

Any other questions and registration please e-mail Tony at groundzerotumon@hotmail.com

ADD US ON MYSPACE
www.myspace.com/marianasopen

Thank You and GOOD LUCK!

more info to come.....

THAILAND BJJ/GRAPPLING OPEN

The Thailand BJJ/Grappling Open will take place here in Bangkok on September 27-28, 2008 @ Union Mall. Below are some of the details concerning the event. For more information, please check out the THAILANDBJJCOMP blog.

This year’s competition will be distinguished by the following;

• Expansive competition mat space covering at least 240 square meters
  
• High quality refereeing committed to protecting the safety of competitors, following IBJJF rules, and promoting the highest standards of sportsmanship
• First-aid support will be on hand
  
• Distinctive, presentation-grade medals and trophies
  
• First 100 competitors with paid registration will receive a custom-made rash guard
  
• Prizes for Most Technical fighter, Most Submissions and Absolute Champions
  
• Exhibition MMA matches
  
• Entry fees waived for Brown and Black belt competitors
  
• Separate, private changing areas and clean bathrooms all weekend

We will also be offering a special competitor's discount at the Golden Palace Hotel located on Sukhumvit, Soi 1. It's a 5 minute walk to the skytrain and is ideally located in Central Bangkok.

The cost per person per night will be only 675 baht ($21 USD). For 835 baht ($26 USD) an American breakfast will be included. All rooms have air conditioning, cable TV and mini-bar. The Elefin Cafe in the hotel lobby will also offer all athletes a 20% discount on all food and drinks.

The hotel has a nice swimming pool, a great Thai spa for a post-competition massage, and is conveniently located across the street from the world famous Bumrungrad Hospital (let's hope you don't need it).

For reservations, please contact: mkt@goldenpalacehotel.com with reference to 'BJJ COMPETITION'. This special offer covers September 26-29, 2008.

ATTENTION:
We are also looking to put on several exhibition MMA fights which will be supported by FBT MMA gear. Please contact Mr. Simmerman for more details: marksimmerman@gmail.com. In addition, we are organizing brown/black-belt superfights in either gi or no-gi. Those interested, please contact Mr. Simmerman as well.

This event is brought to you by the support of BJJAT (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association of Thailand), Bangkok Fight Club, EMAC and BJJ-ASIA.

2008 MUNDIALS VIDS

UPDATE: These videos have been taken off from youtube for one reason or another. Perhaps by request from either party, I am not sure.




Haven't checked but if there's a repeat I'll take it off later. These are mostly Brasa based vids courtesy of ctowersy1 -Luke

ABSOLUTE CHAMPION! XANDE RIBEIRO

photo from: PESH PHOTO
Xande beats Roger Gracie 4-2 to become the absolute champion.

Check out THE FIGHTWORKS PODCAST for Caleb's play-by-play of the final day at the mundials.

MUNDIAL REFERENCES

Fulfilling my bjj-geekiness I've been following the mundials as best I can by checking on a number of sites, most of which I have referenced on this blog already. So below is a list of links for you guys to check out if you haven't already on what's been going on this past weekend. -Luke

THE FIGHTWORKS PODCAST
-In the last two posts Caleb gives a live report on the matches along with an audio recap.

BULL TERRIER 'BRAZIL BLOG' by Kinya Hashimoto
-While this is in Japanese, he's got some great pics from the mundials of noted Japanese competitors like Yukinori Sasa and Dai Yoshioka.

GRACIE MAG
-While not as detailed, hilights and pictures can be found here.

ADCOMBAT
-I check here for updates by Kid Peligro.

8TH ALL KOREAN BJJ CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Korea BJJ Confederation will be hosting the All Korean BJJ Championships this June 20th, 2008. Below you can find the info.TIME & DATE: July 20th, 2008 (Sunday) 10am-5pm

WEIGH-INS: 9:30am-10:20am

LOCATION: Sosa-gu 'Songnae Gymnasium', Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (subway station: Line no. 1-Jung-dong Station, Gate no. 1)(10 minute walk to gymnasium)GI: white, blue & purple
NO-GI: open-level, just check weight

WEIGHT DIVISIONS:

a. Adult division (19year over)

-55.5kg, -62kg, -68kg, -74kg, -80.3kg, -86.3kg, +86.3kg
b. Student division (19year under)

-55.5kg, -62kg, -68kg, -74kg, -80.3kg, -86.3kg, +86.3kg
c. Master division (40year over), Female division

TOURNAMENT-FEE:
1 class: $30(player license), $50
2 class: $50(player license), $80
3 class: $70(player license), $100

CONTACT:
tkks2@hanmail.net

www.kbjjc.com

DUMAU INTERNATIONAL JIU-JITSU CUP

photos by: Kaori Kaneko
Check out the pics taken from the samurai-woman's album on flickr. HERE

If you would like to use these photos, please contact: Kaori Kaneko @ http://samurai-woman.com/

5TH ANNUAL TAIWAN BJJ/GRAPPLING TOURNAMENT

from: Demitri Telfair
Here's the latest update on the tournament in Taipei this coming August 23-24, 2008. For more information, check out the facebook link: HERE

With Gi On (Sat) No Gi (Sun)

Adult, Master, and Senior
Rooster: under 57.5kg under 55kg
Super Feather: 57.6- 64kg 55.1- 62kg
Feather: 64.1- 70kg 62.1 – 68kg
Light: 70.1 - 76kg 68.1 – 74kg
Middle: 76.1- 82kg 74.1- 80kg
Medium Heavy: 82.1-88kg 80.1 – 86kg
Heavy: 88.1 – 94kg 86.1 - 92kg
Super Heavy: over 94.1 kg over 92.1 kg

Womens
Super Feather: under 50 kg under 47.5kg
Feather: 50.1 – 58 kg 47.6 – 56kg
Light: 58.1 - 65 kg 56.1 – 63kg
Meduim: 65.1 and over 63.1 and over

contact: tournament@taiwanbjj.org

BULL TERRIER BLOG

from: Bull Terrier Blog

wearing red: MARC/Brasa brown-belt, Lee-san (Korea)

***note: OK, I guess I can read even less Japanese than I thought since the pics on the blog are from the 'beginners tournament' and not Dumau International. -Luke

I wish I could read more Japanese but here's another post from Hashimoto-san and the Bull Terrier blog. Some pics from what I believe to be the Dumau International in Nagoya, Japan. Further down you'll notice some news on Stephen Kamphius from Fabricio JJ Philippines and what's been going on with the tournaments there. I would say that within SEA, the Philippines has the largest BJJ community with strong events throughout the year. -Luke

BULL TERRIER BLOG

WWW.B-J-J.COM

JAPAN: "BEGINNER'S TOURNAMENT

UPDATE: Just got some added information on this event. It's actually a tournament for those that have not placed 1st in a BJJFJ event, so all belts were represented. There was both gi and no-gi. -Luke

from: Brad Ku

Here are some photos from a recent 'beginners tournament' in Japan.

bjj black-belt Naoya Uematsu

NAGOYA: MARCOS ANTONIO BARBOSA SEMINAR

photos by: samurai-woman
I wanted to share some photos taken at the recent seminar in Nagoya, Japan @ Trust Jiu-Jitsu Academy. The photographer is the lovely Ms. Kaori the 'Samurai Woman' Kaneko. She has a great catalog of photo work that covers a number of martial arts events in and out of Japan. Below, I've included some links to tournaments that relate to the SEABJJ scene. Any photos used, please be sure to give her credit and supply links to her site. Without proper credit, you're stealing! -Luke

ANTONIO MARCOS BARBOSA SEMINAR
2005 SEA GRAPPLING GAMES (BANGKOK, THAILAND)
2006 COPA DE HONG KONG

SAMURAI WOMAN WEBSITE

2008 JAVA SUBMISSION CHAMPIONSHIP

The Indonesian Grappling Federation is extending a cordial invitation to all martial artists to the JAVA SUBMISSION CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 sponsored by DJARUM SUPER on July 26 at the Kridosono Sports Hall in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.

The Championship will be a great opportunity for all students of the grappling arts in South-East Asia to come together to compete and exchange techniques in a friendly and competitive environment. All styles of martial art are welcome to join this competition. The competition rules have been designed to encourage fast action and submissions. But also do not favor one style over another as points are awarded for positions and techniques from all of the aforementioned martial arts.

Submission Grappling is the fastest growing martial art in the world and our mission is to promote and socialize submission grappling in Indonesia. The sport is highly competitive with the athlete demonstrating his techniques, abilities, and physical and psychological condition, with the objective of rendering his opponent into submission without the use of punching, kicking or any form of striking action. Valid moves are those which take an opponent to the ground, and neutralize, immobilize, and strangle him, or apply pressure on the large twisting joints.

Ethical behavior is what gives this sport credibility and security, which are indispensable factors in any sport. Through high standards of behavior, the sport has reached spectacular heights elsewhere in the world. Therefore, because Submission Grappling will one day soon become part of the greatest sporting show on earth, the Olympics, we need to promote Submission Grappling now as a sport in Indonesia.

With these thoughts in mind, we hope that you will come and support the JAVA SUBMISSION CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 sponsored by DJARUM SUPER on July 26 at the Kridosono Sports Hall in Jogjakarta, Indonesia. The fee is Rp.100,000 per competitor and free of charge for spectators.

If you have any questions please contact IGF at nikohan@gmail.com, or +62.856.1808804.

THE MISSION IS SUBMISSION!

Sincerely,

INDONESIAN GRAPPLING FEDERATION

DJARUM SUPER'S SUBMISSION WORKSHOP: MAY 31, 2008

The Indonesian Grappling Federation will be hosting a 6-hour Submission Grappling/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu workshop that is sponsored by DJARUM SUPER on Saturday, May 31 in Jogjakarta .. For Free!

The whole martial arts community is invited to attend the workshop. Everybody will receive a free DVD and free lunch! The workshop starts at 8:00 am and ends at 3:00 pm, with a lunch break from 11:00-12:00 pm.

Date: Saturday, May 31

Time: 8:00am - 3:00pm

Where: Sports Hall Kridosono, Jogjakarta

For more information you can contact me at anytime, or Lukas Nugroho in Jogja at +62.813.28708500, or Johan Mulia in Solo at +62.818.02522417.

Don't forget, the Java Submission Championship 2008 will be held in Jogja on Saturday, July 26, and the Indonesian Submission Championship 2008 in Jakarta on Saturday/Sunday, November 29-30.

INDIA: TIGER GYM'S RAJ SINGH

Tiger Gym's Raj Singh fought recently at the 70kg against Adam Little of Scotland at the prestigious "Power of Scotland 4" WMC sanctioned Muay Thai fight show.

ABU DHABI CUP: RECAP

by: Ray ElbeHere is the article written by Gracie mag with the author being flown in to cover the event. GRACIE MAG

I lost in the Semi finals to gold medalists , Hassen Moussa who is a BJJ Brown belt and was in the 2000 Olympic 's in Sydney for Judo (making it to the 7th round). Overall this was an amazing competition, really showing the level of commitment the leaders of the gulf have in investing money to BJJ. The ahtletes here, many of them were professional soldiers training with private lessons from BJJ BB's on daily training regiments...for free..because the Kingdom sponsors them. -Ray

2008 CALENDAR

MAY
(25) Dumau Kimonos BJJ International Cup (Nagoya-Aichi, JP)

(31) Djarum Super's Submission Workshop (Jogjakarta)
info: Saturday, May 31st @ 8am-3pm (Sports Hall Kridosono, Jogjakarta)
contact: Lukas Nugroho in Jogja at +62.813.28708500

JUNE
(TBA) Dela Riva Cup (JP)

(5-8) Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF World Championship (JP)

(13-15) Crazy Monkey Defense Seminar (Singapore)
*contact: kreationjits@hotmail.com

JULY
(12) Marianas BJJ/Grappling Cup (Guam)
*more info to come

(20) All Korean BJJ Championship (Seoul, Korea)

*link: www.kbjjc.com

(26)Java Submission Championships (Jogjakarta)

AUGUST
(17) Dumau Kimonos BJJ Championship (Kita-Kanto, JP)

(23-24) 5th Taiwan BJJ/Grappling Tournament (Taipei, TW)
contact: demi115@hotmail.com
*special guest TBA

SEPTEMBER
(27-28) Thailand BJJ/Grappling Open (Bangkok, TH)
contact: bjjasia@gmail.com or marksimmerman@gmail.com
*organized by Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association of Thailand
*info: facebook RSVP + BLOG LINK

OCTOBER
(TBA) Team Fabrico Nationals (PH)
*inner-club competition

(25-26) Japan Open Championships (Budokan in Aichi Prefecture, JP)

NOV/DEC
(29-30) 4th Indonesian Submission Championship (Jakarta)(open: gi/no-gi)

(29-30) Campeonato Asiatico (Tokyo, JP)

DECEMBER
(6-7) Philippine BJJ International Open Gi & No-Gi (PH)
*Venue : SM Mall of Asia
*BB super-fights
*Registrations and payments due by Wednesday December 10
*info: HERE

(21) Dumau Kimonos BJJ Japan Cup (Saitama, JP)

JANUARY (2009)
(17) Nevertap Tournament (Phuket, TH)
*no-gi event + seminar
*info: NEVERTAP

VIDEO: TMT'S RAY ELBE @ 2008 ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL JIU-JITSU CUP

Tiger Muay Thai's Ray Elbe represents SEA at 2008 Abu Dhabi International Jiu-Jitsu Cup. The tournament was promoted by Emirates BTT Black Belt instructor Carlos Santos under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Mohamad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and featured $33,000 USD worth of cash prize money.

VIDS: PAN ASIAN BJJ CHAMPIONSHIP

I can't tell you how much youtube kicks ass far as finding tournament footage. I assume no one can be offended by me posting their video on the blog because that's what it is there for. Thought I'd hilight some matches that I came across. -Luke

Ali Sulit vs Dimitrios Tsitos

Froilan Sarenas vs Ariel Valenova

Ray Elbe vs. Froilan Sarenas

Carlos Bergante vs unknown