Check out the 2011 AZ BJJ State Championship Promo Video produced by Many Weapons! Registration Deadline is on June 20th!!!

AZSBJJF & GD Jiu-Jitsu Events is proud to announce its newest sponsor for the 2011 AZ State BJJ Championship which will take place on June 25^th & 26^th at Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe. Living Canvas Tattoo is located in the heart of Downtown Tempe and has been in business since 1993. Owned and operated by Mark Walters, a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, Living Canvas Tattoos will be at the next event displaying their artwork and introducing themselves to the Jiu-Jitsu community.

For more info about Living Canvas Tattoos please visit www.livingcanvastattoos.com or check out their Facebook Page.

Please review your registration and confirm if all the divisions are registered properly. Full competitors list is now available. If any corrections need to be made, send an email to kidscup3@registrationsupport.net by Wednesday April 20th @ 8 pm.

IMPORTANT!! The weigh in system is the same used by IBJJF. The competitor will weigh in before his first match. If you don’t make weight, you will be immediately disqualified. Please make sure that you are in the correct weight category. You cannot change divisions, if you do not make your designed division. No changes will be accepted on the day of the tournament, and no refunds will be made. We offer an extra scale for people to check their weights before.

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At the 6th AZ International Open all Division winners in the Juvenile, Adult, Master, and Senior Divisions received a raffle ticket for a chance to win a 2011 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship Sponsorship package. The lucky competitor was Team Beauregard’s leader, Ryan Beauregard, who won the Black Belt Adult/Middle Weight Division. Here is the Sponsorship breakdown.

Package includes:

Airplane ticket to California
Registration Fee to compete at the 2011 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Hotel room reservation for 2 nights

Good Luck Ryan!

Ryan Beauregard, leader of Team Beauregard, in Arizona, invites for a special seminar next March 19th.

He will be welcoming also GMA member Rodrigo Medeiros, leader of BJJ Revolution Team, in San Diego, California.

The cost for the event is $60 dollars per person.

Don’t miss out this great opportunity and enroll now.

For more info, go to teambeauregard.com

Chris Lopez, GD, Alvaro Mansor and Megaton at the 2010 at the Certification Course

Rules and Referees Seminar with Professor Alvaro Mansor

Sunday, March 20th from 11 am to 5 pm.

Professor Alvaro Mansor, 4th Degree Black Belt and the Director of Referees for the Confederation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, will be giving a seminar on the interpretation and application of the Official IBJJF Standard Rules for Jiu-Jitsu matches. The seminar will be open to all belt levels and is a great opportunity to get perspective on the judging process of IBJJF Referees. The fee for the seminar is $60 and all participants will receive an Official IBJJF Referee Course Completion Certificate at the end of the seminar. For more information, contact Megaton @ (602) 841-9779

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Leticia Ribeiro will be teaching a two day seminar on April 23 & 24. For more info please contact Lisa Pages at lisapagesbjj@gmail.com or 480-231-0747.

BJJ Seminar with Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes on March 12th in Phoenix from 10 am to 1pm. The seminar is open to all schools, and the cost is $50. More info at 602-841-9779

The 6th AZ International Open reached 700 competitors. Here is the schedule for the weekend.

SCHEDULE

Saturday February 26th

Spectator Fee: $5

• 9:00 am Doors Open
• 10:00 am White Belt – Kindergarten & Pre-Teen
• 10:45 am White Belt – Jr. Teen & Teen (Rooster & Light Feather)
• 11:45 am White Belt – Teen (Feather to Unlimited)
• 12:30 pm Grey & Yellow Belt – Pre-Teen & Jr. Teen (Rooster to Middle)
• 1:30 pm Grey & Yellow Belt – Jr. Teen (Medium-Heavy to Unlimited) and all Orange and Green Belts
• 3:00 pm Blue Belt – Juvenile, Women and Adult (Rooster to Light Feather). Juvenile and Women Open right after the end of the divisions.
• 4:00 pm Blue Belt – Adult (Feather and Light)
• 5:00 pm Blue Belt – Adult (Middle and Medium-Heavy)
• 6:00 pm Blue Belt – Adult (Heavy, Super Heavy and Unlimited) & All Masters
• 7:00 pm Blue Belt – Senior & Adult (Open)
• 8:00 pm Blue Belt – Masters & Senior (Open)

The event should be done around 8:30 pm on Saturday.

Sunday February 27th

Spectator Fee: $10

• 9:00 am Doors Open
• 10:00 am Purple Belt – Adult Male and Masters
• 10:45 am Purple Belt – Adult Female and Seniors
• 11:15 am Brown and Black Belt – Weight Classes and Purple Open Classes
• 12:00 pm Brown Belt – Open Classes
• 12:30 pm Black Belt Open and Juvenile (White Belt)
• 1:45 pm White Belt – Women & Masters (Feather to Heavy)
• 2:45 pm White Belt – Masters (Ultra Heavy), Seniors & Adult (Rooster)
• 3:45 pm White Belt – Adult (Light Feather and Feather)
• 4:45 pm White Belt – Adult (Light)
• 5:45 pm White Belt – Adult (Middle)
• 6:30 pm White Belt – Adult (Heavy, Super Heavy and Ultra Heavy)

The event should be done around 7:30 pm on Sunday.

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The 6th Arizona International Open of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is pleased to announce that it will be joining with the Arizona based non-profit organization Live Jiu-Jitsu. Founded by AZSBJJF Vice-President, Gustavo Dantas, this organization aims to help children and young adults begin their training in the sport by providing Gi’s (Kimonos) to those who cannot afford them otherwise. Live JJ is currently supporting community projects such as Morro Azul and Morro Santo Amaro, taught by Nova Uniao Black Belts, Fabiano “Babu” Freitas and Marlon Sandro. The non-profit organization also helped to get new mats for the students to practice at the Morro Azul Project.

Live Jiu-Jitsu is aiming to collect 100 Gi’s by the summer. They will be collecting Gi’s on both Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 to 2:00 pm at the 6th AZ Open. Additionally, On The Mat (OTM) Fight Shop has been gracious enough to assist Live Jiu-Jitsu in this Gi-Drive. They will be offering a 15% discount for any new OTM Gi, to those who donate their old one (good condition). The reason to donate to a great cause just got better!

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