JT Torres, GD and Bruno Bastos

Written by: Ryan Heilman

On October 16^th and 17^th a new Arizona state record was set: The 2^nd Southwest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Classic claimed over 600 competitors, showing just how much the state is responsible for the growth of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. With three tickets to Portugal for the 2011 IBJJF European Championships and a Nintendo Wii up for grabs, fighters came from all over to showcase their talent. Not only were states such as California, Utah, Nevada, Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Maryland represented, but international competitors came from Mexico, Australia, and England to compete in the event.

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AZSBJJF Females Strike Gold

The IBJJF 2010 U.S. Nationals took place in Carson, California on September 25^th and 26^th of September. Arizona was well Represented taking home over 30 medals! The Standouts in the Black Belt Division were Wellington “Megaton” Dias (Adult/Feather/2nd place) and Ryan Beauregard (Adult/Middle/2nd place). In the purple division Issa Able (Adult/Light) and Mackenzie Dern (Open) won their divisions. In the Blue Belt, Isaac Doederlein won the light feather/adult, and Kristina Barlaan won feather weight and the Open. Full results available at ibjjf.com.

Check out the AZ Results:

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The GD JIU-JITSU Events in association with the Arizona State Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (AZSBJJF) is proud to announce the 2nd Southwest BJJ Classic. The competition will take place on October 16 & 17 at the Westwood High School located at 945 W. 8th St. in Mesa, AZ 85201.
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The GD JIU-JITSU Events in association with the Arizona State Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (AZSBJJF) is proud to announce the 2nd Southwest BJJ Classic. The competition will take place on October 16 & 17 at the Westwood High School located at 945 W. 8th St. in Mesa, AZ 85201.

Gracie Mag will be covering the event.

The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition will offer kids, juvenile, Adult (Male and Female), Master, and Senior Divisions, plus two Black Belt Open Classes, Open Light (167.5 lbs and under) and Open Heavy (Over 167.5 lbs). The winner of each Open division will receive a ticket to the 2011 European BJJ Championship in Lisbon, Portugal. An additional ticket will be awarded to the Raffle Winner of the Divison Champions (Juvenile-Senior, White-Black, Male and Female)*. All Kids Division competitors will receive a Raffle Ticket to win a Nintendo Wii, regardless of win or loss.

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Leandro Massaro (Relson Gracie AZ) Took 4 medals back to AZ. Photo: John Cooper

Promoted by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), The 2010 Vegas International Open and the U.S. No-Gi Nationals took place in Las Vegas on August 14th. AZSBJJF was well represented by BJJ Revolution, Megaton, MMA Lab, Nova Uniao, Primero BJJ, Relson Gracie AZ, Ruffhouse, and Siege/Lotus BJJ. If you are part of an AZSBJJF School, and you can not find your name on the list, please send your info  to gustavo@azsbjjf.com. Teams are welcome to send one picture. Check out the results:

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2010 AZSBJJF School Rankings

The final AZSBJJF School Rankings for 2010 will be coming to its close after the 2nd Southwest BJJ Classic, the last tournament of the year. This year, the Top FIVE schools in the Kids and Adult Division will receive awards at the first tournament of the new year, the 6th AZ Int’l Open of BJJ. With the close runnings, the 2nd Southwest BJJ Classic will serve to be a decider for some of the schools.

In the Kids Division, the run for the Champion spot is lead by MMA Lab with Lion’s Den only 8 points on their tail. 3rd, 4th, and 5th places are currently held by Ruffhouse, Siege MMA/Lotus Club, and Relson Gracie AZ, but as with the top 2, the 3 schools are only separated by a matter of a few points.  Team Megaton is in 6th place, despite being last year’s Champion, but is only 1 point away from breaking into the Top 5. Close behind them is Team GD Jiu-Jitsu, who are three champions away from making Top 5. 8th, 9th, and 10th place is secured by Rey Diogo/De Brazil, BJJ Revolution, and Yuma BJJ, but with such close margins and with one more tournament left, anyone can make Top 5.

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Many Weapons has produced an action packed Highlight video featuring the ever-growing pool of Jiu-Jitsu talent in Arizona at the 2010 AZ BJJ State Championship!

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On July 22nd-25th, the 2010 Rio International Open and International Master and Senior Championship took place at the Tijuca Tennis Club in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although only represeted by 4 competitors, Arizona fighters did not fail to give Brazil, and the World, an outstanding display of dominant Jiu-Jitsu by winning 7 medals, 6 being GOLD. Here are the full results:
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Bruno Bastos won the Black Belt Open

The 2010 AZ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu State Championship took place in Mesa on June 26 & 27 at the Westwood High School Gym. With a total of 534 competitors, the event attracted competitors from all over the State, plus competitors from CA, NV, NM, TX, NY, OR, MI, HI, UT and Mexico. With $1000 on the line for the Black Belt Open Division, sponsored by Waltz Construction, World Class competitors stepped to the challenge, with Bruno Bastos being the victor.

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