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GBCI Boys Fighting In Bristol Open

Hi all.

A quick update with regards to The Bristol Open taking place on Saturday 28th February and Sunday 1st March.

We have four fighters going over to fight with two of those having recently fought in the Europeans in Lisbon, Portugal.

Matt Norris, who managed to get a Silver in the Blue Belt Absolutes in Portugal will be fighting for the first time as a purple belt. This is going to be a big step up for Matt but having done so well as a blue belt, we think this is something he is going to relish.

Russell Allchin who reached the quarter finals in Lisbon will be fighting again and is looking forward to another successful competition.

We also have two white belts entering the competition.

Matt Delauney will be taking part in his first BJJ competition although he has taken part in other competitions outside of BJJ.

Last but not least fighting from GBCI is Leigh Le Blancq. This will be Leigh’s first BJJ competition.

We will keep you posted with the results so please visit back later or leave your name in the boxes provided at the top of the page where we can email you as soon as the results are in.

For anyone interested, here is a link to a very detailed set of rules for this weekends event.

Bristol Open BJJ Rules

Everyone at the club wishes all fighters the very best of luck in the event and hope they come away knowing they have fought well and have added more valuable experience to their BJJ arsenal.

European Championships 2009 Update

Hi all

Just a quick update of the events that just took place at The European Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships in Lisbon.

Matt & Russell both fought in the absolutes categories on Saturday with Russell reaching the quarter finals and Matt getting Silver.

I am still unsure of how the event went on Sunday but I hope to write a more detailed report of the events once Russell & Matt are back in Jersey.

To add further icing to Matts cake, Braulio Estima awarded Matt with his purple belt.

Congratulations go out to both Russell & Matt.

Check back later for an update.

Gracie Invitational 2009

EFNSports.com – Gracie Invitational 2009
Venue:London, United Kingdom
Date: Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May 2008

Registration will begin in early Feb

Event Schedule:
Competition starts at 9:30 am both days

The Gracie Invitational is Europes 2nd largest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament, but has the largest live audience of any other Grappling tournament in Europe. There are up to 8 matted areas in the tournament zone and with over 600 athletes set to take part plus the 25,000 plus spectators that are expected at Seni09 show.

Competitor Information:
All competitors are asked to be at the venue way before 10am in order to collect any outstanding tickets and to check your fight time at the ExCel centre. Please bring a form of picture ID (driving license or passport) for you to compete.

Coaches, parents and guardians, please show some restraint when your student/son/daughter are fighting. We are here to set an example to the young in this world and swearing, violence or berating the officials will only lead your student/son/daughter to be disqualified and for you to be escorted from the venue. Please show some discretion.
No registration on the day!! Registration will be closed on the Wednesday before the event. If you miss it you will have to wait until next year!!!
Contact: www.efnsports.com

European BJJ Championships 2009

The 2009 European Brazilian Jiu Jitsu championships will be taking place on January 30 through to Februay 1.

The event will be held at “Complexo Municipal Esportivo do Casal Vistoso”, Rua João silva, Lisboa, Portugal.

This event has fighters from all over the world taking part and is a real testing ground for BJJ.

We have two fighters from the academy taking part in The European BJJ Championships 2009 and both have been training extremely hard and are looking forward to the competition.

The first student from the accademy is Matt Norris, a blue belt and he will be fighting in the Master Heavyweight Blue Belt division and the Masters Absolute Blue Belt division. I spoke to Matt about this upcoming competition and he says that he is really looking forward to it.

The second fighter from the accadmy taking part is Russell Allchin who will be fighting in the Senior Heavyweight Blue Belt division and the Senior Absolute Blue Belt division. Again, Like Matt, Russell is looling forward to the competition and has also put in a lot of work preparing for the event.

I am hoping to find a little bit of time to talk to both Matt & Russell prior to them heading off to Lisbon so we can get a short interview so we can find out what it’s like to train for an event like this and if there’s a specific game plan etc.

I saw Matt & Russell training last week and both are looking on top form. You need to be extremely dedicated and put in a lot of time if you expect to do well in an event as big as this and if dedication was the only thing needed, both fighters will come back very happy.

Everybody at the club wishes both of them the very best of luck and hope to see them return with some great results.

EUROPEAN OPEN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2009
DIVISIONS

Junior (16/17 year-olds)

> Only bluebelts
> Men and Women
> 16 and 17 year-olds will compete in the same division
> Athletes born on 1992 and 1993 are eligible to compete
> Fight time: 5 minutes
> Open class available for middle weight or above
> Check the weight list

Adults

The division is open for everyone above 18 years.

Fight time:

> bluebelts – 6 minutes;
> purplebelts – 7 minutes
> brownbelts – 8 minutes
> blackbelts -10 minutes

Masters (30-35)

> Athletes born between 1974 and 1979
> Fight time: Bluebelts – 5 minutes
> Purple/brown/blackbelts – 6 minutes
> Men only
Seniors 1 (36-40)

> Athletes born between 1969 and 1973.
> Fight time: all belts – 5 minutes
> Men only

Seniors 2 (41-45)

> Athletes born between 1964 and 1968.
> Fight time: all belts – 5 minutes
> Men only

Seniors 3 (over 46)

> Athletes born in 1963 and before.
> Fight time: all belts – 5 minutes
> Men only

Women adult

There will be six weight divisions (check weight list)

Brown and blackbelts will compete in the same division

Adults only

Fight time:

> Bluebelts – 6 minutes
> Purplebelts – 7 minutes
> Brown/blackbelts – 10 minutes

Competitions 08

May 08-urban gorillaz Open (no gi)

Location: Birmingham,united kingdom

 

June 2008-TBC Urban Gorillaz Germany (no gi)

Location: berlin Germany

 

July 2008-ADCC UK Nationals & Novice Tournament

Location: Reading United Kingdom

 

August 2008 TBC-Urban Gorillaz Spain (no gi)

Location: Marbella Spain

 

September 2008 Urban Gorillaz The Southern Open Gi event

Location:United Kingdom

 

October 2008 ADCC UK Open

Location:  United Kingdom

 

November 2008 Urban Gorillaz The Northern Open Gi Event

Location: United Kingdom

 

If anyone want’s to enter any of the above competitions please contact rob

Matt Norris Wins Gold At BJJ Seni’s 08

Hi all

A huge congratulations goes out to Matty Norris who has just won Gold at the Gracie Invitational BJJ Comp Seni 08 in his weight category.

We will obviously post more information as and when we get it, so keep your eyes peeled for updates.

If you haven’t already done so, please sign up for the RSS feed at the top of the page for notification of new posts.

Well done Matty. 

Roger Gracie Fights Hidehiko Yoshida in March 5th

Taken From www.bjj.eu.com
Written By Deadly Hooks
Possibly the fight that should of taken place all those years ago rather than the contest Yoshida had with Royce.This time the Olympiad Yoshida faces arguably the worlds number one grappler in the event titled Sengoku at the Yoyogi First National Gymnasium. Sengoku is the brain child of the newly formed mixed martial arts promotional company World Victory Road Inc.

Matt Norris Competing in BJJ Europeans

Matt Norris, one of the up and coming blue belts from Gracie Barra Channel Islands is in Portugal competing in the BJJ European Championships.
Everyone at the club wishes him the best of luck.
Cheers

Northern Open 2007 – Results

The move from Sheffield to Birmingham for this years Northern Open proved to be a well executed plan. Big thanks to all those that helped, especially the refs, table staff and competitors.

Again it was agreat showing by the likes of the Roger Gracie Academy, Gracie Barra Derby, Wolfslaire/Sukata BJJ, Brasa and SBG.

click here for results

BJJ Competition

The next Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition is coming upon us fast.  Set to take place on February 15 2008 in Birmingham at Braulio’s BJJ club. Braulio has told me that there are about 160 competitors entered so far with a 200+ likelihood  before the closing of the entry date, which by the way is Jan 21 2008 at 7.00pm GMT.

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