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June News Part 2
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To realize a dream, you must have a dream to realize. Mark Victor Hansen, American Motivational Speaker, Author |
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The 29 year old BJJ black belt, Vinicius "Draculino" Magalhães was set to make his NHB debut at the SUPERBRAWL 5th ANNIVERSARY, fighting the ADCC 2001 runner up Baret Yoshida. But while training Muay Thai with his student Velloso, Draculino injured his right knee. In spite of being disappointed, Draculino is still positive about a great fight between them happening in the future. "I'm sure our fight will be very good to watch because of our style and technical level. I hope one day we give a great showing to the fans", he said. "I'd also like to thank you for the opportunity and send a big hug to all the readers and the staff of the ADCC News". FIGHTWORLD.com Brazil wishes good luck and a speedy recovery to this great fighter, and a class act, Vinicius "Draculino" Magalhães. |
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As with tradition, the Relson Gracie Aiea Academy is planning another BBQ at Ala Moana Beach Park on the fourth of July. We always have a great time and usually stay late enough get to see the fireworks show. Rex was kind enough to volunteer to wake up early to secure our spot and be there at 6:00-6:30 AM. We will have it at the key hole, near the tennis courts in the middle of the park. All of Relson's students and friends are welcomed. The more the better. It will be a potluck so bring what you can and if we can organize something, maybe I can post what people will bring so we don't have duplicate dishes. It worked out ok the last time. We will play volleyball and water football. This is a good opportunity to hang out with your Jiu-Jitsu friends and bring your family for a fun time at the beach. |
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Continental Arena, New Jersey Welterweight Bout 3 Rounds Tony DeSouza defeated Paul Rodriguez by guillotine at 1:13 min in round 1. Paul shot in on Tony who sprawled and went for a one arm in guillotine (also known as the 10 fingers). Paul lifted Tony and Tony switched to a normal guillotine and Paul tapped while standing. Heavyweight Bout 3 Rounds Ricco Rodriguez defeated Andrei Arlovski by referee stoppage in round 3. It looked like Ricco dominated the fight. The fight was stopped while Ricco mounted Andrei. Light Heavyweight Bout 3 Rounds Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko defeated Yuki Kondo by a unanimous decision. Vlady showed solid takedown skills and a good pass throughout the bout. Kondo tried one of his flying knees in the second round, but missed. Vladdy hit a mean side kick right to the gut of Kondo and then took him down and landed some powerful shots for a easy decision. Caol "Uno Shoten" Uno defeated Fabiano Iha by knockout at 1:49 min in round 1. Uno landed some huge shots from the guard of Iha and knocked him out from there. Pat Miletich defeated Shonie Carter by knockout at 2:42 min in round 2. Miletich who was in the hospital last night with three bags of IV because he was dehydrated from cutting weight landed a beautiful right round house kick to the head of Carter that put him out. Josh "The Baby Faced Assassin" Barnett defeated Semmy Schilt by arm bar from the guard at 4:21 min of round 1. Barnett shed down to 15% body fat (losing 10% body fat) and looked lean and mean. He immediately took down Schilt and controlled the fight. Barnett went for a pretty weak arm bar and Semmy turned the fight. Barnett made up for the last arm bar attempt by pulling off a nice arm bar from the guard for the win. Hawaii's BJ "The Prodigy" Penn defeated Din Thomas by knockout at 2:42 min in round 1. BJ went for a takedown, which was defended well by Thomas. BJ delivered some good knees, but Din got the top. One of BJ's legs was trapped and he took some shots from the guard. BJ made space and got up where Din through a hook from hell. BJ timed it perfectly and entered as the punch passed by. He grabbed Din with his one free hand and delivered a huge knee that set Din on his back. BJ rushed in and while in Din's guard landed about three accurate punches to the face which was enough to have the referee stop the fight. Tito Ortiz defeated Elvis Sinosic at 3:32 min in round 1 by referee stoppage after punches from the guard. Both men traded punches and kicks with Tito getting the better of the two. They clinch and Tito takes Elvis down and moves him toward the fence. Tito lands some brutal punches and elbows to Elvis' face. One elbow opens a huge cut over the eye of Elvis. After a while, Big John has seen enough and stops the fight. After the match was over, Tito made like someone threw him an imaginary shovel and he dug a grave for Elvis. He made like he laid down Elvis and covered him up. Then, Tito stomped on the imaginary grave. Tito put on a t-shirt that on the front said Team Punishment. The back said, "That's American for Whoop Ass, Mate." Tito is now sponsored by Rodman Entertainment, yup Dennis Rodman of NBA fame. It's funny that his ex-wife, Carman Electra, was named as the spokeswomen for the UFC. Also in Tito's corner was Fred Durst of Limp Biskit. |
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Today is a new day. You will get out of it just what you put into it..... If you have made mistakes, even serious mistakes, there is always another chance for you. And supposing you have tried and failed again and again, you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down. Mary Pickford, 1893-1979, Canadian-born American Actress |
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A friend of ours got the dish worked out. Good news is that he can receive the UFC and I'm invited. Bad news is a major venue could not be put together in time so the rest of you is out of luck. I'll probably post a post fight description of what I remember on Saturday. |
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According to a good friend, the article I wrote about BJ being in the UFC was published in the Hilo Tribune Herald Wednesday. Hawaii Fighter BJ Penn Enters the Big Time by Michael Onzuka Mike@onzuka.com |
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If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Fyodor Dostoevski, 1821-1881, Russian Novelist |
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A friend of ours just bought a satellite dish from Costco, but does not know what direction to point the dish. I'm not sure of the brand, but if someone knows the brand of dish they sell there and/or the direction to point the dish, please email or call me (381-9530). Thanks! |
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Did I jinx Baret? The minute I say that Draculino is confirmed, he suffers a knee ligament injury and has to pull out of Super Brawl so once again, Baret is left without a fight. Draculino has had major knee problems and recently said that he was back training hard again, but I guess the knees are back in trouble again. |
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Pat Wang, the official Gracie Jiu-Jitsu travel agent, has just informed me that right now plane fares to Brazil is only $900 round trip. This is the lowest price that I have ever seen. If you are interested, you must call Pat as soon as possible at King's Travel 593-4481. I understand that it is better than two to one when exchanging American dollars for Real so this is a great time to go. I'm going to try to return next year if all goes as planned. See below for this year's Mundial and Master's dates. |
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"If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, then yes, Mr. Brave man, I guess I'm a coward." (excerpt from Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey) |
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I have been told by a very reliable source that Hawaii can expect a huge event here by the end of the year. I will need to wait until things get more concrete, but Hawaii fans will be in for a treat. Sorry to keep you hanging, but I have to for now. |
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While up in San Fran, as I previously stated, I interviewed BJ and Tony about their upcoming UFC fights. The interview is up on the Full Contact Fighter Website. There is also an excellent Tito Ortiz article posted today. |
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T. Jay Thompson has informed me that the Baret Yoshida/Vinicius "Draculino" Magalhaes is signed, sealed, and delivered. Draculino is a black belt in BJJ from the famed Barra Gracie School run by Carlinhos Gracie Jr. and has produced such killers as Renzo, Ryan Gracie, Nino Schembri, Marcio Feitosa, Roleta, Soca, and Gordo. I think Draculino will be in for a surprise when he faces Hawaii's Baret Yoshida who is getting better by the day. |
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear, and obstacles vanish into air. John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848, Sixth President of the USA |
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Relson is currently in Italy doing a series of seminars for the growing Jiu-Jitsu practioner base in Europe. According to the Abu Dhabi page, being a blue belt is a big thing there. I know some guys that may move to Europe because of that and so they can be a big shot (heh heh). I have also heard that soon we may finally have showers at the academy. Our construction superintendent is finally finished with a big project that has been keeping him busy for a long time. Congratulations to our newest purple belt, Mike Wery! He has been training for many years and is one of the few people that actually likes to roll with Eric Sacks. God knows I don't. |
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Black belt world champion, BJ Penn, leaves today to New Jersey to compete in the UFC against Din Thomas that will take place this Friday. I talked with his brother yesterday. I also submitted an article on BJ for the Hilo Tribune Herald which is the main newspaper in Hilo. It should come out within a day or two. Anybody that sees it, please buy a couple of copies and send it to me. We are still working on getting a place to watch the UFC. We have one more option now, but must see if it will fly. Again, let's cross our fingers. |
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"When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it's not, mmmmmmm, boy." |
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The first Ruff Man was held last night at Blaisdell Arena. It went through some growing pains because of the lack of personnel, which you would expect since this is their first time here and I'm sure that the budget only allowed for the bare minimum people to come help. The fights went from comical to very entertaining and everything in between. We are awaiting the official results that should be faxed to us soon. Aiea academy student and resident big man, Malcolm Ahlo entered the grappling event, which was a Pancrase style fight and was successful controlling all aspects of the fight. Other than a single light bitch slap, Malcolm made his opponent pay for it and ended the fight with a one hand choke, I believe. Abe Rodriguez jumped in the ring after one guy did not have a match. Abe made very short work of a inexperienced, but game fighter. He even played to the crowd when he obtained the back mount. The Ruff Man crew plan to come back and say that they run three events a month in the Indiana and Ohio areas. I have to say that all in all, it was an entertaining event and if you didn't enjoy the technique, you at least broke a laugh with some of the antics that was going on in the ring. |
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Apparently, there is trouble figuring out what is exactly needed in order for Oahu fans to watch the UFC. If any body knows anything about getting the UFC seen on the satellite dish at Gussie's, please email or call me. T. Jay has been calling all over the place and still can't seem to get the answers that he needs. We don't have much time (the UFC is this Friday). |
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"Happiness is found in doing, not merely in possessing." Napoleon Hill |
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I left early Monday morning and returned late Thursday from a business trip to San Fransisco (more specifically Pleasanton). I got a chance to drive down to Santa Clara and visit BJ Penn during his preparation for the UFC. To my surprise, all the brothers were there, Jay, JD, BJ, and Reagan. Fellow teammate and upcoming UFC fighter, Tony DeSouza, was also there preparing for his fight against Paul Rodriguez. They both train at the American Kickboxing Academy which is run by World Champion Kickboxer, Javier Mendez, who trains Frank Shamrock. While I was there, I saw various fighters such as Crazy Bob Cook, Dave Velasquez, Brian Johnston, and Ishizawa (Japanese Pro-Wrestler who fought Ryan Gracie in Pride). I did an interview with BJ, Tony, and Javier, which hopefully will be either in the next issue of FCF or on their website soon. |
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Blaisdell Arena is the site for the first Ruff Man event that will have a modified grappling (more like a Pancrase event) and NHB matches. The night matches begin at 8:00 PM. Mike is slated to be the referee, but he will find out when he arrives there at 6:00 PM for a rules briefing. Chris will cover the event for FCF. This is an amateur event so don't expect pro's to be competing. As always, we ask that we all support Mixed Martial Arts events here so that we will have more events to view. |
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I just got word late yesterday that as of now, Gussie's cannot carry the UFC because they will need to get additional items for their satellite system, which may not be in by the time the UFC aires next Friday. Also, still no confirmation that Oceanic Cable will allow their digital systems to carry the UFC as well. We are still working on this or another venue so let's keep our fingers crossed. |
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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory. |
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There has been a rumor going around that Egan Inoue and Marcelo Tiger would have a rematch at the Future Brawl in July. Well, that mastermind, T. Jay Thompson has found a better way to hype the event and bring in a better draw [attendance for those who are not hip to the lingo]. The up and coming July 21st show will feature Tiger fighting Inoue's "top" student and Inoue fighting Tiger's "top" student. I put top in " " because each fighter's opponent is limited to matching them up by weight, so technically, these opponents are Tiger and Inoue's top students in their respective weight classes. Currently, Tiger is to face boxer turned NHB fighter Tali Kulihaapai. This may present more of a problem for Tiger than it appears because Tiger likes to take punches and Tali can hit. Egan's opponent is rumored to be Mike Malone. Malone is a kickboxer that has had a couple of NHB fights. No offense to Mike, but this would not be much of a match for Egan. Malone does not have that much experience in NHB and his grappling is no where near Egan's level. But again, this is just a rumor that was circulating and has not been announced. We will keep you updated if any more info surfaces. |
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Ruff Man Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii Sunday, June 24th, 2001 I recently spoke with Dr. Jim Thomas, the promoter of the Ruff Man and he said that bitch (open hand) slaps are allowed in the submission grappling tournament. I guess this is a step toward Pancrase-styled events and not true submission grappling. The whole event is a traditional martial arts tournament during the day (forms, katas, breaking, point sparring) and then at 8PM starts the Ruff Man portion. There is a 3 different categories. One is a submission grappling portion that allows open hand slaps (mentioned above), a tough man, which is stand up striking. It is like normal tough man contests, except that kicks above the waist are allowed. And finally the Ruff Man, which is an NHB type of event for amateurs. This is the first time that a NHB type event has been joined to a traditional martial arts competition. We shall see how it goes, but I think it is good for the sport because it will widen our audience and hopefully bring in more traditional martial artists. |
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"Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of." Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat |
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Here are the odds to win for the UFC and KOTC taken from MVP Sportsbook's web site. If you are a wagering man, then you would find this of interest. If not, you may be interested to see how the pro's split the odds on each fight. For you guys who don't bet (like me), here are how the odds work; if you bet on Sinosic, for every $100 that you put up, you would win $200. And because Ortiz is the favorite, for every $200 that you put on Ortiz, you would win $100. The favored fighter is always skewed, so that someone can't win very much money betting on the favorite. UFC 32 June 29th, 2001 Elvis Sinosic vs Tito Ortiz (Team Punishment) +200 -200 BJ Penn (Lewis-Pederneiras) vs Din Thomas (Team Rival) -145 +115 Shonie Carter vs Pat Miletich (Miletich MAC) +145 -180 Caol (Kaoru) Uno (A-3 Gym) vs Fabiano Iha +105 -135 Paul Rodriguez (Team Rival) vs Tony DeSouza (Lewis-Pederneiras) +130 -160 Yuki Kondo vs Vladimir Matyushenko (rAw) +125 -155 Josh Barnett (AMC) vs Semmy Schlit -170 +140 Rico Rodriguez (Team Kerr/Machado) vs Orlovski -130 +100 June 23, 2001 1 - David Beneteau (Pedro Sauer Jiu Jitsu Club) vs Tim Catalfo (Obake Gym) +110 -140 +120 -150 -200 +160 +100 -130 |
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Now you can tell your wives and girlfriends that you are a "cultured individual. (excerpt from Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey) |
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Future Brawl's 5th Anniversary Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii July 21, 2001 T. Jay Thompson has been busy recovering from his back injury suffered recently and...putting together some spectacular matches for the event that will mark Future Brawl's 5th Anniversary. It is scheduled for July 21st and Thompson let out a little taste of what is to come. He informed me that Vincius "Draculino" Magalhaes, a Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt is making his NHB debut against submission grappling phenom from Hawaii, Baret "The Baretcuda" Yoshida. Draculino is a Pan American BJJ Champion and has placed 3rd twice in the World BJJ Championships [Mundial] has been looking to enter NHB and previously requested to fight Yoshida. Yoshida is also a BJJ black belt and has recently placed 2nd at the Combat Wrestling Championships in Japan, then 2nd [to Royler Gracie] in the 2001 Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championships and a couple of weeks ago, Yoshida won the lightweight tournament in The Contenders in Japan. I can already hear the buzz starting from this match. Thompson promises to release more matches for his 5th Anniversary event shortly. |
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Warriors Quest 2: "Battle of the Champions" Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii September 1, 2001 Ray "Bradda" Cooper (Jesus Is Lord) Warriors Quest Lightweight Champion 4x Superbrawl Champion, 5th Ranked in Shooto vs. Sean Sherk (Team Extreme, Minnesota Martial Arts Academy, 17-0) King of the Cage Superfight Champion, UFC veteran Falaniko Vitale (Grappling Unlimited, 9-1) Warriors Quest Light Heavyweight Champion Rage in the Cage Hawaii Champion, KOTC debut Winner vs. Joe Doerkson (Team Extreme, 15-2) |
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"Luck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him." German proverb |
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Here are the missing results. We want to give credit where credit is due. The tournament results previously posted has also been updated for your viewing pleasure. Kids Exhibition Match 2. Thomas Buntenbah (Team Tiger) White Belt 5 years old 40 pounds 2. Christal Nagao (Gracie Kauai) Yellow Belt 14 years old 111 pounds |
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People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing-that's why we recommend it daily. Zig Ziglar, American Sales Trainer, Author, Motivational Speaker |
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Ask and you shall receive! I apologize for not having the kids and women's results. I am working on obtaining this information and will post it as soon as we obtain it. 9th Annual Hawaii State Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Championships Kaiser High School Gym Honolulu, Hawaii June 16, 2001 Kids Exhibition Match 1st Place: Sterling Gascon (Team Tiger) Yellow Belt 8 years old 46 pounds 2nd Place: Thomas Buntenbah (Team Tiger) White Belt 5 years old 40 pounds 1st Place: Christal Nagao (Gracie) 1. Jolynn Colburn (Team Tiger) White Belt 39 years old 125 pounds 2. Christal Nagao (Gracie Kauai) Yellow Belt 14 years old 111 pounds 1st Place: Graham Seiki (Brazilian Freestyle) 2nd Place: Brian Kohara (Nova Uniao) 1st Place: Kyle Yugawa (Gracie) 2nd Place: Roberto Salkeld (Brazilian Freestyle) 1st Place: Robert Hesia (North Shore Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place: Marshall Ng (Nova Uniao) 1st Place: Keyvan Maroufkhani (Gracie) 2nd Place: Travis Molliere (North Shore Jiu-Jitsu) 1st Place: Coulson Joy (Nova Uniao) 2nd Place: Elbert Jumbo (North Shore Jiu-Jitsu) 1st Place: Mike Kemna (Gracie) 1st Place: Micah Salazak (Nova Uniao) 2nd Place: Mike Kemna (Gracie) 1st Place: William Hicks (Team Tiger) 2nd Place: Hideyuki Shirai (Axis Japan) 1st Place: Ben Fonseca (Nova Uniao) 2nd Place: Kevin Look (Gracie) 1st Place: Hideyuki Shirai (Axis Japan) 2nd Place: Ben Fonseca (Nova Uniao) 1st Place: Eben Kaneshiro (Ka-Mole Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place: Ryuji Kasahara (Axis Japan) 1st Place: John Simpson (Gracie) 2nd Place: Robert Gardner (Nova Uniao) 1st Place: Erik Beach (Nova Uniao) 2nd Place: Christian Diaz (Brazilian Freestyle) 1st Place: Eric Goo (Gracie) 2nd Place: Mark Jackson (Nova Uniao) 1st Place: Michael Buntenbah (Team Tiger) 2nd Place: Steve Barta (Gracie) 1st Place: Scott Recarte (Team Tiger) 1st Place: David Silva (Team Tiger) 1st Place: Malcolm Ahlo (Gracie) 2nd Place: Eugene Seamster (Ka-Mole Jiu-Jitsu) 1st Place: Malcolm Ahlo (Gracie) 2nd Place: David Silva (Team Tiger) 1st Place: David Cripe (Nova Uniao) 2nd Place: Bob Thain (Gracie) 1st Place: Rumel Tompampos (North Shore Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place: Stacy Iwasaki (Gracie) 1st Place: Lee Sakai/Steve Barta (Gracie) (To be determined) 1st Place: Russell Kapahulehua (Nova Uniao) 2nd Place: Steve Barta (Gracie) 1st Place: Lincoln Tyler (Gracie) 2nd Place: Mark Michetti (Ka-Mole Jiu-Jitsu) 1st Place: Kyle Sukehira (Ka-Mole Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place: Kaynan Kaku (Nova Uniao) 1st Place: Steve Hordinski (Gracie) 2nd Place: Aaron Moeller (Longman Jiu-Jitsu) 1st Place: Paulinho DeAzevedo (Gracie) 1st Place: Steve Hordinski (Gracie) 2nd Place: Paulinho DeAzevedo (Gracie) 1st Place: Relson Gracie Team 38 Points 2nd Place: Nova Uniao: 24 Points 3rd Place: Brazilian Freestyle/North Shore Jiu-Jitsu: 13 Points *Note: Exhibition matches and classes with only one competitor were not used to calculate the team point totals. |
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I believe Mike is preparing the results, but in the meantime, the Gracie staff wants to thank everyone who helped make the tournament run smoothly. Some people have said that it was the best tournament we ever put on. We have had more participation from all of the other BJJ schools in the state that ever before and we want to thank the instructors and their students for that. Below is a list of people that went above and beyond, making sure that the tournament ran smoothly and we wanted to take the time to thank them individually:
(we want to apologize to anyone that we missed) Now that the Gracie Academy is, well, is sort of under "new" management, we want to work toward constantly improving every detail of our tournaments. One aspect that has been a sore spot has been the lack of participation of referees and general help in our tournaments. Bruno Ewald (Long Man) has consistently helped referee, but other instructors have been reluctant to step up and help referee. Presently, every academy has more than one instructor or has assistant instructors qualified to help coach their competitors, allowing at least one instructor to serve as a referee. We are not asking you to referee the whole day, but it would be nice to have a referee that is a from a different academy than the two competitors. We strive to be objective and fair in every match, but some instructors still seem to think that every call that goes against their student is a blantant action meant to scar their whole academy. That's a joke, but you get want I mean. There has always been small verbal "disagreements" at BJJ tournaments, hell, it is almost tradition. I know that I have been a contributor to this and I will be the first to apoligize for that, but I have just entered Assholes Anonymous and my therapists says that I am making progress. We would like to work toward cooler heads and open minds in order to come to acceptable solutions. Every one is human, so it is normal for referees to make mistakes, if one has, please bring it to our attention and we can review the videotape and have an objective party settle any disagreements. The referee is the law on the mat or else people would not want to referee if every single mistake led to a reversal. If upon review, the referee agrees with an error, then a correction will be made. We want to have the tournament run faster, be more "competitor friendly," and be a safe environment to compete and help to grow the sport of BJJ that we all love. Please feel free to email us with any suggestions that you have or solutions to any problems that you have witnessed. Thank you again for everyone's help and congratulations to every athlete that strives to improve themselves by entering our tournament. |