Montreal grappling experience

December 10th, 2011

$50 competitors
$10 spectators

Black Belt Gi Super Fight:
Daniel Covel (Team Balance/Marcelo Garcia) versus
Mark Colangelo (Team Renzo Gracie/Gracie Barra)

Round Robin Gi Tournament:

***Men***
Divisions: White, Blue, Purple, Brown/Black Belt
Weights: -145, -160, -175, -190, 190+
3 Absolutes for Blue, Purple, and Brown/Black Belt Divisions

***Women***
Divisions: White, Blue, Purple/Brown/Black Belt
Weights: Absolute

***Teenagers***
Only Boys 15 to 17 years old
Divisions: -1 year, 1 year+

TIME: Registration and weigh-in: 8am to 10am
Rules Clinic: 10:15am
Competition: 11am

There will be no videotaping allowed at our events due to the circumstances that we will be recording the complete event to release to the public, free of charge, over the internet.

ROUND ROBIN FORMAT: All divisions with 8 contestants or more will be separated into groups to allow those competitors to have a minimum of at least 4 matches at our tournament.

Following the round robin, the best grapplers from each division will compete in a single-elimination format to crown a winner. Depending on the number of competitors in each division we might be holding quarterfinals, semifinals or only finals.

RULES: We will follow the IBJJF rules.
There will be a rules’ meeting before the tournament starts.

Points: Takedown, Sweep or Knee on the belly 2 points
Passing the guard 3 points
Mount or Back control 4 points