2007 !:

2007 LET'S GO TRANING JIU-JITSU !!!!!

TATAME 130:

ROCKY VI :

Rocky 6’? Stallone signs on for another round
New film will feature a retired Balboa coming out of retirement

Chris Gardner / AP File
Eye of the tiger, baby: Sly, playing Rocky, plays off boxer Tommy Gunn (played by Tommy Morrison) as they work on a scene from "Rocky V" in 1990. Did the blows go to Stallone's head?

LOS ANGELES - Sylvester Stallone is signing on to reprise his role as boxer Rocky Balboa in the sixth installment of the long-running film series, which he wrote and will direct.

The film, titled “Rocky Balboa,” will be co-produced and co-financed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios and will be distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Stallone has been trying to make a sixth movie for years and has been reworking a script. The latest version, which sources said is similar to the tone and grit of the first two movies, persuaded the studios to negotiate a deal.

“In many ways, the screenplay really took me back to the original ‘Rocky,”’ Revolution Studios founder Joe Roth said in a statement. “As a past champion, Rocky Balboa is once again a regular guy who has to find himself and deal with real life. This film brings Rocky’s story full circle.”

In the new installment, Rocky, lonely and retired in Philadelphia, comes out of retirement, intending to fight a few low-profile local fights. He’s approached to fight a match with reigning heavyweight champ Mason “The Line” Dixon, and soon his comeback ignites a media firestorm.

“’Rocky Balboa’ is about everybody who feels they want to participate in the race of life, rather than be a bystander,” Stallone said in a statement. “You’re never too old to climb a mountain, if that’s your desire.”

Shooting is scheduled to begin in December in Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

Stallone received Academy Award nominations for starring in and writing “Rocky,” and the 1976 MGM film won an Oscar for best picture, best director (John G. Avildsen) and best editing (Richard Halsey, Scott Conrad). The movie grossed $117.3 million at the domestic boxoffice, making Stallone a film star and creating one of cinema’s most famous characters.

It also launched one of the most successful film series of all time. 1979’s “Rocky II” grossed $85 million, and 1982’s “Rocky III,” which featured Mr. T, grossed $120.2 million. “Rocky IV,” with Dolph Lundgren, made $125.4 million after its 1985 release. By the decade’s close, however, audiences seemed to have tired of the character. “Rocky V,” released in 1990, made only $40 million.

“Rocky Balboa” is the first film to be green-lit by MGM since it was acquired by Sony Corp.

2007:

ALL THE BEST 2007 !!!!!!!!!!

NAGA 2007:

NAGA COMES BACK TO HAWAII!
The North American Grappling Association (NAGA) is America's largest mixed grappling tournament circuit with over 46,500 competitors worldwide! On SUNDAY, January 14th, 2007 the NAGA brings submission grappling back to Hawaii for its 7th annual event. The grappling tournament will feature 130 No-Gi & Gi Divisions. Come as an individual or as a team to compete.

WHY COMPETE IN JANUARY?
Like you, the NAGA staff loves to compete! We know that during the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year holiday, many competitors take time off from training. NAGA Hawaii is a great reason to continue training through the holidays. So enjoy the great food and festivities the holidays bring, but keep training to prepare for and compete in NAGA Hawaii. Get to class, train hard and do not miss this tournament!

CHAMPIONSHIP BELTS
Each Gi & No-Gi Absolute Winner will take home a Championship Belt.

JIU-JITSU POINTS:

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU POINTS:

2 points - Takedown
2 points - Knee-on-belly
2 points - Sweep (from bottom to top)
3 points - Passing the guard
4 points - Mount
4 points - Back mount with hooks in

BUD CUP 2007:

It will be held at a very classy 30,000 sq ft venue with very high ceilings. It will be the sharpest Bud Cup to date. We do our very best to make every competitor feel welcomed and most importantly have a good time. $1,000.00 paid directly to only the winner.

The Cabarrus Arena & Events Center in Concord North Carolina is where the Event is being Held.

Gi divisions of all ages and weights will be held on Sat. Jan. 20th.

No Gi will have the same Divisions and will be held on Sun. Jan 21st

Pro Divion will have Greats Like returning 3X Bud Cup Champion and U.F.C. Veteran and top Heavy weight Fighter Jeff Monson. Former Bud Cup Champion, Raphael Lavato Jr have both stated they were coming. Remco Pardouel from Holland a Judo BB and tough BJJ player and 2X U.F.C. Vetern said he is coming again! This event will be slammed packed with star talent and is as always made for them as equally, as it is for each and everyone that comes. We will all enjoy a good day of Jiu Jitsu.

A 30,000 sq. Ft. Facility at the Arena is where it will all go down. It promises to be one Awsome event.

http://budworldcup.com/

E-mail jiujitsujoe@hotmail.com

ADCC 2007:

ADCC World trials schedule:

2-3rd February. ADCC Brazill Trials. Rio de Janeiro Brazill

25th February. ADCC Australia Trials. Melbourne Australia

24th March. ADCC European Trials. Turku Finland

15th Aprill. ADCC Japan Trials. Tokyo Japan

4-6th May. ADCC 2007 World Champion competition. New York USA

2007:

RIO DE JANEIRO :

RIO DE JANEIRO - BRASIL THE CAPITAL FOR

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU IN THE WORLD !

GARCIA EN HONG KONG:

MARCELO GARCIA SEMINAR IN HONG KONG
We are organising a seminar in Hong Kong on the first week end of February
(3rd and 4th) with MARCELO GARCIA for BLUE BELT AND ABOVE ONLY. The event will
be held on the Saturday and Sunday and is now confirmed, please pass my e-mail
on for all that wish to register. The cost will be 1000HKD for both days (just
over 100USD) and spaces will be limited to 20-30 applicants.

You are most welcome and please forward this to all the clubs you know well in
Taiwan, Philippines, Bangkok, Indonesia etc. Blue belts and above only as we
want Marcelo to provide us with more advanced instruction, and appreciate what
he has to offer. He is after all the best pound for pound in the world. 10
spaces are already filled with Hong Kong students.

Karim

my tel 0085291354724 call me for more info
karimhongkong@yahoo.com

check out www.marcelogarciajj.com under the news section

EMIRATES MAGAZINE:

AUSTRALIA MAGAZINE:

VT NEWSPAPER:

NOCAUTE MAGAZINE 47:

UK COMPETITION 2007:

INSIDE KUNG-FU:

M CHRISTMAS :

TAP OUT MAGAZINE:

KID NEWS :

Kid Peligro Jiu-Jitsu News . . . Saulo moving to Ca - European BJJ Tourney - Chad Beatty goes off - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Emirates Magazine
Submitted by: Kid Peligro


Rumors of Saulo and Xande Ribeiro's relocation to California, more specifically San Diego, have been floating around for months. For the longest time, they remained nothing but that . . . rumors. Things however appear to be changing, recently Xande Ribeiro spent a few days in San Diego scoping out locations before going to the North Shore to train at the Boar's Nest and now, Graciemag.com reports that Saulo announced the impending opening of what he calls: University of Brazilian Ju-Jitsu in that city!

What that means is that a city with an already strong contingent of BJJ instructors and schools will get that much stronger, with the presence of the current World Absolute Champion and his brother multiple times World BJJ and ADCC Champion.

Rumors of a huge influx of BJJ practitioners to San Diego may have already affected rent levels in that City : )


European BJJ Tournament is just around the corner

Has it been a year already? Time flies when you are having fun . . . or when you are fighting the majors, as it is once again time for the European BJJ Tournament. The tournament will take place on January 27th & 28th, 2007 at the 'Complexo Municipal Esportivo do Casal Vistoso', Rua João Silva, Lisbon, Portugal.

Past winners included Roger Gracie, Ronaldo 'Jacare', Mario Reis, Lucio 'Lagarto', Wellington 'Megaton', Jack Mc Vicker (Master) and Garth Taylor (Master), so don't miss out the chance to compete against the best!

On Friday, January 26, prior to the European Open Championship, the IBJJF will be giving a Reffere course. All the students that are attending the course will be certified by IBJJF and CBJJ.

Time 9:30 - 12:30 (lunch break)
2:00pm-5:30pm
Total of classes hours - 6:30min
Fee - 50 euros
For more info email to regras@cbjj.com.br

To register go to:

http://www.ibjjf.org/euro07registration.htm



Chad Beatty Goes off

Ricardo Almeida black Belt and former owner/editor of Submission Grappling Magazine Chad Beatty has just completed a huge work. Beatty along with a group of fine writers and editors etc just finished the 1001 Submissions book.

Here is what he had to say about the project:

About 9 months ago I began working on a project. The project is '1001 Submissions', a book that is 864 pages and has over 6,000 photos! We address gi submissions, no-gi submissions, MMA submissions, self defense submissions, submissions combinations, counter submissions, etc...

Below are the front and back cover of the book.

Chad

http://www.1001submissions.com/cover/3d_book_front.jpg

The authors are:
David Roy is one of the pioneers of MMA on the East Coast, opening up the first MMA school in New England in 1993. He has competitive experience in a number of combat sports including MMA, Submission Grappling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Judo.

David co-wrote the Fighters Notebook, the biggest and most well known fighting book in the sport, until 1001 Submissions. He founded the leading web page in the sport today, MMA.tv, and owns the MMA web pages FightResource.com, iFight.tv, UndergroundDesign.tv, NESF.tv, and now 1001Submissions.com.

Chad Beatty is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Ricardo Almeida on Team Renzo Gracie, one of the world's greatest submission fighting teams.

Chad has competed in over 100 Grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu matches, winning multiple North American Grappling Association (NAGA) Championships & he is an undefeated Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, with a perfect 8-0 record. Chad also owns and runs his own Brazilian Jiu-jitsu school; Find it at SpaCityBjj.com

Kirik Jenness is an active member of the MMA community, who is deeply involved with the sport in every aspect. He coaches, judges, and competes in MMA and Submission grappling. He also referees across the US and internationally, often through his responsibilities as Commissioner of the North American Grappling Association. (NAGA)

Kirik runs the web pages MMA.tv, home of the famous Underground Forum, WhoopAss.tv, maXfighting.com, and MixedMartialArts.com. Kirik also directs the sport's leading multimedia instructional company, Islandmartialarts.com, with titles by Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Bas Rutten, and other legends.

Mat Santos has nearly two decades of experience in the martial arts, including regular competition in Grappling, BJJ, Judo, Pancrase-style fighting, and Mixed Martial Arts. He is the founder and Head Coach of Team Santos, which regularly puts fighters into MMA, BJJ, and grappling contests up and down the East Coast, and nationally. Competition highlights include two Gold Medals in the Pan-Ams, and countless titles in the NAGA.

Mat is the Grappling instructor at Sityodtong, in Sommerville , Massachusetts , a mecca for some of the world's most elite fighters. From the UFC alone, Mat has helped prepare Sean Gannon, Drew Fickett, Kenny Florian, Sam Hogar, The Lauzon Brothers Joe and Dan, Jorge Rivera, and Pete Spratt.

Congratulations Chad!



Emirates BJJ News and Pictures

With the successful completion of one tournament after another, Black Belt Carlao Santos continues to spearhead the expansion of BJJ in the Gulf area. Santos, has taken up the initial work in the Emirates by Nelson monteiro and with his energy, enthusiasm and knowledge has led the sport to new heights in the region. The latest of a large list of accomplishment by Carlos has been the launching of a BJJ magazine: 'Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Emirates Magazine! Congratulations Carlos, now do you need another writer ?! I am not sure how my arabic is doing but . . . : )

For more info on Carlos' work check out http://emirates2006.blogspot.com/



Speaking of Saulo - He has a new Black Belt

A few nights ago, Saulo gave his last seminar in Michigan at Focus Jiu Jitsu Academy in Ann Arbor (www.focusjj.tv) before he moves to San Diego,CA. Saulo's brown belt Sean Bansfield runs this Saulo affiliated school.

Saulo gave the participants the same mount lesson that Rickson gave him. GEneral coments were that you could spend a lifetime drilling those techniques and still not have them mastered.

Anyway, after the seminar, Saulo promoted Sean to Black Belt. Saulo took off his signature embroidered black belt and tied it around Sean's waist. Obviously, Sean was very pleased to have completed the long journey to black belt.

Sean started training in 1999. He got his blue belt from Ricardo De La Riva. He got all his other belts (purple, brown and black) from Saulo. Saulo has only promoted two American black belts, Chris Blanke and now Sean Bansfield.

Congratulations to Sean for his promotion to Black Belt by one of the best BJJ black belts in the world.



Yet another Brazilian Black Belt in Oahu?!?!?

Check the news from Brazilian Black Belt web site:

or go directly to the web site www.brazilianblackbelt.com

Now go train Jiu-Jitsu,

Kid Peligro

EMIRATES CUP 2006 RESULTS:

EMIRATES INTERNATIONAL BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU CUP 2006 RESULTS:




-64 KG

1- ALI SALIM - EMIRATES

2- RASHED HUMED - EMIRATES

3- BADRAN MAHMOD - BAHRAIN

3- SEENA MONFARDI - BAHRAIN

-71 KG

1- ABDULLA ALSHAKH - BAHRAIN

2- DAWOD QUTUB - JORDAN

3- MOHAMMAD BABLISI - JORDAN

3- SUHEL MOHAMMAD - EMIRATES

-78 KG

1- HASSAN MOSSA - TUNIS

2- SWIDAN ALDAHRI - EMIRATES

3- STEWART BERK - UK

3- ODAI KURDI - JORDAN

-85 KG

1- MOHAMMAD MIRZA - JORDAN

2- OMAR SALFITI - JORDAN

3- MAHMMOD ABDULLA - EGYPT

3- LIFEI VALI - ROMANIA

-92 KG

1- GAZI AL MENHALI - EMIRATES

2- AMMAR ALAHMAD - PALESTINE

3- MANSUR FAADEL - EMIRATES

3- ABDULLA AL KUTBI - EMIRATES

-99 KG

1- YEHYA MANSUOR - EMIRATES

2- ABDULLRAHMAN HAMED - EMIRATES

3- BADER AWAD - EMIRATES

3- MOHAMMAD ABDULLA - EMIRATES

+99 KG

1- AMIN TOUATI - SWEDEN

2- ALI ALZEIN - EGIPT

3- DANIEL STWERT - USA

3- AHMAD AL KAABI - EMIRATES

OPEN WEIGHT

1- HASSAN MOSSA - TUNIS

2- EID REHAN - EMIRATES

3- ALI ALZIN - JORDAN

3- NICOLAI HOLT - UK

SUPER FIGHT

1- ZAID MIRZA - JORDAN

2- YANN CHIFFOLEAU - FRANCE

HELIO GRACIE NEW BOOK:

Gracie Submission Essentials book by Grandmaster Helio Gracie and Master Royler Gracie
Submitted by: ADCC NEWS


Grandmaster Helio Gracie and his son, world-renowned Jiu-Jitsu Champion Royler Gracie new book Gracie Submission Essentials is being printed right now. In this masterpiece GM Helio and Royler share the submission techniques that have helped them win fights for more than five decades.

Sections of the book break down each submission procedure, presenting important details on how to put devastating combinations together in order to make practitioners more polished competitors. Personal advice on physical and mental training, combined with a deeper understanding of a match's end game.

Learn directly from the Grandmaster Helio how to set up an opponent. Learn the differences between his and Royler’s mental approach to fighting and to reach the ultimate goal of submitting your opponent.


To pre-order your copy with an expected ship date of January 14, 2007 go to www.BJJMart.com

EM CUP 2006 +:

EMIRATES CUP PICTURES:

+EMIRATES CUP 2006:

+ ARAB NEWS:

الكعبي يشيد بنجاح بطولة الإمارات الدولية للجيوجيتسو
أشاد اللواء الركن محمد هلال سرور الكعبي نائب رئيس أركان القوات المسلحة رئيس مجلس إدارة نادي ضباط القوات المسلحة بأبوظبي رئيس اللجنة المنظمة العليا لبطولة كأس الإمارات للجيوجيتسو البرازيلية التي اختتمت مؤخرا بالنجاح الكبير الذي حققته البطولة الدولية الثالثة للجيوجيتسو التي نظمها نادي ضباط القوات المسلحة بالتعاون مع اتحاد الإمارات للمصارعة والجودو الذي أحسن استضافة البطولة الجماهيرية بصالته الرئيسية في أبوظبي .

EMIRATES CUP 2006:

MAJ. GENERAL MOHAMAD HILAL AL KAABI AND CARLOS SANTOS

EM CUP 2006++: