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Kid Peligro Jiu-Jitsu News . . . '06 Worlds Quick Notes
Submitted by: Kid Peligro
'06 Worlds Quick Notes

One week after the greatest BJJ event on Earth, the dust has settled enough for a few comments. First off, the state of BJJ is better than ever with new and exciting fighters cropping up everywhere. In the Black Belts a few new, not yet known names made tehir presence felt .
Secondly, the new and improved system of conducting matches, forcing the fighters to continue fighting and avoid stalling, for the most part, worked very well. There are some fine points that need to be clarified both for the referees and the fighters but the matches were much more dynamic and full of action. Some disqualifications for stalling will go a long ways towards ensuring good fights in the future. There seems to be a little room for improvement when warning the fighter on the bottom, for this reporter it appeared thatt eh onus was more on the fighter on top than on the one on the bottom to push the fight, but perhaps it was just awrong impression.
Thirdly, the new system of having 3 referees in each fight for the last day of the Black Belts is a huge improvement. Reffing is extremely hard, especially at the higher levels. It is a lot harder for 3 refs to reach the correct decision than it is for 1, making it much more fair in the end for both fighters and referees. Too bad they didn't have that in the Mike Fowler match against Moraes on day 1 of the Black Belts, as it would have avoided the controversy I am sure.
Fourth the absolute Finals once again was incredible, perhaps even better than years past if that is at all possible. In the end, the same cahracteristics that make Roger a finisher may have cost him the title. And Xande for his part fought incredibly to gain the title. Both fighters deserve huge credit for going for it the entire time in the biggest macth of the event.

See you at the next Worlds