EM:

EMIRATES TAKE GULF CUP 2007:

Glorious moment: Shaikh Khalifa presents the Gulf Cup

trophy to the UAE team in the presence of Yemeni President

Ali Abdullah Saleh in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Esmail Mattar scored the match-winner in the 73rd minute

Mattar lights up UAE skies
By Yasir Abbasher, Staff Reporter

Abu Dhabi: The UAE rewrote the Gulf Cup history by winning the 18th edition of the premier regional tournament, after beating Oman through a solitary goal scored by Esmail Mattar.

The winner came in the 72nd minute at Zayed Sports City Stadium on Tuesday following a goalless first half.

The UAE were the better side for the most part of the match after both teams opted a cautious 4:5:1 formation to secure domination of the midfield.

The hosts, cheered by more than 50,000 enthusiastic supporters, started the match with Majid Nasir in goal. Adil Abdul Aziz, Basheer Saeed, Rashid Abdul Rahman and Hayder Allo Ali in defence.

Hilal Saeed, Abdul Rahim Jumaa, Salem Khamis, and Subait Khater in midfield, while Mattar operated directly in front of them and behind the lone striker Mohammad Omar.

Mattar and Khamis were assisting Omar in attack, and the three combined well to make too many forays into the Omani defence.

Abdul Rahim could have scored the first goal in the 17th minute when he received the pass from Mattar. After going into the penalty area, he crossed the ball instead of shooting into the net, only for the defenders to clear for a corner.

Abdul Rahim moved in from the right flank and crossed from near the flag, a diving header from Mattar was well saved by Ali Al Habsi, the Oman custodian, 31 minutes into the match.

Adil Abdul Aziz was injured in the last minute of the first half following a tough tackle from Khalifa Ayel, Oman's libero.

Bruno Metsu, the head coach of the UAE, replaced Ayel with Saleh Obaid in the second half.

Oman striker Emad Al Housni started the second half with a first time shot that flew over the UAE's bar, one minute on resumption.

Three minutes later, the UAE made a prompt reply when Subait sent a free kick high to Basheer, whose header rebounded off the upleft.

Oman midfielder Fawzi Basheer missed a golden chance in the 65th minute, following a cross from Hassan Mudhaffar. Basheer's first time shot was deflected by Majid for a corner.

Khalid Darwish replaced a tiring Khamis and Metsu brought in Mohammad Surour in place of Omar in the 67th minute to strengthen his attack.

In the 71st minute, Mattar had the misfortune of seeing his shot, off an Obaid cross, getting deflected by the upleft. But a minute later the outstanding striker made amends and helped his country realise a long-cherished dream.

After receiving a long pass from Abdul Rahim, Mattar went on to beat Al Habsi for the all important goal.

Oman exerted pressure and tried to level the scores, but the UAE defenders kept them at bay until the end.

NUMBER 1:

SECOND ABU DHABI

INTERNATIONAL BJJ CUP 2007

BECAME NUMBER 1 !

S.EAST ASIAN GRAPPLING GAMES 2007:

SouthEast Asian Grappling Games 2007

in Bangkok Thailand

The next installment of the tournament is planned for March 2007

The First Grappling Games in Bangkok in November 2005 was a great success. Right now preparation is in progress for the 2nd SouthEast Asian Grappling Games which is to take place March 2007 in Bangkok Thailand

The grappling arts in general and the sports of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling in particular are gaining huge popularity in the world. With more athletes, larger fan base, bigger sponsorships the BJJ and Grappling tournaments are growing in number all over the Asia and the world to become the major sport in the near future!

The 2nd SouthEast Asian Grappling Games 2007 (SEAGG) in Bangkok again brings the BJJ and Submission Grappling action to the Kingdom of Thailand !

The SEA Grappling Games in Bangkok are open for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, submission grapplers, wrestlers, Judo players and teams not just from South East Asia alone! We also welcome all international athletes to compete in the SEGG and to help promoting the grappling arts in the region!

The 2nd SEA Grappling Games 2007 in Bangkok will be the two days event.

Day 1: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament (Gi/kimono and under CBJJ rules )
Day 2 : Submission Grappling tournament ( NoGi and under modified ADCC rules)
That's two days of grappling action in Bangkok !

REGISTER NOW:

REGISTER NOW:

abudhabi@emiratesbjj.com

abudhabicup@emiratesbjj.com

BUDO MAGAZINE:

BUDO EUROPEAN

MAGAZINE

FIGHTER MAGAZINE JAN-2007:

VIKING MAGAZINE :

http://www.fightermag.se/

LUTA CASADA RESULTS:

LutaCasada.com results
Pé de Pano and Marcelo Garcia win
This Saturday night, the first edition of LutaCasada.com was held. Around two thousand people were present at the event that took place in the Ribalta concert hall, in Barra da Tijuca. The organizers promised two more editions this year and a GP with the winners of each edition.


Despite the new rule determining that in the second five-minute round points would not be counted and the athletes could only submit there opponents, none of the advantages attained in the first ten minute round was reverted. Two fighters submitted their opponents, but both ended in the first round. The lightweight Tiago Alves defeated Alexandre "Pulga" Pimentel with a choke and Hannette Quadros beat Leticia Ribeiro with a kneebar.


The standout participation came from Marcelinho Garcia, who came from New York only to fight at LutaCasada.com. The black belt defeated Rômulo Barral by two to zero and recognized that his was not at his best and normal weight: “I fought at 84 kilos, but at ADCC I will again be at 77 kilos.” Marcio Pé de Pano ended the evening with a two to zero win over the also two-time champion Rodrigo Comprido. Pé said he liked the new rule: “It's good, if you get an advantage you can go for the finish in the second.”
Check out all the results of LutaCasada.com

LutaCasada.com
27th of January 2007
Ribalta Rio, RJ

Female:
Hannette Quadros defeated Letícia Ribeiro with a kneebar in the 1st

Lightweight:
Leonardo “Tunico” Leite defeated Bruno Frazatto by 2-0
Celso Vinícius defeated Eduardo Pessoa by 12-0
Tiago Alves submitted Alexandre Pulga Pimentel by choke in 1st

Middleweight:
Demian Maia defeated Delson Pé de Chumbo by 2-0
Marcelinho Garcia defeated Rômulo Barral by 2-0

Heavyweight:
Leo Leite defeated Braga Neto by 3-0
Jefferson Moura defeated Robert Drysdale by 9-6

Superfight
Marcio Pé de Pano defeated Rodrigo Comprido by 2-0

EMIRATES:

H.H. SHEIKH MOHAMAD BIN ZAYED

AL NAHYAN(ABU DHABI)

& H.H. SHEIKH MOHAMAD BIN RASHID

AL MAKTOUN(DUBAI)

U.S:

ABSOLUTE CHAMP:

Bráulio absolute champ

Bráulio sets up sweep on Xande, photo: Luca Atalla

The man from Pernambuco takes European title at Xande's expense

Lisbon, Portugal, 4:45 pm. With an extremely offensive guard, the man from Pernambuco, Bráulio Estima, has just beaten Xande Ribeiro and takes the openweight title at the fourth European Jiu-Jitsu championship, which is taking place at the Casal Vistoso Pavillion this weekend.

The decision started with the two athletes circling and feinting for the first grip. Bráulio got a grip first and immediately pulled guard, from where, with an outside hook, sought to throw Xande off balance. And he already had an advantage when he executed a precision move. Xande, upon hitting the ground, twisted his knee, and the fight was interrupted for a few minutes, for medical attention. But Bráulio was ahead 2 to 0 on the score card.

In the second part of the confrontation, Bráulio again looked to sweep. The two went out of the fight area and stood up, after which, quickly, Xande tried to pull guard. But the man from Pernambuco living in Birmingham, in England, showed great agility in jumping over the legs and obliging the world champion to go to all four. Immediately, he took the chance to jump into closed guard, from where he tried for several choke attempts. Xande, looking unhappy, carried on fighting, but did not react threateningly, and, after ten minutes, victory was Bráulio's, who thus enters the list of absolute Jiu-Jitsu champions.

"Finally!" exclaimed the winner, who was happy with his tactics working out. "Everything went as planned, I managed to apply everything I had thought of for this fight," said Bráulio, minutes after winning.

Everybody was silent and then Xande pointed to Braulio and looked to the audience, and then started the applause by himself clapping. Xande then left the ring, with his head lowered, and went straight to the doctors, for another examination of his right knee and a painkiller. The second place winner lamented: "I wanted to take advantage of his being off balance to come back passing his guard. But I was too confident in my flexibility."

The path to the final

The semi-finals began with a victory for Bráulio Estima, over Rafael Lovato, at 3 min 07 seconds, with a triangle from the back. Xande took a little longer to get to a decision, as he beat Lúcio Lagarto by two points with a sweep, after ten minutes.

Previously, Bráulio had submitted Vanderson Gomes with an armbar, and Fernanco Soluço with a choke from the back. On the other end of the bracket, Xande choked Felipe Dias and Yan Cabral.

CARLOS & UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING:

CARLOS SANTOS AND UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING

The Centre for English Language Teaching at The University of Stirling has joined forces with a number of leading sports providers to offer during summer the following Sports plus English Language instruction packages:

• English plus Premier Football Training (including a visit to the world-famous Manchester United FC)

• English plus Golf (incorporating golf clinics with a PGA Golf Professional plus play at the ancient and world-renowned golf courses at St Andrews and Gleneagles)

• English plus Self-defence / Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with three-times World Champion Carlao Santos of the Brazilian Top Team and the Emirates Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team


Located in the heart of Central Scotland, Stirling offers easy access to the Scottish Highlands and to the vibrant cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Stirling University is located on one of the most beautiful campuses in Europe. The English Language Centre is situated in an 18th century castle, which overlooks a lake and mountains.

Students on the above programmes will enjoy a friendly atmosphere, good staff/student ratios, and access to first-class study and leisure facilities, including the university library, computing rooms, and the Olympic-level training facilities (swimming, tennis, track and field) provided by the Scottish Institute of Sport. The campus is also home to a golf course and a cinema and theatre complex.

For further details about these programmes, please contact our representative in the Emirates:

Carlao Santos

AB CUP 2007:

20.000 US $ DOLLARS

CASH PRIZE !!!!!

TODAY START:

TODAY START EUROPEAN

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU

CHAMPIONSHIP 2007.

F. GURGEL IN GERMANY:

BJJ Seminar with Fabio Gurgel in Germany!

Upcoming Fabio Gurgel BJJ seminar series!

Fabio Gurgel, 4 times BJJ Would Champion and Head Coach of Alliance BJJ will be teaching two weeks in Germany! He will be in Frankfurt, Germany from January 29 until February 4., and from February 5-11 in Berlin, Germany. Fabio will teach the regular gym classes and there will be two weekend seminars!

For more info, visit our homepage http://www.alliance-bjj.de

LUTA CASADA:

Great BJJ names at Luta Casada

The new Brazilian event called Luta Casada.com will be held on next Saturday (27) at Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro . The card of the event was made by the audience, who choose the bouts by the internet. The competition will have only one feminine bout between the world BJJ champion Letícia Ribeiro and the vice world champion Hanette Quadros. The competition is plenty of big BJJ names as the two times world champions Marcio Pé-de-pano and Rodrigo Comprido who will face each other.

Beyond them, the competition also brings us the Brazilian champion Alexandre “Pulga” Pimentel, who will face Tiago Alves and the world champion of 2006 Marcelinho Garcia facing Rômulo Barral. Check out the complete card and stay tuned at site TATAME next week for the complete results.

COMPLETE CARD (subject to change):

Luta Casada.com
Ribalta – Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Saturday, January 27th, 2007

- Leonardo “Tunico” Leite vs. Bruno Frazatto;
- Celso Venícius vs. Eduardo Pessoa;
- Tiago Alves vs. Alexandre “Pulga” Pimentel;
- Delson Pé-de-chumbo vs. Demian Maia;
- Marcelinho Garcia vs. Rômulo Barral;
- Antonio Braga Neto vs. Leonardo Leite;
- Jefferson Moura vs. Robert Drysdale;
- Rodrigo Comprido vs. Marcio Pé-de-Pano;
- Letícia Ribeiro vs. Hannette Quadros.

GRACIE BARRA LA:

New Gracie Barra filial at LA

The black belt from Gracie Barra Gerson Sanginitto is opening e new filial of his academy in Los Angeles . The new academy called as Gracie Barra Wilshire, will take place at the tae know do studio called “Jun Chong”. The classes will be done by the brown belt Lucas Pires with the supervision of Gerson Sanginitto. For bigger information about this new Gracie Barra filial, contact them by the phone: (213) 658-7570. The address is: 6401 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles – CA.

ADCC BRAZIL:

PLAYERS ADCC BRAZIL TRIALS:

BRAZILIANS TRIALS ADCC

MASCULINO - MEN

Men - 65,9 kg
59 ALEXANDRE GENU GRITTI RENATO FERRO- BTT
128 ANDERSON PEREIRA BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM
30 ARY FARIAS EQUIPE BRASA JIU JITSU
74 BRUNO FRAZANTO BARBOSA GODOI JIU JITSU
137 CAIO TELES DE MOREIRA EQUIPE TAI COMBAT
170 CELSO LUIZ DE ALMEIDA BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM
73 DAMOKLES MARQUES EQUIPE DARCIO LIRA
151 DANIEL REGO ASLE BEHRING
167 DIEGO MORAIS GRACIE HUMAITÁ
36 ENILDO DOS REIS ASLE BEHRING
29 FABBIO PASSOS ALLIANCE JIU JITSU
111 FABIO QUEIROZ DE SOUZA CARSON GRACIE - MANIMAL
23 FRANCIELLO COSTA * ALLIANCE JIU JITSU
139 GABRIEL CANTANHEDE ATAIDE JR
32 HELDER MEDEIROS EQUIPE BRASA JIU JITSU
26 HENRIQUE REZENDE COSTA ALLIANCE JIU JITSU
152 JEFERSON NUNES RUAS VALE TUDO
132 KIM TERRA TERRA BRASAS
154 LEANDRO ESCOBAR RENOVAÇÃO JIU JITSU
113 LEONARDO LUSTOSA BLACK HOUSE
156 PEDRO HENRIQUE LOPES XTREME GOLD TEAM
56 RAFAEL DOS ANJOS GRACIE BARRA
17 RANI AHMAD ATAIDE JR
41 RODOLFO MORTARI MARQUES GRACIE BARRA CAMPINAS
144 RODRIGO RANIERE EQUIPE BRASA JIU JITSU
66 RODRIGO RANIERI LEO CASTELO BRANCO
27 RUBENS CHARLES MACIEL ALLIANCE JIU JITSU
142 SAMUEL BRAGA OLIVAR GRACIE BARRA - BH
136 SEBASTIAN LALI 1 CTBA
108 TAEDES MENDONÇA EQUIPE MESTRE WILSON
134 THIAGO CLEMENTE PIRES EOF/INTEGRAÇÃO JIU JITSU
157 TIEGGO FERNANDES BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM
94 VICTOR PEREIRA CIA PAULISTA
62 VINICIUS PEDROSA BLACK HOUSE
76 WILSON REIS GODOI JIU JITSU

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Men + 65,9 a 76,9 kg
49 ALEXANDER SIMOES GRACIE BARRA - BH
99 ALOYSIO MIERES CLUBE DE REGATAS FLAMENGO
153 ALVARO CESAR SOMBRA BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM
110 ANDRE BASTOS EQUIPE NOVA UNIÃO
123 ANDRE GALVÃO EQUIPE BRASA JIU JITSU
37 ANTONIO CARLOS FARIAS ASLE BEHRING
101 BERNARDO FUKS GRACIE HUMAITÁ
127 BRUNO ALLEN EQUIPE NOVA UNIÃO
161 CARLOS RICARDO RFT - PROFESSOR CROMADO
116 CELSO VINICIUS ALVES EQUIPE GORDO JJ
102 DANIEL DIAS GRACIE HUMAITÁ
126 DANIEL GARCIA EQUIPE NOVA UNIÃO
166 DANIEL MORAIS GRACIE HUMAITÁ
106 DIOJONE FARIAS GUIMARÃES GRACIE BARRA ALAGOAS
43 EDSON PEREIRA GRACIE BARRA CAMPINAS
159 ERALDO PAES PINTO BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM
83 FABRICIO MORANGO GRACIE HUMAITÁ
122 FELIPE PORTO EQUIPE BRASA JIU JITSU
150 GEORDASHY CASTANHO NYNYKO JIU JITSU
165 GUILHERME ALVES DE LIMA OF BROTHERS
53 GUSTAVO HENRIQUE SARAIVA GRACIE BARRA
100 JORGE BRITO GRACIE HUMAITÁ
95 JULIAN FABRIN "JABA" RFT - PROFESSOR CROMADO
79 JULIANO "NINJA" PIN CIA PAULISTA
45 JULIO CESAR PEDROSO GRACIE BARRA CAMPINAS
34 LUCAS JOAN GOMES EQUIPE BRASA JIU JITSU
82 LUCIANO AZEVEDO RFT - PROFESSOR CROMADO
140 MARCELO PONTES TEAM VIERA BROS PROJETO CANTA GALO
47 MARCELO SANTOS"UIRAPURU" GRACIE BARRA - BH
118 MATEUS TRINDADE MARQUES BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM
125 MICHEL MAIA EQUIPE NOVA UNIÃO
117 PAULO ROBERTO DA SILVA CIA PAULISTA
98 PAULO TEIXEIRA RFT - PROFESSOR CROMADO
35 ROBERT FONSECA ASLE BEHRING
115 SERGIO RICARDO ALLIANCE JIU JITSU

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Men + 76,9 a 87,9 kg
42 ADRIANO PIRES GRACIE BARRA CAMPINAS
18 ALEXANDRE VISCONDE ATAIDE JR
21 ANTONIO CARLOS PEINALDO ALLIANCE JIU JITSU
68 BRUNO BASTOS EQUIPE NOVA UNIÃO
114 BRUNO LEANDRO MARTIN EQUIPE FABRICIO DE JIU JITSU
97 CARLOS BARUCH CARVALHO BLACK HOUSE
80 CASSIANO RICARDO CHUTE BOX
22 CEZAR TAKEIYOSCHI ALLIANCE JIU JITSU
135 DANIEL COUTO RIAL BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM
121 DIOGO ALMEIDA SILVA ALLIANCE JIU JITSU
19 EMYR BUSSADE TOP TEAM
141 ERICK VANDESTEEN GRACIE BARRA
155 FABIO ALENCAR TRINDADE ASSOCIAÇÃO MONTEIRO DE JIU JITSU
175 FABRINE SOUZA GANHADEIRO EQUIPE FABRINE SOUZA
70 FELIPE MOTTA ANANIAS AKXE BJJ
146 FERNANDO JOSÉ ALLIANCE JIU JITSU
77 IGOR SILVA EQUIPE MUZIO DE ANGELIS
162 IRAN CALDAS MASCARENHAS MASCARENHA JIU JITSU
120 JUNIOR SANTOS JUNIOR SANTOS TEAM
46 LEANDRO PIRES GRACIE BARRA CAMPINAS
81 LEONARDO CHOCOLATE RFT - PROFESSOR CROMADO
177 LEONIDAS GODIM JR GRACIE BARRA
147 LEOPOLDO SERÃO CARSON GRACIE - MANIMAL
33 MARCEL NEVES LOUZADO EQUIPE BRASA JIU JITSU
15 PAULO THIAGO ALENCAR ATAIDE JR
72 PUBLIO ROGER EQUIPE DARCIO LIRA
133 RAFAEL FREITAS GRACIE BARRA
168 RAFAEL MOTTA MACACO GOLD TEAM
48 RAFAEL NATAL DINIZ GRACIE BARRA - BH
57 RODRIGO BENEDITO CAPORAL EQUIPE ORLANDO SARAIVA
31 RODRIGO BOTTI EQUIPE BRASA JIU JITSU
24 ROGEL ALEXANDRE ALLIANCE JIU JITSU
64 ROMULO CLAUDIO BARRAL GRACIE BARRA - BH
28 TARCIS CARVALHO ALLIANCE JIU JITSU
169 THIAGO JAMBO GONÇALVES AMERICA TOP TEAM
131 VAGNER FERNANDES MACACO GOLD TEAM
138 WEMERSON DA CONCEIÇÃO GRACIE BARRA

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Men + 87,9 a 98,9 kg
75 ADRIANO CAMOLESE GODOI JIU JITSU
52 AGNALDO LUIZ SILVEIRA GRACIE BARRA
174 ANDRE CASTRO EQUIPE NOVA UNIÃO
158 ANTONIO BRAGA TEIXEIRA GRACIE BARRA
171 ARTHUR GONÇALVES EQUIPE HIPERFITNESS DE JUDO
172 CHALES ALEXANDRE MOURA INTERNACIONAL FUSION FITNES
50 CRISTIANO LAZZARINI GRACIE BARRA - BH
39 DANILO RODACKI ASLE BEHRING
16 DENIS GOMES ATAIDE JR
119 EDUARDO FIGUEIREDO ACADEMIA FIGUEIREDO
51 ERIK WANDERLEY GRACIE BARRA - BH
44 FELIPE MENEZES BUENO GRACIE BARRA CAMPINAS
25 FLAVIO DAL FORNO ALLIANCE JIU JITSU
163 HUDSON MACEDO EQUIPE NOVA UNIÃO
104 PAULO RIBEIRO GRACIE BARRA ALAGOAS
149 RAFAEL BATISTA FEFEO
160 RAPHAEL DA COSTA BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM
148 RICARDO FELICIANO GRACIE BARRA - BH
130 RODRIGO CAVACA EQUIPE BRASA JIU JITSU
103 THIAGO REINALDO DE SOUZA ASLE BEHRING

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Men + 99,9 kg
78 AFRANIO DE SOUZA SILVA MACACO GOLD TEAM
20 MARCOS OLIVEIRA AMERICA TOP TEAM
67 RICARDO BASTOS EQUIPE NOVA UNIÃO
173 ROBERTO ABREU FILHO NOVA GERAÇÃO



FEMININO

Woman - 55 kg

107 BIANCA ANDRADE BARRETO GRACIE BARRA ALAGOAS
143 FERNANDA AGUALUZA OF BROTHERS
84 LETICIA RIBEIRO GRACIE HUMAITÁ
112 MICHELLE ZONATO NICOLLINI EQUIPE BRASA JIU JITSU

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Woman + 55 a 60 kg

63 CAROLYNA MARIA UNIVERSIDADE GAMA FILHO
164 HELLEN BASTOS TEIXEIRA OF BROTHERS
61 JOICE SOUZA DA SILVA BLACK HOUSE
176 MARINA SOARES EQUIPE BRASA JIU JITSU
96 SILVANA CRISTINA SILVA LELLO JIU JITSU CLIBE
60 TATIANA CORDEIRO UNIVERSIDADE GAMA FILHO

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Woman + 60 a 67 kg

145 GILDA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA CONTRA TEMPO
129 HANNETTE QUADROS STAAK CARSON GRACIE - ANDRE NEGÃO
124 HEIDLANE MELLO EQUIPE BETANIA
69 LUANA ALZUGUIR EQUIPE BARBOSA

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Woman + 67 kg
38 ROSANGELA CONCEIÇÃO ASLE BEHRING

BUSTAMANTE SEMINAR IN USA:

MURILO BUSTAMANTE SEMINAR IN USA INFOS-

Bustamante's credentials:
- Founding member of BTT
- 2 X UFC Middleweight Champion
- Current Pride FC fighter
- BJJ Blackbelt World Champion
- 4x Brazilian Champion

Memphis Judo & Jiu-Jitsu is honored to host one of the
most well respected instructors and competitors in the
world, MMA and BJJ legend Murilo Bustamante. This is a once in a life time opportunity to train with what
many consider to be the most technical Jiu-Jitsu
fighter of all time.

WHERE: Memphis Judo & Jiu-Jitsu 3472 Plaza Ave. Suite
101 Memphis, TN 38111(downstairs inside Memphis
Martial Arts)
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007
TIME: 12 PM – 3 PM

PRE-PAY COST: $65
* Mail check or money order to: David Ferguson
3299 S Perkins - Memphis, TN 38118

AT THE DOOR: $75
FORMAT: Mixed (Gi, No Gi & MMA)

ABU DHABI CUP 2007:

11 & 12 MAY 2007

ABU DHABI - U.A.E

EFN CALENDER 2007:

Events calender 2007:

11th March 2007 - Urban Gorillazand Fighters Inc- 10k Ground Challenge
Location: London, United Kingdom

April 2007 - Urban Gorillaz - No Gi Open (date TBC)
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom


19th - 20th May 2007 - Gracie Invitational
2 day event with teams event included
Also annual award for UK's best male and female competitor of the year.
Location: Excel Arena, London, United Kingdom

8th July 2007 - Urban Gorillaz ADCC UK Nationals
Location: United Kingdom


August 2007 (date TBC) - Urban Gorillaz Spain (No Gi)
Location: Marbella Spain


August 2007 (date TBC) - Urban Gorillaz Portugal (No Gi)
Location: Lisboa, Portugal


16th September 2007 - Urban Gorillaz - The Southern Open Gi Event
Location: United Kingdom

25th November 2007 -Urban Gorillaz - The Northern Open Gi Event
Location: United Kingdom

FIGHT SPORT MAGAZINE 29:

KID NEWS 07-4:

Kid Peligro Jiu-Jitsu News . . . 'O Globo' and BJJ - Emirates BJJ and more
Submitted by: Kid Peligro

After many many years of only reporting hte negative side of Jiu-Jitsu, Brazilians Top National newspaper O Globo did a very positive story on the work of Brasa team instructor's Rodrigo 'Comprido', Felipe Costa & Michelle Matta's work with the blind community in Rio. The Brasa trio has been voluteering their time to conduct a class especially designed for the blind. The class is such a big success that it not only attracted the attention of the newspaper but it also boasts a waiting list' of students wanting to participate.

Congratulations !!!



Carlao Santos and Stirling University Connect

Black Belt Carlao Santos never ends with his quest to expand BJJ around the World, his latest effort is linking Stirling University and members Dr Anne Stokes and Phil Leeke with Carlos and Suyan of the Emirates bjj team.

Anne will provide a letter making Carlos Santos an official representative of Stirling University. Below are links to show the wonderful facilities of Stirling University! Stirling is a Centre of Excellence for sport and the Scottish Institute for sports is located on their campus.

Another possibility as well as the football and golf is that in the future they'll consider giving students both an educational programme and a jiu jitsu training camp throughout the summer. With the combined attraction of a beautiful Scottish University and the reputation of BTT/BK members Calrao is on to a winner.

www.sports-dev.stir.ac.uk -
www.external.stir.ac.uk -
www.sisport.com/sisport/21.html



4th Annual Hoosier Open

We are pleased to announce the 4th Annual Hoosier Open Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 9th, 2007. Mark your calendars for this great event. Please note the event website will be available in February.

Hoosier Open -Tournament Staff

For more info contact (317) 506-0973 or email
IndianapolisBJJ@aol.com



Carolina Triple Threat Event

BJJ/Submission Events in Durham, NC on April 21, 2007. Go to http://www.bjjequipment.com/default.asp?pg=
Events for more information


Now go train Jiu-Jitsu,

Kid Peligro

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EMIRATES NEWS:

What is the Gulf Cup?
The Arabian Gulf Cup is an event featuring mainly football matches among Gulf nations. Lately, disciplines like basketball and volleyball have been introduced. The event is held every two years.

This year's Gulf Cup is the 18th edition since the founding of the event in 1968 by Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

The First Gulf Cup tournament took part in Bahrain.

Countries joining the event are United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Kuwait, Oman Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Bahrain.

This year's event began on January 17 and will close on January 30.

HISTORY
Year Host Champion
1970 Bahrain Kuwait
1972 Saudi Arabia Kuwait
1974 Kuwait Kuwait
1976 Qatar Kuwait
1979 Iraq Iraq
1982 UAE Kuwait
1984 Oman Iraq
1986 Bahrain Kuwait
1988 Saudi Arabia Iraq
1990 Kuwait Kuwait
1992 Qatar Qatar
1994 UAE Saudi Arabia
1996 Oman Kuwait
1998 Bahrain Kuwait
2002 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
2003 Kuwait Saudi Arabia
2004 Qatar Qatar
2007 UAE Going on...

ARNOLD MARTIAL ARTS:

Grappling Registration Schedules

When:
March 2-4 2007
Friday
10:00 am – 10:00 pm.
Weigh-ins and Registration (All Competitors must weigh-in on this day regardless of whether they compete on Saturday or Sunday). Those that pre-register must still weigh-in. Weigh-in and registration at The Greater Columbus Convention Center, Rooms C122-123.

Saturday
9:00 am – 8:00 pm
All Gi and Childrens divisions.
Hall C of The Greater Columbus Convention Center.

Sunday
9:00 am – 5:00 pm All No-Gi divisions.
Hall C of The Greater Columbus Convention Center.

Contact:
John Saylor [ www.sjahq@aol.com ]
(419)938-6089

www.arnoldmartialarts.com/g_grappling.asp

G. CHALLENGE:

Event Date: 03-Feb-07
Event Time: 8:00 am
Location: Glendale, CA,
91205, United States
Phone: 818-239-2967
Event Fax:
Event Email: tournaments@gokor.com
Event Website:
www.HayastanGrapplingChallenge.com
Event Contact: Mat

AJJA:

AJJA- ARAB BRAZILIAN

JIU-JITSU ASSOCIATION

JIU-JITSU:

ABU DHABI JJ CUP 2007:

YOU READY ??!!

ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU CUP 2007!
( 11 & 12 MAY )

IN ABU DHABI-ADCC COMBAT CLUB

20.000 U$ DOLLARS IN CASH PRIZES !!!

CARLOS SAYS : "EMIRATES TOURNAMENTS IS

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FIRST PLACE 1400 U$ DOLLARS AND

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MORE INFO:

abudhabicup@yahoo.com &

abudhabi@emiratesjiu-jitsu.com

FABIO HOLANDA

MONTREAL, QUEBEC (CANADA), January 9, 2007 - TKO Major League MMA is delighted to give their loyal fans an astonishing New Year’s present with the announcement of a third Championship fight to the already stacked, TKO 28: INEVITABLE card! TKO World Lightweight Champion, SAM “HANDS OF STONE” STOUT (10-2-1) returns to defend his title against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, FABIO “THE MASTERMIND” HOLANDA (4-4-0). This fight has been anticipated for many years by knowledgeable Canadian MMA fans who appreciate how intriguing and exciting this match-up is! If there was any doubt about this being the best card in Canadian history, there’s certainly none now!
www.fabioholanda.com

5 YEARS !

TODAY 20 JAN 2007

COMPLETE 5 YEARS I CAM FIRST

TIME IN ABU DHABI,

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

TATAME MAGAZINE:

EM TEAM:

MARCELO ALONSO INTERVIEW

Interview with Marcelo Alonso:

Who were some of your notable students and training partners?

“Carlson’s academy had some of the best competitors in jiu-jitsu: Mario Sperry, Murilio Bustamante, Wallid Ismail, Vitor Belfort and Allan Goes from Brazilian top Team. I promoted Marcus De Matta and gave Renato Tavares his black belt, both from American Top Team. Junior and I helped prepare Amaury Bitetti to win the 1996 World Championships. I also I taught Leo D Llha, Paulao Leite Filho, Carlao Santos, Olavo, and many others.” After I left Brazil to come to America most of the guys split and many of my old students started to create the new generation of jiu-jitsu competitors.
more - http://www.mabjj.com/interview.htm

SEATTLE JIU-JITSU:

Marcelo Alonso,
has been training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for almost 30 years, and holds a fourth degree black belt under the late Carlson Gracie. From 1989 - 1997 Marcelo and Carlson Junior shared the role of head instructors at the Rio academy known as the “Champion Factory”. Marcelo taught and trained with many of the top names in jiu-jitsu including the original members of Brazilian Top Team and American Top Team. In 1997 Marcelo moved from Brazil to the Pacific Northwest. Since then Marcelo has taught in many different settings for a variety of students including:
-U.S. Rangers: Fort Lewis WA 4 ½ years

-U.S. Special Forces: 3 years

- Seattle Police Department

- Port of Seattle Security

- Currently training fighters for MMA
www.mabjj.com

MACHADO SEMINAR:

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Spokane Presents
Grappling Seminar with Rigan Machado

7TH Degree Black Belt
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
World Champion

11:00am Saturday, January 27th
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Spokane
1506 E. Francis
Register by Jan 22th for just $50, or pay $75 day of the seminar.
SPACE IS LIMITED!

Call Prof. Bart Smith @ 509-217-3138 for more information.
www.bjjspokane.com

ALI 65:

Legend Ali reaches 65th birthday

Lewis describes Muhammad Ali as 'definitely the greatest'
The boxing world has paid tribute to legendary heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, who is 65 on Wednesday.
Britain's former heavyweight world champion Lennox Lewis told the BBC's Sportsweek programme: "He's definitely the greatest.

"He's the man I watched on TV and said 'I want to be great, just like him'.

"He is my hero in one sense. Me and my mother used to watch him on the TV and we were always excited about his fights because you never knew what to expect."

10 DAYS TO EUROPEAN BJJ: