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Jiu-Jitsu Worlds via Brasileiro
Winning the competition in can yield airplane ticket

Set for the 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th of May, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2007 will have an added attraction for black belt competitors. Partnered with Keiko gis and Haiti mats, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Confederation (CBJJ) will award a ticket to the Jiu-Jitsu Worlds, to take place in August, in California, to the winners of the absolute and five other weight categories.

In accordance with the criteria established by the CBJJ, the categories to be granted the airplane ticket will be those with the greatest number of competitors. The Confederation is also working to establish new partnerships to help provide the airfare for the champions of the other black belt categories. Any further news on the subject can be found right here, at GRACIEMAG.com. www.cbjj.com.br

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KID NEWSS:

Kid Peligro Jiu-Jitsu News . . . Matt Serra and Eduardo Telles Seminars and more
Submitted by: Kid Peligro


Matt 'The Terror' Serra, UFC Welterweight Champion Seminar

Matt 'The Terror' Serra, UFC Welterweight Champion ,will be in Charleston, South Carolina the first weekend in May. On May 4, he will make an appearance at the Best Buy from 7:30 P.M. to 8:30.

He will the do a four hour seminar on Sunday, May 6 at The Citadel. For more information contact Jerry at 843-364-9565 for times, location, and pricing.



Telles Seminar in San Diego - from the promoter

Eduardo Telles will be putting on a 3 hour seminar this Saturday April 28, 2007 from 12:00PM to 3:00PM at The Valente Academy located at 9888G Carmel
Mountain Road, San Diego CA 92129. Cost is $60.00.

Telles is the current Heavyweight Pan-American Black Belt Champion. He is world famous for his exciting and innovative jiu-jitsu style, featuring The
Turtle Guard & The Octopus Guard.

To reserve a spot contact The Valente Academy via e-mail:
guardainc@hotmail.com


Carolina Golden Cup Event - from the promoter

BJJ/Submission Event in Matthews, NC on May 19, 2007. Go to http://www.ncbjjf.com for more information.

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ARIZONA BJJ:

Arizona BJJ State Championships 2007 in June!
Submitted by: The Event Promoter

Arizona BJJ State Championships 2007
Mesa, AZ.
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007


For the first time, the AZ State Championship will be recognized by the Arizona State Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (AZSBJJF)


Miscellaneous Information:

All adult competitors will receive a Tournament T-Shirt.
The top three schools BJJ receive awards;
The top three schools kids division receive awards;
Award for the fastest submission.
One 32’ LCD TV will be raffled between all the adult winners*.

Adult and juveniles: $45
Kids: $30
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Full info at www.gdjiujitsu.com

TROPHY :

ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL BRAZILIAN

JIU-JITSU 2007 CUP TROPHY

GRACIE 2007:

Venue:
SENI Show, EXCEL ARENA
London, United Kingdom

Date: Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th 2007

Cost: £30

Event Schedule
Competition starts at 10am both days
All payments are to be done online or by post
http://www.bjj.eu.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=494&Itemid=27

KID NEWS AND MORE:

Kid Peligro Jiu-Jitsu News . . . Maia in May - Felipe Costa in Mexico - Felipe and Comprido Good deed and more
Submitted by: Kid Peligro

May is a busy month for MAIA.

Demian Maia will be in New Jersey, May 5th competing in ADCC 2007. After that
its onto Ohio for the Gracie Fight Championships on the 19th where Maia will face a tough opponent in Ryan Stout.

Then, from the 20th till the 24th Demian will be in Chicago where he will be available for group classes and private classes. If you are interested in training with Maia please contact Mark Turner at markturner@tmail.com


Felipe Costa in Hermosillo Mexico

2 times world champion, Felipe Costa, will be in Hermosillo Mexico running the PTP, This is the third time that Felipe visit Hermosillo, but the first since Brasa Mexico open it doors last year.

Felipe will be first in Phoenix Arizona and later he is going to Mexico. the date of the seminar in Hermosillo with the champion is on june 6th to june 11

More information you can visit www.brasamexico.com

e-mail: contacto@brasamexico.com


Felipe Costa and Rodrigo 'Comprido' do good in Sweden

World Champions Comprido and Felipe Costa recently did some social work in Gotland, Sweden. The pair worked on STAPLE, a program of assisteng and reforming troubled youth.

Comprido's purple beltMikale Nillson is the head of the program and he introduced Jiu-Jitsu to the group as a physical activity. Both Champions spent some time teaching the youth the basics of BJJ and self-defense. Comrpido wwas stoked: 'Any time you can use your talents and help others is special. It is even better when you can use BJJ!'


Carlson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy - Carlson Gracie Jr. Seminar,

Announcing our upcoming Carlson Gracie Jr. Jiu-Jitsu Seminar, Team Picture and Barbeque!!!

When: May 19, 2007

Seminar: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Team Picture: 1:00 pm

Barbeque: 1:30 pm

Please plan on attending this exciting event! The cost for the seminar only is $50.00. Any questions, please call us at 760-752-1445!

Thank you,

CGJ Academy

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JUDO NEWS :

2004 Olympian and Coach Rhadi Ferguson Awarded the United States Olympic Committee Sports Science Award of the Year for Judo at the 2007 USA Judo National Championships
Submitted by: Kid Peligro

Miami, Florida, April 21, 2007 — 2004 Olympian Rhadi Ferguson retired from Judo in 2005 after winning four National Championships and becoming one of the top 16 players in the World in Athens , Greece . Although he has retired from competing, once again, he did not leave the National Championships empty-handed. Ferguson was awarded the United States Olympic Committee’s Sports Science Award of the Year for Judo.

Since retiring in 2005 Ferguson has produced and co-produced 14 DVDs on strength and conditioning, judo and information on how to win at sport and life. He has produced fitness products, books and constantly promotes the sport of Judo while coaching his athletes to the top echelon in sport.

In 2005 Rhadi aided two of his clients to Gold medals at the 2005 US Open. In that same year, both of his clients finished in the top 10 in their respective weight classes at the World Judo Championships. In 2006 Rhadi Ferguson was a key presenter at the National Strength and Conditioning Associations National Conference and he spoke on a subject matter for which he is an expert – Bodyweight Training.

In that same year Rhadi taught at several USA Judo Coaching Clinics and achieved the status of an “A” level Coach which makes him eligible to coach at the Olympic Games and the World Championships. Rhadi is also a contributing editor of Grappling Magazine and does his best to elevate the strength and conditioning as well as nutritional practices for those in the martial arts and judo communities.

This past weekend at the 2007 USA Judo Nationals, both of Rhadi Ferguson’s clients won the National Championship in their respective weight classes and one of his clients Taraje Williams-Murray is going to represent the United States at the 2007 World Championships and Pam American Games in Judo. Taraje has been on a blistering streak since partnering with Rhadi Ferguson and is on-track to medal at the World Championships.

The beautiful thing about Rhadi is that he has not confined his talents to the Judo mat. Rhadi is the only Olympian Judo Player to also hold a black belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu and he is the only “A” ranked Judo Coach in the country to have coached, not only in high level judo tournaments but also at the Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championships.

When asked about the award Ferguson said, “It has always been my goal to raise the bar in my sport. I truly believe there is a void in terms of having a professional approach when it comes to proper preparation in sport. Having a collaborative sports science approach which includes but is not limited to strength and conditioning, sports psychology and sound rehabilitative practices is imperative. It is the only way to ensure optimum performance. A lot of people confine sports science to resistance training – it is so much more than that. The lack of understanding of that ‘small’ fact can make-or-break your client’s success.”

Because of Ferguson’s many accomplishments in Judo and the grappling arena as a Coach at the 2007 USA National Championships USA Judo Awarded Rhadi Ferguson with the 2006 Sports Science Award of the Year.

Rhadi Ferguson has a host of websites and resources available to all interested. In celebration of his receiving this award Rhadi has decided to give away, instead of sell, his new book and Audio CDs in electronic format as free downloads. His new product titled “Coaching Success Secrets” is available for free at www.TheKingOfStrengthAndConditioning.com

Rhadi Ferguson is available for clinics, seminars and coaching consultations. You may contact Coach Ferguson at info@rhadi.com or by the various methods:

Shannon Kuykendall
Ferguson Marketing Systems
Telephone: (888)-568-7770
Fax Number: (561).347.8474
Email Address: shannonk@rhadi.com
Web site address: www.rhadi.com


Rhadi Ferguson, M.A.T., CSCS
2004 Olympian
4-Time National Judo Champion

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Carlson Gracie may be statue in Rio

The unforgatable Máster Carlson Gracie may win a beautiful and fair tribute at the Rio de Janeiro city, in . The BJJ brown belt and director of the sports of the Suderj, Marcelo Arar, just did a requirement asking for the Stadual Secretary of Esports, Mr. Eduardo Paes, to do a statue of the Master Carlson Gracie at the Siqueiro Campos subway station, in Copacabana neighboorhod. Unffortunally, he did say anything.

According to Marcelo Arar, this iniciative was taken because of the importance that Máster Carlson Gracie had at the popularization of the BJJ under . After the tentative of changing the name of the Street Silva Castro, in Copacaban, to Carlson Gracie Street, that was not done because of the resistence of some people who lives there, this is the second iniciative of the pupils and former-pupils in a great tribute to the big Master Carlson Gracie.

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2007 ADCC Superfight and Line up updates
Submitted by: Kid Peligro

The Superfight for ADCC 2007 is now set. Dean Lister had to withdraw a few days ago because of injury leaving an opening to be fullfilled. ADCC wishes Dean a speedy recovery and look forward to having him come back strong in ADCC 2009. However the show must go on, replacing Dean in the Superfight against current Absolute winner Roger Gracie, will be none other than Ricardo Arona. As you may recallm Arona could not defend his Superfight title in ADCC 2005 against Dean because of contratual obligations with Pride. Now in a turn of events Arona gets to replace Dean, setting up a spectacular battle with Roger.

Changes in the Men's brackets: Arona leaves a space in the U99KG division, Alexandre 'Cacareco' steps down in weight replacing Arona in the U99KG category and 2003 Winner Jon Olav Einemo steps up in Cacareco's place in the Over 99KG category! Additionally UFC fighter Joe Stevenson steps in the U76KG

Below is the most current Men's and Ladies line up revised with the latest changes and the addition of the Japanese trial winners!

Superfight:
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Saudi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team is preparing

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Preparation for the Abu Dhabi competition is at full swing

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JORDAN NEWS:

AMMAN—Ordered by His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Jordanian Army will now
start training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The Jordanian army has previous
skills and certifications in Tae Kwon Do, Judo, and Sijal (a Jordanian self-defense
style similar to Krav Maga); However, since the emergence of BJJ in Jordan and
the superiority of this martial art, it has been decided to replace, and
that the Jordanian Army must master the skills of BJJ, considering its various
benefits and considerable values. Zaid Mirza who introduced this art to Jordan,
is the founder of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Jordan.
After months of studying, Zaid Mirza has come up with an intense
curriculum to train the army. It is a ten-year program that will be set out to train
two hundred thousand (200.000) soldiers as well as the Royal Guards. Since BJJ
is now a core mandatory aspect in the Jordanian army, all soldiers will receive
badges and certificates for their achievements. Everything will be montirored
through the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Jordan. The courses will take place at
the army headquarters, where Mirza and his team will teach 6 hours a
day, 6 days a week. "At the beginning of the class, they didn't know
anything about BJJ, because of their previous kills in other martial
arts. Once we started, they became very interested as I showed them
the effectivness of the gentle art techniques. At the end of class, I rolled with all 50
Royal Guards members and they were very astounded. I'm sure it will be struggle and a
challenge, but considering their ambition and desire to learn, the job
will be accomplished." Says Mirza.

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Submitted by: Kid Peligro

Following the great success of his highly acclaimed Untimate Fighting Techniques Royce Gracie returns with a knockout follow up volume 2. In 'Ultimate Fighting Techniques II - Fighting from the bottom', Royce Gracie shows his techniques for fighting and winning from the bottom. This array of bottom-fighting strategies is specifically designed to not only protect yourself from being hit in any situation, but also to help you defeat bigger, stronger opponents.

Exclusively focusing on the bottom game, a position in which most fighters feel vulnerable, this resource teaches students of jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts fighting how to develop strategies, techniques and exploit the advantages of this seemingly weak position.

With details and important technical information the authors explore the techniques, tactics, and mindset necessary to win when fighting from the bottom, whether in an official sports jiu-jitsu competition or simply sparring with a partner.

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Royce Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Highlight
April 03, 2007
Here's a highlight video from Royce Gracie's early days in the UFC. This is what first put Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on the map in the United States.

http://www.gracieva.com/weblog/2007/04/royce_gracie_brazilian_jiujits.html

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WORD JIU-JITSU CUP
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23, 24, 25 & AUGUST 26, 2007.

RULES:

ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL JIU-JITSU CUP 2007

RULES:
COMPETITION NED USE KIMONO (GI) WHITE OR BLUE.
Matches

The competition will be single elimination.

Ways to win: Submissions ( verbal or by tapping ) conciously submitting, Referee stoppage by any of the following ( Excessive Bleeding, Doctor Stopagge , Feels that the competitor cannot continue the match ) Competitors coach or corner throws in a towel or signal the referee to stop the match , referee decision ( its is final and will not be reversed ), Disqualification, Forfeit, No show.

2 points
Complete sweep (and come over from bottom)
Any technique to turn the fight
Perfect throw ("mate" in Judo)
Takedown
Knee in opponent's stomach for 3 seconds

3 points
Pass guard and clearly end chest-to-chest

4 points
Mount opponent
Take the back, using secure hooks with feet

"Advantage"
Advantages determine winner when points are even.

Any take down without technique
Any attempt of choke, lock, or near submission
Reversal of fight without technique
Person with more aggressive stance (offensive fighter)
FIGHT TIME:
QUALIFICATION = 5 MIN
FINALS = 6 MIN

FEES:
10.00 US$ DOLLARS
All competitors that register will receive a free event t-shirt
FIRST PLACE RECIVE 1400 US$ DOLLARS
SECOND PLACE RECIVE 600 US$ DOLLARS

BEGGINERS FIRST PLACE 300 US$

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SEMINAR SUPPORT:

Referee seminar supports Eraldo Paes

Photo by Eduardo Ferreira
More one Social Project will be held at the fight world to support the cancer of the BTT star Eraldo Paes. The Brazilian BJJ Federation of Massachusetts (MASBJJF) is organizing for the next Sunday, on April 15th, a referee seminar and a portion of the proceeds will go to Eraldo Paes disease. The event, that will be lead by the vice presidente of the São Paulo Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation, the black belt III degree Raul Vieira e Souza, will be held at the Academy Franklin Martial Arts and has the main goal to review the authentic Brazilian Jiu Jitsu rules. The seminar will take place for 2 hours and a half and the registrations cost U$65. For bigger information, contact Carlos Terrinha by the phone: (508) 962 19 13.

NEW ACADEMY IN USA:

Minotauro opens academy at USA

Doing a partnership with the black belt from ATT, Daniel Valverde and with the American Top Team, Rodrigo Minotauro did mount two academies in . The academies are in Miami Beach and in South Miami . “We have the ring and the whole structure for fighting. The contact telephone here in Miami is 786 487 5871", told the fighter from Bahia Daniel, who always did the final of the BJJ abolut matches with Minotauro in his land, where they did become friend.