The Emirates Jiu-Jitsu Team Head Coach Carlos Santos, together with the coaches Olavo Abreu and Suyan Queiroz and 15 emirati fighters will go to Japan on June 24th, 2009. They will be representing the UAE at the Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2009. The event is organized by JJFJ and will be held in the Hamamatsu Arena on June 28th.
After this event half of the team will be heading to New York for one week training with Renzo Gracie.
The coaches and the team will then meet again in Las Vegas on July 6th. There they will represent the UAE in the Grapplers Quest UFC 100, on July 10th and 11th, in Mandala Bay, Las vegas.
For the 1st time in Japan and USA, the Emirates Team will keep up the main objectives: Promoting the Jiu-Jitsu in the UAE and promoting Abu Dhabi as the World Capital of the Professional Jiu-Jitsu.
Carlos Santos
FIJJA - PRESIDENT
HEAD COACH - EMIRATES TEAM
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