No Holds Barred: Claudio Franca and
Abu Dhabi Pro Jiu-Jitsu Cup WestCoast Trials
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with oneof the pioneers in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Claudio Franca (http://claudiofrancabjj.com/ ).
Professor Franca is organizing the Abu Dhabi Pro West Coast Trials(http://www.abudhabibjj.com/ ).
This tournament takes place Sunday,January 24, 2010, at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz,California. This is a qualifying event for the richest and most prestigiousBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu event in the world, the Abu Dhabi WorldProfessional Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2010 (http://www.worldpro2010.com/ ).
That event takes place April 15-17 in Abu Dhabi in the United ArabEmirates, and will distribute the biggest prize in the history of Jiu-Jitsu, US$150.000.
Nine qualifiers from the West Coast Trials will be flown to Abu Dhabito represent the U.S. at the Abu Dhabi Pro Jiu-Jitsu Cup. In our interview with Professor Franca, we discuss the significance ofthe West Coast Trials and this event, the rules, the many levels ofcompetitors expected to compete, the enormous growth in the popularityof jiu-jitsu, whether jiu-jitsu can establish itself as aprofessional spectator sport, how to get more information about thisevent, and more. More information on the many international qualifying events for theAbu Dhabi Pro Jiu-Jitsu Cup can be found on the Emirates One News(http://www.emiratesone.com/ ) and the ADCC News (http://www.adcombat.com/ ).
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