The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation released the schedule for the No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Pan-American Championship, which is to take place this October 4th in New York, at the Nat Holman Gymnasium / 138 Street & Convent Avenue.
The age categories are: Juvenile, Adult, Master (30 to 35), Senior 1 (36 to 40), Senior 2 (41 to 45) and Senior 3 (over 46). There will be no absolute for the youth category. Women will compete in the Adult and Juvenile categories.
Weigh-ins, as announced by the IBJJF, will take place at the time the athlete shows up for the first fight. Athletes will have only one chance to weigh in. Should the athlete not make weight, they will be automatically disqualified.
The brackets for each weight category were also defined. Click here to check it out.
Check out the No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Pan schedule:
Saturday, October 4 (New York time)
09:00 Blue belt adult male - Rooster to Light
10:30 Blue belt adult male - Middle to Heavy
11:30 Blue belt adult male - Super Heavy and Ultra Heavy
Black belt adult male - Rooster to Ultra Heavy
13:00 Purple belt adult male - Rooster to Ultra Heavy
14:20 Blue/Purple belt female - Super Feather to Heavy
Brown/Black belt female - Super Feather to Heavy
Brown belt adult male - Rooster to Ultra Heavy
15:20 Blue belt master - Rooster to Ultra Heavy
Blue belt senior 1, 2 and 3 - Rooster to Ultra Heavy
Black belt adult - Open Class Registration
16:00 Purple belt master - Rooster to Ultra Heavy
Purple belt senior 1, 2 and 3 - Rooster to Ultra Heavy
Brown belt master - Rooster to Ultra Heavy
Brown belt senior 1, 2 and 3 - Rooster to Ultra Heavy
Black belt adult - Open Class
16:30 Black belt master - Rooster to Ultra Heavy
Black belt senior 1, 2 and 3 - Rooster to Ultra Heavy
Blue belt juvenile - Rooster to Ultra Heavy
Purple belt adult - Open Class
17:30 Brown belt adult - Open Class
Blue/Purple female - Open Class
Blue belt master - Open Class
Blue belt senior 1, 2 and 3 - Open Class
18:20 Purple belt master - Open Class
Purple belt senior 1, 2 and 3 - Open Class
Brown belt master - Open Class
Brown belt senior 1, 2 and 3 - Open Class
Black belt master - Open Class
Black belt senior 1, 2 and 3 - Open Class
