2014 Pan Kids | Photo: IBJJF

The 2014 Pan Kids took place at the Cal State Dominguez Hills University, this Sunday, Feb. 16th in Carson, CA. The most important tournament of the year for children had over 800 “little” athletes competing from ages 4 to 15 years old, in all belts between Grey and Green.

Starting at such a young age, the kids showed up refined Jiu-Jitsu technique. With an impressive variation of moves in their fighting armory, the young ones were not intimidated by the crowed of spectators and presented an amazing spectacle of submissions, sweeps, guard passes, and more.

Triangle choke

Atos Jiu-Jitsu (281 points) ended up getting the highest place in the podium, followed by Gracie Barra (241 points) in 2nd place and Checkmat (231 points) in 3rd place.

AOJ celebrating 1st place.

Check out the complete academies and athletes results by category below:

http://static.ibjjfdb.com/Campeonato/000239/en-US/Results.pdf

2013 IBJJF Pan Kids was a Jiu-Jitsu celebration

The 2014 IBJJF Pan Kids is this weekend on Sunday, Feb. 16. The prestigious event gives the opportunity for youth athletes to claim the same titles as their adult counterparts.

The action starts at 9:00 a.m. in the gymnasium on the campus of California State University Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA. The IBJJF has released both the schedule and the brackets with order of the fights down to the minute. Keep track of the brackets as they happen.

To see who the kids will go against and when, go to www.events.ibjjf.com

Caio Terra goes for the sweep, in photo by John Cooper.

Sign-ups for the American National Championship end today. It’s the last day for anyone with hopes of pursuing the coveted title of US Jiu-Jitsu champion, so don’t miss out.

The tournament is set for September 25 and 26 at California State University in Dominguez Hills.

Click here to secure your spot at the best place in the gymnasium.

Among those signed up are black belts Caio Terra, Stephen Hall, Wellington Megaton, Rodrigo Teixeira, Clark Gracie, Ryan Beauregard, Bruno Bastos, Ulpiano Malachias, Samir Chantre and Fabiana Borges.

The IBJJF will also hold a refereeing clinic that is open to all participants interested in learning more about our Jiu-Jitsu’s rules, and not just black belts.

Besides the American Nationals, sign-ups remain open for the No-Gi Pan to take place October 2 in New York.

The other IBJJF events on the calendar are the Miami Open (October 23), the No-Gi Worlds (November 7, in Cali) and the South American (November 20 and 21 in Santa Catarina, Brazil).

Caio Terra busca raspar, em foto de John Cooper.

O Campeonato Nacional Americano (ou American National) deste ano encerra suas inscrições hoje. É a última chance para quem quer buscar o prestigiado título de campeão americano de Jiu-Jitsu, portanto não a desperdice.

O torneio será realizado nos dias 25 e 26 de setembro na Califórnia, na universidade estadual em Dominguez Hills. Clique aqui e garanta sua vaga no melhor lugar do ginásio.

Entre os inscritos, já aparecem nomes como os faixas-pretas Caio Terra, Stephen Hall, Wellington Megaton, Rodrigo Teixeira, Clark Gracie, Ryan Beauregard, Bruno Bastos, Ulpiano Malachias, Samir Chantre e Fabiana Borges.

A IBJJF também divulga a oportunidade de uma clínica de arbitragem, evento aberto e opcional para todos os participantes do campeonato. O evento é oferecido não apenas para juízes ou faixas-pretas, mas para quaisquer praticantes interessados em saber mais sobre as regras do nosso Jiu-Jitsu.

 Além do Americano, as inscrições continuam abertas para o Pan Sem Kimono, dia 2 de outubro em Nova York.

Os outros eventos da IBJJF no calendário são o Miami Open (23 de outubro), o Mundial Sem Kimono (7 de novembro, na Califa ) e o Sul-Americano (dias 20 e 21 de novembro, em Santa Catarina, Brasil).