Past American Cup tournament. Photo: John Cooper

Early registration is still available for one of the best Jiu-Jitsu tournaments in the Bay Area. GMA member Claudio Franca’s 7th Annual American Cup BJJ Tournament will be held on April 5 & 6 in San Jose, CA.

The well-run tournament boasts categories for kids, juveniles, adults and masters.

The venue for the event is at Independence High School: 707 North Jackson Ave. San Jose, CA 95133.

Saturday April 5 will be reserved for kids born between 1999 and 2010 as well as all purple belts. Sunday, April 6, will bring the white, blue, brown and black belts to the competition mats. For specific times, wait for the official schedule to be released on April 2.

The early registration cost is available until March 17. You can reserve your spot with the discounted rate here: http://www.t360reg.com/americancup/americancup.aspx

For more information about the 7th Annual American Cup Tournament visit: http://americancupbjj.com/

Nathan Mendelsohn vs. Tanner Rice at the 6th American Cup. Photo: Ivan Trindade

GMA member Claudio Franca is at it again with the 7th American Cup Tournament scheduled for Saturday, April 5 to Sunday, April 6. This event will be held in San Jose at Independence High School: 707 North Jackson Avenue San Jose, CA 95133

Last year’s edition brought out top athletes such as Diego Herzog, Yuri Simoes, Osvaldo Queixinho, Eliot Kelly, Nathan Mendelsohn and more.

Registration is now open with early registration prices until Monday, March 17.

During the tournament there will be a live broadcast with commentators, matches and interviews.

Register now with the discounted price here.

More information be found here: www.americancupbjj.com

Watch a highlight of the 6th American Cup tournament:

Sixth American Cup in San Jose, CA

Claudio Franca is at it again with another tournament for the season. This time, the American Cup is running its sixth straight time in San Jose, Calif.

This year they are bringing in new divisions for kids, females and males. Female now have a master division, males will have a senior IV division and kids will have broken down divisions for their belts: white, grey, yellow, orange, green.

There will also be a live stream located at www.americancupbjj.com. If you click the “American Cup TV” link you can enjoy live streaming of matches, interviews and more.

Register now before the early deadline price is raised. Pay now for $60 kids divisions, $75 for juveniles, adults, masters and seniors. Early registration prices end on April 5!

Click here to register!

Location will be at Independence High School, 1776 Educational Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95133.

In one of the scenes captured on the first day of the Fourth American Cup, Regis Calixto applies a choke in the black belt master division. Photo by Daniel Carettoni.

Yesterday, correspondent Daniel Carettoni attended the first day of the Fourth American Cup, held at Independence High School, San Jose, California. Check out the images he captured, below:

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