Em dia de casa cheia, algumas presenças ilustres estiveram presentes, como o mestre Carlos Gracie Jr., líder da GB, o campeão do ADCC Orlando Sanchez, o vice-campeão mundial de 2016 Edwin Najmi, o campeão mundial sem kimono AJ Agazarm, além de outros nomes conhecidos dos tatames.

Vale ressaltar que a produção, exibida ao vivo no Gallerr, contou com duas câmeras, e você pode alternar entre elas usando o botão “Alternar Câmera”, localizado no canto inferior direito do vídeo, próximo à “Configurações”

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Past American Cup tournament. Photo: John Cooper

Claudio Franca’s American Cup Open is back in San Jose, CA this year and will be held on April 11-12.

This is the last week for early registration.

Do it now and pay less.

Kids: $60.00
Juvenile, Adult, Masters: $75.00

These prices will last until March 23!

The event will hold divisions for each age category in the gi only. It will feature the cash prizes for black belt divisions and the team trophies for kids and adult divisions. You will also receive BJJ Tour ranking points.

A livestream will also be available throughout the weekend.

The venue for the championship will be at Independence High School located at 707 North Jackson Avenue, San Jose, CA 95133.

Register here: https://t360.azurewebsites.net/americancup/americancup.aspx

Learn more at www.BJJTour.com

Matheus Diniz at the 2014 No-Gi World Championship. Photo: Erin Herle

On Nov. 19 Metamoris released ten names in the running to be the fill-in for an injured Kevin Casey on the Metamoris 5 card on Nov. 22 opposite Vinny Magalhaes.

The ADCC champion Magalhaes needed a replacement for his match and the organizers of Metamoris made an open invitation to not only offer the chance to go against Magalhaes but also $10,000 if the replacement submits him in the submission-only match.

The organization narrowed the contenders down to a final ten with the votes determined by Facebook likes, shares and comments. Even though the final amount of votes went to Jeremy Arel, Matheus Diniz was chosen to be the replacement with James Puopolo also in close running.

Ralek Gracie released this statement as the reason for choosing Matheus over Jeremy:

“This turned out to be a very tough decision and the public participation was crucial in helping us narrow down the top applicants, however, the number of “likes” was never intended to be the only factor in our final decision. There was a lot to consider but the difference for us was Diniz’s level of recent competition activity and being that his instructor is Marcelo Garcia (who he trains with daily) that’s a big endorsement for his ability to perform under pressure against Vinny. If Jeremy had been training with his instructor (Gordo) every day in Brazil for the last 6 months we probably would have chosen him. Vinny tapped Galvao, Buchecha and came very “close” to catching Keenan at M4 with his infamous heelhooks. Diniz has his work cut out for him as the underdog in this match and it’s going to be very exciting to see what happens.”

Matheus is currently a brown belt under Marcelo Garcia in New York City. He won the brown belt no-gi world title and the pan no-gi title twice in the last two years. Definitely an underdog in this match-up, he hopes to both surprise and represent:

“I know the odds are against me because I was a last-minute replacement and wasn’t given as much time to prepare as my opponent but I am always training; this is my lifestyle. So things wouldn’t have changed if I got the opportunity earlier or three months ago. I respect Vinny Magalhaes as he’s been a top black belt since I started training. But that is why I’m more excited to have this chance. I hope to make it a big show and surprise the Jiu-Jitsu community. I also want to show the proof of Marcelo’s mentoring.”

You can watch the live stream at www.metamoris.com and the fights will begin at 2 p.m. PST.

Some of the Copa Podio athletes to be featured in the Nov. 22 event. Photo: Erin Herle

Copa Podio has announced their next event will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Nov. 22.

The event will start at 2 p.m. PST, 5 p.m. EST.

The third season of the middleweight grand prix will feature top athletes:

1) Felipe Pena “Preguiça” (BRA)
2) Cláudio Calasans (BRA)
3) Luiz Panza (BRA)
4) Patrick Gaudio (BRA)
5) Diogo Moreno (BRA)
6) Jon Satava (USA) – presenting
7) Diego Borges (BRA)
8) Gregor Gracie (BRA)
9) Erberth Santos (BRA) – presenting
10) Thiago Sá (BRA)

There will be a no-gi challenge between Gianni Grippo and Joao Miyao. It will be submission-only with no time limit and the rules will allow for reaping and heel hooks.

There will be another submission-only match between Leandro Lo and Gibert Durinho but this one will be in the gi.

Tim Spriggs will face Lucas Hulk in a Brazil vs. USA challenge and in a preliminary match Lucas Valle will match-up against Rafael Mansur.

You can learn more about the event and purchase the livestream at www.copapodio.com

On May 10 the third season of the Copa Podio lightweight grand prix will be held in the Botafogo Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro. The names of the ten athletes come from five different countries with the majority right from Brazil. All are black belts, except for Marcio Andre and Hamzeh Rasheed.

The names will be randomly drawn and distributed into two groups: green or yellow. Each athlete will have a six-minute match with every other member of their own team, win or lose. Points will be earned through winning a match by submission, winning a match by points and a draw. No points will be awarded for defeat but win or lose, every athlete will have five matches.

The top two athletes from each group will face each other, the semi-finalist of green vs the finalist of yellow and vice versa. The finals will determine the overall winner of the grand prix.

The list of athletes is as follows:

Leandro Lo – Brazil (2-time black belt world champion)
Fernando Vieira – Brazil (2004 black belt world champion)
Luca Anacoreta – Italy (European champion 2-time brown belt, third black belt)
Victor Silverio – Brazil (Brazilian nationals champion brown belt go and no-gi)
Marcio Andre – Brazil (European champion brown belt, WPJJC champion brown belt)
Gianni Grippo – United States (Pan silver medalist black belt)
Simone Franceschini – Italy (European champion brown belt, third black belt)
Gilbert Durinho Burns – Brazil (2011 black belt world champion)
Hamzeh Rasheed – Jordan (Abu Dhabi Cup open weight champion brown belt)
Gregor Gracie – Brazil (ADCC bronze 2009, MMA 7-4)

City Challenge: Ottaviano “La Maquina” (Buenos Aires) vs. Abraham Marte (Dominican Republic)

No-Gi Challenge: Igor Gracie (Renzo Gracie) vs. Haider Rasheed (Team Mirza, Jordan)

You can purchase the livestream of the event and see the schedule at www.copapodio.com

UPDATE: Here are the chosen groups:

The 7th American Cup will be this weekend, April 5-6 in San Jose, CA. The two-day tournament is held by Claudio Franca and will showcase talent from the young kids to the masters.

The schedule is now available for those who are competing and those who’d like to watch–in person or through the livestream.

You can check out the schedule here: http://bjjtour.com/tournaments/american-cup/schedule/

You can check out the brackets here: http://www.t360reg.com/Brackets.aspx?TournamentID=1058

The show starts at 9 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.

Also, don’t miss the livestream which will be at: http://bjjtour.com/media/live-broadcast/

Stay tuned for all the action this weekend!

The event takes place in San Jose, CA at Independence High School: 1776 Educational Park Drive San Jose, CA 95133

There is still time to register! Go to www.bjjtour.com and reserve your spot!

Check out this trailer below:

The second edition of the Copa Podio Heavyweight Grand Prix will air from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Feb. 1 via livestream. The schedule has now been released for the event and you can purchase the livestream online ahead of time.

Here is how the day will tentatively unfold:

SCHEDULE (LOCAL TIME IN LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK)

11 AM PST / 2 PM EST – GYMNASIUM GATES OPEN

12 AM PST / 3 PM EST –  CITY CHALLENGE

Magid Hage (San Diego) x Franco Marini (Buenos Aires)

1 PM PST / 4 PM EST – 1st ROUND GP

(Green)      Luiz Panza X Tim Spriggs

(Green)     Rico Bastos X Travis Stevens

(Yellow) Rodolfo Vieira X Alexandre Souza

(Yellow) Alan Belcher x Faisal Alkitbe

1:40 PM PST / 4:40 PM EST – 2nd ROUND GP

(Green) Rico Bastos X Luiz Panza

(Green) Leo Nogueira X Tim Spriggs

(Yellow) Rodolfo Vieira X Faisal Alkitbe

(Yellow) Alexandre Souza X Leandro Lo

2:20 PM PST / 5:20 PM EST – 3rd ROUND GP

(Green) Leo Nogueira X Rico Bastos

(Green) Travis Stevens X Luiz Panza

(Yellow) Leandro Lo X Faisal Alkitbe

(Yellow) Alan Belcher X   Rodolfo Vieira

3 PM PST / 6 PM EST – 4th ROUND GP

(Green) Travis Stevens X  Leo Nogueira

(Green) Tim Spriggs X Rico Bastos

(Yellow) Leandro Lo X Alan Belcher

(Yellow) Faisal Alkitbe X Alexandre Souza

3:40 PM PST / 6:40 PM EST – 5th ROUND GP

(Green) Tim Spriggs X Travis Stevens

(Green) Luiz Panza           X Leo Nogueira

(Yellow) Alexandre Souza X Alan Belcher

(Yellow) Rodolfo Vieira X Leandro Lo

4:40 PM PST / 7:40 PM EST – SEMI-FINALS

(Match 1) 1st  Green Group X 2nd Yellow Group

(Match 2) 1st  Yellow Group X 2nd Green Group

5 PM PST / 8 PM EST – SPECIAL MATCH                                                             

Felipe Preguiça X Guto Campos

5:15 PM PST / 8:15 PM EST FINALS

(3rd PLACE) Loser Match 1          X  Loser Match 2

(GREAT FINAL) Winner Match 1 X Winner Match 2

You can purchase the livestream at www.copapodio.com

The rules meeting at the 2013 ADCC. Photo: Erin Herle

The ADCC rules are different from other Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. With the 2013 edition nearing in mere hours, it’s important for all to understand the guidelines for a better viewing experience. The 2013 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship is Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct.20 in Beijing, China.

Match times/rules for each half

Each match is ten minutes and the finals are twenty minutes. For the first half (five or ten minute mark) there are no points. It is submission-only. Warnings are still applicable and if two warnings are given then a negative point will follow. The minus point will be added once the half minute mark is up. The second half of the match is for points. Any position already made will not be rewarded with points, only the action that happens after the halfway point.

Points

Takedowns that end in guard position are two points. Takedowns that are completed with the opponent held in side control or mount receive three points. Athletes must hold their opponent for three seconds to gain the points. No spiking an opponent on their head from a takedown. Trips or throws are treated the same way.

Three points are given when athletes pass the guard and hold for three seconds. The opponent’s back must be over halfway touching the mat to get points and secure the position. If the pass is not held and athlete moves straight into mount, only three points will be given.

Knee on belly is two points and must have contact with stomach, not chest or side. Must hold for three seconds. If athlete wants to switch sides they must wait three seconds in between and hold again to be rewarded another two points.

Back mount with hooks is three points and body triangles are okay. Athlete can let go of body triangle, hold regular hooks for three seconds and then switch to opposite leg triangle lock to gain another three points. Crossing the feet is okay.

Sweeps are two points and can be done from anywhere. As long as an athlete goes from bottom to top and opponents are facing each other, points are given. Reversals from mount are also counted.

Negative points

Jumping or pulling guard and remains for three seconds or more will gain a negative point at any time during the match. If it happens in the submission-only half, the negative point will be added as soon as the halfway point of the match is reached. Fake takedown attempts to create a situation to pull guard will gain negative points as takedowns must be fully attempted.

Backing away from an opponent instead of trying to pass the guard will earn a negative point.

Stalling while in the guard or dominant position and remaining passive will earn two warnings and then a negative point. If the stalling continues after the first negative point is given, no warnings will be given and only a negative point thereafter.

Special situations

If athlete is in mount and goes for an armbar submission and the opponent gets out and ends up on top, no points will be given for the sweep. Same goes for a footlock attempted from top and ended on bottom. Opponent will not gain points for a sweep as long as the submission attempts are legitimate.

An athlete must physically tap to submit to an opponent or verbally say “Tap,” “I give up” or similar. Yells or screams in pain will not suffice.

All positions that go out of the mat area will restart in the center in the position athletes were in when referee yelled “stop.”

Unique illegal moves

Crucifix positions that put pressure on both shoulders or neck are not allowed.

Closing the guillotine or darce choke on the chin is not allowed.

Slamming is only allowed to escape submission. If opponent lets go of submission during an attempted slam, athlete must try to let go and abort the slam. Any other situation is not allowed.

For a rear naked choke, pressure directly on the nose is not allowed.

Unique legal moves

Heel hooks are okay.

Reaping the knee or bringing the leg over opponent’s leg from outside to inside is okay.

Twisters or spine locks are okay.

Now that you can follow along with the rest of the athletes, check out the livestream links here.

ADCC 2013 in Beijing, China. Photo: Erin Herle

The brackets for the 2013 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship are up now. The event will start at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19.

To see who will fight who, click here.

Stay tuned for more news on ADCC throughout the weekend.

The livestream is available here.

Pacific time begins at 6 p.m. on Friday night, Oct. 18, Eastern standard time begins at 9 p.m. on Friday night, Oct. 18.

The U.S. Open XVIII in Santa Cruz, CA is set for Oct. 19-20 at the new location. Claudio Franca’s tournament will be held at the Kaiser Permanente Arena, home of the Santa Cruz Warriors professional basketball team. The location is also a short distance from the Santa Cruz boardwalk.

The registration pricing is discounted until Friday, Oct. 4. Until then, the costs are as follows:

Kids: $60
Juvenile, Adult, Master, Senior: $75

You have until Friday, Oct. 11 for the regular registration price as follows:

Kids: $75
Juvenile, Adult, Master, Senior: $90

There are divisions available for from mighty mite 1 to senior 4.

There will be a live broadcast for both days as well as a discounted all-day boardwalk pass for those present.

To register, go to http://t360reg.com/usopen/usopen.aspx 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO-9EQhJEqw

Don’t miss any of the action for the 2013 IBJJF Masters & Seniors World Championship on the weekend of October 5-6! If you’re in another state, at work, without a ride, in another country, you can still catch all the action.

Just like the adult World Championship in June every year, the Long Beach Walter Pyramid will once again offer insight for the Masters & Seniors Worlds. The IBJJF and Budovideos will offer a livestream of the competition for a price broken down by days.

The technology captures all of the mats for you to choose from. Find out where a competitor is going to be and head over to that camera to watch the match unfold in real time.

To capture just one of the days is a separate price than if you buy both days with access to replays after.

Order it now ahead of time by going to www.ibjjftv.com

And don’t miss the chance to compete as there is still time to register! Deadline for registration is Friday, September 27.

Go to www.ibjjf.org to register now!