The 4th Annual Big Apple BJJ Open will be on May 17 at Martin Luther King Jr. High School in New York City. The tournament run by Vitor Shaolin of GMA VSBJJ, Jen Sung and Mario Guerrero offers the New York Jiu-Jitsu scene an opportunity to compete in a structured environment and friendly atmosphere.

Registration is still open and for a discounted price of $100 per person until April 27. After that date, the price will go up to $110 per person until registration completely closes on May 10.

Divisons are available for adults, both men and women. Please note that brown/black belt divisions are only available for males and the weight classes are 154.5 lbs, 181.5 lbs and over 181.5 lbs. Women can sign up for white, blue and purple divisions.

The location for the venue is 122 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10023.

Register at this link: https://events.membersolutions.com/event_detail.asp?content_id=45915

For more information visit www.bigapplebjjopen.com

Blue belts at the 3rd Annual Big Apple BJJ Open. Photo: John “Ric” Ricard

On Saturday May 18, New York Jiu-Jitsu athletes and even some far away visitors came together to compete at the 3rd Annual Big Apple BJJ Open. The tournament at Martin Luther King Jr. High School was a success with 322 participants from N.Y. academies and even schools that came all the way from Moscow, Russia!

Plenty of our GMA academies were present such as Vitor Shaolin Academy, Marcelo Garcia Academy, Renzo Gracie Academy, Soca BJJ, Kioto BJJ, Brooklyn Martial Arts, Gracie Barra Long Island.

The team results are as follows:

1. Vitor Shaolin BJJ 153 pts
2. Renzo Gracie 104 pts
3. Kioto BJJ 63 pts

Cash prizes were awarded to the winners of the brown/black belt divisions and the gi absolute divisions.

For the full results you can go to: http://www.bigapplebjjopen.com/results.html