Mark Zuckerberg made his Jiu-Jitsu debut at the Californian BJJTour event. Photo: BJJ Tour Social Media/Instagram

Professor Claudio França invites you to another tournament to bring together the Californian people of Jiu-Jitsu. The home base for the BJJ Tour will be in delightful Santa Cruz, California.

Organized by the same team as the traditional US Open, the BJJ Tour – Santa Cruz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament will be Saturday, September 9, 2023. The tournament will be held at the Kaiser Permanente Arena – 140 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.

All Age Divisions from Kids – Masters, and all belt ranks are welcome to compete.

Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each division. Every registered competitor will receive a complimentary tournament T-shirt. Also, all registered kids competitors will receive a medal.

To register and maybe meet fighters like Mark Zuckerberg and other stars, click here.

BJJ Tour Santa Cruz

The 2015 Santa Cruz BJJ Pro takes place this Saturday, August 29, in Northern California.

The event which will award $30K in money prizes for division champions has attracted some pretty big names.

Leandro Lo, João Miyao, Lucas Rocha, Osvaldo Moizinho, Tanner Rice, James Puopolo, among many others will be in Santa Cruz to show their skills.

Click here for the complete list of athletes.

The IBJJF has already released the schedule for this Saturday.

Click here for the schedule.

You can also check the brackets to know the path to gold for each athlete.

Click here for the brackets.

For more info, go to ibjjf.com.

Vitor Oliveira em ação. Foto: Ivan Trindade/GRACIEMAG

Você, competidor de Jiu-Jitsu que vive nos EUA, tem apenas alguns dias para confirmar seu nome no Santa Cruz BJJ Pro, agendado para 29 de agosto, na Califórnia. As inscrições vão até 21 de agosto, aqui.

O torneio da IBJJF vai dar premiações em dinheiro para os campeões, e já atraiu alguns nomes importantes do cenário competitivo.
Os faixas-pretas Vitor Oliveira (GFTeam), James Puopolo (Ribeiro), Osvaldo Queixinho (Gracie Elite), Rico Bastos (Bruno Bastos), Kevin Macheda (ATT), Marcelo Mafra (Checkmat) e Vitor Paschoal (CTA) são alguns dos confirmados na competição. Os faixas-pretas precisam ter ao menos dez pontos no ranking oficial da IBJJF para se inscreverem.

Todas as outras faixas estão livres para lutar, sem necessidade de pontos no ranking.

Para saber mais, clique aqui.

Keenan Cornelius vs. Leandro Lo at the 2014 NY BJJ Pro Photo: Erin Herle

The IBJJF is always expanding its roster of tournaments for the pleasure of the Jiu-Jitsu community.

Northern California just got some great news with the announcement that an IBJJF BJJ Pro event will take place at the sunny Santa Cruz.

The Santa Cruz BJJ Pro championship is scheduled August 29 at the Kaiser Permanente Arena.

Registration is yet to open and the value of prizes should be announced very shortly.

For more info, go to IBJJF.com.

The Claudio Franca Team. Photo: Claudio Franca BJJ

The Claudio Franca team will be presenting their favorite techniques for a good cause.

At GMA Claudio Franca Jiu-Jitsu Academy there will be a Toys for Tots seminar where everyone can learn and train while supporting a good cause.

The event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

In order to join in on the experience bring one or more unwrapped new toys to donate.

The academy is located at 1658 Soquel Dr., Suite C, Santa Cruz, California 95065.

Learn more information at www.claudiofrancabjj.com

The US Open XIX is officially set for October 25-26. GMA member Claudio Franca and BJJ Tour have put together another opportunity for Jiu-Jitsu athletes to come together in the Bay Area.

The athlete list grows each year. Last year there were over 1500 athletes competing including 50 black belts.

The early registration is now open and offers a discounted price until October 6. The price per child registration is $65 and for juvenile through master the price per person is $80. The prices increase after October 6 so don’t miss this discount.

This tournament is a gi only tournament with livestream during the event to capture all the action.

It will be held at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, CA: 140 Front Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060.

For more information go to http://bjjtour.com/tournaments/u-s-open/

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

Part of the BJJ Tour, the All Star #3 gathered around 600 athletes at the Kaiser Permanent Arena.

Day 1 started out with the kids and then adults completed the Gi program.

Marcus Antelante was the stand out by winning the master 1 black belt open class and the midddleweight divisions.

The Sunday saw the action of No-Gi divisions.

Click here for the full results.

Here are the best pictures of the weekend at the All Star #3.

For more info, go to bjjtour.com

Each VIP seat is $100 per person per day, Saturday – Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday will have the gi portion of the tournament and Sunday will hold the no-gi divisions.

There are only 40 seats available, so you must reserve your seats now to guarantee your spot! With each seat comes a T-shirt and a special VIP card.

The All Star #3 Tournament will be held Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29 at the Kaiser Permamente Arena located at 140 Front Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060.

Learn more and reserve your VIP seat here: http://www.t360reg.com/vip/vip.aspx

Osvaldo Moizinho is registered for the All Star #3

Don’t miss out and register today for the All Star #3 tournament.

It takes place next weekend, June 28-29, at the Kaiser Permanente Arena, in Santa Cruz, California.

Organized by the BJJ Tour team, the event is regarded as one of the highest quality tournaments in the season.

The final deadline for registration is this Monday, June 23, at 11:59PM (PST).

You can choose to compete both in Gi (Saturday) or No-Gi(Sunday), or both.

If you want, you can also register for a rules seminar with IBJJF’s Alvaro Mansor, to be held June 27.

For more info and to register, go to bjjtour.com

On Friday, June 27 there will be an official rules seminar with Professor Alvaro Mansor as part of GMA member Claudio Franca’s All Star #3 tournament over that weekend.

The rules seminar will cover the IBJJF rules that are used at the All Star #3 Tournament which will be June 28-29 in Santa Cruz, CA at the Kaiser Permanente Arena.

For competitors, the seminar will be $30 because they get 50% off. For the general public, the seminar will cost $60 per person.

The seminar will be held at Claudio Franca BJJ: 1658 Soquel Dr. Santa Cruz, California 95065

It will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

You can register for the seminar here: http://www.t360reg.com/rulesseminar/rulesseminar.aspx

The All Star #3 Tournament by GMA member Claudio Franca is nearing and the early registration will soon be no more. Set for June 28 & 29 in Santa Cruz, CA, the tournament boasts divisions for kids, adults, masters in both gi and no-gi.

The early registration discount is available until Monday, June 9 with the following prices:

Kids: 1 Division – $65.00
Kids: 2 Divisions – $90.00
Adults: 1 Division – $80.00
Adults: 2 Divisions – $105.00

After the deadline, prices will rise for regular registration prices.

The location of the event is at the Kaiser Permanente Arena at: 140 Front Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060

A livestream will be available for the event complete with commentary and interviews as well! Don’t miss out.

To register now, visit: http://www.t360reg.com/allstars/allstars.aspx

For more information visit: www.bjjtour.com

The All Star #3 BJJ Tournament is coming up next month on Saturday, June 28 & Sunday, June 29. It will be held at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, CA. Divisions are available for both gi and no-gi and you can still register for early registration prices until June 9.

You can register here: http://www.t360reg.com/allstars/allstars.aspx

Also on the schedule are four more tournaments held by Claudio Franca. Opportunities to compete in these events will be available all across the states so mark them on your calendars now!

Jiu-Jitsu By The Sea (gi & no-gi)
Convention Center, San Diego, CA
Saturday, August 23 & Sunday, August 24, 2014

BJJ Tour – Florida (gi only)
City of Kissimmee, FL
Saturday, September 27, 2014

BJJ Tour – Texas (gi only)
San Antonio, TX
October 11, 2014

U.S. Open XIX (gi only)
Kaiser Permanente Arena, Santa Cruz, CA
Saturday, October 25 & Sunday, October 26, 2014

To keep up-to-date with all the events, go to www.bjjtour.com