2012 EVENT SCHEDULE

GI Tournament

July 14th Sat 9:30am - 12:30pm - Kids
July 14th Sat 1:00pm - 6:30pm - Adults

NO-GI Tournament

July 15th Sun 10:00pm - 12:00pm - Kids
July 15th Sun 12:00pm - 5pm - Adults

Location

San Jose McEnery Convention Center
150 West San Carlos Street
San Jose, CA 95110
Event in Halls 1 & 2

REGISTRATION 

Registration will close on July 6th 2012 @ midnight or before if we hit our competitor capacity. 

KIDS TOURNAMENT (ages 3-15)

KIDS POINTS/SUBMISSION

There are no points or advantage points calculated for any positions/moves.

For our kids safety, referees are instructed to stop a match before a full submission is in place. In case of a tap or referee stoppage the match will stop, reset to standing position, restart and continue until the 4 minutes are up.

KIDS MATCH LENGTH

All matches will be 4 minutes.

KIDS MATCH OUTCOME

The children will compete with each other and the best part is, everyone will come out a First Place Winner =)

The Gracie Kids Worlds has been carefully designed to be a multi-cultural learning experience and to allow children the opportunity to exhibit their skills in an atmosphere of cooperation and respect for fellow participants. This event provides competitors the opportunity to build confidence that will last a lifetime.

One of the greatest attributes of this system is that it provides participants with the opportunity to perform under pressure in a safe and positive setting.

KIDS ROUND ROBIN

All brackets will run under a round robin system.
All kids within a bracket will compete against each other. If there is only one child in a bracket, they will be tested in some of their skills.

KIDS ILLEGAL SUBMISSIONS

These submission attempts will result in IMMEDIATE disqualification.

(Just because I will not allow these techniques for the safety of our competitos I still highly recomend you learn how to defend them at your school =)

Ages 3 - 15

Slam from the guard
Frontal guillotine except if the arm is in
Wrist lock
Pulling the head down on triangles
Foot locks (any kind)
Knee locks or leg locks of any kind
Cervical lock of any kind
Frontal neck crank of any kind
Neck locks of any kind
Neck cranks of any kind
Calf lock of any kind
Scissors takedown of any kind

SUBMISSION ONLY EVENT !!!

ADULT TOURNAMENT

POINTS

There are no points or advantage points calculated for any positions/moves.

ADULT MATCH LENGTH

All Matches - 15 min
Finals - no time limit

ADULT MATCH OUTCOME

SUBMISSION

An athlete must submit their opponent within the 15 minute time limit to win the match and advance in the bracket.

TIE

In case of a tie neither athlete will advance in the bracket. 

*Remember that the essence of Jiu-Jitsu is self defense. If one competitor attacks the whole time they are amazing for doing so. If the opponent defends the entire time and was never submitted, that makes them a great student for surviving and defending themselves well in the name of Jiu-Jitsu. Therefore in the case of a tie both competitors will be out of the event. They will both survive to live another day =) 

ADULT ILLEGAL SUBMISSIONS

These submission attempts will result in IMMEDIATE disqualification.

(Just because I will not allow these techniques for the safety of our competitos I still highly recomend you learn how to defend them at your school =)

Ages 16 - and up

White and blue belts

Slam from the guard
Twisting leg locks of any kind (heel hooks, toe holds and Inverted heel hooks and inverted toe holds )
Straight ankle locks
Knee bars
Reaping knee 
Cervical lock of any kind (unless its a choke)
Neck cranks or neck locks of any kind
Calf lock of any kind
Wrist lock of any kind
Scissors takedown of any kind

Purple

Slam from the guard
Heel hooks
Reaping knee 
Cervical lock of any kind (unless its a choke)
Neck cranks or neck locks of any kind

Straight ankle locks are ok
Knee bars are ok
Twisters are ok

Brown

Slam from the guard
Cervical lock of any kind (unless its a choke)
Neck cranks or neck locks of any kind

Heel hooks are ok

Black Belts

No restrictions except the usual no hair pulling and eye poking etc...

* Black belts will compete with Brown belts on Sunday for adults no-gi advance category therefore Brown Belts restrictions will apply. 

ADULT WEIGHT DIVISIONS

Women

Lightweight 135 lbs and below 
Welterweight 136 lbs-165 lbs 
Heavyweight 166 lbs and above

Men

Bantamweight 135 lbs and below 
Featherweight 136 lbs-145 lbs. 
Lightweight 146 lbs-155 lbs.
Welterweight 156 lbs-170 lbs. 
Middleweight 171 lbs-185 lbs. 
Lt Heavyweight 186 lbs-205 lbs. 
Heavyweight 206 lbs. and above

ADULT GI and NO-GI BELT DIVISIONS

White 
Blue 
Purple 
Brown
Black

ALL COMPETITORS WEIGH INS

No gi necessary for weigh in.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Your support is greatly appreciated! We want you to have fun and enjoy this event.

Athletes may be randomly tested for any performance enhancing drugs.

The San Jose McEnery Convention Center parking garage entrances are located on Almaden Boulevard and Market Street—Open 24 hours. Rates: $1 per 20 min, $20 daily maximum (no in/out).

Click here for parking map/driving directions: http://www.sanjose.org/EC2/maps/Convention_Center_Parking_Map1.pdf

Food will be available from vendors. We highly recommend bringing your own food and plenty of drinks.

Competitors will have free access to the San Jose Fitness Expo. Please check out TheFitExpo.com for spectator tickets and event info.

Everyone must have an ID at the time of weigh-ins.

All competitors must have the medical release form filled out at check-in.

Competitors may NOT fight in multiple age and weight groups.

All competitors must wear gear that is both clean and in good condition. Nails must be trimmed and clean.

Any competitors or coaches that show any kind of unsportsmanship like conduct will be disqualified.

All disqualified competitors forfeit their match and registration fee.

Any competitor that try to intentionally hurt their opponent including but not limited to slamming will be disqualified.

Registration fees are non-refundable.

The Gracie US Nationals, its staff, and associates are not responsible for any accident, injury or death as a result of the tournament.

SPECTATOR TICKETS

Competitors do not have to purchase spectator tickets for themselves. We encourage you to buy spectator tickets for your family and friends in advance so they won’t be in line missing the show. 

We will also have a kids play area this year so bring the whole family !  =) 

http://www.TheFitExpo.com/SJ/Tickets.asp

Have questions?
info@gracietournaments.com
909.941.3861