Part of the plan for our Jiu Jitsu organization has always been to hold an official USA Jiu Jitsu tournament. And now, that plan
is finally coming to fruition. The first official USAJJ tournament is being held August 7th in Las Vegas!
Commissioner Papa John Gorman, Tournament Director Chris Stolzman, and NTC GM John Eidman have all been working long and hard to get this off the ground and in action. And while many of the details are still being ironed out, we are urging people to start pre-registering now. Many schools and teams have already committed, including New Breed Academy, Behring Jiu Jitsu, and KnuckleUp.
The location for the tournament in Las Vegas has been narrowed down to two venues, and once one is decided on, we’ll be sure to post it immediately. Once we have a better idea of the number of people who will attend, we can work out all the rest of the details.
Also at the tournament, we will be posthumously presenting an award to founder Helio Gracie for his dedication and perserverance in making Jiu Jitsu what it is today.
Sorry for the scant details, but we wanted people to know this is finally happening. So mark your calendars for August 7th, and start training now. The first USA Jiu Jitsu tournament is now official!
#1 by Peter Ronnquist on March 27, 2010 - 11:27 am
Have you decided what rules and weight classes that will be used?
#2 by USAJJ on March 27, 2010 - 1:37 pm
Hey Peter,
We have not yet decided on that. Our Black Belt Council is scheduled to meet to work on that in the end of April.
Stay tuned!
#3 by Ray Hsieh on August 2, 2010 - 1:40 pm
Got notice that the tournament was cancelled, is this true? need to get word so I can cancel reservations and such. What happened, what about our fees paid? thx
#4 by USAJJ on August 3, 2010 - 10:31 am
Yes Ray, unfortunately the tournament had to be cancelled. We’re refunding everybody’s $ this week. I will send you a direct email in a minute. Sorry for the inconvenience.