Grapplepalooza Entry Now Open!

Barry.Oglesby

Hi all, you can now enter Grapplepalooza!

The form is up and ready to go at the website here: http://www.grapplepalooza.com/

Please remember that you will be disqualified if you miss your weight category, so be careful!

More information on the tournament, competitors in the Elite bracket etc. will be made available through the site in the coming weeks. For now though, get your entries in bright and early!

SDTimeout

I think you just bought a couple of unnamed .com addresses in bulk at this stage Barry..

Registering!

Sid_Justice

Has Karl Roache been approached to compete in the Elite event? Seeing that he won the munster bjj purple absolutes seems appropriate that he should be invited.

Barry.Oglesby

There are still some slots to be filled alright and a lot of options are being looked at... by me of course.

Guys this won't be just a great elite event this will be an amazing grappling event in general. DCU is a massive place with great facilities for spectators, competitors and coaches. Let me let you in on some of the stuff I'll be doing in the run up to the event and on the day.

- Free attendance flyers. To generate interest in the competition, and the sport in general, I will be distributing free attendance passes for the daytime tournament around the local schools and colleges. I hope to drag people along who have had zero or limited exposure to BJJ and show them the sport and BJJ lifestyle.
- Club Stands. In conjunction with the flyer drop, I'm offering every club a table and space to hang a club banner, hand out flyers, have literature available on the club and it's training. You can use it as a place to dump your bags or a space to promote your gym, it's up to you.
- Radio and media. I have some plans for some radio and media coverage to promote the event which I'm hoping to put in place. I want as many non-Jiu Jitsu people in attendance as possible.

I'm open to suggestions on how we can all work together to make this a huge event not just for the competitors but as a spectator event too. We should all work together to try to bring as many people as possible into the sport. A strong, vibrant BJJ scene benefits all clubs and the sport in general. I hope you can help.

Barry

Barry.Oglesby

Hey all. After the Semi Finals of the Elite comp, the finalists will need a rest. So how about a SUPERFIGHT!

I'm open to suggestions so come on, who would you like to see! No restrictions on this one as it will be outside if the nationality remit.

Hanley

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

Hey all. After the Semi Finals of the Elite comp, the finalists will need a rest. So how about a SUPERFIGHT!

I'm open to suggestions so come on, who would you like to see! No restrictions on this one as it will be outside if the nationality remit.

Karl Roche versus the entire novice class?

Chris89

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

- Free attendance flyers. To generate interest in the competition, and the sport in general, I will be distributing free attendance passes for the daytime tournament around the local schools and colleges. I hope to drag people along who have had zero or limited exposure to BJJ and show them the sport and BJJ lifestyle.
- Club Stands. In conjunction with the flyer drop, I'm offering every club a table and space to hang a club banner, hand out flyers, have literature available on the club and it's training. You can use it as a place to dump your bags or a space to promote your gym, it's up to you.
- Radio and media. I have some plans for some radio and media coverage to promote the event which I'm hoping to put in place. I want as many non-Jiu Jitsu people in attendance as possible.

I'm open to suggestions on how we can all work together to make this a huge event not just for the competitors but as a spectator event too. We should all work together to try to bring as many people as possible into the sport. A strong, vibrant BJJ scene benefits all clubs and the sport in general. I hope you can help.

Barry

Fair play, Barry. Really good ideas, hopefully there is a lot of spectators.

Sid_Justice

How about a ibjjf rules in the gi fight between some of the top irish guys in the gi, perhaps someone like paddy carmody, fergal quinlan or liam o'toole.

grappling match been paul mcweigh and leigh remeidos?

Chris89

Is Piotr Stawski still in Ireland?

da-bres

tony souza and john kavanagh

Nerijus and pitor stawski

loads of great match ups:)

mark curry would be great on the show, him against another similar sized dude.

ais the bash v rosi sexton!

Barry.Oglesby

Big fans of everyone mentioned, but i think a lot of those guys belong in the Advanced divisions or in the Elite comp itself. We have a lot of black belts now so let's think inside that box!

r_obric

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

Hey all. After the Semi Finals of the Elite comp, the finalists will need a rest. So how about a SUPERFIGHT!

I'm open to suggestions so come on, who would you like to see! No restrictions on this one as it will be outside if the nationality remit.

I wouldn't mind Seeing a GI fight between Roger Gracie and rodolfo viera. Any takers?

lukeyjudo

John Kavanagh vs Tony Souza gi or no gi

John Kavanagh vs Cesar Morcego gi or no gi

Batman Vs Wolverine gi only

Richy06

That's a little unfair on Batman! Throw Spidey in there and we're rockin!

This is going to be an awesome day!

Bagels90

andy ryan v john kavanagh ha

p to the e

barry.oglesby vs. Roper . A serious mindmelt!

Gunnar Nelson vs. Andy Ryan

SDTimeout

Try do something cool, instead of getting the guys here fighting get their teachers or related friends.

Matt Thornton, Drysdale, Rodrigo, affiliates ( i think ) like Gunnar Nelson, Abmar etc.

Just something that might be cool.

da-bres

SDTimeout wrote: »

Try do something cool, instead of getting the guys here fighting get their teachers or related friends.

Matt Thornton, Drysdale, Rodrigo, affiliates ( i think ) like Gunnar Nelson, Abmar etc.

Just something that might be cool.

gunnar and abmar would be sick

Barry.Oglesby

Plenty of food for thought there guys. Just re: international megastars, I'd like this to be a showcase for domestic talent, so I'd prefer if the superfighters were based in Ireland.

I think Gunnar and Abmar are on different paths really, one gi one nogi predominantly but it would still be awesome . Abmar should be back training with us towards the year's end actually...hmmm. Nah just kidding!

SBG Ireland

lukeyjudo wrote: »

John Kavanagh vs Tony Souza gi or no gi

John Kavanagh vs Cesar Morcego gi or no gi

i'd be up for either of those for the craic

bjj-fighter

What about Teens Barry? I believe you mentioned in a post before that you're planning on having a Teens competition along with the other categories. Just wondering if this is still the case as I want to tell our Teens class, and start them training for it. Cheers.

Barry.Oglesby

bjj-fighter wrote: »

What about Teens Barry? I believe you mentioned in a post before that you're planning on having a Teens competition along with the other categories. Just wondering if this is still the case as I want to tell our Teens class, and start them training for it. Cheers.

Teenage entry/division firm will be going up next week. We gave to gauge interest and potential applicants to decide how many divisions to put on.

paddythere

its already been said but john kavanagh v tony souza

Barry.Oglesby

p to the e wrote: »

barry.oglesby vs. Roper . A serious mindmelt!

I'd be up for that.

Chris89

Barry is there any sort of white belt, beginner, under 54kilo division i could enter?

You know what im like.

Killme00

Chris89 wrote: »

Barry is there any sort of white belt, beginner, under 54kilo division i could enter?

You know what im like.

Kids division, medal guaranteed :P

Chris89

Killme00 wrote: »

Kids division, medal guaranteed :P

Don't be so sure!!

i'd be up for either of those for the craic

Either of these would be cool to watch, fair play john!

youllneverknow

You have to have a pizza/ burger stand there

Bagels90

barry just unsure about 1 thing its 25e to compete but in event information it says its 20e for a spectator for the elite competition.. does this mean if you are competing that you have to pay for both?? just not sure thanks

Barry.Oglesby

Bagels90 wrote: »

barry just unsure about 1 thing its 25e to compete but in event information it says its 20e for a spectator for the elite competition.. does this mean if you are competing that you have to pay for both?? just not sure thanks

Hey,
To make this work spectators will have to be charged. Otherwise the numbers wouldn't add up. The tournament during the day and the elite competition are separate entities. The doors of the tournament will close at 6pm, therell be an hour for people to go off and have showers/get food and for us to set up the venue for the evening spectacular and then the doors will reopen at 7pm for ticket holders.

I'm working on a method of discounting tickets for daytime entrants but I won't have news on this for a few weeks.

I've promoted mma shows and tournaments before and this is the most expensive venture I've been involved in by some considerable distance!

Kieran81

tony sousa vs john kavanagh
cesar morcegao vs liam beechinor

cill dara mma

Bagels90 wrote: »

andy ryan v john kavanagh ha

Makes sense to me?

Jason McCabe

I'd like to see Andy Ryan and Graham Keys battle it out

jitz

Jason McCabe wrote: »

I'd like to see Andy Ryan and Graham Keys battle it out

+1 that would be awesome. No doubt two of Ireland's best grapplers...

bjj-fighter

Any update on Teen entries Barry?

Barry.Oglesby

I'm going to have to knock the teen entry thing on the head I'm afraid. The timetable we've come up with just doesn't allow significant time for a teen category since we have to guarantee to finish on time to prepare the venue for the evening Elite tournament.

By the way, there are some jobs going for officials, referees etc. so please contact me for more info on that. I pay!

Chris89

Hey Barry,

Quick question re the qualifiers from the daytime event; how is this going to work? 4 winners of their respective weight divisions? Or as the evening event is an absolute, will there be an absolute in the morning aswell and the top 4 move on?

Also, any word on the last few invites? Cant wait to see this.

Cheers

Chris89

Hey barry,

re. your post in the new thread; have you decided on a format for the advance division yet? If two people get through from each division then im assuming there wont be a final in the daytime event?

Also what will the weights be for light and heavy?

Cheers

Barry.Oglesby

There will still be a final in the advanced division. This is a standalone division in the tournament. The qualifiers will be kept apart in the draw. In addition there's a chance that the advanced winner or runner up may not qualify through nationality or residency.

I know it seems complex, and it is slightly more complex than a standard tournament, but not rocket surgery.

Chris89

Thanks Barry. What about the weights or has that been decided yet??

Cant wait for this, the elite event will be great to watch too!

Barry.Oglesby

To make the advanced division as fair as I possibly can, I'm going to wait until all entries are received at the closing date. The reason for this is to ensure that we don't have a small division and a large division. I envision a cut off of somewhere between 75kgs and 80kgs as historically this has been the case. I will announce the cut off and the brackets for those divisions once entry is closed. This is the fairest method of ensuring that all qualifiers get equal mat time in the morning and are equally deserving of a place.

Chris89

Cool, I ask because im trying to register but there is only options for the regular weight divisions. whatever the cut off is, be it 80 or 75, I'll make the lightweight divsion, what would you prefer i put on the entry form??

Barry.Oglesby

You can change your weight right up to the cut off date, at which time I'll have a better idea of the cut off point. I can't see it being lighter than 75 or heavier than 80.

Barry.Oglesby

Hey all,

If everybody could share this link http://www.grapplepalooza.com/Enter_Grapplepalooza.html
on their facebook, twitters, other forums etc. it would help a lot. Encouraging your friends and team mates to enter early would also help me a great deal with organisation.

Thanks everyone.

nino1

What are the rules in relation to heel hooks and ankle locks for novice division?
Are there only restrictions on this in gi events?

Barry.Oglesby

No IBJJF rules apply to both gi and nogi tournaments. See IBJJF.org for the rules.

nino1

sorry if i'm being a bit simple here!

the restrictions section starts from blue to purple with no mention of white belts so obviously these all apply to white belts but are there any more specific to white belts?

"FROM ADULT THROUGH SENIOR (BLUE & PURPLE BELT)
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MATA LEO WITH FOOT[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SLAM FROM THE GUARD[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]LEG LOCKS[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CERVICAL(only without chokes)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]BICEPS LOCK[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CALF LOCK[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SCISSORS TAKEDOWN[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]HEEL HOOK"[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]does this mean that even purple belts cannot do ankle locks and heel hooks?[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]do knee bars come under the definition of leg lock? [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]sorry again if these questions are very basic, just a beginner here. [/FONT]
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EnjoyChoke

nino1

thanks a mil enjoy choke

Barry.Oglesby

Hi everyone. Apparently there's some technical issues with registering online but only for some people. If you're having an issue with the online payment system please mail or pm me so I can give more detail to my hosting company. Thanks!

crosdad

what rules will apply to the day time advanced competition? if its ibjjf nogi rules, what belt will it be?