White Belt Only Mini BJJ Tournament- November 19th

Barry.Oglesby

Hi all,

we're going to have a small gi tournament for White Belts only in our gym on November 19th. I hope you can all attend.

We had a few discussions on what to call this. Some wanted it to be called the Leddy classic but I vetoed it . Instead I'm going to call it Grapplepalooza 2- the fight for the leftover medals.

The tournament will run in our gym, we have 2 rings. It will be a small affair, so we're going to limit entry for each division. You will be guaranteed 2 fights as we will run a repechage system.

Price for entry will be €15. More details on how to enter will be released when Tom feels it is time!

Barry

p to the e

WHITE POWER!! Only whites allowed!!!

Richy06

Arrgh. Working. Best of luck with it!

Niall0

Im doin an mma comp that day, best of luck with it! Barry knows how to run a BJJ Comp, highly recommended for first time competitors.

monkey8

Would sundays not be a better day for these tournaments.

I'm biased cos I have to work every saturday and can never enter any but i'd say there are a good few more like me.

Tallaght Martial Arts Academy

What are the weight class going to be ?

Killme00

Tallaght Martial Arts Academy wrote: »

What are the weight class going to be ?

Rules: The event will be run under the rules of the IBJJF >here, with the exception that double elimination will be used and that set weigh-in times will be used as opposed to weigh-in before stepping onto the mat.

Weight categories:

Men
-57.5 kg Rooster
-64 kg Super Feather
-70 kg Feather
-76 kg Light
-82.3 kg Middle
-88.3 kg Medium Heavy
-94.3 kg Heavy
-100.5 kg Super Heavy
+100.5 kg Super Super Heavy

Female
-53.5 kg Super Feather
-58.5 kg Feather
-64 kg Light Weight
-69 kg Middle Weight
-74 kg Medium Heavy
-79 kg Heavy
-84.3 kg Super Heavy

Entry will be available later this week. I'll keep you all updated.

Please feel free to ask any questions you need to.

Shane Fitz

i would imagine as per IBJJF

edit: beaten to it

Hanley

*Like*

slammer187

Will there be an absolute division?

Killme00

slammer187 wrote: »

Will there be an absolute division?

Yes, two infact ( M and F )

slammer187

Killme00 wrote: »

Yes, two infact ( M and F )

Can I do both? :P

Richy06

monkey8 wrote: »

Would sundays not be a better day for these tournaments.

I'm biased cos I have to work every saturday and can never enter any but i'd say there are a good few more like me.

Maybe just put in for a day off?

Hanley

Hanley wrote: »

*Like*

F*ck. *Dislike*.

I've exam results out the day before. I will NOT be in a fit state to compete, regardless of which way it goes.

james308

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

Hi all,

we're going to have a small gi tournament for White Belts only in our gym on November 19th. I hope you can all attend.

We had a few discussions on what to call this. Some wanted it to be called the Leddy classic but I vetoed it . Instead I'm going to call it Grapplepalooza 2- the fight for the leftover medals.

The tournament will run in our gym, we have 2 rings. It will be a small affair, so we're going to limit entry for each division. You will be guaranteed 2 fights as we will run a repechage system.

Price for entry will be €15. More details on how to enter will be released when Tom feels it is time!

Barry

Sounds really good, would just like to say congrats on the first grapplepalooza. was my first time ever entering a competition of any sort and i was very impressed

james308

Killme00 wrote: »

Rules: The event will be run under the rules of the IBJJF >here, with the exception that double elimination will be used and that set weigh-in times will be used as opposed to weigh-in before stepping onto the mat.

Weight categories:

Men
-57.5 kg Rooster
-64 kg Super Feather
-70 kg Feather
-76 kg Light
-82.3 kg Middle
-88.3 kg Medium Heavy
-94.3 kg Heavy
-100.5 kg Super Heavy
+100.5 kg Super Super Heavy

Female
-53.5 kg Super Feather
-58.5 kg Feather
-64 kg Light Weight
-69 kg Middle Weight
-74 kg Medium Heavy
-79 kg Heavy
-84.3 kg Super Heavy

Entry will be available later this week. I'll keep you all updated.

Please feel free to ask any questions you need to.

will it 100% be under 64kg or could it be like the last one (61.5)

Niall0

james308 wrote: »

will it 100% be under 64kg or could it be like the last one (61.5)

Its 64kg because you weigh in with the Gi on. Gis weigh around 2kg.

Conor2010

This sounds like a good experience..I'd like to enter it,have a judo background and need the competition experience.

Carl_94

hey im from belfast and was wondering if it was possible for me and a friend to enter, it will be our first time competing we are 16 and 17 roughyl 65kg each

samk1

where and when can you enter??

Killme00

Guys,

the entry form will be up on Monday morning.

Thanks

samk1

how do we enter?? just show up on the day or register somewere?

Richy06

samk1 wrote: »

how do we enter?? just show up on the day or register somewere?

Uhm.....

Killme00 wrote: »

Guys,

the entry form will be up on Monday morning.

Thanks

Killme00

I'll get that entry form up today. Yesterday was a write off.

theT

Killme00 wrote: »

I'll get that entry form up today. Yesterday was a write off.

Any sign of that entry form?:D

Killme00

Entry form

http://kyuzogym.com/2011/11/02/white-belt-tournament-entry/

This competition will be pay on the day. €15

lukeyjudo

Killme00 wrote: »

Entry form

http://kyuzogym.com/2011/11/02/white-belt-tournament-entry/

This competition will be pay on the day. €15

Nice one thanks.

Is there a teen division?

Killme00

lukeyjudo wrote: »

Nice one thanks.

Is there a teen division?

Hi Luke,

Yes there will be an U16 division. We'll split based on age and weight on the day.

Anyone 17 years and up can compete as an adult.

I'll add an U16 option to the form tonight.

Regards

Killme00

Entry form amended to include Teenager U16 division

All questions/comments are welcome guys. If i cant answer i'll ask those more knowledgable than me

Barry.Oglesby

2 weeks to go guys

Barry.Oglesby

Looking good so far. Lots in should be a good day!

bjj-fighter

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

Looking good so far. Lots in should be a good day!

How is the number for the teens Barry? Should have around 10 from SBG, hopefully they've all registered, but do you think there will be enough entrants for a few divisions?

Barry.Oglesby

bjj-fighter wrote: »

How is the number for the teens Barry? Should have around 10 from SBG, hopefully they've all registered, but do you think there will be enough entrants for a few divisions?

It's Tom's baby but I just checked the entry list and there's a total of 6 teens. My teens haven't registered yet but there'll be 4 or 5 of those. Depending on size and weight I'd imagine there'll be 2 divisions minimum.

slammer187

Do you have a competitors list yet?

Barry.Oglesby

We do but there's no point in releasing it until next week. I can tell you so far there are 30 plus entrants which is about 50% of what we want.

Killme00

Entry closes at 12 noon next Friday. I'll have the brackets up that night.

Get your entries in

browneape

What's an 'absolute' divison?

paulmclaughlin

Any and every weight.

Barry.Oglesby

Hey folks, only a few days away.

As this competition is for experience, we're going to allow people to move up a division should they miss their stated weight, HOWEVER since this competition is for experience, you should probably get used to hitting weight too . There are around 45 entrants so far which is great. Keep them coming and pass this on to your club mates.

Barry

Killme00

Keep those entries coming in guys, only a few days left.

Also, please encourage your female club mates to compete.

Killme00

Entry will close at lunchtime tomorrow. Get your entries in soon.

Thanks

aFlabbyPanda

what time do you expect to be starting on saturday?

Killme00

BrianjG wrote: »

what time do you expect to be starting on saturday?

Registration from ten.

I'll confirm with Barry tomorrow but I expect the first division to start at half ten/eleven at the latest. Divisions and start times of each division will be on display on the day so everyone will have plenty of time to warm up.

Killme00

Any last minute entries need to be in before 2pm today. I'll put up the competitior list tonight and brackets will be displayed tomorrow.

Thanks

samk1

cant wait guys, is it in the gym in glasnevin?? just so i go to the right place

Killme00

samk1 wrote: »

cant wait guys, is it in the gym in glasnevin?? just so i go to the right place

Hi,

Yes, it is. Here are some directions: http://kyuzogym.com/location/

bjj-fighter

Any chance of the competitor list?

Killme00

bjj-fighter wrote: »

Any chance of the competitor list?

Just up training at the moment but I'll get it up later tonight

Aaron1995

What time does it start at?

Barry.Oglesby

10am registration

We expect to start the first division at 10.30

We expect to be done by 2pm

This is important!
There is NO ROOM for spectators. This is a small interclub so please don't bring your friend, yer ma, or the girl you're looking to impress.

There is some parking at the gym, but we'd prefer if you parked in Lidl, Woodies or slightly further into the industrial estate as we have some shops as our neighbours who depend on parking for business.

Lastly, there will be no medals distributed tomorrow thanks to a mix-up with the manufacturer, but they will be sent out on Monday instead.

Richy06

Best of luck with this tomorrow to the guys organising and to the competitors. Hope it goes off without a hitch! Sickenend I can't compete.