Indy Tournie!! Belts Awarded!!

[TapSkilz]

The Indiana Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy (www.ibjja.com) will be hosting the E.G.O. (Extreme Grappling Open) tournament on Saturday, September 25th. The tournament will be held in a nice venue in Indianapolis and will have gi and no-gi competition.
We will also be holding three 8-man invite only tournaments and one 8-woman tournament.
The winners of these divisions will receive nice Championship Belts and 2nd place competitors will receive a Battle Axe, with 3rd placers getting a Samurai Sword.
All other 1st- 3rd place competitors will receive medals.
The invite only weight classes are as follows:
Lightweight men 130 – 160lbs.
Middleweight men 161 -190lbs.
Heavyweight men 191-220lbs
Women’s Invite tournament weight class is; 130 -165lbs

We are taking applications now for the invite tournament and the rest of the info will be posted on the site this week (www.ibjja.com)
Please send a grappling resume to James@IBJJA.Com, complete with height weight grappling/NHB experience, awards, Team, and any other information you think may earn you a spot in one of the brackets.

Thanks,
James Clingerman

[cakegirl]

This might be completely random, but why give out samurai swords at a BJJ tournament? Wouldn't it make sense to give out something more Brazilian? Like... I don't know - a coffee grinder, or an iguana, or small underwear?!?!

[TapSkilz]

Maybe because I always wanted to win a Samurai Sword, but never did.
We will also be having many vendors there, for fighht gear and other such items.

[m.artist]

i'd rather have the sword than anything
i'll get 3rd on purpose

[TapSkilz]

Ha Ha The Battle Axes are REALLY cool! The belts will be very nice as well.

[cakegirl]

Do the belts hold your pants up, or are they just to be shiny and look tough?

[JaredExtreme]

Will there be any nunchuks awarded?

[J Rockwell]

What's up, James, good luck with your tourney. Too far for me this time, I've been traveling a bit too much, but I would love to come out that way in the future. Take it easy, let us know how it goes!

Jeff

[gregimotis]

Do the belts hold your pants up, or are they just to be shiny and look tough?

Just how tough can a person really look with a shiny belt and small underwear? I mean, even the nunchucks aren't gonna help too much...

[TapSkilz]

Jeff,
Sorry to hear you can't make it. Do you have any guys who would be willing to come down and compete? Anyone (preferably over Purple Belt) for the invite Brackets?

[ddrive]

Thanks for the info

I live in Indiana now, Lafayette (go Boilermakers), and I want to definitely compete.. I have a friend that trains in Kokomo, his crew is called animal house, and I'll see if he can get me ready for that tourney. Thanks for the info.

[TapSkilz]

DDRive,
I teach the BJJ for Animal House so I KNOW they can get you ready for the tournament! I actually teach a BJJ class at Donnie Micjael's Academy Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Pass the info along.
James

[ddrive]

Sounds Good...

When I start going.. I'll let you know. Maybe we can meet up. Holla.

DDRive,
I teach the BJJ for Animal House so I KNOW they can get you ready for the tournament! I actually teach a BJJ class at Donnie Micjael's Academy Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Pass the info along.
James

[TapSkilz]

The Belts are in and are OUTSTANDING!!!!! We still need a few people for the Middleweight (161-190) and Heavyweight (191-220) Invite Brackets. The rest of the tournament is shaping up nicely.

http://www.ibjja.com/EGOFlyer.htm