Long Beach Spring Open - New 2012 Jiu Jitsu Venue for IBJJF

Tomorrow will be IBJJF's first ever, Long Beach Spring Jiu Jitsu Open. Perhaps to accommodate for the swarms of Jiu Jitsu schools and students that are popping up in the state of California, especially after the impressive number of competitors that showed up to this year's 2012 Pan Am Jiu Jitsu Championship in Santa Ana, California.

The Long Beach Spring BJJ Open will take place on Saturday, May 12th, at the Long Beach Convention Center. We can wonder how many competitors will use this tournament as a warm-up for the 2012 Mundials coming up in just a few weeks, or whether this event serves more for those that are looking for smaller competition prior to the summer. We will take a look at the lists and see if there are any competitors doing both tournaments and report back to our readers. Are you competing in both the World Jiu Jitsu Tournament AND the Long Beach Spring Open?





Long Beach Spring Open 2012 Competitor List:

WHITE / Juvenile / Male / Light
WHITE / Adult / Male / Light-Feather
WHITE / Adult / Male / Feather
WHITE / Adult / Male / Light
WHITE / Adult / Male / Middle
Cleber Jiu Jitsu anthony davis
Gracie Morumbi Evan Weissman
Marcelo Cavalcanti BJJ carlos funes
Total: 3
Carvalho Teixeira BJJ Matheus Santos
Cleber BJJ Christopher rivas
Clube de Jiu-Jitsu Pit Bull - San Diego Zaur Zarmi
Gracie Barra Michael Arshag Khatchikian
Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu Mason Monsevais
Heroes Martial Arts Al Lagura
Nova União Jason Robert St. Arnold
Nova União Mathew Grier
Total: 8
Alliance Paul Kim
Brazilian Top Team Long Beach Ivan Pereira
CheckMat Matt Lane
Gracie Barra Ron Le
PGK Training Center RobertGene Fernandes
Ralph Gracie Chino Hills Jesse Rosales
Renzo Gracie LA Marc Andrei Abucejo
Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Ian Garcia
San Diego Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy Ray McNulty
Total: 9
Alliance Jeff Ancheta
Brazilian Top Team Long Beach Francisco Gutierrez
CheckMat Jesse  Ornelas
CheckMat Josh Costell
Gracie Barra Jose Barraza
Gracie Humaita Hae Lee
Gracie Morumbi Kevin Crane
Total: 7
Carvalho Teixeira BJJ Matthew Zuleski
CheckMat Brian Guzman
C-Quence Kyle Lopez
Gracie Barra Adryan Ramli
Gracie Barra Clayton Ugent