Jiu Jitsu Pan Ams Black Belt Finals - Female Division 2012

The 2012 Female Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Finals Pan Ams BJJ. See the complete list of final results to see who took the championship title.

American Top Team Head Jiu Jitsu Instructor - Bruno Maniaudet Bastos

Lyoto Machida with Head Jiu Jitsu Coach
Bruno Bastos (2nd from the left), Jonatas Gurgel,
Baga Ramos, Rafael Rabello

For those who have been training at least a few years and perhaps experimented with a few different classes or coaches, you know the importance of a good Jiu Jitsu coach. Finding the perfect Jiu Jitsu coach requires an athlete that is: skilled at competing, which includes understanding competition preparation mentally and physically, is skilled in all styles and techniques, and is skilled at demonstrating and teaching the details that truly matter in Jiu Jitsu technique. This is why American Top Team’s Headquarters location put Bruno Maniaudet Bastos as the head Jiu Jitsu instructor at the facility. The ATT HQ is located in Coconut Creek, Florida, and is home to the greatest names in Mixed Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muy Thai, and Physical Training. Bruno Bastos has an impressive competition track record, which includes World Titles at many of the largest tournaments around the world. His style and technique is unique. And his personality is humble yet determined. In speaking with Bruno he told us, ‘In Brazil, I would compete at as a White Belt or Blue Belt at tournaments that were outside. Just mats on the beach, in the hot sun. The mats would burn your skin. But we didn’t care. Everyone that was there loves Jiu Jitsu, and loves to compete. It is beautiful’. 

Bruno works along side the best of the best, with Master Ricardo Liborio, Ailton Barbosa, Jonatas Tagarel Gurgel, Baga Ramos, Rafael Rebello, Big Foot Silva, Gleison Tibau, and many other top competitive athletes in the sport. 

2012 Jiu Jitsu Pan Ams Black Belt Adult Male Finals Brackets

Jiu Jitsu Brown Belts 2011 Rankings - Top 10

Below is the Top 10 list of Brown Belt Jiu Jitsu Competitors for 2011.

Alliance holds 3 of these top 10 spots for 2011, while Lloyd Irvin and Check Mat Bjj each hold 2 of the top 10 Jiu Jitsu Brown Belts.

To see the complete list of 2011 Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt Rankings, click here.

Rank	Division	Weight	Name	Team	Points
1	Adult	MEDIUM HEAVY	Roberto Torralbas	Lloyd Irvin M.A Academy	960
2	Adult	SUPER HEAVY	Alexander Trans	Check Mat Bjj	900
3	Adult	MIDDLE	James Harbison	Lloyd Irvin M.A Academy	620
4	Adult	MIDDLE	Travis Serna	Lovatos BJJ	560
5	Adult	LIGHT	Benjamin Salomon	Paragon	540
6	Adult	MEDIUM HEAVY	Francisco Iturralde	Alliance	420
7	Adult	MEDIUM HEAVY	Yuri Simoes	Check Mat Bjj	380
8	Adult	FEATHER	Jonathan Thomas	Alliance	360
9	Adult	FEATHER	Michel Langhi	Alliance	360
10	Adult	SUPER HEAVY	James Puopolo	Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu	360

Schedule Now Available - 2012 Pan Am Jiu Jitsu Tournament

The 2012 Pan Am Jiu Jitsu Championship has finally arrived! After weeks, and months, of focused training; it is time to put your skills to the test at this year's Jiu Jitsu Pan Ams in California. With competitors flying in from across the country, and all of the world, including Brazil, Portugal, France, Australia, and more...we can expect to see diversity of Jiu Jitsu skills on the mat.

Below is the 2012 Pan Am Jiu Jitsu tournament schedule. The first matches will begin this Thursday, at 9AM Pacific Standard Time, March 29th, 2012. Good luck to all competitors.

Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship

Thursday - 29/Mar/2012

9:00 AM	Blue Adult Male - Rooster to Feather
11:15 AM	Blue Adult Male - Light and Middle
1:30 PM	Blue Adult Male - Medium Heavy to Ultra Heavy
3:00 PM	White Adult Male - Rooster and Light Feather
	White Adult Female
4:00 PM	White Adult Male - Feather and Light
5:00 PM	White Adult Male - Middle to Ultra Heavy
	White Master - Rooster to Light
6:10 PM	White Master - Middle to Ultra Heavy
	White Senior - Rooster to Heavy
6:40 PM	White Senior - Super Heavy and Ultra Heavy
	Blue Adult Male - Open Class

Blue belt adult athletes who are eligible to compete in Open Class must register before 5PM.

Friday - 30/Mar/2012

9:00 AM	Purple Adult Male - Rooster to Feather
	Purple Adult Female
10:30 AM	Purple Adult Male - Light and Middle
12:00 PM	Purple Adult Male - Medium Heavy to Ultra Heavy
	Blue Adult Female - Light Feather to Light
1:45 PM	Blue Adult Female - Middle to Heavy
	Blue Master Male - Rooster to Middle
2:45 PM	Blue Master Male - Medium Heavy to Ultra Heavy
	Blue Master Female - Light Feather to Light
3:40 PM	Blue Master Female - Middle to Heavy
	Blue Senior 1 - Rooster to Medium Heavy
4:30 PM	Blue Senior 1 - Heavy to Ultra Heavy
	Blue Senior 2
	Blue Senior 3 - Rooster to Middle
5:20 PM	Blue Senior 3 - Medium Heavy to Ultra Heavy
	Blue Senior 4 and 5
	Purple Adult Male - Open Class
	Purple Adult Female - Open Class
	Blue Adult Female - Open Class
6:30 PM	Blue Master Male Open Class
	Blue Master Female - Open Class
	Blue Senior 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - Open Class

The following divisions must register to Open Class before 4PM:
Purple Adult Male
Purple Adult Female
Blue Adult Female

The following divisions must register to Open Class before 5PM:
Blue Master Male
Blue Master Female

The following divisions must register to Open Class before 6PM:
Blue Senior 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Saturday - 31/Mar/2012

9:00 AM	Purple Master Male - Rooster to Middle
	Purple Master Female
10:20 AM	Purple Master Male - Medium Heavy to Ultra Heavy
	Purple Senior 1 - Rooster to Middle
11:20 AM	Purple Senior 1 - Medium Heavy to Ultra Heavy
	Purple Senior 2
	Purple Senior 3 - Rooster to Middle
12:10 PM	Purple Senior 3 - Medium Heavy to Ultra Heavy
	Purple Senior 4 and 5
	Brown Master - Rooster to Light
12:45 PM	Brown Master - Middle to Ultra Heavy
	Brown Senior 1
	Black Adult Male - Open Class Registration
	Black Adult Female - Open Class Registration
1:25 PM	Brown Senior 2
	Brown Senior 3
1:45 PM	Black Adult Male - End of Open Class Registration
	Black Adult Female - End of Open Class Registration
2:00 PM	Brown Senior 4 and 5
	Blue Juvenile 1 Male
	Blue Juvenile 2 Male
2:40 PM	Black Adult Male - Open Class
	Black Adult Female - Open Class
	Blue Juvenile 1 Female
	Blue Juvenile 2 Female
	White Juvenile 1 Male
	White Juvenile 2 Male
	White Juvenile 1 Female
	White Juvenile 2 Female
	Purple Juvenile
3:10 PM	Black Master Male
	Black Master Female
4:10 PM	Black Senior 1
	Black Senior 2 - Rooster to Light
5:00 PM	Black Senior 2 - Middle to Ultra Heavy
	Black Senior 3, 4 and 5
5:45 PM	Purple Master Male - Open Class
	Purple Senior 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - Open Class
	Purple Master Female - Open Class
	Brown Master - Open Class
	Brown Senior 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - Open Class
7:00 PM	Black Master Male - Open Class
	Black Master Female - Open Class
	Black Senior 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - Open Class
	Blue Juvenile 1 and 2 Male - Open Class
	Blue Juvenile 1 and 2 Female - Open Class
	Purple Juvenile - Open Class

The following divisions must register to Open Class before 4PM:
Purple Master Male
Purple Senior 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 
Purple Master Female 
Brown Master
Brown Senior 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

The following divisions must register to Open Class before 6PM:
Black Master Male
Black Master Female
Black Senior 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Blue Juvenile 1 and 2 Male 
Blue Juvenile 1 and 2 Female
Purple Juvenile

Sunday - 01/Abr/2012

9:00 AM	Brown Adult Male - Rooster to Feather
	Black Adult Male - Rooster to Feather
10:35 AM	Brown Adult Male - Light
	Brown Adult Female
	Black Adult Male - Light and Middle
12:35 PM	Brown Adult Male - Middle
	Black Adult Male - Medium Heavy to Super Heavy
2:00 PM	Brown Adult Male Medium Heavy to Ultra Heavy
	Black Adult Male - Ultra Heavy
	Black Adult Female
3:45 PM	Brown Adult Female - Open Class
	Black Belt Finals
	Brown Adult Male - Open Class

All Brown belt adult athletes who are eligible to compete in Open Class must register before 3:30PM.

Pan Am Jiu Jitsu California 2012

Will this year's Pan Am Jiu Jitsu Championship be larger than last years? With about 2,500+ competitors currently on the list, the numbers are rounding out to be about the same as 2011's Pan Ams. Maybe more competitors are saving their wind for the World/Mundials Championship in May. Still, the numbers alone speak for themselves that Jiu Jitsu is here to stay. And it will only continue to grow. What is our goal? World Wide Jiu Jitsu domination. Are you game?? Visit our Facebook page and tell us what you love most about Jiu Jitsu.  www.facebook.com/WorldofJiuJitsu

See below for the current competitor list below to see which Pan Am Jiu Jitsu weight class and divisions will be the largest in numbers.

Jiu Jitsu World Trials offer Sweet Cash Prizes for Winners

Weigh-ins for the 2012 San Diego World Professional Jiu Jitsu Championship Trials will take place this evening, between 5pm-8pm PST. And yes, this tournament offers CASH prizes. And select divisions will receive travel package to travel to the WBJJC event in Abu Dhabi in April 2012.

The San Diego Pro Trials are open to any athlete that wants to compete, and there are divisions for all ages and ranks. These events began in 2009 by the Sheik of Abu Dhabi to create the first World Professional Jiu Jitsu Tournament of its kind. Offering prizes for athletes that are unparalleled to others.

The World Trials consist of 26 qualifying events being held in 21 different countries around the globe. It will all boil down to the main championship event in Abu Dhabi which will bring together the best athletes in the world.

This year's World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship will take place on April 13, 14 and 15 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Stayed tuned to the World of Jiu Jitsu for updates on results. We will also post the link for you to watch the events live online.

Jiu Jitsu Competitors heat things up at the 2012 Chicago Winter Open - See Tournament Results....

Congrats to Brasa Warrior International, who took first place team  results at the 2012 Chicago Winter Open. In second place this past weekend, Carlson Gracie Team scored a number of medals. And in third place, Gracie Barra landed several great placements in this weekend's beautiful display of Jiu Jitsu. As we have said before, this year's tournaments have been nothing short of amazing, with record breaking numbers of competitors showing up. And they are not just showing up for a light roll on the mat. These Jiu Jitsu fighters are all looking to take home gold.

Congratulations to all of the competitors at this weekend's Chicago Winter Open. Below are the tournament results:

Chicago Winter Open - 2012 Schedule

The schedule is up for tomorrow's Chicago Winter Open. The first division will kick off the tournament at 9am, with the Blue Belt Adult males, Rooster weight to Medium Heavy. This year's Chicago Winter Open is expected to bring some great matches, with registration closing more than 2 weeks before the expected registration deadline for the tournament.

See the schedule below. Do not forget to check back after the tournament to see updated Jiu Jitsu competitor rankings on the WorldofJiuJitsu.com.