World No Gi Jiu Jitsu Competitor List - 2012

Get ready for this year's Jiu Jitsu World's No Gi tournament. Prep your rash guard, and primp your shorts...or whatever you do to get yourself ready for some slip and sliding, fast and furious Jiu Jitsu matches. This year's tournament will take place in Long Beach California, at Cal State University, Long Beach. (1250 Bellflower Blvd.)

The registration deadline is quickly approaching, and the last day to submit your registration is Friday, October 26th, 2012.

2012 Miami IBJJF International Open Results

Miami Dade College was swarming with Jiu Jitsu competitors and spectators for the 2012 Miami IBJJF Open tournament, the 4th year the Open has been held in the Sunshine State. Jiu Jitsu has grown substantially in the Miami area, and the tournament was packed with competitors from Juvenile, Adult, Masters and Senior divisions.

This year's 2012 Miami Open Jiu Jitsu tournament saw some of the world's top black belts competing on the mats, as the tournament was held in the backyard to many great Jiu Jitsu schools.

London Open Jiu Jitsu IBJJF 2012 - Results

The 2012 London Open Jiu Jitsu tournament took place at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Ledrington Road, London, SE19 2BB. One of many European Jiu Jitsu tournaments hosted by the IBJJF, as it continues to grow its international presence and tour throughout the year.

2012 Montreal IBJJF Tournament Results

As the IBJJF tournament expands its international presence in more nations around the world, its 2012 Montreal Jiu Jitsu Open marks another successful tournament to expand the reach of competitive Jiu Jitsu in the world. This year's event took place on Saturday, September 1st, 2012, in Montreal, Canada, at the Centre Pierre Charbonneau. See the Montreal Open tournament results below:

2012 Boston Open IBJJF Results

American Top Team
Blue Belt, Katyanne Klitz

Female Pena, Blue Belt competitors brought the heat on Saturday morning, August 25th, at the 2012 Boston International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation Open. Along with many other competitors, the hockey arena inside UMASS Boston was yet another successful IBJJF tournament jammed packed with high performing athletes.

With teams and competitors primarily from the Northeast region of the U.S., others trickled in from the West in California, and South regions from Atlanta, Miami, and New Orleans.

This is the second year IBJJF has traveled to the Boston area to bring together Jiu Jitsu competitors in this region.

International Master & Senior Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2012

International Master & Senior Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2012 Competitor List

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Jiu Jitsu Rio Open 2012 - Competitor List

What better place to compete than Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? The picture perfect backdrop of mountains and beaches, coupled with Jiu Jitsu competition fever in the air, creates an atmosphere that Jiu Jitsu fights, lovers, and aficionados can all appreciate.

The excitement in Brazil begins tomorrow, Thursday, July 26th, 2012, and will continue on through Sunday, July 29th. The event will take place in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; at the Tijuca Tenis Clube.(Tijuca Tênis Clube - Rua Conde de Bonfim, 451 - Tijuca, RJ - Brazil) 

You can also see the current brackets that are now posted at:
http://www.usbjjf.org/bracket_viewer/Bracket.html?lang=pt-br

Jiu Jitsu Pro League by IBJJF with $15,000 IBJJF - Compete for Money

Are you in it to win it? Jiu Jitsu Black Belts can now set their sights on a more lucrative competition scene with the IBJJF, as they FINALLY bring to us a competition with cash prizes for Black Belt competitors. No more long trips to Abu Dhabi or other lack-luster events with minimal cash prizes. We hope this will be the first of many. (With hopes of larger cash prizes in the future.)

The first IBJJ Pro League will take place in California at Cal State Long Beach on December 8th, 2012. Details on weight classes and competitors will be announced soon. Stay tuned for more updates! 

Brown Belt - Adult Jiu Jitsu Competitor Rankings - 2012

The Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt Adult Divisions are the next breed of black belts that are being prepared for stardom. Below we have posted the top 20 Jiu Jitsu Brown Belts (Adult Division) for the 2012 competition season. Will any of these competitors see a black belt around their waist in the near future?

Click here to see the complete 2012 Brown Belt Jiu Jitsu Competitor Rankings.

Rank	Division	Weight	Name	Team	Points
1	Adult	Medium-Heavy	Felipe Carsalade Araujo Pena	Gracie Barra	1040
2	Adult	Super-Heavy	João Gabriel de Oliveira e S. Rocha	Soul Fighters BJJ	780
3	Adult	Ultra-Heavy	Orlando Mario Sanchez	Gracie Barra	620
4	Adult	Heavy	Jurandir Vieira da Conceição	Godoi JJ Club	600
5	Adult	Middle	Beneil Dariush	Gracie Barra	520
6	Adult	Middle	Renato Guimaraes Cardoso	CheckMat	500
7	Adult	Medium-Heavy	Victor Silverio Santos	GF Team	500
8	Adult	Light-Feather	Ronaldo Cândido Oliveira	Atos Jiu-Jitsu	420
9	Adult	Light-Feather	Thomas L Correa Lisboa	Alliance	420
10	Adult	Light	Stephen Patrick Martin	Gracie Barra	380
11	Adult	Super-Heavy	Eliot Andrew Kelly	Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu	380
12	Adult	Ultra-Heavy	Abraham J. Marte Messina	Yamasaki Academy Gothenburg	360
13	Adult	Light	AJ Agazarm	Gracie Barra	320
14	Adult	Middle	De'Alonzio Jerome Jackson	Team Lloyd Irvin	320
15	Adult	Heavy	Herico Hesley de Albuquerque Pinto	Nova União	320
16	Adult	Feather	Victor Figueiredo Genovesi	Alliance	300
17	Adult	Super-Heavy	Aaron Michael Johnson	Alliance	280
18	Adult	Medium-Heavy	Roberto Torralbas	Team Lloyd Irvin	280
19	Adult	Heavy	Steven J Patterson	Brasa Warrior International	280
20	Adult	Light	Tanner Wade Rice	Alliance Los Angeles	280