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4th Mississippi state championship

August 18th  2012

Stone County HIgh School

Wiggins- MS



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We would like to invite you and your academy to the first ever 4TH MS State Championships Competition on Saturday, 09/  /2012. The event will take place at st patrick high school in biloxi- MS. It will be the 4rd competition under the New Mississippi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation. This will be a great opportunity for all the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and No Gi Grapplers/Submission wrestlers to get together, compete and consolidate synergies among the Schools.

Our inaugural event will feature:

• 1^st, 2^nd, and two 3^rd Place Medals.

• Four Competition Rings.

Participation medals for kids.

• Professional referees.

• Gi & No Gi Divisions.

• No Gi Beginner , No Gi Intermediate and No Gi Advance

• 4 divisions for adults.

• 2 divisions for Kids ( No Open Class for kids).

• CBJJ rules for Gi and No Gi ( http://www.ibjjf.org/rules.htm ).

• All Competitors will weigh-in day of event .

• Picture ID required.

• GI color – White, Black or Blue. No other color or combination like white top and blue pants.

• Kid's division between 4-6 years old, No submission allowed, just points.

• Womens GI and No GI open class only.

• Drinks and Food will be sold in the gym.

Appropriate Etiquette:

• Fingernails and toenails must be clipped.

• No headgear or wrestling shoes allowed.

• Any kind of diseases like Staph infections, ringworm or etc, will result in disqualification.

• No T-shirts or rash guard allowed under the GI.

• No Gi – Must use a rash guard (recommended) or T-shirt.

• The Gi and No Gi uniform must be clean.

Illegal Techniques:

All the professors must read the CBJJ rules and explain it to the students. Rules can be found at: http://www.ibjjf.org/rules.htm

For additional questions please contact Nic Vanzee @ 228-363-0143        228-363-0143      nicvanzee@yahoo.com

• No Slamming

• No Neck Cranks or Cervical Locks.

• Foot locks: ONLY Straight Achilles locks. No Heel Hooks , Knee Bars, Toe Hold

• No striking, Biting, Putting fingers into the Eye or Nose of the opponent, small joint manipulations, head butting, hair pulling, chin to eye or groin shots.

• The use of foul language or other immoral acts of disrespect towards the referee or any of the tournament officials.

• Running out of the ring with a submission locked to avoid tapping out.

Points System:

Besides the Take Down, all positions must be established for 3 Seconds.

The referee will decide the winner in the event of a tie.

4 points – mount, back-mount, back (two hooks must be inside)

3 points – passing the guard

2 points – take downs, sweeps and knee on the belly

Fight Time:

Kids 4-6 years old – 2 min

Kids 7-9 years old – 3 min

Kids 10-15 years old – 4 min

Juvenile 15-16 years old – 5 min

Adult - White belts – 5 min– Blue belts 6 min – Purple belts 7 min – Brown belts 8 min- Black belts 10 min.

Master - All belts 5 min

No GI Beginner – 5 min

No GI Advanced – 6 min