Seeking Sponsorship

Posted on February 22, 2016 by myackulic

The Mind Body Soul has not pursued the idea of sponsorship in the past very heavily. Almost every year the event makes enough money to sustain the changes but we realize we can only do so much with the funds the tournament generates. This year we have many exciting changes we want to implement and we know we need assistance.

Some of the great things we are trying to do are:

Tv’s on every ring displaying the scores and time

Bringing in Professional Referees

Have 100% online Registration

A schedule we can stick to (Because of Pre Registration)

More weight classes

More separate Age Divisions

More Belt Divisions

More Women’s Divisions

More Executive Divisions (So you can see a LOT more divisions)

Lots more we are still working through (Like a better registration process)

We Can Use Your Help

If you or someone you know would like to help sponsor Alberta’s Largest and Longest running BJJ event please read the sponsor letter and contact us at: myackulic@arashido.com

Click to read letter

Thank you and hope to see you June 18th,

Mike Yackulic

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Division Lists

Posted on May 28, 2015 by myackulic

Here is the list for the day… lots of people, sorry for the long list. If there is any issues please email Lane at LBinetruy@arashido.com Good luck Saturday

G4 – BJJ Children’s Game (4 years old)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Sydney	Olsen	4	Independant	36
Jaxen	Lake	4	arashido sherwood park	46
G5 – BJJ Children’s Game (5 years old)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Jaxun	Corbeil	5	Red Deer Arashido	34
Isaac	Veldtman	5	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	35
Taela	Sprague	5	Arashi Do	37
Lucian	Brkic	5	Arashi-do martial arts	38
Zoe	Jackson	5	ArashiDo Fort Saskatchewan	42
Owen	Olsen	5	Independant	48
Aurelia	McFarlane	5	arashi do north	53
Ava	Nielsen	5	Arashi Do Fort Saskatchewan	54
axl	kucy	5	arashi do	56
G6 – BJJ Children’s Game (6 years old)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Anthony	Yue	6	Arashi-Do Martial Arts	39.5
Holden	chabot	6	arashi do Fort Saskatchewan	46
Sara	Yackulic	6	Arashi Do North	47
Chase	Boivin	6	Arashi Do Fort Sask	48
mason	perkins	6	arashi do	48.5
Tyse	Larcombe	6	Dore martial arts academy	50
Seth	Watson	6	Arashido Red Deer	50
Jackson	Brown	6	Hayabusa Training Center	51
Carrington	Turner	6	Arashi Do – North	55
Isaac	Vicker	6	Arashi do Leduc	55
Eric	Gillis	6	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	56
K4/5 – Muay Thai (ages 4-5)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Kai	Hicks	4	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	37.5
Giuliano	Pasutto	5	Arashi Do Sherwood park	38
Thomas	Graves	5	Arashido West Edmonton	40
Owen	Gillis	4	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	41
Luke	Richter	5	Richter Martial Arts	42
Kenna	Legge	5	Arashi Do North	46
Owen	Olsen	5	Independant	48
Aurelia	McFarlane	5	arashi do north	53
K6/7 – Muay Thai (ages 6-7)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Isabella	Camenzuli	6	Arashi Do – South	45
Shane	Way	6	Arashi do Sherwood park	45
Ramsey	Adams	6	Arashi Do West Edmonton	46
Gavyn	Legge	7	Arashi do North	50
Luke	Aubin	6	Arashi Do Leduc	50
Parker	Christensen	7	Arashi do north edmonton	51
Magnus	mcfarlane	7	arashi do north	58
Jeffrey	Carr	7	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	59
Zachary	Loewen	7	Kaiten MMA	60
Zachary	Fearon	7	Arashi-do	67
NATE	WILDE	6	SYLVAN LAKE ARASHI DO	75
JJK1 – BJJ (under 50lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Prosper	Kingfisher	7	Arashi Do Fort Saskatchewan	50
JJK2 – BJJ (under 60lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
makenzie	Armstrong	7	arahsido north	50
Anthony	Gutierrez	7	Arashido south	52
Gage	Emmett	7	Dore Martial Arts Academy	52
Trent	Deschenes	7	Arashi Do Red Deer AB	52
Basha	Haymour	7	MMAU/ ATOS	52
Cohen	Makin	7	Fort Sask Arashi Do	52
Lex	Vicker	7	Arashi do Leduc	53
Blake	Penney	7	Arashi Do Martial Arts, Red Deer	53
Lucas	Jackson	7	ArashiDo Fort Saskatchewan	54
SAVANNA	JEWISON	7	Arashi Do North Edmonton	57
Darrell	Petras	7	Sherwood Park Araishi Do	58
Magnus	mcfarlane	7	arashi do north	58
Jeffrey	Carr	7	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	59
JJK3 – BJJ (over 61lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Zachary	Loewen	7	Kaiten MMA	60
marco	scornaienchi	7	arashi do north	63
Emery	Nielsen	7	Arashi Do Fort Saskatchewan	70
Nicholas	Reeve	7	Edmonton Gracie Jiu Jitsu	70
Jaylene	Hopwood	7	Drayton Valley SBGI	80
NGK1 – No Gi (under 50lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Prosper	Kingfisher	7	Arashi Do Fort Saskatchewan	50
NGK2 – No Gi (under 60lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
makenzie	Armstrong	7	arahsido north	50
Trent	Deschenes	7	Arashi Do Red Deer AB	52
Basha	Haymour	7	MMAU/ ATOS	52
Cohen	Makin	7	Fort Sask Arashi Do	52
Blake	Penney	7	Arashi Do Martial Arts, Red Deer	53
Lucas	Jackson	7	ArashiDo Fort Saskatchewan	54
SAVANNA	JEWISON	7	Arashi Do North Edmonton	57
Darrell	Petras	7	Sherwood Park Araishi Do	58
Magnus	mcfarlane	7	arashi do north	58
Jeffrey	Carr	7	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	59
NGK3 – No Gi (over 61lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Zachary	Loewen	7	Kaiten MMA	60
Emery	Nielsen	7	Arashi Do Fort Saskatchewan	70
Nicholas	Reeve	7	Edmonton Gracie Jiu Jitsu	70
Jaylene	Hopwood	7	Drayton Valley SBGI	80
JJK4 – BJJ (under 60lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Cameron	Armchuk-LaFleur	8	Arashi Do North	47
Kya	Binetruy	9	Arashi Do West Edmonton	49
Nevaeh	Dahl	8	Arashido north	50
Thomas	Yackulic	8	Arashi Do North	53
Mason	Larocque	9	Arashi do west	54.5
Lukass	Legzdins	8	MMA University	55
Alex	Custodio	8	Arashido South	55
Kira	Desrochers	8	Arashi Do North	56
Kaylan	Sprague	8	Arashi Do	58
JJK5 – BJJ (under 75lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Ella	Tryon	8	SBGI Drayton Valley	60
Dreyden	Kamenka	9	Arashi Do North	60
Dominic	Ito	8	Gracie Jiu-Jitsu	61
Sage	Stewart	9	Edson	61
Lucas	Reid	9	Scheers Martial Arts	62
Reid	Boivin	8	Arashi Do Fort Sask	63
Owen	Walker	8	SBGi Drayton Valley	64
Jonah	Howard	9	Arashi Do North	64
Miller	Ayling	8	Arashido North	64
Jakob	Turner	8	Arishi Do – North	65
Jaena	Orenchuk	9	Scheers	67
Ethan	Cyr	9	fight sports canada	68
Alexander	Rendell	9	Donnan	69.5
Nolan	Smith	8	SBGi Drayton Valley	70
Jackson	Massey	9	St. Albert Jiu Jitsu	70
Aidan	Wicks	8	Donnan	71
Aiden	Walker	9	SBGi Drayton Valley	74
JJK6 – BJJ (under 90lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Tyrol	mcfarlane	8	arashi do north	79
Summer	Cossey	8	Donnan Elementary	80
Kaitlyn	hildebrand	8	SBGI	81
Tarick	Hopwood	9	Drayton Valley SBGI	82
Joshua	Lundin	9	Elite Tae Kwon Do	83
Lilah	Harvey	8	Arashi-do Edmonton West	85
Leythan	Boucher	9	Donnan	85
Sebastien	Gonzalez	9	BJJ Fight club	87
JJK7 – BJJ (over 91lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Aidan	Gresik	9	Hayabusa	96
JrMt8/9 – Muay Thai

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Kira	Desrochers	8	Arashi Do North	56
James	Adam	8	Leduc	62
Miller	Ayling	8	Arashido North	64
Ryder	Munro	8	ArashiDo Fort Saskatchewan	67
Owen	Lenz	8	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	75
Tyrol	mcfarlane	8	arashi do north	79
Scott	Hourie	9	Arashido Fort Saskatchewan	85
NGK4 – No Gi (under 60lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Cameron	Armchuk-LaFleur	8	Arashi Do North	47
Nevaeh	Dahl	8	Arashido north	50
Thomas	Yackulic	8	Arashi Do North	53
Lukass	Legzdins	8	MMA University	55
Alex	Custodio	8	Arashido South	55
Kira	Desrochers	8	Arashi Do North	56
Kaylan	Sprague	8	Arashi Do	58
NGK5 – No Gi (under 75lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Ella	Tryon	8	SBGI Drayton Valley	60
Dreyden	Kamenka	9	Arashi Do North	60
Dominic	Ito	8	Gracie Jiu-Jitsu	61
Sage	Stewart	9	Edson	61
Lucas	Reid	9	Scheers Martial Arts	62
Owen	Walker	8	SBGi Drayton Valley	64
Jonah	Howard	9	Arashi Do North	64
Miller	Ayling	8	Arashido North	64
Jakob	Turner	8	Arishi Do – North	65
Jaena	Orenchuk	9	Scheers	67
Ethan	Cyr	9	fight sports canada	68
Alexander	Rendell	9	Donnan	69.5
Nolan	Smith	8	SBGi Drayton Valley	70
Jackson	Massey	9	St. Albert Jiu Jitsu	70
Aiden	Walker	9	SBGi Drayton Valley	74
NGK6 – No Gi (under 90lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Tyrol	mcfarlane	8	arashi do north	79
Summer	Cossey	8	Donnan Elementary	80
Kaitlyn	hildebrand	8	SBGI	81
Tarick	Hopwood	9	Drayton Valley SBGI	82
Joshua	Lundin	9	Elite Tae Kwon Do	83
Leythan	Boucher	9	Donnan	85
NGK7 – No Gi (over 91lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Aidan	Gresik	9	Hayabusa	96
JJK8 – BJJ (under 70lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Eric	Armchuk-LaFleur	10	Arashi Do North	60
Nate	Demidiuk	10	MMA University	65
Jaden	Urusky	11	west edmonton arashi do	69
JJK9 – BJJ (under 85lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Theo	Blackett	10	Calgary Brazilian jiu jitsu fight club	70
Émmanuel	Trickett	11	Scheer’s Martial Arts	73
Alexander	Johnson	10	Scheers	74.4
Leia	Brown	10	Hayabusa Training Centre	74.5
Shyler	Stewart	11	Edson	75
Evana	Helm	10	Akashi do west	77
Lee-Anne	Larocque	11	arashido-North	81
olivia	scornaienchi	10	arashi do north	83
Briana	Palma	10	Complete Fitness Martial Arts	85
JJK10 – BJJ (under 100lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Brett	Dalton	11	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	85
Braven	Wildwood	11	Arashido sherwood park	90
Carson	Orenchuk	11	Scheers	91
Ethan	Howeg	11	MMAU Calgary/ ATOS BJJ	92
AJ	Sandulac	11	Arashi Do red Deer	94
Kyan	Hill	10	The Fire Martial Arts	94
Madysen	Howard	11	Arashi Do North	97
JJK11 – BJJ (over 101lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Rebekah	Pequin	11	SBG DRAYTON VALLEY	110
Logan	Tryon	11	SGBI Drayton Valley	120
Alyssa	Carter	11	Kamikaze punishment	132
Jenessa	hildebrand	11	SBGI	137
JrMt10/11 – Muay Thai

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Evan	Uhuad	10	Arashi Do Martial Arts, Edmonton South	65
Jaden	Urusky	11	west edmonton arashi do	69
Nico	Sarnelli	11	Complete fitness & martial arts	70
Brandon	Auger	12	Arashi Do	81
Noah	Crozier	10	Complete fitness and Martial Arts	85
Briana	Palma	10	Complete Fitness Martial Arts	85
Cody	Newman	11	Arashi-Do	90
Simon	Johnston	11	Arashi Do South	108
Jerykah	Geneblazo	11	Arashi Do South	110
Alyssa	Carter	11	Kamikaze punishment	132
NGK8 – No Gi (under 70lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Eric	Armchuk-LaFleur	10	Arashi Do North	60
Nate	Demidiuk	10	MMA University	65
NGK9 – No Gi (under 85lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Émmanuel	Trickett	11	Scheer’s Martial Arts	73
Alexander	Johnson	10	Scheers	74.4
Leia	Brown	10	Hayabusa Training Centre	74.5
Shyler	Stewart	11	Edson	75
Lee-Anne	Larocque	11	arashido-North	81
olivia	scornaienchi	10	arashi do north	83
NGK10 – No Gi (under 100lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Brett	Dalton	11	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	85
Braven	Wildwood	11	Arashido sherwood park	90
Carson	Orenchuk	11	Scheers	91
Ethan	Howeg	11	MMAU Calgary/ ATOS BJJ	92
Kyan	Hill	10	The Fire Martial Arts	94
Madysen	Howard	11	Arashi Do North	97
NGK11 – No Gi (over 101lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Rebekah	Pequin	11	SBG DRAYTON VALLEY	110
Logan	Tryon	11	SGBI Drayton Valley	120
Jenessa	hildebrand	11	SBGI	137
JJK12 – BJJ (under 90lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Gabriel	Brown	12	Hayabusa Training Centre	71.5
Justin	Urquhart	13	MMA University	90
Kaley	Willsher	12	arashi do	90
*JJK12A – BJJ (under 90lbs)** *Colored belts Yellow or higher

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Damyen	Reid	12	Scheers Martial Arts	62
JJK13 – BJJ (under 105lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Josef	Lundin	12	Elite Tae Kwon Do	97
Phoenix	Collingridge	13	MMA University	99
*JJK13A – BJJ (under 105lbs)** *Colored belts Yellow or higher

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Molly	Lindsay	13	Scheers Martial Arts	97
Jayden	Keenan	13	Sherwood Park	100
ryan	duchscherer	13	Gracie Barra Edmonton	103
JJK14 – BJJ (under 120lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Riley	Gartman	13	Complete fitness martial arts	110
Tyson	Seinen	13	Arashi Do North	111
James	Kruger	13	St Albert Jiu-Jitsu Dojo	111
Shane	Fortin	13	Legends	114
Jibreal	ElChkifi	13	MMA university	118
Brooklyn	Young	12	Arashido RD	120
Brynn	Wildwood	13	arashido sherwood park	120
JJK15 – BJJ (over 121lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Noah	Sexsmith	13	Hayabusa	121
Ethan	Holloway	13	MMA University	125
Caleb	Jackson	12	Donnan BJJ	135
Liam	Buchholtz	12	Arashi Do Martial Arts	145
*JJK15A – BJJ (over 121lbs)** *Colored belts Yellow or higher

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Lotus	Trefz	13	Donnan Brazilian JiuJitsu	121
paris	vulic	13	Arashido north	130
Declan	Fitzpatrick	12	Arashi Do North	134
JrMt12/13 – Muay Thai

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Cameron	Spilak	13	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	95
Dana	Perkin	35	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	100
Shane	Fortin	13	Legends	114
NGK12 – No Gi (under 90lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Gabriel	Brown	12	Hayabusa Training Centre	71.5
Kaley	Willsher	12	arashi do	90
*NGK12A – No Gi (under 90lbs)** *Colored belts Yellow or higher

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Damyen	Reid	12	Scheers Martial Arts	62
NGK13 – No Gi (under 105lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Josef	Lundin	12	Elite Tae Kwon Do	97
Phoenix	Collingridge	13	MMA University	99
*NGK13A – No Gi (under 105lbs)** *Colored belts Yellow or higher

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Molly	Lindsay	13	Scheers Martial Arts	97
ryan	duchscherer	13	Gracie Barra Edmonton	103
NGK14 – No Gi (under 120lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Riley	Gartman	13	Complete fitness martial arts	110
James	Kruger	13	St Albert Jiu-Jitsu Dojo	111
Tyson	Seinen	13	Arashi Do North	111
Shane	Fortin	13	Legends	114
Jibreal	ElChkifi	13	MMA university	118
Brynn	Wildwood	13	arashido sherwood park	120
NGK15 – No Gi (over 121lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Noah	Sexsmith	13	Hayabusa	121
Ethan	Holloway	13	MMA University	125
Caleb	Jackson	12	Donnan BJJ	135
*NGK15A – No Gi (over 121lbs)** *Colored belts Yellow or higher

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
paris	vulic	13	Arashido north	130
Declan	Fitzpatrick	12	Arashi Do North	134
JJT2 – BJJ (under 120lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Alexandra	McCullough	14	The Fire	115
*JJT2A – BJJ (under 120lbs)** *Colored belts Yellow or higher

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Jacob	Mogg	14	Arashi do Sherwood park	113
JJT2E – BJJ (under 120lbs) **Elite children

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
owen	kucy	14	arashi do	118
JJT3 – BJJ (under 140lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Connor	Lowry	15	Arashido	127
Blain	Dahl	15	SBGI	135
Joel	Fleck	14	Elite	140
*JJT3A – BJJ (under 140lbs)** *Colored belts Yellow or higher

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Micah	Boldt	15	Arashi Do North	125
david	elliott	14	The BJJ Program	132
JJT3E – BJJ (under 140lbs) **Elite children

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Dustin	Lueke	14	Arashido Whyte	131
JJT4 – BJJ (over 141lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
gage	Eccleston	14	arashi do sylvan lake	155
*JJT4A – BJJ (over 141lbs)** *Colored belts Yellow or higher		(over 141lbs) *Colored belts Yellow or higher

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
CYRO	Mandapat	16	Tilt MMA	180
JJT4E – BJJ (over 141lbs) **Elite children

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Liam	Dalton	15	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	155
Austin	Gartman	16	Complete fitness martial arts	165
JrMt14/16 – Muay Thai

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
owen	kucy	14	arashi do	118
Connor	Lowry	15	Arashido	127
claudy	leblanc	15	complete fitness and martial arts	128
manon	Alvarez	16	Arashido sylvan lake	140
Caius	Sieben-weed	16	Sherwood park arashi do	145
gage	Eccleston	14	arashi do sylvan lake	155
NGT2 – No Gi (under 120lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Alexandra	McCullough	14	The Fire	115
*NGT2A – No Gi (under 120lbs)** *Colored belts Yellow or higher

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Jacob	Mogg	14	Arashi do Sherwood park	113
NGT2E – No Gi (under 120lbs) **Elite children

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
owen	kucy	14	arashi do	118
NGT3 – No Gi (under 140lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Connor	Lowry	15	Arashido	127
Blain	Dahl	15	SBGI	135
Joel	Fleck	14	Elite	140
*NGT3A – No Gi (under 140lbs)** *Colored belts Yellow or higher

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
david	elliott	14	The BJJ Program	132
NGT3E – No Gi (under 140lbs) **Elite children

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Dustin	Lueke	14	Arashido Whyte	131
*NGT4A – No Gi (over 141lbs)** *Colored belts Yellow or higher

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Dallas	Herman	15	Rimbey MMA	195
NGT4E – No Gi (over 141lbs) **Elite children

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Liam	Dalton	15	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	155
Austin	Gartman	16	Complete fitness martial arts	165
JJF1 – BJJ (under 130lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Khuyen	khuong	31	arashido Whyte	115
Shelby	Girard	14	SBGi	122
Kim	St-Georges	34	Gracie Barra Calgary	122
Minh	Huynh	39	Gracie Barra Calgary	124
JJF2 – BJJ (under 150lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
shanelle	Clarke	16	arashido Springbank	137
kate	Danilova	20	bowmans mma	139
Tina	dahl	33	Arashido north	140
Jacinta	Hagel	47	Arashi do West Edmonton	140
Caitlin	Hurd	27	Arashi Do Whyte	144
Brooklyn	Fedoretz-Maxwell	17	Arashido/Donnan	148
Shannon	Armstrong	34	arashido north	148
Sashya	Churchill	38	The Fire	150
JJF3 – BJJ (over 151lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Lyndell	Berry	36	Gracie Barra	150
Melinda	Hertig	26	Chung Bros	156
Natalie	Gummer	40	Arashi Do Whyte	160
Emily	Richard	27	Arashi do Leduc	166
Kate	Hahn	26	Leduc Arashi-Do	175
KBF1 – Kickboxing under 1 year exp. (under 130lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Helen	Du	29	Arashi do North	130
claudy	leblanc	15	complete fitness and martial arts	128 lbs
KBF2 – Kickboxing under 1 year exp. (under 150lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
kate	Danilova	20	bowmans mma	139
Emily	Stanton	19	Kamikaze Punishment	149 lbs
KBF3 – Kickboxing under 1 year exp. (over 151lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Melissa	Pfeifle	35	Complete fitness and martial arts	160
MTF1 – Muay Thai over 1 year exp. (under 130lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Lilian	Lam	23	Panther Gym	129
MTF2 – Muay Thai over 1 year exp. (under 150lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Lilian	Lam	23	Panther Gym	129
NGF1 – BJJ (under 130lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Khuyen	khuong	31	arashido Whyte	115
Shelby	Girard	14	SBGi	122
Kim	St-Georges	34	Gracie Barra Calgary	122
NGF2 – BJJ (under 150lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Jacinta	Hagel	47	Arashi do West Edmonton	140
Sashya	Churchill	38	The Fire	150
NGF3 – BJJ (over 151lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Melinda	Hertig	26	Chung Bros	156
Emily	Richard	27	Arashi do Leduc	166
Kate	Hahn	26	Leduc Arashi-Do	175
EXJJ – BJJ (divisions made at ring)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
ahmad	kabalan	35	gracie humaita Fort Mcmurray	155
trevor	clarke	46	arashido springbank	168
Genilson	Ribeiro de Melo	39	Brazil 021	169
Calvin	Yeong	35	Arashi-Do Martial Arts (North Edmonton)	185
David	Prevost	49	WTTU Martial Arts	185
Dylan	Ferguson	41	Arashi-do Red Deer	189
Darren	Makeiff	41	Rodrigo Resende BJJ	192
Kevin	Deamond	41	Edson Arashido	194
sergio	scornaienchi	41	arashi do north	197
Bill	Campbell	44	SBG Drayton Valley	200
Matthew	Brooks	43	Arashi do North	220
Ryan	Carignan	44	Five Star Fort St. John	204
michael	bonde	45	Arashi-Do Behring BJJ	204
Shad	Potts	36	Fivestar	205
Adetokunbo	Adeleke	39	Arashi do Sylvan Lake	225
Brent	Kamenka	41	Arashi Do North	287
JJN1 – BJJ (under 140lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
greg	sampson	24	Bowman’s	139
JJN2 – BJJ (under 155lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Gaelen	Kavanagh	28	Gracey barra edmonton	149
Jimmi	Sanchez	24	Hayabusa training centre	150
Tyrrell	Coates	20	SBG	140-150
Nathan	Darlington	18	St.Albert Jiu Jistu	150 lbs
JJN3 – BJJ (under 170lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Robbie	Jaggard	29	Sbgi Drayton Valley	165
Abel	Burroughs	22	BlackSheep MMA	170
JJN4 – BJJ (under 185lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Vance	Steblyk	21	Arashi-do Edmonton North	175
Dylan	Ouellette	22	Arashi Do North	180
Fabio	Bendana	22	The Fire	180
JJN5 – BJJ (under 205lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Keir	Nagtegaal	24	Arash Do North	201
JJN6 – BJJ (over 206lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Jared	Nielsen	33	Arashi Do Fort Saskatchewan	220
KBN1 – Kickboxing (under 140lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Isaiah	Bean	18	Arashi do south	130
KBN2 – Kickboxing (under 155lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Clay	Dixon	??	Kamikaze	155
Jimmi	Sanchez	24	Hayabusa training centre	150
KBN3 – Kickboxing (under 170lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Abel	Burroughs	22	BlackSheep MMA	170
Jesse	Bull	25	blacksheep mma	175
KBN5 – Kickboxing (under 205lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Matthew	Robinson	31	Arashi do	198
KBN6 – Kickboxing (over 206lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Slawek	Oleksza	28	KamikazePunishmant	230
NGN1 – No Gi (under 140lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Isaiah	Bean	18	Arashi do south	130
greg	sampson	24	Bowman’s	139
NGN2 – No Gi (under 155lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Gaelen	Kavanagh	28	Gracey barra edmonton	149
Jimmi	Sanchez	24	Hayabusa training centre	150
Tyrrell	Coates	20	SBG	140-150
Nathan	Darlington	18	St.Albert Jiu Jistu	150 lbs
NGN3 – No Gi (under 170lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Robbie	Jaggard	29	Sbgi Drayton Valley	165
Dylan	Lucyk	22	Arashi Do South	170
Nikolay	Todorov	24	none	169 lbs
NGN4 – No Gi (under 185lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Vance	Steblyk	21	Arashi-do Edmonton North	175
NGN5 – No Gi (under 205lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Keir	Nagtegaal	24	Arash Do North	201
NGN6 – No Gi (over 206lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Jared	Nielsen	33	Arashi Do Fort Saskatchewan	220
JJI1 – BJJ (under 140lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Alex	Gupal	27	The Fire Martial Arts and Fitness	125
Kyle	Baryluk	27	Fivestar	139
Luke	Benoit	20	Bowman’s Martial Arts	140
JJI2 – BJJ (under 155lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Rhad	Brown	26	Rodrigo Resende BJJ	145
JJI3 – BJJ (under 170lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Matt	Richard	28	Arashi do Leduc	160
Genilson	Ribeiro de Melo	39	Brazil 021	169
Neil	Buchanan	30	Gracie Barra Calgary	169
Brett	burak	17	Crank gym	170
JJI4 – BJJ (under 185lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Marc	Saint-Martin	38	Brasil 21	178
Denis	Roberge	29	fight sports Canada	180
Nathan	Leia	32	Brazil 021	183
JJI5 – BJJ (under 205lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
LORNE	BULLION	31	KAMIKAZE PUNISHMENT	196
Tyson	Loader	27	Arashi Do Leduc	200
Yan	Kravinsky	17	Sbg Drayton Valley	200
JJI6 – BJJ (over 206lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Mark	Schreiber	31	Arashi Do West	210
Matthew	Brooks	43	Arashi do North	220
kevin	hildebrand	34	SBGI	230
Jon	Carter	38	Kamikaze punishment	241
James	Miller	32	Arashi Do Fort Saskatchewan	250
MTA1 – Muay Thai (under 140lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Luke	Benoit	20	Bowman’s Martial Arts	140
MTA2 – Muay Thai (under 155lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Clay	Dixon	??	Kamikaze	155
MTA3 – Muay Thai (under 170lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Bailey	Hines	17	Arashhido Sherwood Park	160
Pj	Luhanga	27	N/A	168
Mark donald brett	kaminsky	32	arashi do	171
MTA4 – Muay Thai (under 185lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Dylan	Ouellette	22	Arashi Do North	180
Tristan	Unruh	25	bowmans mma	185
Isaac	MacDonald	21	Arashido red deer	185
Adam	Macdonald	21	Arashi do martial arts	185
David	Armfield	25	Arashi Do West Edmonton	185
MTA5 – Muay Thai (under 205lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Jason	Mclachlan	29	arashido north	195
taylor	bull	28	blacksheep mma	205
MTA6 – Muay Thai (over 206lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Slawek	Oleksza	28	KamikazePunishmant	230
James	Miller	32	Arashi Do Fort Saskatchewan	250
Glenn	Brophy	40	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	255
Trevor	Wiebe	30	Arashi-do North	278
NGI1 – BJJ (under 140lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Alex	Gupal	27	The Fire Martial Arts and Fitness	125
Kyle	Baryluk	27	Fivestar	139
Luke	Benoit	20	Bowman’s Martial Arts	140
NGI3 – BJJ (under 170lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Matt	Richard	28	Arashi do Leduc	160
Nikolay	Todorov	24	none	169
Jesse	Bull	25	blacksheep mma	175
NGI5 – BJJ (under 205lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Kevin	Deamond	41	Edson Arashido	194
LORNE	BULLION	31	KAMIKAZE PUNISHMENT	196
Yan	Kravinsky	17	Sbg Drayton Valley	200
NGI6 – BJJ (over 206lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Mark	Schreiber	31	Arashi Do West	210
kevin	hildebrand	34	SBGI	230
Jon	Carter	38	Kamikaze punishment	241
James	Miller	32	Arashi Do Fort Saskatchewan	250
JJA1 – BJJ (under 140lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Scott	Davidson	24	Scheer’s martial arts	140
JJA2 – BJJ (under 155lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Neil	Topinka	26	Brazil 0-21	145
Rowan	campbell	17	Sbg Drayton Valley	146
Antun	Kovacevic	29	Arashi-do Whyte	148
Alex	Zieske	19	Rdc Jiu Jitsu	149
Ron	Little	40	gracie barra edmonton	150
Levi	Girard	16	SBGi Drayton Valley	150
Brad	Hooey	24	Arashi-do	152
Pablo	Retamozo	30	Arashi-Do Whyte	154.9
Kyle	Dunlop	32	Brazil 021 Edmonton	155
Matt	Good	26	Independent	155
ahmad	kabalan	35	gracie humaita Fort Mcmurray	155
JJA3 – BJJ (under 170lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
David	Power	29	The Fire	160
Jean-Philippe Marotte	Marotte	25	Arashi-D0 calgary Acadia	160
Zach	pye	21	Hayabusa	165
Michael	Credle	27	Scheers Martial Arts	170
connor	willis	22	arashido south	170
JJA4 – BJJ (under 185lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Brian	Kong	31	Arashi Do West Edmonton	175
Denis	Roberge	29	fight sports Canada	180
Will	Stacey	25	Scheer’s Martial Arts	180
Tristan	Unruh	25	bowmans mma	185
David	Armfield	25	Arashi Do West Edmonton	185
JJA5- BJJ (under 205lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Jason	Fraser	29	ADMA North Edmonton	187
Noah	Goerz	20	kaiten	190
Bryan	Capiak	26	Arashi do north	195
brad	alexander	35	arashi-do west edmonton	195
Bill	Campbell	44	SBG Drayton Valley	200
cameron	carew	28	Gracie Humaita	205
JJA6 – BJJ (over 206lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Adam	George	24	Gracie Barra Edmonton	215
Adetokunbo	Adeleke	39	Arashi do Sylvan Lake	225
Tyler	Glabus	32	Bonneyville Humaita	233
Ryan	Drent	23	Fort Saskatchewan Arashi Do	240
Vukas	Pekez	27	Rodrigo Resende Academy	248
Brian	Marr	??	Arashi Do Sherwood Park	???
Correy	Payette	25	Arashi-Do North	295
NGA1 – No Gi (under 140lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Scott	Davidson	24	Scheer’s martial arts	140
NGA2 – No Gi (under 155lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Neil	Topinka	26	Brazil 0-21	145
Rowan	campbell	17	Sbg Drayton Valley	146
Levi	Girard	16	SBGi Drayton Valley	150
Brad	Hooey	24	Arashi-do	152
Matt	Good	26	Independent	155
ahmad	kabalan	35	gracie humaita Fort Mcmurray	155
NGA3 – No Gi (under 170lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Jean-Philippe Marotte	Marotte	25	Arashi-D0 calgary Acadia	160
Tate	Rawling	20	Kaiten MMA	165
Josh	Carroll	30	Champion’s Creed	165
Michael	Credle	27	Scheers Martial Arts	170
connor	willis	22	arashido south	170
NGA4 – No Gi (under 185lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Brian	Kong	31	Arashi Do West Edmonton	175
Will	Stacey	25	Scheer’s Martial Arts	180
Tristan	Unruh	25	bowmans mma	185
NGA5 – No Gi (under 205lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Jason	Fraser	29	ADMA North Edmonton	187
Daniel	Lemieux	30	CFMA	190
Noah	Goerz	20	kaiten	190
Bryan	Capiak	26	Arashi do north	195
brad	alexander	35	arashi-do west edmonton	195
taylor	bull	28	blacksheep mma	205
cameron	carew	28	Gracie Humaita	205
NGA6 – No Gi (over 206lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Cameron	Dyck	30	Edmonton Gracie Jiu Jitsu	206
Dusty	Kramps	33	Champions Creed Martial Arts	210
Adam	George	24	Gracie Barra Edmonton	215
Tyler	Glabus	32	Bonneyville Humaita	233
Ryan	Drent	23	Fort Saskatchewan Arashi Do	240
Vukas	Pekez	27	Rodrigo Resende Academy	248
Correy	Payette	25	Arashi-Do North	295
JJE3 – BJJ (under 170lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Bashir	Kazemipur	26	Gracie Barra Calgary	165
Eric	Andre	22	Scheers Martial arts	165
Andrew	Worthington	30	Arashido	168
Julian	Fisher	29	The Fire	170
JJE4 – BJJ (under 185lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Denis	Roberge	29	fight sports Canada	180
Brandon	Tsui	30	Arashido North / Arashido Whyte	185
Calvin	Yeong	35	Arashi-Do Martial Arts (North Edmonton)	185
Marc	Lanouette	31	Arashi Do North	185
JJE5 – BJJ (under 205lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Darren	Makeiff	41	Rodrigo Resende BJJ	192
Jabriel	Elkassem	26	Gracie Barra Calgary	195
sergio	scornaienchi	41	arashi do north	197
JJE6 – BJJ (over 206lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Joshua	Tomik	34	Rodrigo Resende	217
Mike	Chandra	35	Arashi Do Martial Arts	227
NGE3 – No Gi (under 170lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
David	Power	29	The Fire	160
Tate	Rawling	20	Kaiten MMA	165
Bashir	Kazemipur	26	Gracie Barra Calgary	165
Eric	Andre	22	Scheers Martial arts	165
Andrew	Worthington	30	Arashido	168
Julian	Fisher	29	The Fire	170
NGE4 – No Gi (under 185lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Matt	Bagshaw	25	champions creed	175
Craig	Shintani	23	The Fire Martial Arts	175
Brandon	Tsui	30	Arashido North / Arashido Whyte	185
Calvin	Yeong	35	Arashi-Do Martial Arts (North Edmonton)	185
Marc	Lanouette	31	Arashi Do North	185
NGE5 – No Gi (under 205lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Darren	Makeiff	41	Rodrigo Resende BJJ	192
Jabriel	Elkassem	26	Gracie Barra Calgary	195
sergio	scornaienchi	41	arashi do north	197
Bill	Campbell	44	SBG Drayton Valley	200
NGE6 – No Gi (over 206lbs)

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Cameron	Dyck	30	Edmonton Gracie Jiu Jitsu	206
AB1 – Absolute White

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
kate	Danilova	20	bowmans mma	139
Luke	Benoit	20	Bowman’s Martial Arts	140
Gaelen	Kavanagh	28	Gracey barra edmonton	149
Melinda	Hertig	26	Chung Bros	156
Robbie	Jaggard	29	Sbgi Drayton Valley	165
Denis	Roberge	29	fight sports Canada	180
Yan	Kravinsky	17	Sbg Drayton Valley	200
AB2 – Absolute Blue

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Rowan	campbell	17	Sbg Drayton Valley	146
Antun	Kovacevic	29	Arashi-do Whyte	148
Alex	Zieske	19	Rdc Jiu Jitsu	149
Ron	Little	40	gracie barra edmonton	150
Pablo	Retamozo	30	Arashi-Do Whyte	154.9
Matt	Good	26	Independent	155
David	Power	29	The Fire	160
Natalie	Gummer	40	Arashi Do Whyte	160
Zach	pye	21	Hayabusa	165
Tristan	Unruh	25	bowmans mma	185
Jabriel	Elkassem	26	Gracie Barra Calgary	195
Bill	Campbell	44	SBG Drayton Valley	200
cameron	carew	28	Gracie Humaita	205
Dusty	Kramps	33	Champions Creed Martial Arts	210
Adam	George	24	Gracie Barra Edmonton	215
Tyler	Glabus	32	Bonneyville Humaita	233
Correy	Payette	25	Arashi-Do North	295
AB3 – Absolute Purple

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Bashir	Kazemipur	26	Gracie Barra Calgary	165
Brandon	Tsui	30	Arashido North / Arashido Whyte	185
Dylan	Ferguson	41	Arashi-do Red Deer	189
Shad	Potts	36	Fivestar	205
AB4 – Absolute Brown

First Name	Last Name	Age	School Representing	Weight (lbs)
Julian	Fisher	29	The Fire	170
Calvin	Yeong	35	Arashi-Do Martial Arts (North Edmonton)	185
Darren	Makeiff	41	Rodrigo Resende BJJ	192
Joshua	Tomik	34	Rodrigo Resende	217
Mike	Chandra	35	Arashi Do Martial Arts	227

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Schedule for the day

Posted on May 28, 2015 by myackulic

YOU MUST BE AT THE EVENT 1 HOUR BEFORE YOUR DIVISION IS SCHEDULED.

If you show up late you will be disqualified.

Your division will be called roughly 30 minutes before it is scheduled. You will be called to the Bullpen/Warmup Area to weigh in and organize the division.

Kids BJJ divisions will be immediately before No Gi please do not take an extended leave to change between divisions.

Once you arrive please go to the registration table to check in and get your wristband. We will write the division numbers on the wristband then.

Spectators will pay $5 (for those over 10) and get a wristband.

8am doors open

10am – Children 4-6 Game, Women BJJ/No Gi

10:30am – Children 7 BJJ/No Gi, Adult Kickboxing

11am – Children 8-9, 10-11, 12-13 BJJ/No Gi

12pm – SUPERFIGHTS, Adult Muay Thai / Executive BJJ

1pm – Purple, Brown, Black Belt BJJ, 14-16 BJJ/No Gi

2pm – Blue Belt BJJ, Children’s Kickboxing all ages

3pm – Submission Series Finals / Adv & Elite No Gi

4pm – White Belt BJJ, Novice & Intermediate No Gi / ALL ABSOLUTE BJJ

If you have any questions please post them here in the comments section

Please read the rules section to stay up to date. Click Here

Please make sure you account for time to get out there… here is the map

Address:
Google Map

Range road 244 and Mons Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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SUPERFIGHTS!!!!!

Posted on May 25, 2015 by myackulic

We have 3 great Superfights this weekend, worth the trip out just to watch them entertain you. Unfortunately one of the fights fell apart. Tim Hague is out with an injury.

Matches will begin at noon and are scheduled for 10 minutes in length.

Starting off the Superfights will be Bashir Kazemipur and Eric Andre. Both are very competitive and accomplished athletes. This No Gi match will be very entertaining and will start at 12pm.

MBS Superfight Poster Josh and Chris

Our 2nd match sees 2 Brown Belts with a ton of skill. Both Chris Mattock and Josh Tomik have numerous years under their belts and are both formidable BJJ Practitioners. This match will begin at 12:15pm

Top of the list are 2 brand new Black Belts. Rob Thompson and Cole Dutchik both received their Black Belts last month and this will be their first competition. A very cool thing to see. Not to be missed. This match is set for 12:30pm

If you haven’t registered already or you didn’t want to compete, I urge you to reconsider. Talk to your coach, you trust them to teach you, trust them to make this decision for you if you are not sure. Tournaments can offer you so much, it’s been 17 years for me and it’s one of my most fun and memorable BJJ experiences ever! It might be for you too.

I really hope to see you Saturday.

Love and respect,

Mike Yackulic

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Special Point about Weight Classes

Posted on May 20, 2015 by myackulic

When looking at the divisions for weights, please be aware that we are allowing 3lbs for Children’s Gis and 4lbs for Adult Gi…

So…

If your child weighs 58lbs but the cut off is 60, they are still fine as the Gi division weight class is 53-63lbs. It is listed as 50-60lbs but we allow 3 pounds for the gi.

For Adults it is the same but 4 lbs. If your Gi division is 155-170, you are fine as long as you weigh in 174.9lbs or under.

Hope that helps with any confusion.

You still have several days to Register… but sooner is better than later.

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A GUIDE FOR THE NOVICE: COMPETING IN BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU

Posted on May 20, 2015 by myackulic

Competition can be a big part of the grappling experience for practitioners who are so inclined. The conventional wisdom is that competition helps expedite progress and enables practitioners to test what they think they know in a martial arts competition, first time competing in grappling, competing in BJJ more realistic environment, under duress. For the first-time competitor, the experience can be daunting. The stimuli fly fast and furiously; the noise of the audience, the referee’s instructions, your coach’s voice, and your own nerves are all elements to deal with over and above the matter at hand, which is trying to grapple well, at a heightened intensity level, against a likely unknown adversary.

I’ve heard it said the ability to compete well is a skill in itself, and as with grappling technique, it’s a skill we can work at. For those of us at the beginning of our competition journey, here is a non-exhaustive list of suggestions that might help the novice competitor have a more enjoyable experience.

Keep it business as usual:

Right before a competition is probably not the best time to alter your usual training routine radically. On game day, try to do what you normally do before you train. Stretch, warm up, eat, listen to music, etc,

Read more here…

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5 Things to Consider for Competition Preperation

Posted on May 19, 2015 by myackulic

I cam across this article the other day and it was a nice short read. Check out the first few here and then go to the site if you like it.

Here are some quick tips of things you should do before a competition, ranging from 3 months out to right before your match. This mainly pertains to beginners that want to start competing. As you become more advanced, you learn what details work best for you.

Start your diet early.

Most competitors have to cut some weight to make the most out of themselves at competitions. If you like competing at your walk-around weight, and you do well, then lucky you! But most have to go through the task of reaching a certain weight, and it’s not easy. The best trick is to lose fat and retain as much muscle as possible during the weight cut. More experienced competitors usually have their own system for this, but it can be very hard for beginners. One of the simplest tips is to start your diet early – don’t procrastinate. Starting early will give you some leeway if you still have some weight to cut. One of the most embarrassing things is to get to the scale overweight and get disqualified.

Start all of your hard rolling early.

The logic here is that you need time to recover from all your hard training. The earlier you start all your shark tanks and conditioning, the earlier you can begin to restore your body for the competition. Also, if you have any injuries, as a result from that training, then you have time to recover and continue your training so you can compete again.

Know when to rest.

It’s good to train hard, but you have to train hard in moderation. Overtraining can very easily lead to injury. If you’re feeling nauseous or feeling some sort of pain, think about it and decide if it’s worth stopping and taking a day off.

Read more here!

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Does Sport BJJ Help Self Defense?

Posted on May 13, 2015 by myackulic

This is a common topic to debate on and this is a great response by Keenan Cornelius

Keenan Cornelius shared Dan Lukehart‘s photo.

August 1, 2014 ·

The whole sport jiu jitsu vs self defense jiu-jiujitsu debate is crazy to me. Of course the guys winning in sports jiu jitsu can defend them selves. The self defense aspects of bjj are white belt to blue belt level. It only takes months to learn them. After that it’s all much more complex and fun. Any one who thinks their self defense jj is more applicable than sport bjj come Atos San Diego comp class. I’ll unleash Carbullido on you. He helped me with worm guard passes more than anyone. But he will wrestle your ass down and kimura quicker than you can say “Helio wouldn’t approve”

Dan Lukehart with Mike Carbullido

Try walking into a major teams competition training and telling them their BJJ isnt good for self defense. See what happens. Go to Atos SD competition class. They are the pinnacle of Sport BJJ. No need to even pick the high profile black belts like Andre, JT, Keenan, Leo or Guto. Ask for the up and comers like Carbullido. See how fast Liera will be on your back. 15-20 seconds? Heck…even go further down the line. Ask for blue belt Pete O’Neal. Hes come by Brea JJ before. Ive seen how he does against casual brown and black belts. Somehow, everybody seems to understand if THEY personally went in the room they would get their butt kicked, but in a hypothetical street fight situation the sport guy would get stomped because they are doing crazy competition stuff. Put faces on it. Make it real. Look at Mikes face in this pic. Look in his eyes. Look in Galvaos eyes. Imagine some random guy on the streets attacking him in this moment. This picture is about 10 seconds before I competed with him. Hes a tough guy…. Period. Punches, gi, no gi, whatever. He understands MOVEMENT. He gave up his entire life to train with Andre so he can be the best. Don’t knock what got him and others so tough.

Don’t close yourself off to ANY technique for its benefits are not always immediately clear. Double guard pull? Try training 3 times a day and by Wed when your muscles and joints are so sore you can hardly walk. You can still be on the mat working leg locks, leg drags and timing because its a position that can be easy on the joints…You might even stumble on a way to come up from a sweep in a better way. Worm Guard? Introduces you to angles and back takes from a different perspective which concepts and movement transcend any one position.

You argue that thats all well and good, but its when people only focus on those techniques. Who are these people? Mason of AOJ white belt berimbolo fame? If hes pulling these techniques off to win a blue belt world championship, its sheer ignorance to think he wouldn’t be able to be successful if somebody bear hugged him from behind. Ask him to show you the technical escape, and he might (even likely?) wouldnt be able to show you exactly what you are looking for out of him. He will still escape if you allow him the opportunity resist 100%.

Sport techniques…lets just say Berimbolo for now….its not a technique to confuse the opponent and somehow trick your way to victory. One would think that if they watched the sport develop from afar and are not in the day to day grind. There is an intimate sense of angles, coordination….timing. If you resist the main method in which to develop this, you are limiting yourself.

The analogy to sport TKD or sport Karate is a bad one. Want to know why? Because this isnt 1993. Any time you are practicing techniques against fully resisting opponents it has some application in a real fight given proper context. You wouldn’t know that if you didnt follow the rapid evolution of MMA and realize the wide variety of striking and grappling techniques & philosophies that have been assimilated into real fighting situations. Many of these flashy techniques, when layered on proper training and skill foundation, turned out to be quite effective indeed! Against highly skilled opponents no less! Much of the BS stuff worked! If you didnt even know your own brother fought Saku in modern MMA, how are you going to know this fact? How are you going to know that 50/50 is an entirely viable position if you have not seen how it happens in real MMA fights?

Is it any coincidence that the most commonly practiced disciplines in MMA have rich sports to go along with them? Wrestling? MT? BJJ? Why is wrestling the most dominate base? Like in BJJ, only a limited amount of the techniques work in an MMA context. Much of the techniques in wrestling are a flat out bad idea. It works for one reason above all: They are tough as nails and grappling with some sort of sense of positional dominance is effective in a fight . Everybody in a wrestling room is a competitor. Its a dog eat dog world. The strong survive, the weak are cut. People work until their is sweat coming off the walls and you break down and simultaneously cry and throw up. There is no instruction for self defense what so ever! Its high level sport doing its thing. Any D1 wrestler with no cross training has overwhelming odds of success in a streat fighting situation. As do tough Judo sport players. How much BS junk relative to a real fight do you think Ronda practiced if you broke it down on that level? How much sport only grip fighting sequences? Does she use her Judo stance when striking? However, All of it informed her MMA skill set in some way.

Listen to the perspective of the older generation. They are extremely knowledgeable and have much to share about the history, mindset and techniques of the art. They can also help make you high level in sport BJJ. However, be careful who you empower to represent current BJJ landscape. Previous champions should be apart of the discussion, but their perspective should not be the ONLY ones guiding it. Any organization that excludes current leaders perspectives and thinks their views should be cleansed is a joke. If you surround yourself with students and yes men, you might get the impression that its only a small fraction of people that would disagree with you and they must be washed away through reeducation. The same statement would hold if it was the converse was true and didnt include past leaders. All perspectives should be included. The top competitors have so many organization formats they compete under and will adapt to any circumstance. Advantages, no advantages, points, no points, gi, no gi, heel hooks, reaping ect. It will still be the same guys winning with the same amazing BJJ with adjusted strategy to achieve victory. Keenan vs Casey anybody? So much for only doing Reverse De La Worm Guard and wins by points. I like Caseys BJJ too. It has some great strong points!

On the mat, if you tell me you are not interested in self defense what-so-ever, we are going to learn how to block punches from the guard and do slap fighting for rolling. If you come and tell me you only want to do self defense, ill have you working worm guard. Yin and yang. This post is no different. It is my yang to part of the communities Yin. I am presenting only one side of my total views because its under represented at the current time.

Most of all, certainly don’t pretend elite competitors wouldn’t be able to defend themselves well against untrained attackers head locking them. Goodness.

There you go guys and gals… if you are interested in Self Defense, this tournament is a great chance to test your skills under pressure and nerves. Remember…

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Posted on May 11, 2015 by myackulic

Only 5 days left to register at sale prices.

ONLY ONLINE REGISTRATION THIS YEAR! No day of.

Last year we had 220 people register online and over 200 register at the door. We were disappointed in how long it took to register people and we are hopeful online registration will speed up the process and allow us to give a more accurate schedule for the days events.

Rates go up on Saturday, so don’t waste any time, get in now!

Some people were confused with the registration process. If you need help please give me an email. mYackulic@ArashiDo.com

One of the points of confusion is that there is no single division entries. We are dealing with that right now and will have an option up right away. We offer everyone a chance to enter the second division for no extra charge so everyone can get more experience.

If you register BEFORE May 15 to get early bird prices. You can still register up until May 27 though.

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