Mind Body Soul

We are awarding up to 16 Custom Championship Belts!

We have never had this many belts go out in one tournament before and we are super excited about it.  There is going to be some fantastic fights for those testing themselves in these special divisions.

We have 4 Super Fights Belts!  These matches have been prearranged for some time now and I know the guys are itching to compete.  Matches start at 11am, so come out and cheer these guys on.

Brown Belt Match – Josh Tomik vs. Chris Mattock: 8 Minutes No Gi

No Gi Superfight Belt Match – Eric Andre vs. Bashir Kazemipur: 8 Minutes No Gi

Black Belt Match – Cole Dutchik vs. Rob Thompson: 10 Minutes BJJ

Heavyweight Superfight Match – Tim Hague vs. Correy Payette: 10 Minutes No Gi

We have 5 Absolute BJJ Belts for the Black Belts, Brown Belts, Purple Belts, Blue Belts and White Belts!  These belts are up for grabs to competitors in their respective division.  You MUST compete in your Gi Division to be allowed to compete in the Absolute Division, but you do not have to place to be allowed to compete for the belt.

The Absolute division will be at the end of the day, 4pm to make sure people get a rest before this division starts.

We have 6 Submission Series No Gi Belts for those that place in The Submission Series throughout the year.  You will see many good matches and with it being No Gi expect some fast scramble and finishes.  Definitely one not to miss.  These guys will be going at 2pm.

As you can see it will be a busy day.  We hope all the competitors are in good shape and ready to compete at their best.  If you are not competing, come out and cheer them on.

If you still haven’t registered, better get it done soon.  Pre-Registration closes TOMORROW at 11pm.  So now is the time to make your plans.

YOU CAN ONLY REGISTER ONLINE… NOT DAY OF

We are Keeping Costs Low.

This has been a challenging one.  Every year our expenses go up and we strive to make each event better than the last.  The popularity of The Submission Series helps keep the Mind Body Soul getting better so your participation in both is very appreciated.

This year was a big one with the addition of the NEW MATS!  These mats are expensive and very much worth it.  Our goal is to offer the quality of the larger tournaments out there that are charging $100 plus for the 1st division and $80 plus for the second, but for an affordable rate.

We still offer Double Eliminations for the Beginners, Women and Children to offer a chance to get some extra practice, something you definitely don’t get at those big events and we are really trying to get more of the older crew out to compete in the Executive BJJ divisions (35 years and older).

This will be the 14th year of the Mind Body Soul and every year we strive to make YOUR tournament experience better.  If you have any suggestions to make it more enjoyable please let me know, It might not be fixed right away, but we are listening and will do our best for the next event.

We look forward to seeing you out,

Love and respect,

Mike Yackulic

Pre-Registration closes Wednesday May 27 at 11pm.  So now is the time to make your plans.

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We have 4 Great Superfights scheduled for this Saturday and I know the guys are very excited to meet on the mats.  We used to do Superfights in the past and a very happy to bring them back.

Superfights will start at 12pm with:

Brown Belt Match – Josh Tomik vs. Chris Mattock: 8 Minutes No Gi

No Gi Superfight Belt Match – Eric Andre vs. Bashir Kazemipur: 8 Minutes No Gi

Black Belt Match – Cole Dutchik vs. Rob Thompson: 10 Minutes BJJ

Heavyweight Superfight Match – Tim Hague vs. Correy Payette: 10 Minutes No Gi

I know these guys are very excited and have been training hard for Saturday, make sure you come out and make some noise.

If you still haven’t registered, better get it done soon.  Pre-Registration closes Wednesday May 27 at 11pm.  So now is the time to make your plans.

You can register by clicking the link

I know many of you like to wait until the last minute to make sure you get the right divisions.  Pre-Registration closes Wednesday June 18 at 11pm.  So now is the time to make your plans.

You can register here:

http://mindbodysoul2014.eventbrite.ca

If you do miss out on Pre-Registration, don’t worry, you can still register the day of but you’ll definitely out on our sweet Pre-reg gift, the Power Bank valued at $60!

We only have 200 of these earmarked for the ADULTS that Pre-Register, so hop to it!

Good luck with training and see you soon

There is still so many things that I haven’t gotten around to mentioning for this years event.

The schedule that is posted (changed now) was from last year and I forgot to make this years adjustments.

We hope that this schedule will help speed up  the event, mostly by making sure Adult Kickboxing is at a different time than the BJJ events.  For those doing both it will make your day longer but you won’t have to worry about missing your event, or stressing out about running back and forth to compete in different divisions.

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So here we go:

8am doors open

9am – Children 4-6 Game, Women BJJ/No Gi

9:30am – Children 7 BJJ/No Gi, Adult Kickboxing

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

11am – SUPERFIGHTS, Adult Muay Thai

12pm – Purple, Brown, Black Belt BJJ

1pm – Blue Belt BJJ, Children’s Kickboxing

2pm – Submission Series

3pm – Adv & Elite No Gi

3pm – White Belt BJJ, Novice & Intermediate No Gi

4pm – ALL ABSOLUTE BJJ

We ask that all adults wait until 9am to weigh in so we can get the children processed, unless you are competing in Kickboxing.  You can weigh in up until 1 hour before your event is scheduled to run (so if it is slotted for 2pm, weigh ins close at 1pm).

We hope this schedule will also allow people to come when they need as opposed to waiting all day.  We do our best to stay as close to schedule as possible and it stresses me out personally a great deal when we are behind.  So trust me, I am doing my best.

One of the reasons we slow down is the Double Elimination format for beginners and children BJJ, but I really love that people get more experience, so we aren’t changing that.

The next biggest reason is lack of refs/Volunteers.  If you are would like to help volunteer as a timekeeper/scorekeeper (a very simple job) please offer your assistance.  If you are capable of reffing, please email me at myackulic@arashido.com to let me know.  We are also having a reffing clinic at our school to prepare for the event at the North side Arashi Do from 7-9pm.

Good luck to all… still lots more to mention.

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