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Sorry to take so long to get some of this up but here we go:

 

Representing Edmotnon:

 

Under 140 lbs

1. Scott Davidson

2. Blake Dixon

3. Jesse Atwell

4. Kyler T

 

141- 155lbs

1. Ryan Williams

2. Matt Good

3. Austin Ryan

4. Mike Davis

 

156-170lbs

1. Justin Glavish

2. Dominque Arsenault

3. Tyler Davis

4. Chris Chapman

 

171-185lbs

1. Dylan Ferguson

2. Landon Coderre

3. Marc Lanouette

4. Tyson Neufeld

 

186-205lbs

1. Travis Marshal

2. Alex Paul

3. Roger Alves

4. Mark Dueck

 

206 and up

1. Correy Payette

2. KB Bhullar

3. Bernie St. Pierre

 

 

And from Calgary:

under 140lbs

1. BJ Baldonado

2. Keegan Oliver

3. Sam Franchi

141-155lbs

1. Allan Clarke

2. Zack Snyder

3. Adam Higgins

4. Chad Anheligev

 

156-170lbs DATA IS MISSING FROM HERE.  IF YOU KNOW WHO PLACE THIS YEAR IN THIS DIVISION PLEASE LET ME KNOW

1. Alec Klonowska

2. Eric Andre

3.

4.

 

171-185lbs

1. Matt bagshaw

2. Mackenzie Duke

3.Matt Hilton

4. William Boerhuis

 

186-205lbs

1. Hayden Harrison

2. Lee Popp

3. Kurt White

 

206lbs and up

1. David Phuky

2. Harold Schmidt

3. Jordan Piski

4. Justin Schmidt

 

 

Brackets will drawn up tomorrow, but basically the number 1 seed from Edmonton will fight the number 4 seed from Calgary, then #2 from Edm vs. #3 from Cal and #4 from Edm vs. #1 from Cal.  If there is no one in the seed then there is a by.

 

Please msg me at myackulic@arashido.com if you know anyones name is missing or see an error.

 

Thank you,

 

Mike Yakculic

We are very excited to finally get the belts in for this years Champions.  They definitely stand out and feel great.  We will be awarding these belts tot he winners at the Mind Body Soul held June 21 in Edmonton.

Take a look at the RESULTS page to see where you stand (page will be updated soon)  If you haven’t made the standings yet, make sure you don’t miss the last qualifier April 19 in Edmonton or Calgary.

 

More pictures of the belts too come soon.

Had some people asking about the times for the day.

The Edmonton/Calgary schedule will be as follows:

8:30am children registration and weigh ins. Please register and weigh in 30 minutes before your event is scheduled.

9:00 am Children’s Game – ages 4-6

9:30am Children age 7, 8-9 and 10-12 Gi (Starting with lightest going to heaviest)

Children age 7, 8-9 and 10-12 No Gi (Starting with lightest going to heaviest) will start after their Gi division is finished

11:00 Teens ages 13-15 and Women Gi (Starting with lightest going to heaviest) will start after their no Gi division is finished

11am Adult registration and weigh ins.

12 Adult No Gi (Starting with lightest in one ring, heaviest in the other and working to the middle)

2pm Adult Blue belt and up (or once No Gi is finished)

2:30pm Adult Gi (Starting with lightest in one ring, heaviest in the other and working to the middle)

 

COSTS:

Children’s Game (ages 6 and under) – $15

Children 7, 8/9, 10/11, 12/13, 14-16 -$20 for 1 division and $30 for both Gi and No Gi

Adults $30 for 1 division and $40 for both Gi and No Gi

With the addition of the new rules, we updated the forms.

Please make sure you go over the rules for the 7 and 8/9 year olds.

Please help us save paper and time by printing off a registration form and filling it out before you arrive.

 

Do not fill in the weight as that will need to be confirmed at the event.

For Adults Open the Form HERE

For Children Open the Form HERE

The next Edition of The Submission Series is just around the corner.

The Edmonton Edition will be held March 1st at the Arashi Do North School at 12730 St. Albert Trail

The Calgary Edition will be held at MMA University at 6-49 Aero Dr NE

There will be some changes with the rules this year.  These will affect children 7-9 years old.

7 year olds will start on their butts with legs crossed and have a 2 minute match with no submissions but points will be counted.

8-9 year olds will start standing and basic submissions will be allowed.

Please be sure to check the rules page to make sure you are familiar with them before competing.

If you have any questions please email me HERE

Good luck to everyone!

Mike Yackulic

After a a fair amount of discussion as to wether children 8 years old should be able to do Submissions at local tournaments we opened a survey to see what the public thinks.  I was interested in the results and they will affect how we manage tournaments in the New Year.  Keep in mind this will not change the rules for the Calgary Tournament this weekend.

1. Do you think children 8 years old should do Submissions?
	answered question		66
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		56.1%	37
No		28.8%	19
Yes if they have a yellow belt or higher		15.2%	10

 

2. Do you think children 8 years old should be able to start standing?
	answered question		64
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		64.1%	41
No		20.3%	13
Yes if they have a yellow belt or higher		15.6%	10

 

3. Do you think children 7 years old should be allowed submissions?
	answered question		66
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		51.5%	34
No		48.5%	32

 

4. Do you think ALL children should receive medals regardless of placement? Ie. 4th place and on all get competitor medals
	answered question		65
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		38.5%	25
No		61.5%	40

 

I was very impressed with the interest and thank you to all that took the time.  Like I have mentioned before, we want to take steps towards the official IBJJF rules every year and we will let you know which changes will be made over the Christmas break.

Good luck to all that are competing at this weekends tournament in Calgary held at MMA University!

 

Had a nice turnout today with over 100 people coming out.

 

For the No Gi Competitive divisions the winners are:

 

Under 140

No competitors… where were you guys today?

 

141-155lbs    4 competitors

1st – Austin Ryan

2nd – Ryan Williams

3rd – Brad Hooey

 

156-170lbs   10 competitors

1st – Tyler Davis

2nd – Brent Harvie

3rd – Jeff St. Pierre

 

171-185lbs  7 competitors

1st – Dylan Ferguson

2nd – Marc Lanouette

3rd – Calvin Yeong

 

186 – 205lbs  5 competitors

1st – Roger Alves

2nd – Travis Marshall

3rd – Jason Gorny

 

206 and up no competitors

Come on guys, get on out here!

 

Congratulations to all winners and thank you to all the competitors that came out today.  We had a strong showing again for the children and look forward to the next one in the spring.

 

Love and REspect,

 

Mike Yackulic

 

Now that we have started to figure out the Calgary portion we are good to go.

Edmonton Part 2 will be Oct 19 at the North Dojo as usual.

Please register and weigh in 30 minutes before your event is scheduled.

8:30am children registration and weigh ins

9:00 am Children’s Game – ages 7 and under

9:30am Children age 8-9, 10-12 and 13-15 No Gi (Starting with lightest going to heaviest)

Children age 8-9 and 10-12 Gi (Starting with lightest going to heaviest) will start after their no Gi division is finished

11:00 Teens ages 13-15 and Women Gi (Starting with lightest going to heaviest) will start after their no Gi division is finished

11am Adult registration and weigh ins.

12 Adult No Gi (Starting with lightest in one ring, heaviest in the other and working to the middle)

2pm Adult Blue belt and up (or once No Gi is finished)

2:30pm Adult Gi (Starting with lightest in one ring, heaviest in the other and working to the middle)

 

COSTS:

Children’s Game (ages 7 and under) – $15

Children 8/9, 10/11, 12/13, 14-16 -$20 for 1 division and $30 for both Gi and No Gi

Adults $30 for 1 division and $40 for both Gi and No Gi

Print off the Registration form HERE

 

Calgary will have their Series Oct 26 at MMA University, schedule to follow soon.

 

I did the draw this afternoon for several neat prizes.

Adam George – Rash Guard

Bernie St. Pierre – Rash Guard

Chris Gartman – Rash Guard

Justin Jabs – Shorts

Luis Cofre – OTM BJJ Gi

Chad Ferguson OTM BJJ Gi

Jason Cartes Lucki Bamboo BJJ Gi

 

For those that live locally I will hold the prizes aside at my school.  We are open Mon-Thur from 5-9pm

If you are out of town I can hold it until the next event or if you are going to the Gui Mendes Seminar this Sat in Red Deer I can bring it there.

 

If you have any questions please email me at myackulic@arashido.com