Friday 4 September 2015

No Gi BJJ Championships Scotland



We are pleased to announce the next edition of GFTEAM SCOTLAND OPEN to take place on the 11th of October, 2015.
This a NOGI Tournament only. 
This event is open to all teams and it's a good opportunity to test your skills as preparation for the bigger Bjj competitions accross europe, for exemple the IBJJF London Open which will take place one week later. 

Male and Female classes: 

No Gi divisions:
Beginners (0-1 years experience - white belt in Bjj)
Intermediate (1-3 years experience - Blue Belt in Bjj)
Advanced (3-5 years expeience - Purple Belt in Bjj)
Elite (over 5 years experience - Brown-Black Belt in Bjj)

Age classes: 

Mix Kids (6-8 yrs / 9-12 yrs)

Mix Cadets (13-15 yrs)

Juvenile (16-17 yrs)

Adult (18-34 yrs)

Masters (above 35 yrs)

Weight Classes:

Male

-65kg / -75kg / -85kg / -95kg / +95kg / Absolute lightweight -80kg / Absolute heavyweight +80kg

Female

-55kg -65kg -70kg +70kg and Open Class

Mix Juvenile

-65kg and +65kg

Mix Kids and Mix Cadets

Kids and cadets divisions will be arranged by category according to their age and weights.


Time for all of the fights: Mix Kids and Mix Cadets (4 min.), Juvenile (5 min.) Adults and Masters Beginners (5 min.) Adult and Masters Intermediate, Advanced and Elite (6 min.)

Rules and regulations under IBJJF (www.ibjjf.com) - except rules for the weight classes, time limit and uniform.

Weigh-in for everyone: right before call each category.

Competition starts at 9am - Order of the fights: Kids, cadets and Juvenile divisions will start first and then adults and master divisions from the lower to higher belts, and lower to higher weights.

Medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and trophies for absolute winners.

COSTS - DIVISIONS:

Pre-booking ONLY!

£20 for each division by 30th of September
£30 from 1st October to 7th October

Registration ends on the 7th of October (Wednesday) - NO REGISTRATION POSSIBLE ON THE EVENT DAY.

COSTS - ABSOLUTE CLASSES (adults and masters only):

Pre-booking ONLY!

£10 absolute

NOTE: To sign up for the absolute classes, you MUST also pre-book for the weight-classes.

Cash Prize (consisting of all entry fees paid for the absolute division) will be awarded to the winner of the absolute!

Organizer: GFTeam SCOTLAND

For further information, please email gabrielrainho@yahoo.com.br

Venue: Inveralmond Community High School, Willowbank Ladywell, Livingston EH54 6HW

Please register at 
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/gfteam-scotland-open-2015-nogi-only-tickets-18456984337

Tuesday 10 March 2015

GFTEAM OPEN SCOTLAND 3rd May 2015


We are pleased to announce the next edition of GFTEAM SCOTLAND OPEN. 

This event is open to all teams and it's a good opportunity to test your skills as preparation for the biggest Bjj competitions accross europe.

Male and Female classes: 

Gi Belt divisions: White, Blue, Purple and Brown/Black

Age classes: 

Mix Kids (6-8 yrs / 9-12 yrs)

Mix Cadets (13-15 yrs)

Juvenile (16-17 yrs)

Adult (18-29 yrs)

Masters (above 30 yrs)

Weight Classes (weight in with gi):

Male

-65kg / -75kg / -85kg / -95kg / +95kg / Absolute lightweight -80kg / Absolute heavyweight +80kg

Female

-55kg -65kg -70kg +70kg and Open Class

Mix Juvenile

-65kg and +65kg

Mix Kids and Mix Cadets

Kids and cadets divisions will be arranged by category according to their age and weights.


Time for all of the fights: Mix Kids and Mix Cadets (4 min.), Juvenile (5 min.) Adults and Masters (6 min.)

Rules: under IBJJF (www.ibjjf.com)

Weigh-in for everyone: right before call each fight.

Competition starts at 9am - Order of the fights: Kids, cadets and Juvenile divisions will start first and then adults and master divisions from the lower to higher belts, and lower to higher weights.

Medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and trophies for absolute winners.

COSTS - DIVISIONS:

Pre-booking ONLY!

£20 for each division

Registration ends 1st of MAY (Friday) - NO REGISTRATION POSSIBLE ON THE EVENT DAY.

COSTS - ABSOLUTE CLASSES (adults and masters only):

Pre-booking ONLY!

£10 absolute

NOTE: To sign up for the absolute classes, you MUST also pre-book for the weight-classes.

Cash Prize (consisting of all entry fees paid for the absolute division) will be awarded to the winner of the absolute!

Organizer: GFTeam SCOTLAND

For further information, please email gabrielrainho@yahoo.com.br

Venue: Inveralmond Community High School, Willowbank Ladywell, Livingston EH54 6HW

Registration link: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/gfteam-scotland-open-2015-gi-only-tickets-16082070907

Saturday 17 January 2015

GFTEAM Open 2015 Competition Schedule

GFTEAM OPEN 2015 18/01/2015

Competition Schedule:

9:30am
Doors open

10am
Mix kids and mix cadets

11am
White belts adults and masters

1pm
Super-fight: Jaime Canuto x Jack Magee

1:30pm
Blue and purple belts adults and masters

3pm
Brown/black belts and all absolutes.

5pm
Close event

Note: all competitors must be at the venue minimum 30min before your division is called to avoid disqualification.

Wednesday 14 January 2015

GFTEAM LONDON OPEN 2015 SUPERFIGHT!

It is confirmed!
Jaime Canuto (GFTEAM) will be facing Jack Magee (Lagarto BJJ / Gracie Barra) in a Black belt Superfight at the GFTEAM London Open 2015.
details of the GFTEAM London Open can be found at http://gfteamopen.blogspot.com/2014/11/gfteam-uk-open-18th-january-2015.html

Gfteam London Open is supported by Battle Gear BJJ Equipment (www.battlegearbjj.com)



Sunday 4 January 2015

GFTEAM UK Open 2015 Competitors List

As of 17th Jan 2015
List will be updated closer to closing date.
(If you do not see your name here and you have registered, please email gabrielrainho@yahoo.com.br to confirm.)

GFTEAM UK OPEN - January, 18th 2015
London, UK
COMPETITOR LIST


MIX KIDS
JJ Kinnear (GF Team)
Jake McCauley (Pedro Bessa Team)
James Morrow (GF Team)
Isa Rahman (Nine Nine Team)
Harry Parfitt (GF Team)
Astrid Facius (GF Team)
Sonny Thomas (GF Team)
Dylan O'Brien (Pedro Bessa Team)
Aman Kumar (CSA)
Daniel Templar (Pedro Bessa Team)

MIX CADETS
Kayne Isaac (GF Team)
Brandon Lloyd (Jimmy Johnstone)
Osama Mcgowan (Gracie Garcia)

MIX JUVENILE -65KG
Bilal Hamidi (Roger Gracie)

MALE WHITE BELT ADULT -65KG
Piotr Utrat (Combat Base)

MALE WHITE BELT ADULT -75KG
Suhail Bharuchi (Submission Fighters)
Junyu Pan (GF Team)
Thomas Cowap (Legacy Bjj)
Dominic Stringer (Combat Base)
Christian Huynh (Gracie Barra London Bridge)
Jack Clarke (Combat Base)
Allan Taylor (Bromley Combat Sports)
Vadims Jankops (Pedro Bessa Team)
Joe Wilson (Ippon Gym)
Thomas Poudonson (Bromley Combat Sports)

MALE WHITE BELT MASTER -75KG
Mohamed Rashid Chentouf (Submission Fighters)
Hugues Rouge ( Roger Gracie)
Mo Malik (London Shootfighters)

MALE WHITE BELT ADULT –85KG
Kyle Fernandez (Nine Nine Team)
Kevin King (Bjj Revolution)
Christian Vaquero-Stainer (GF Team)
Scott Miller (Combat Company)
Arturas Kviatkovskis (Bromley Combat Sports)
Jordan Singh (Bromley Combat Sports)
Declan Ritchie (Combat Company)

MALE WHITE BELT MASTER -85KG
Craig Hill (Chris Rees Academy)
Matt Michel (London Shootfighters)
Jamie Rich (Pedro Bessa Team)
Toby Hake (Carlson Gracie)
Chris Hill (Jack Magee)

MALE WHITE BELT ADULT -95KG
Ali Sarraf (Gracie Barra)
Ugis Rupainis (Combat Base)
Philip McAuliffe (London Shootfighters)
Joe Moore (Team Lagarto)

MALE WHITE BELT MASTER -95KG
Mohammed Hussain (Roger Gracie)
laith Chogley (Mill Hill Bjj)

MALE WHITE BELT ADULT +95KG
Anthony Crocker (Pedro Bessa Team)
Daniel Lowe (Bromley Combat Sports)
Greg Bakowski (Mad Hatter's)
Samuel Wellfair (Team Nine Nine)

MALE WHITE BELT MASTER +95KG
Eduardo Gomez (Roger Gracie)
Chris Morgan (Checkmat)
Shahzad Darr (Submission Fighters)

MALE WHITE BELT MASTER ABSOLUTE HEAVYWEIGHT +80KG
Chris Morgan (Checkmat)
Mohammed Hussain (Roger Gracie)

MALE WHITE BELT ADULT ABSOLUTE LIGHTWEIGHT -80KG
Christian Huynh (Gracie Barra London Bridge)
Vadims Jankops (Pedro Bessa Team)

MALE WHITE BELT ADULT ABSOLUTE HEAVYWEIGHT +80KG
Anthony Crocker (Pedro Bessa Team)
Ali Sarraf (Gracie Barra)
Ugis Rupainis (Combat Base)

MALE BLUE BELT ADULT -75KG
Hawan De Souza Vicente (Gracie Garcia)
Luke Hennessy (Lifestyle Team)
Daniel Havelock (Kenny Baker Bjj)
Laron Wynter (London Shootfighters)

MALE BLUE BELT MASTER -75KG
Adam Russell (Combat Base)

MALE BLUE BELT ADULT -85KG
Tom Showler (Pedro Bessa Team)
Tom Crosby (Combat Base)
Alexi Alexandrou (Roger Gracie)
Matthew Drury (Clinch & Control)
Roman Myronenko (GF Team)
Tom Hughes (GF Team)
Jon Jarvis (GF Team)
Miles Hayton-Robinson (Legacy Bjj)
Gil Pamplona (Lifestyle Team)
Alex Putjatins (London Shootfighters)

MALE BLUE BELT MASTER -85KG
Jason Rose (Submission Fighter)
Graham Ponson (Combat Base)
Jason Broadhead (Combat Base)
Matt Hibbert (GF Team)

MALE BLUE BELT ADULT -95KG
Akeem Khan (Renegade Bjj)
George Kolarov (Checkmat)
Nathan Jones (Combat Company)
Carl Masters (Mad Hatter's)

MALE BLUE BELT MASTER -95KG
James Berry (Carlson Gracie)
Felipe Gody (Gracie Garcia)

MALE BLUE BELT ADULT ABSOLUTE LIGHTWEIGHT –80KG
Luke Hennessy (Lifestyle Team)
Miles Hayton-Robinson (Legacy Bjj)
Daniel Havelock (Kenny Baker Bjj)
Matthew Drury (Clinch & Control)
Gil Pamplona (Lifestyle Team)
Laron Wynter (London Shootfighters)

MALE BLUE BELT ADULT ABSOLUTE HEAVYWEIGHT +80KG
Tom Showler (Pedro Bessa Team)
Akeem Khan (Renegade Bjj)
George Kolarov (Checkmat)
Alex Putjatins (London Shootfighters)

MALE BLUE BELT MASTER ABSOLUTE HEAVYWEIGHT +80KG
Jason Broadhead (Combat Base)

MALE PURPLE BELT MASTER -75KG
Giedrius Zubelis (Origins Bjj)

MALE PURPLE BELT ADULT -75KG
Ameer Badshah (Submission Fighters)
Nickolas Mendonca (Gracie Garcia)

MALE PURPLE BELT ADULT -85KG
Adam Watts (GF Team)
Maycon Acco (Gracie Garcia)

MALE PURPLE BELT ADULT -95KG
Daniel O'Connell (Pedro Bessa Team)
William Ma (Nine Nine)

MALE PURPLE BELT MASTER -95KG
Charles Francis-Nwaka (London Shootfighters)

MALE PURPLE BELT ADULT ABSOLUTE LIGHTWEIGHT -80KG
Ameer Badshah (Submission Fighters)
Adam Watts (GF Team)

MALE PURPLE BELT MASTER ABSOLUTE LIGHTWEIGHT -80KG
Giedrius Zubelis (Origins Bjj)

MALE PURPLE BELT ADULT ABSOLUTE HEAVYWEIGHT +80KG
Daniel O'Connell (Pedro Bessa Team)
William Ma (Nine Nine)

MALE PURPLE BELT MASTER ABSOLUTE HEAVYWEIGHT +80KG
Charles Francis-Nwaka (London Shootfighters)

MALE BROWN/BLACK BELT ADULT -75KG
James Boyle (Clinch and Control)

MALE BROWN/BLACK BELT MASTER -75KG
Enzo Vullo (Arlans Siqueira Bjj)
Roberto Barbiero (Combat Base)

MALE BROWN/BLACK BELT ADULT -85KG
Viking Wong (Legacy Bjj)

MALE BROWN/BLACK BELT ADULT ABSOLUTE LIGHTWEIGHT -80KG
James Boyle (Clinch and Control)

MALE BROWN/BLACK BELT MASTER ABSOLUTE LIGHTWEIGHT -80KG
Enzo Vullo (Arlans Siqueira Bjj)

MALE BROWN/BLACK BELT ADULT ABSOLUTE LIGHTWEIGHT +80KG
Viking Wong (Legacy Bjj)

Thursday 1 January 2015

GFTEAM UK Open 18th January 2015




We are happy to announce the next edition of GFTEAM UK OPEN. 

This event is open to all teams and it is the first Bjj competition of the calendar in UK of the year. 

This is also a good opportunity to test your skills as preparation for the biggest Bjj competition accross europe, the IBJJF Europeans Open.

Male and Female classes: 

Gi Belt divisions: White, Blue, Purple and Brown/Black

Age classes: 

Mix Kids (6-8 yrs / 9-12 yrs)

Mix Cadets (13-15 yrs)

Juvenile (16-17 yrs)

Adult (18-29 yrs)

Masters (above 30 yrs)

Weight Classes (weight in with gi):

Male

-65kg / -75kg / -85kg / -95kg / +95kg / Absolute lightweight -80kg / Absolute heavyweight +80kg

Female

-55kg -65kg -70kg +70kg and Open Class

Mix Juvenile

-65kg and +65kg

Mix Kids and Mix Cadets

Kids and cadets divisions will be arranged by category according to their age and weights.


Time for all of the fights: Mix Kids and Mix Cadets (4 min.), Juvenile (5 min.) Adults and Masters (6 min.)

Rules: under IBJJF (www.ibjjf.com)

Weigh-in for everyone: right before call each fight.

Competition starts at 9am - Order of the fights: Kids, cadets and Juvenile divisions will start first and then adults and master divisions from the lower to higher belts, and lower to higher weights.

Medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, certificates of participation to all the competitors and trophies for absolute winners.

COSTS - DIVISIONS:

Pre-booking ONLY!

£20 for each division

Registration ends 17th of January (Friday) - NO REGISTRATION POSSIBLE ON THE EVENT DAY.

COSTS - ABSOLUTE CLASSES (adults and masters only):

Pre-booking ONLY!

£10 absolute

NOTE: To sign up for the absolute classes, you MUST also pre-book for the weight-classes.

Cash Prize (consisting of all entry fees paid for the absolute division) will be awarded to the winner of the absolute!

Organizer: GFTeam UK

For further information, please email gabrielrainho@yahoo.com.br

Venue: http://www.ebphoenixjudo.org.uk/

Registration link: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/gfteam-uk-open-2015-gi-only-tickets-14626826231