No Gi Brazilian Fightwear would like to announce that due to his previously scheduled fight in the pride grand prix in august, Vitor Belfort will not be fighting against Ricco Rodriguez at the No Gi Fightwear tournament on Saturday, July 9th.

His replacement is none other than Nino "Elvis" Schembri who will certainly maintain the spectacle and will not disappoint. Nino says he is ready for the challenge of this fight: "I am not only coming to win, but to win with a submission."




Superfight
Ricco Rodriguez X Nino"Elvis" Schembri
Saturday,July 9th
Redondo Beach-CA

SPECIAL GUEST
No Gi is proud to announce the special appearance at the tournament by the Pride superstar Mauricio Shogun who will also be presenting medals to the winners.

Prizes
All categories first places besides a gold medal, will be receiving a KIT No Gi containing:
1 No Gi T-Shirt
1 No Gi Fight short
1 No Gi Hat

PRO DIVISION

LIGHTWEIGHT
Jeff Glover (Paragon)
Rani Yahya (Rickson Gracie)
Marcos "Parrupinha" Da Matta (American Top Team)
Baret Yoshida (Baret Yoshida Hawaii)

No-Gi Tournament
Location:
Aviation Park Sports Complex
1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Redondo Beach-CA 90278
Divisions:
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced

Prizes:
Medals for 1st and 2nd Places
Kit No Gi Brazilian Fightwear for 1st places

Weigh In:
Date- Friday , July 8th 2005
Time schedule- 9:00am to 1:00pm/ 2:00pm to 7:00pm
Locations: Tinguinha Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
1035 N. Armando St. Suite K
Anaheim-CA 92806
MC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Impact Gym
1400 Aviation Blvd.
Redondo Beach-CA 90278

Professional Division:
2 Divisions
Max. 4 Competitors per category
Prize: Cash prize for the 1st Places all divisions- $1,000 dollars
All interested in fighting please contact tournament organization

Superfights: Todays top fighters superfights

Tournament Fees: Competitors- $50 dollars
Spectators- $8.00 dollars

The deadline for registration is at Wednesday July 6th 2005 The deadline for the fee payment is at the weigh in, July 8th 2005 All competitors will receive a tournament`s T-shirt upon registration. Competitors must provide valid identification at the time of weigh in. Online registration will be available at www.nogitournament.com

Categories:
Adult (18 to 35 years old)
Master (36 & Up years old)
Women (17 to Up years old)

Adult Division:
Beginner- Less than 12 months
Intermediate- 12 Months to 36 months
Advanced- More than 36 months (3 years)

Master Division:
Beginner- Less than 12 months
Advanced- 12 months & more

Women Division:
Beginner- Less than 12 months
Advanced- 12 months & more

Time Limits Adults:
Beginner- 5Min.
Intermediates- 6 Min.
Advanced- 7Min.

Time Limits Masters:
Beginner- 4 Min.
Advanced- 6 Min.

Time Limits Women:
Beginner- 4 Min.
Advanced- 6 Min.

Divisions Adult/ Master:
Feather
147lbs. and below
Light
148-160 lbs.
Middle
161-173 lbs.
Super Middle
174-187 lbs.
Light Heavy
Heavy
203-215 lbs.
Super Heavy
214lbs. & Up

Divisions Women:
Light
123.50 lbs. & below
Middle
123.51 to 146 lbs.
Heavy
Over 146 lbs.
188-205 lbs.

Point System:
Takedown to guard: 2 points
Takedown to side or mount position: 3 points
Sweep or reversal on legs: 2 points
Passing opponents guard: 3 points
Mounted position: 4 points
Back control w/ hooks or triangle: 4 points
(All positions must be held for Min. of 3 seconds)

Rules:
Ilegal Techniques
* Striking of any kind
*Eye gouging or fish hooking
*Hair pulling
*Small joint manipulation (finger & toe locks)

Neck Cranks and Slaming
Neck Cranks- Are ilegal in all divisions except advanced.
The Can-opener can only be used to open the guard.
Once the opponent`s legs are opened the Can-opener must be immediately released.

Slamming
No Slamming will be tolerated. This is to avoid slamming to escape the guard and various submissions from the guard. A competitor will be immediately disqualified.

Leg Locks: Legal Leg Techniques
Adult
Beginners: Straight ankle locks.
Intermediate:Straight ankle and straight kneebars.
Advanced: All leg locks are legal.
Masters/Women
Beginners- Straight anckle lock.
Advanced- Straight anckle lock & knee bars

Bicep & SlicersBeginners
Only adult advanced may use these techniques.

Penalties
* Running from fight- Minus 1 point
*Stalling- Minus 1 point (on 2nd warning)
*You or coach arguing with referee- Minus 1 point

Winning by
*Submission or points
*Referees decision
(determined by aggressiveness,Submission attempts,takedown attempts and top position) TINGUINHA BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU
1035 N. ARMANDO ST. SUITE K
ANAHEIM, CA 92806
PH: 714-630 6218
E-MAIL:tinguinha@yahoo.com