At 33 years of age, with a family, a job that requires me to keep my face in a state the doesn't scare people and a 3 year old that requires me to be injury free, I have fallen in love with MMA. It's not exactly a match made in heaven. I mean, with young superstars starting their training at 5 years old, I often feel like I need to make up some serious lost time. Now, I know what you're thinking: "Anderson Silva is 37... Randy Couture is 75.... blah, blah, blah." It's different. Dragging my white-belt ass to the gym to be constantly humbled by spry young talents like most of the folk a the U, requires a certain dedication. Or obsession. Or mental disorder. However you cook it, to want to push yourself to your limits, to be tested mentally and physically and to test yourself in such a way, requires a certain "something." What I have recently found out is that "something" isn't necessarily the desire to be a champion or in my case even the desire to get in the cage. It doesn't require you to be a gifted athlete or a fierce competitor or a young guy with tattoos and anger management issues. It's something bigger. It's about choosing to be a part of a community. It's about self betterment and helping a team. Whatever your level, it's about conquering your fears and daring to succeed. That "something" goes beyond gritty sparring battles. It's about finding the time to go to class, finishing the last 5 push-ups even though no-ones watching, taking care of new members, challenging your partners out of respect and ultimately it's about doing it all again tomorrow- next month- next year. It's the desire to learn for a lifetime. I truly believe it's in all of us. Till next time. NP
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EVENT SCHEDULE for Brazilian Jiu JItsu
GI Tournament
Saturday, December 1st 10am – Adults (17 years old and up)
Sunday, December 2nd 10am – Kids (4 – 16 years old)
NO-GI Tournament
Saturday, December 1st 1pm – Adults (17 years old and up)
Sunday, December 2nd 1pm – Kids (4 – 16 years old)
Location
This event is being held in conjunction with MMA University
Please check out their website for more info on this amazing weekend
www.mmauniversity.tv
MMA University
1351 Aviation Park NE
Calgary, AB
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REGISTRATION
Registration will be open until November 30th 2012 @ midnight for Adult divisions. Kids divisions are open for registration until the day of the tournament. Please visit http://www.facebook.com/events/436792643043450/ or email info@lapelapalooza.com to register.
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GI & NO-GI Uniform
GI competitors must wear a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gi.
NO-GI competitors will wear a rash guard with fight shorts or lycra shorts. No zippers, metal tabs, pockets or strings.
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COMPETITOR WEIGH INS – ADULT DIVISIONS ONLY
No gi necessary for weigh in.
November 30th Fri 7:00pm – 9:00pm – all adult competitors
MMA University
1351 Aviation Park NE
Calgary AB T2E 8M7
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KIDS TOURNAMENT
Lapelapalooza Kids has been carefully designed to be a positive learning experience and to allow children the opportunity to exhibit their skills in an atmosphere of cooperation and respect for fellow participants. This event provides competitors the opportunity to build confidence that will last a lifetime.
KIDS UNIFORM
A standard white, blue, or black jiu-jitsu gi uniform is required.
Patches on the gi are OK.
It is Ok to wear rashguards or t-shirts under the gi uniform
KIDS NO-GI UNIFORM
Rash guard
Fight shorts or lycra shorts. No zippers, metal tabs, pockets or strings.
KIDS POINTS/SUBMISSION
For our kids safety, referees are instructed to stop a match before a full submission is in place. In case of
a tap or referee stoppage the match will stop, reset to standing position, restart and continue until the 4 minutes are up.
KIDS MATCH LENGTH
All matches will be 4 minutes.
KIDS ROUND ROBIN
All brackets will run under a round robin system.
All kids within a bracket will compete against each other.
Lapelapalooza reservs the right to merge brackets
KIDS ILLEGAL SUBMISSIONS
These submission attempts will result in IMMEDIATE disqualification.
-Slam from the guard (ALSO when athlete is lifted up from the ground the referee will stop the match and
- The referee may at their discretion stop the match before the child’s arm is extended
or if he feels that the child might be in danger of tapping. Remember, our goal is to build each child’s
confidence and provide a positive atmosphere for them to perform without risking their health and safety
- No Wrist lock of any kind
- No foot locks or straight ankle locks or leg locks of any kind
- No Knee Locks or Leg Locks of any kind
- No Knee Bars of any kind
- No Twisting Leg Locks of any kind (heel hooks, toe holds and Inverted heel hooks and inverted toe
holds)
- No Reaping the Knee
- No Cervical Lock of any kind
- No Frontal Neck Crank of any kind
- No Neck Locks of any kind
- No Neck Cranks of any kind
- No Calf lock of any kind
- No Bicep Slicer, No Calf Slice and No Compression Locks of any kind
- No reaping the knee
- No Scissors takedown of any kind
- No Electric Chair Submissions
- No Twister Submissions
- No Butt Scooting is allowed in any division. You must either take the opponent down or pull them into
the guard.
*****The difference between Jumping and Pulling Guard:
Jumping Guard (Illegal Technique)- When a competitor jumps into the guard with both feet off of the ground and is expecting their opponent to “catch” them. Sometimes this is done without the competitor even holding or touching the other competitor. This technique is not allowed in any division under any circumstances!!! This is an extremely dangerous technique that will not be allowed.
Pulling Guard (Legal Technique) – Pulling guard is exactly like it sounds. You are pulling your opponent down to the ground into your guard with at least one foot on the ground. Pulling guard requires one opponent to make contact with the other. A grip must be established on either a sleeve, collar, head, gi top or any part of the competitor prior to pulling their opponent down to the ground into their guard. Sitting to the guard is not permitted. Butt scooting is not permitted. You must attempt to take your opponent to the ground or pull them to the ground. This simulates a real fight. Would you sit to your butt in a real fight?
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ADULT TOURNAMENT
ADULTS GI UNIFORM
A standard white, blue, or black jiu-jitsu gi uniform is required.
Patches on the gi are OK.
It is Ok to wear rashguards or t-shirts under the gi uniform
ADULTS NO-GI UNIFORM
Rash guard the color of your belt rank OR all black
Fight shorts or lycra shorts. No zippers, metal tabs, pockets or strings.
POINTS
There are no points or advantage points calculated for any positions/moves.
ADULT MATCH LENGTH
All Matches – 15 min
Finals – no time limit
ADULT / MASTERS WEIGHT DIVISIONS
* if not enough master in a bracket they will be placed with the adults. =)
Women Weight Divisions
135 lbs and below
136 lbs-165 lbs
166 lbs and above
Men Weight Divisions
145 and under
165 and under
185 and under
205 and under
206 and over
ADULT / MASTERS GI and NO-GI BELT DIVISIONS
White
Blue
Purple
Brown
Black
ADULT MATCH OUTCOME
SUBMISSION
An athlete must submit their opponent within the time limit.
White belt 5 mins
Blue belt 6 mins
Purple belt 8 mins
Brown belt 9 mins
Black belt 15 mins
Each competitor will given a specific amount of point for the outcome of the match, and all all brackets will be run round robin style.
3 points for win
1 point for draw
0 points for loss
ADULT ILLEGAL SUBMISSIONS
These submission attempts will result in IMMEDIATE disqualification.
(Just because I will not allow these techniques for the safety of our competitors I still highly recommend you learn how to defend them at your school =)
White Belt
- No Slamming from the guard (ALSO when athlete is lifted up from the ground the referee will stop the match and re-start again form the ground)
*****Slamming is not allowed but if competitor in the guard is picked up above the waist of the standing competitor the competitor in the guard MUST open their guard and the match will continue. If a competitor is picked up above the standing competitor’s waist the referee will assist the standing competitor in safely placing the guard competitor back to the ground.
- No Wrist lock of any kind
- No foot locks or straight ankle locks or leg locks of any kind
- No Knee Locks or Leg Locks of any kind
- No Knee Bars of any kind
- No Twisting Leg Locks of any kind (heel hooks, toe holds and Inverted heel hooks and inverted toe holds)
- No Reaping the Knee
- No Cervical Lock of any kind
- No Frontal Neck Crank of any kind
- No Neck Locks of any kind
- No Neck Cranks of any kind
- No Calf lock of any kind
- No Bicep Slicer, No Calf Slice and No Compression Locks of any kind
- No reaping the knee
- No Scissors takedown of any kind
- No Electric Chair Submissions
- No Twister Submissions
- No Butt Scooting is allowed in any division. You must either take the opponent down or pull them into
the guard.
- Grabbing with 4 fingers inside the sleeve of the jacket top and inside the pants will be allowed and is OK
**Guard Jumping will NOT BE ALLOWED IN ANY DIVISION!! Guard pulling is OK
*****The difference between Jumping and Pulling Guard:
Jumping Guard (Illegal Technique)- When a competitor jumps into the guard with both feet off of the ground and is expecting their opponent to “catch” them. Sometimes this is done without the competitor even holding or touching the other competitor. This technique is not allowed in any division under any circumstances!!! This is an extremely dangerous technique that will not be allowed.
Pulling Guard (Legal Technique) – Pulling guard is exactly like it sounds. You are pulling your opponent down to the ground into your guard with at least one foot on the ground. Pulling guard requires one opponent to make contact with the other. A grip must be established on either a sleeve, collar, head, gi top or any part of the competitor prior to pulling their opponent down to the ground into their guard. Sitting to the guard is not permitted. Butt scooting is not permitted. You must attempt to take your opponent to the ground or pull them to the ground. This simulates a real fight. Would you sit to your butt in a real fight?
Blue and Purple Belts
- No Slamming from the guard (ALSO when athlete is lifted up from the ground the referee will stop the match and re-start again form the ground)
*****Slamming is not allowed but if competitor in the guard is picked up above the waist of the standing
competitor the competitor in the guard MUST open their guard and the match will continue. If a
competitor is picked up above the standing competitor’s waist the referee will assist the standing competitor in safely placing the guard competitor back to the ground.
- No Twisting Leg Locks of any kind (heel hooks, toe holds and Inverted heel hooks and inverted toe
holds)
- No Reaping the Knee
- No Cervical Lock of any kind
- No Frontal Neck Crank of any kind
- No Neck Locks of any kind
- No Neck Cranks of any kind
- No Calf lock of any kind
- No reaping the knee
- No Scissors takedown of any kind
- Knee Locks or Straight Leg Locks are OK
- Knee Bars are OK
- Bicep Slicers are OK
- Calf Slicers are OK
- Straight Compression Locks are OK
- Electric Chair Submissions are OK
- Twister Submissions OK
- Grabbing with 4 fingers inside the sleeve of the jacket top and inside the pants will be allowed and is OK
- No Butt Scooting is allowed in any division. You must either take the opponent down or pull them into
the guard.
**Guard Jumping will NOT BE ALLOWED IN ANY DIVISION!! Guard pulling is OK
*****The difference between Jumping and Pulling Guard:
Jumping Guard (Illegal Technique)- When a competitor jumps into the guard with both feet off of the ground and is expecting their opponent to “catch” them. Sometimes this is done without the competitor even holding or touching the other competitor. This technique is not allowed in any division under any circumstances!!! This is an extremely dangerous technique that will not be allowed.
Pulling Guard (Legal Technique) – Pulling guard is exactly like it sounds. You are pulling your opponent down to the ground into your guard with at least one foot on the ground. Pulling guard requires one opponent to make contact with the other. A grip must be established on either a sleeve, collar, head, gi top or any part of the competitor prior to pulling their opponent down to the ground into their guard. Sitting to the guard is not permitted. Butt scooting is not permitted. You must attempt to take your opponent to the ground or pull them to the ground. This simulates a real fight. Would you sit to your butt in a real fight?
Brown and Black Belts
- No Slamming from the guard (ALSO when athlete is lifted up from the ground the referee will stop the match and re-start again form the ground)
*****Slamming is not allowed but if competitor in the guard is picked up above the waist of the standing
competitor the competitor in the guard Must open their guard and the match will continue. If a competitor
is picked up above the standing competitor’s waist the referee will assist the standing competitor in safely
placing the guard competitor back to the ground.
- No Cervical Lock of any kind
- No Frontal Neck Crank of any kind
- No Neck Locks of any kind
- No Neck Cranks of any kind
- No Scissors takedown of any kind
- No Butt Scooting is allowed in any division. You must either take the opponent down or pull them into
the guard.
- **Guard Jumping will NOT BE ALLOWED IN ANY DIVISION!! Guard pulling is OK (See the difference
between the two below)
- Wrist locks of any kind are Ok
- Any foot lock, straight ankle lock or leg lock is OK
- Knee Locks and Leg Locks are OK
- Knee Bars Are OK
- Twisting Leg Locks are OK (heel hooks, toe holds and Inverted heel hooks and inverted toe holds) are
OK
- Bicep Slicers are OK
- Calf Slicer and Compression Locks are OK
- Reaping the knee is OK
- Electric Chair Submissions are OK
- Twister Submissions are OK
- Grabbing with 4 fingers inside the sleeve of the jacket top and inside the pants will be allowed and is OK
*****The difference between Jumping and Pulling Guard:
Jumping Guard (Illegal Technique)- When a competitor jumps into the guard with both feet off of the ground and is expecting their opponent to “catch” them. Sometimes this is done without the competitor even holding or touching the other competitor. This technique is not allowed in any division under any circumstances!!! This is an extremely dangerous technique that will not be allowed.
Pulling Guard (Legal Technique) – Pulling guard is exactly like it sounds. You are pulling your opponent down to the ground into your guard with at least one foot on the ground. Pulling guard requires one opponent to make contact with the other. A grip must be established on either a sleeve, collar, head, gi top or any part of the competitor prior to pulling their opponent down to the ground into their guard. Sitting to the guard is not permitted. Butt scooting is not permitted. You must attempt to take your opponent to the ground or pull them to the ground. This simulates a real fight. Would you sit to your butt in a real fight?
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Your support is greatly appreciated! We want you to have fun and enjoy this event.
T – shirts will be given at this tournament.
We highly recommend bringing your own food and plenty of drinks.
Everyone must have an ID at the time of weigh-ins.
All competitors must have the medical release form filled out at check-in.
Competitors may NOT fight in multiple age and weight groups.
Parents/ coaches are not to cheer and scream during childs match. Only if you say general things as ” good job kids” ” way to go .. you guys are doing great!” they must always be generic and for both competitors and not just one child.
All competitors must wear gear that is both clean and in good condition. Nails must be trimmed and clean.
Any competitors or coaches that show any kind of unsportsmanship like conduct will be disqualified.
All disqualified competitors forfeit their match and registration fee.
Any competitor that try to intentionally hurt their opponent including but not limited to slamming will be disqualified.
Registration fees are non-refundable
Lapelapalooza, its staff, and associates are not responsible for any accident, injury or death as a result of the tournament.
