Tournaments

Make sure you register as "Ribeiro Lovato NW" for the Oregon Open.

If you registered as something like "Ribeiro/Lovato NW" or "Ribeiro/Lovato Northwest" or "Jubeiro Livato NW" you will NOT BE COUNTED AS PART OF THE TEAM. Notice that I'm writing in caps.

The tournament organizers are being very picky about this. As of today there are 33 fighters who are incorrectly registered. 

Here is how you change your registration:

Guys,

It has been a life-long dream to go to Brazil and train. This year is the year. I'm planning on going to compete in the Masters and Seniors World Championship in Rio de Janiero. The competition is typically the last weekend in July. I'm thinking of going a week early (to adjust to the climate and time zone changes) and stay a week later - to training and site see.

If we can get 10 or more folks, the travel agent has said that we can get discounted plane tictets and block seating.

Roll Call - who's in? ? ?

Coach Tom : )

Mike Fowler at the 2009 IBJJF Nationals. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AL2zk4Fq-g

The site keeps telling me I need more than 10 words to post so here they are

Todays Video Dissection: Marcelo Garcia vs Xande Ribeiro in the 2005 ADCC's, absolute division.

Timeline:

0:32 Garcia pulls guard

0:45 Garcia goes half guard

1:00-1:04 Xande does a great job of controlling top and taking mount

1:10 Garcia escapes via knee-elbow

1:12 Garcia sits up and sweeps Xande

1:46 Xande almost gets the sweep, but settles for a leg attack

2:00 Garcia escapes, is on top again

2:24 another attempted leg attack

2:59 De la Riva