Grappling Tournament AssociationBEST OF THE WESTSATURDAY APRIL 23rd, 3005Redondo Union H.S. Gymnasium631 Vincent Ct. (Use Diamond Street to Enter)Redondo Beach, CA 90277COMPLETE UPDATES – PLEASE PAY ATTENTION AS SOME PREVIOUS INFO WAS CHANGED on 4/15/05Best of the West will be open to men, women and youth 5-17 years old and will be held in the Redondo Union Gymnasium in Redondo Beach. Don?t miss the battle to be the ?BEST in the WEST?. Located 6 miles south of Los Angeles International airport and 2 blocks from the beach. 1: SUPERFIGHTSDiego ‘The Nightmare’ Sanchez in Best of the West Superfights!April 23rd it goes down!Best of the West Superfight Divisions Nearly Locked Up:Four man round robin divisions!185 and Under CONFIRMED:Diego SanchezCassio WerneckJustin GarciaJake Shields147 and under CONFIRMEDJeff GloverRany YahryaAndre ‘Gigueto’ SoaresLooking for a qualified fourth entry into the 147 and under. Submit Resume (HA! Like I don’t know who you are!) to [email protected]2: PRIZESAll Adult Advanced division winners recieve a case of SAMBAZON ACAI, ROCKSTAR Energy Drink, DVD’s, Da Hui Clothing and a $200 travel voucher to redeem towards travel and expenses for the 5th American International Championships December 3rd and 4th 2005 in Los Angeles. The winners will also be seeded into the ‘OnTheMat Professional League’The next tournament on June 5th will have a 170 and under and Heavyweight Division Round Robin division. Advanced Division winners of the respective divisions at the Best of the West will have an automatic invite into the Professional Divisions.4: FEESPre-Registration $50 for weight division and open weight ? Guaranteed 2 fightsMust be postmarked no later than April 18th, 2005At Door Registration – $70Spectator Tickets – $105: Enrollment (3 options)Pre-registration:1) Mail a signed entry form along with a money order or check made payable to: GTA Tournaments and mail to: 713 Torrance Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA 902772) Register online: grapplingtournaments.com3) Register the night before or day of. Show up to either weigh-in time to register6: Weigh-Ins (2 options)1) Friday, April 22nd, 2005 between 9am-9pm at South Bay Jiu-Jitsu located at 325 Pacific Coast Hwy., Hermosa Beach, CA 902542) Saturday, April 23rd, 2005 between 7am-8:30am at the tournament location. Anyone arriving after 8:30am will be penalized an additional $15There will be no weight allowance. If an athlete is within 3 pounds of their weigh class they will have until 9am on the day of to make weight.7: Schedule You will be disqualified if you are not present by the below listed times.Children and Teens: 9amMens Novice (below 180): 9:45amMens Novice (above 180): 10:30pmMens Beginners (below 180): 11amMens Beginners (above180): 12pmWomens Beginner and Advanced: 1pmMens Intermediate: 1:30pmMasters & Executives Advanced: 2pmMasters & Executives Beginner: 3pmMens Advanced Adult: 3:30pmSuperfights: 4pm8: RATED Season Point Accumulation www.grapplingratings.com5 Star Rated Event: All competitors that place in the top four places will be awarded Rating points for the season tally.
