IMPACT Update: Monday, January 22, 2007

Here is this week’s news:
1. Sub League 07
2. Myspace, Forums, Banners, and Friends
3. When in doubt . . .
4. No Cubs’ Club Classes this Friday
5. What People are Saying about Combative Conditioning
6. Calendars - Which One is For You?

1. Sub League 07

The Pacific Northwest’s premier no-gi submission grappling event is back!
Get ready for Sub League 07, which begins on Saturday, March 3, 2007.

Sub League’s unique format allows for lots of matches, little controversy,
and tons of great grappling. Competing in a pool format (where you wrestle
all competitors in your group), rather than a bracket system (where the
number of competitors is cut in half each round), and having a clear point
system (no points within a match, simply points awarded based on the
outcome – submission or draw) allows the sport to shine.

 
The Sub League has grown. Last year we had over 265 competitors participate
in our four-event season. We are looking to increase those numbers this
year – in particular within the women’s divisions, youth divisions, and the
newly added novice divisions. With the launch of our third season, we have
worked to make the event even better than before. Here is a list of changes
and added features:

1. www.subleague.com
All the information about Sub League can be found on our website: rules,
divisions, weights, registration fee, online registration, etc.

2. A new ability grouping: Novice Divisions
This ability group had been added specifically for new athletes of the
sport. It is for folks with 6 months or less mat experience. It is a great
opportunity to compete in a safe, non-threatening environment. Thus, we will
have four ability groups: Novice, Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced.

3. More weight classes
Youth (ages 4 - 13) have nine weight class groupings. Teens (14 - 17) have
six weight divisions. Women have three weight divisions. Adults have six
weight divisions. For specific weight breakdowns, got to
http://www.subleague.com/divisions.html.

4. Streamlined, easy-to-follow rules for youth and teens divisions

5. Team competition / team points based on participation and performance

6. Sponsors
ROCKSTAR Energy Drinks, Howard Combat Kimonos, RevGear, the FCFF, CHOK
Fightgear, and Combative Conditioning are our main sponsors. Big thanks to
all of these supporters! They’ve been great.

7. Lower entry fee for adults

8. Northwest calendar of grappling and MMA events
Found on www.subleague.com, is designed to be a place where EVERYONE lists
their up-coming events… so everyone else can know about them and make them.
We hope this becomes a frequently used resource for everyone.

2. Myspace, Forums, Banners, and Friends

Please help us get the word out about all the great stuff going on at IMPACT Jiu Jitsu. Your support makes all the difference. Please embed these banners on your own personal web page and on forums that you visit. If you have questions on how to help, don’t hesitate asking Tom.

*a href=”http://www.impactjj.com” target=”_blank”+*img src=”http://impactjj.com/images/banner_impact.jpg ” border=”1″+*/a+Replace * with <, and + with > in the html code	*a href=”http://www.combativeconditioning.net” target=”_blank”+*img src=”http://impactjj.com/images/banner_cc.jpg ” border=”1″+*/a+Replace * with <, and + with > in the html code
	Please fcopy and paste these banners on to your own myspace page, forums, or share them with family and friends.  Your support is GREATLY appreciated!
*a href=”http://www.subleague.com” target=”_blank”+*img src=”http://impactjj.com/images/banner_subleague.jpg ” border=”1″+*/a+Replace * with <, and + with > in the html code

3. When in doubt . . .

The weather conditions were challenging last week, as seen by having to cancel two days instructional classes.

For future protocol, we will follow the Beaverton School District lead in regards to opening / closing. If the BSD closes due to weather, then IMPACT Jiu Jitsu will not be running instructional classes that day.

However, to confirm the gyms opening, you can go to http://impactjj.com/news/ or call the gym’s phone at 503.350.3926. Your safety is our concern … but we will do all we can do to keep the gym open and classes running.

4. No Cubs’ Club Classes this Friday

There will be no Little Cubs class or Black Belt Club (BBC) this Friday, January 26. Sorry for the inconvenience.

5. What People are Saying about Combative Conditioning

Get yours now at www.combativeconditioning.net

 

6. Calendars - Which One is For You

Sometimes it can be confusing keeping track of all the gym events and martial arts events taking place. One thing that may help is knowing which calendar to pay attention to.

For general gym information, the calendar attached to the IMPACT Update … as seen below.

Calendar

You can find the daily gym calendar at http://www.impactjj.com/calendar/month.php.

For BJJ tournament, No-Gi tournaments, and MMA events in the Northwest, go to http://www.subleague.com/northwest_calendar.htm.