Here is this week’s news:
1. Team IMPACT Brings Home 4 Swords from NAGA Tournament in Las Vegas
2. Sub League 07 — Two Weeks to Go!
3. Road Trip to Seattle | Marcelo Alonso’s School Saturday, Feb. 17
4. Gym Survey - We Want to Hear from YOU!
5. Calendars - Which One is For You?

1. Team IMPACT Brings Home 4 Swords from NAGA Tournament in Las Vegas

Coaches Tom Oberhue and Armand Debruge went to the NAGA (North American Grappling Association) Tournament in Las Vegas on February 10th. They were using it as a tune-up for their preparation for the Pan-American Jiu Jitsu Tournament at the end of March. Coach Tom took 2nd Place in two divisions and one 3rd Place in another. Coach Armand brought home a 2nd Place in his division.

	Mens | Black + Brown Belt Div | Light Weight Armand, Jeff Glover, and Tom
	Mens | Masters | No-Gi | Advanced | Light Weight
	Eric, Armand, Mica, Tom, Rodrigo

It was a great trip. Big Thanks to former IMPACT Jiu Jitsu member Chad Lyman and his family for putting up Coach Tom, Coach Armand, and Eric Dorsett. It was also really cool to hook up with Micah and his team down in Las Vegas. They are a great group of guys. Micah’s team won 1st place in the team competition.

It was a great trip and a fantastic tournament. We had a terrific time.

2. Sub League 07 — Two Weeks to Go!

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.

3. Road Trip to Seattle | Marcelo Alonso’s School Saturday, Feb. 17

Calling all grapplers (Gi and No-gi). If you are interested in getting some “tournament-like” training, join the gang of folks that are going to travel up to Seattle on Saturday, February 17, to train with Marcelo Alonso’s school. Here are the details:

We are leaving IMPACT at 8am sharp.
Arriving in Seattle at 11am.
11 am - 1 pm: Gi matches
1 - 3 pm: No-gi matches
Back in Portland around 6 or 7pm.

There is a $10 mat fee.

This is a GREAT opportunity to get lots of competition minutes without all the hassles of a full tournament. It should be a good time for all. If you are interested or need a ride, call Coach Tom (503.970.4894).

4. Gym Survey - We Want to Hear from YOU!

We want to hear from you guys … and find out what you are thinking.

For all the folks that answer these questions and send them to Coach Tom (tom@impactjj.com), your name will be put into a drawing for an IMPACT T-shirt and Gi Patch. Drawing will be held at 5 pm on Sunday, February 18 … so hurry! ! !

1. Do you visit online forums or bulletin boards related to martial arts? If so, which ones.
2. Do you post on any of the forums? If so, which ones.
3. What classes do you attend most frequently?
4. What classes would you like to see added to the schedule? (Either new curriculum area and / or an existing class at a different time). Please be specific.

5. Calendars

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.