Press Release: New Date for the 2012 Sub League Championship
To better suit Sub League competitors, coaches and teams, we have decided to move the 2012 Sub League Championship from June 2 to June 9.
The World IBJJF Championship was recently scheduled for June 2. Many Sub League competitors and teams will compete in Worlds – others will be glued to Budo Videos, cheering on their teammates and watching the action.
So mark your calendar and make your plans to compete and/or watch the 8th annual Sub League Championship on June 9 at Portland Community College’s Rock Creek Campus!
Press Release: Congratulations Competitors and Teams
The 2012 Sub League Season kicked off on Saturday, March 3, at Portland Community College’s Rock Creek Campus. Three hundred and sixty competitors, representing 69 teams were in attendance.
Congratulations to all competitors – your submission skills were impressive. Throughout the day, fans witnessed more than 350 wins by submission. The quickest of which was a 6-second armbar by 8-year-old Joe Davison of SBGi.
Team points will be tracked throughout the season. Team Champions are decided based on their athletes’ cumulative performance over the whole season. Three points are awarded for each first place win, two points for every second place, and one point for each submission (excluding those earned during tie breaker rounds).
Top ten teams at the close of Qualifier 1:
1 – Impact Jiu Jitsu
2 – SBGi
3 – Higinbotham Martial Arts
4 – 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
5 – NWMA
6 – Elite BJJ
7 – Gracie Technics
8 – Team Chaos
9 – Gladiator MMA, MABJJ, Walker’s Martial Arts Academy
10 – Alliance, BJJ of Tacoma, New Breed Academy
All competitors placing first through fifth have qualified to compete in the June 2 Season Championship. One more opportunity to qualify remains with Qualifier 2 on April 21. Note that all competitors earning a first place win in a Qualifier event will receive 50 percent off their registration in the Championship – earn first place in both Qualifiers and your Championship registration is FREE!
Thank you to all competitors and coaches for your efforts. Thank you to the Sub League volunteers and staff for working so hard to put on a smooth and successful event. Thank you to Ruez for bringing samples of your performance men’s underwear (check it out at ruezunderwear.com). Thank you to the Oregon National Guard for your continued sponsorship and support and to PCC Rock Creek for sharing your gymnasium and volunteers!
Registration for Qualifier 2 will open on March 9. As always, register early and save!
Click here to see the 2012 Sub League Qualifier 1 Results
Press Release: The Northwest Starts the Year with Great Jiu Jitsu
On Saturday, January 21, 355 competitors representing 71 Jiu Jitsu academies kicked off the new year at the 2012 Sub League Open. Athletes traveled to Wilsonville High School in Wilsonville, Ore., from all across Oregon and Washington, as well as from Hawaii, Alaska and Idaho to participate in the gi and no-gi submission-only tournament.
The Sub League Open follows classic Sub League rules. There are no points awarded within a match; competitors win by submission. The benefits of this format were apparent. The 355 athletes each competed in an average 3-4 matches and achieved nearly 400 submissions, all within 7 hours (start to finish).
At the end of the day, all the wins and submissions were tallied to determine team placement. Three points were given for every athlete achieving a first place win; two points for second place; and one point for every submission (excluding tie-breaker rounds). Congratulations to all the competitors and teams on their sportsmanship, team spirit and performance.
1st Place: Impact Jiu Jitsu (100 total points)
2nd Place: NWMA (64 total points)
3rd Place: Higinbotham Martial Arts (51 total points)
4th Place: 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu (50 total points)
5th Place: Solid Base Jiu Jitsu (29 total points)
6th Place: Elite Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (28 total points)
7th Place: Progressive Jiu Jitsu (27 total points)
8th Place: Alliance (26 total points)
9th Place: SBGi (25 total points)
10th Place: MABJJ (19 total points)
Competitor results are now available.
Highlight photos will be posted within a few days.
We would like to thank all our sponsors for their support. Kuzushi was at the event displaying their apparel, accessories and Dragon’s Breath sauces; Betty Lou’s was also there handing out samples of their delicious, healthy, gluten-free foods. Visit our sponsors page to see all the other organizations who helped put on this event.
Teams and athletes are now fired up and ready for the 2012 Submission Wrestling League Season to begin. Athletes must qualify to compete for bragging rights in the June 2 Championship by placing first through fifth in one or both of the two Qualifier events.
March 3 – Sub League Qualifier 1 – Wilsonville, Oregon
April 21 – Sub League Qualifier 2 – Hillsboro, Oregon
June 2 – Sub League Championship – Hillsboro, Oregon
At each tournament, we will hold a food and fund drive for the Oregon Food Bank. Thank you to the Sub League Open spectators who contributed $65 and 30 pounds of food. These donations will be added to the collections at Qualifier 1 to help us beat our 2011 season donation total of $1,857 and 853 pounds of food!
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Press Release: Congratulations Oregon Open Competitors and Teams
Event Photos | Competitor & Team Results
On Saturday, October 1, 2011, teams from all across the Northwest converged just outside of Portland, Oregon, for the 6th Annual Oregon Open Gi and No-Gi Jiu Jitsu Championship. In total, 596 athletes competed in the all day event. Men and women, boys and girls, ages 5 to 68 took to the mat and gave it their all.
Spectators filled the stands. They were there to watch world class Jiu Jitsu and cheer on their competitors, but they did more than that. They helped support Oregon Open’s fight against hunger. At the end of the day the event raised $703 and 414 pounds of food for the Oregon Food Bank.
The individual display of talent and sportsmanship was impressive. The gi divisions were the most popular across the board. Women had good-sized divisions with 35 competitors in all. The youth competitors impressed us with talent comparable to their elders’. We can only imagine what their Jiu Jitsu will be like when they are all grown up. Our most senior men’s competitor, Bill Hart, inspired us once again, giving his opponents heck in the intermediate no-gi light weight division at 68-years-young. The men’s absolute divisions (blue, purple and brown), women’s absolute (blue/purple) and men’s no-gi absolute (intermediate/advanced) were awe inspiring.
This year’s team competition was more fierce than ever. Each team received points for competitors placing first, second and third (9 points, 3 points and 1 point, respectively, for each). With 229 total points, Impact Jiu Jitsu took home the first place team award. Team Ribeiro Lovato NW took second with 181 points. In a close third was SBGi with 172 points. Click here to view complete competitor and team results.
Presenting Sponsor Oregon National Guard deserves all of our thanks for their continued support of our events and Jiu Jitsu in the Northwest and for all they do for our country. Major Sponsor VXRSI is a big supporter and was at the event with their latest apparel. Special thanks also goes out to our supporting sponsors: BJJWeekly.com, Northwest FightScene Magazine, Revgear, Viso and Jiu-Jitsu Calendar. To view all our sponsors, please visit the Sponsors page on subleague.com.
The subleague.com staff cannot go without mention. They spent the full day Saturday reffing, scoring, timing, checking and running the event. Thank you everyone.
Finally, thank you competitors, families and teams for your continued participation in the subleague.com family of tournaments. Helping Northwest grapplers grow and compete is what it’s all about.
Next Up: United Combat Sports – Sub League Open
Press Release: Thank You Oregon Open Sponsors
We would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support and encourage all Oregon Open fans to do the same. These organizations play a huge part in promoting the sports of submission grappling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and help make the Oregon Open and Sub League competitions possible. Please visit our Sponsors page to see a complete list of Oregon Open supporters.
Presenting Sponsor Oregon National Guard is subleague.com’s biggest supporter, sponsoring both the Oregon Open and Submission Wrestling League for the past several years. They will be at the Oregon Open on October 1 with a booth. Please stop by and say thank you for all they do.
Major Sponsor VXRSI is also scheduled to be at the event, featuring many new and classic designs.
Thank you to NWFightScene and BJJWeekly for spreading the word about Oregon Open and our Food and Fund Drive to benefit the Oregon Food Bank.
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