U.S. Open X News Flash 8-31-05

• Get ready Jiu-Jitsu fans. Paul Guzman-Sanchez produce of the Submit Fighter TV show in southern California will be covering this historic event this year. This means the United States` first ever Brown & Black Belt challenge will be televised!

• Spectators, 25% of your entrance fee, and the minimum $1.00 donation you make to the U.S. Open History Museum will benefit the Bay School, a non-profit facility that educates children who have autism.

Juniors Division—We have received several phone calls from 16 – 17 year-olds asking about our Junior divisions. Yes folks, the U.S. Open has them for all weight categories, white and blue belt, male and female. Remember the sooner you register, the sooner we can put you on the Competitor List, www.claudiofrancabjj.com/complists2005.html, so that others your age and weight can see that they have someone to compete against. Don`t hesitate, register today and get the word out that you`re ready to take on another Junior! www.register4tournament.com (click on the state of California).

Claudio Franca and U.S. Open IX to be Featured on TV Show in Southern California

Dear Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fans:

U.S. Open News Flash 8-02-05

• The official U.S. Open X web page is now up. Go here, http://www.claudiofrancabjj.com/Tournament.htm, to get all the info you need for our Tenth Anniversary Tournament, including travel, hotel and registration information.

• To help you get psyched up for the show, Kimberly Souza has put together some wonderful Adobe slideshows from past U.S. Opens for you. Warning! These are large files, so viewing them is only recommended for those of you with high-speed connections.
http://www.brazilianjiujitsu.com/photos/USOpen1998.pdf

Dear Students and Friends:

If you plan on attending this weekend's seminar with Alvaro Romano, please RSVP so that we can get an idea of how much space we'll have.

Thanks!

Announcement follows:
Ginastica Natural and Alvaro Romano Return to Santa Cruz

Date and Time

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Location

Claudio Franca Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
2-1507 East Cliff Drive
Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Price: $40 for Claudio Franca Association Members; $50 for all others.

For more information, please call (831) 476-7650

Date and Time

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Location

Claudio Franca Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
2-1507 East Cliff Drive
Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Price: $40 for Claudio Franca Association Members; $50 for all others.

For more information, please call (831) 476-7650

U.S. Open X News Flash 7-7-05

• Online registration for the U.S. Open X Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament, Saturday and Sunday, October 22-23, in Santa Cruz, CA is now available. Go to www.register4tournament.com and click on the state of California to find our event.

Ginastica Natural Seminar with Professor Alvaro Romano

Claudio Franca Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will host a strength and conditioning seminar with Alvaro Romano, the creator of the Ginástica Natural system (some of you may have heard your instructors refer to it as "animal gymnastics.")

We encourage everyone to take advantage of this unique opportunity to gain insight into a fun and innovative method of physical conditioning.

Open X News Flash

The U.S. Open X is revving up to go on October 22nd and 23rd, 2005 at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.

Here are some of the highlights of the tournament:

• The first ever open weight Brown & Black Belt Team Challenge in the U.S.!
• 1st, 2nd, and two 3rd place medals for each division!
• An ever-growing Juniors (ages 16 – 17) division for white and blue belts!
• Free Women`s Jiu-Jitsu seminar for female competitors ($50 for non-competitors)

U.S. Open X: FEATURED EVENTS

To celebrate the TENTH annual U.S. Open, Claudio França & team are putting together some special events.

The tournament will be held October 22 & 23 at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz, CA. There will be no increase in the registration fee--we're bringing you the same service, for the same price, year after year. The fee for early registration, i.e., received by Midnight Wednesday October 12th, is $50.00. The fee for late registration (received Oct. 13th – 17th Midnight) will be $65.00.

BROWN/BLACK BELT TEAM CHALLENGE