Mixed Martial Arts in Beaufort SC

Join us for a fun and exciting grappling tournament in the Lowcountry as we host a gi / no-gi tournament. Divisions are available for men, women, and children, so bring the whole family out to compete.

Tournament cost: $50 for unlimited divisions.

Each weight division will be broken up by experience level. Experience should be calculated on any grappling experience, not just BJJ. If you wrestled or competed in MMA, you need to consider that as you determine your division.

Gi Experience Levels (taken from BJJ Belt System):

White Belt: no more than 2 years of total grappling experience.
Blue Belt: up to 4 years of grappling
Purple Belt
Brown Belt
Black Belt

No Gi Experience Levels:

Novice: Less than 6 months of training
Beginner: 6 months – 2 years of training
Intermediate: 2 – 5 years of training
Advanced: 5 or more years of training

Weight Classes will be posted soon…

Absolute Tournament

We will also be hosting a Absolute Tournament with a cash prize. Each entry must pay $50 for the tournament, and an additional $50 that will go into a winner takes all pool.

Additional $50 to winner pool.

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September 4th will be the day where you can Step Up to the Line at Redline MMA’s Step Up to the Line Grappling Tournament. The event precedes the full contact mixed martial arts event taking place that evening and offers a great opportunity to compete in the cage without worry of knockout. Both events will be held at the post gymnasium on Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah GA. The two events mirror the events held by Club Stewart in June.

If you would like to compete, you may register online by clicking this link: http://tiny.cc/p1zl2.

You may also register the day of the tournament. Weigh ins will begin at 9am and continue until 11am. The rules meeting will take place at 1030am and the matches will start by 11am. Please do not be late. Kids and Teen Divisions will go first, followed by the adult weight divisions and finishing with the absolute division.

Divisions will be bracketed at the event. Please use this as a guide, but realize that some divisions may be changed to accommodate a fair competition with several matches per division.

Youth Matches will be split into two categories:
Position only and Submission. The position only division is a requirement to compete in the submission division. The submission division will be optional….

Teen and adult matches will be submission based.

Youth Age and Weight Divisions.

Youth divisions will be set up based on age and weight.

Age guidelines: up to 6 yrs, 7 & 8 yrs, 9 & 10 yrs, 11 & 12 yrs. Anyone over 12 will be placed in the teen division or the weight division.

Weight guidelines: up to 65lbs, 66-80lbs, 81-100lbs, 100 and up.

Adult Age and Weight Divisions.
Age Guidelines: 13-17yrs, 18+, (we will have a master’s division if enough competitors show up)
Weight Guidelines: up to 145lbs, 146-155lbs, 156-170lbs, 171-185lbs, 186-205lbs, 205 and up, Absolute (all weights)

Each match will be scored with the exception of the initial round of the Adult Absolute matches.

Scoring is based on the following point scale:

Takedown to control: 2 points
Dominant Top Position: 2 points
Sweep from Guard or Half Guard: 3 points
Week Submission Attempt: 1 point
Strong Submission Attempt: 2 points

At the end of the round, the grappler with the most points or who submits his or her opponent will win and move on to the next bracket.

Each match will have a time limit. The time limits will vary based on division.

All Youth matches are 3 minutes.
Novice and Beginner Matches will last 4 minutes.
Absolute matches are 10 minutes without points followed by a 4 minute overtime with points if necessary.

Beaufort MMA and Redline MMA youth martial arts students got to experience the thrill of competition  on Tuesday, March 23rd at Beaufort MMA in Beaufort SC. Kids from each gym met on the mat for a in school mini-tournament to prepare for this weekend’s position only tournament in Myrtle Beach, SC. Each student was weighed and the brackets were drawn out. Due to time constraints, we drew out two divisions: Children up to 9yrs old and under 80lbs and children 10-12 over 90 lbs.
Rules were based on the standard Brazilian Jiu Jitsu position scoring system: 2 points for takedown to control, 2 points for side control, 3 points for knee ride, 4 points for Mount or Quarter with both hooks, 3 points for sweeps. Although several of the students were submission ready in experience, the tournament consisted of position only matches with a 3 minute time limit.
Each match went very well and at the end, Chris R. took 1st in the older division with Matt J. taking second. The younger division had several game competitors but in the end the winner was Scott C. over 2nd place winner, Mahea J. The kids were very excited about the tournament and their skills will be tested this weekend as they compete against other students in Myrtle Beach, SC.

In talking to several of the students, i have seen that some are definitely interested in competing in grappling tournaments and some would rather just fight in mixed martial arts competitions. So I guess I should give some advice on whether or not grappling tournaments are worth your time and money.

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NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA REGISTRATION FOR ABU DHABI
PRO WORLD FINALS IN FLORIDA
FEBRUARY 28, 2009 MELBOURNE FLORIDA

YOU MUST BE A U.S CITIZEN, CANADIAN CITIZEN OR HAVE A GREEN CARD TO COMPETE IN THIS EVENT.

This is a Gi event.

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