Online entry and tournament publication with the tournament planner of visual reality. Tyler bishops predictions for jiu jitsu trends in 2017. Until along came eddie bravo and his ebi overtime rounds. Once the sub only movement took off, thats when i decided to focus a lot more on the sport aspect of jiujitsu. They had an interesting format instead of draws, they have overtime periods where competitors were able to choose which standard position they would like to attack from guard, halfguard, back control, mount for a twominute overtime period. Im thinking of doing that sub only tournament in october at that gym. The eddie bravo invitational ebi is an exciting new no gi jiujitsu tournament ruleset designed to force submission attacks. It is strictly a submission only grappling style that eliminates the point system. The 5 nogi brazilian jiujitsu tournaments every fan should be. Eddie bravo invitational, the most recognized submission only tournament in. He took ideas from metamoris, adcc and a host of others and molded the perfect tournament format.
Anyways, ebi is a sub only tournament, if theres no sub then you need to find a winner, and if you are going to include judges, then we are back to who looks better, this case might have had a clear winner, but. Love it or hate it, sub only showed up in a big way in 2016. In the closing minutes, bravo had gracie in a calf slicer but gracie declined to tap as time ran out and, thus, the match was ruled a draw. With this being said, we introduce a new bjj tournament with a unique twist. This time the promotions president, eddie bravo is looking for his first ever lightheavyweight champion at 205lbs 93kg, putting together a 16 men lineup for that effect. Bjj tournament offers 1 pound of weed per division as.
Gracie nationals submission only tournament explained by. Grappling industries and ebi are teaming up to give every. Set for december, 2017 is the 14th edition of the eddie bravo invitational ebi 14, a tournament with a solid card which will gather veterans of the promotion as well as 3 fresh new faces, all capable challengers to the promotions belt and the hefty sum that can come from it. Eddie bravo invitational no gi sub 16 men tournament 1 june 2014 eddie is now promoting his own tournament. A ref decision will be made if no submission took place and the competitor with the.
The famous california based grappling promotion has had most of its previous events held at the famous orpheum theatre, but opted for a new venue for this featherweight tournament muscle pharm headquarters burbank, ca, a sponsor and a brand that has been investing a lot in sub only over the past. Smoothcomp is a tournament software for combat sports. We will be doing a different division every other month. Ebi features 16 athletes competing to defeat four others in a tournament of masterful techniques.
Already well known as one of the most well run and exciting of the current crop of submission only tourn. What eddie bravo essentially did was combine rules from different organizations. I feel like this gets said a lot, but i feel like im proof anyone can do it if you just keep showing up. Submission only rules tournaments tend to have a higher finish rate than. Widely regarded as one of the toughest tournaments inside the realm of sub only jiu jitsu, the thirteenth edition of event was designed to crown the promotions lightweight 155lbs 70kg division champion. Also in 2014, bravo founded the eddie bravo invitational ebi, a nogi submissiononly grappling tournament.
Sub only, combat will have a dedicated audience, i think it. There are quite a few subonly tournaments converting to ebi rules, said the 10th planet founder, adding that he believes unified rules are great for the subonly movement. A nogi invitational tournament with the biggest names in bjj, check out our article. No time limit, ref decisions, modified rules, draws. Grappling innovator eddie bravo is set to continue to push the submission grappling competitive envelope even further this coming weekend with his next iteration of the eddie bravo invitational sub only tournament. Apart from being a bjj geek, dorian is a software developer by trade, a husband. Theeddie bravo invitational is a 16 menwomen nogi submission only tournament with a twist. We finally found a conspiracy theory that eddie bravo doesnt believe, and wont even entertain.
Eddie explains the gracie nationals, started by helio gracies granddaughter rose gracie, the difference between preparing for a subonly tournament vs a regular one, and this tournament format as. My favorite sub only tournament is having their 10th edition tonight, live from mexico city on fight pass. The ruleset for his eddie bravo invitational had already been unanimously agreed upon as the most exciting to grapple under, it was even borrowed by chael sonnens submission underground. The best strategies for ebi overtime rounds bjj world. The ebi format is a sub only one, putting the emphasis on submissions as the most desirable way to end a match. If neither fighter gets a submission in the first 10 minutes well go to an overtime period using the ebi overtime rules set. Nogi and gi divisions with brackets available for youth, teen, and adult competitors. Please subscribe and receive new videos every week and join the official home of grapplers quest, worlds original submission grappling tournaments plus 2,00. From the mind of none other than 10th planet jiu jitsu creator eddie bravo. Eddie bravo invitational submission only 16 man super tournament june 1, 2014. Now 29 years old, jm competed in the inaugural eddie bravo invitational ebi combat jiu jitsu tournament. It is now the standard for no gi sub only bjj competitions. Got my black belt from eddie bravo this past weekend. February 18, 2018 saw the 15th edition of the eddie bravo invitational, also known as ebi.
The submission challenge was created by 10th planet jiujitsu black belt derek stewart under the guidance of master eddie bravo. Back in march, eddie bravo added another element to his groundbreaking sub only grappling tournament. Grapplers quest, submission only, sub only, grappling, grappling highlight, submission, grappling, tournament, jiu jitsu, competition, bjj, garry tonon, garry tonon instagram, garry tonon mma. Eddie bravo radio is back with a new formatproducer.
Fourth round of one of europes only tournaments following eddie bravo invitational rules. I love the fact it is sub only, said jiujitsu legend eddie bravo, the captain for team 10th planet as transcribed by mma fighting. The first half of the match is submission only, while the last half of the match. Eddie bravo invitational no gi sub 16 men tournament 1. When i think of the sub only style before that was a common rule set i think of the 3 main paragon boys bill cooper, jeff glover, and tyrone glover from the mid 00s through the early 10s. Combat jiujitsu worlds 2019 the welterweights tickets. A few of our warriors from hq competed in the sub only tournament at big johns over the weekend. With the help of eddie bravo the submission challenge over 5 years ago. Ebi isnt a sub only competition any more eddie bravo. The onnit invitational 3 is a no gi submission only jiu jitsu tournament live from 10th planet at the onnit academy in austin, tx saturday, december 10th. Submission only jiujitsu tournaments in the midwest, oklahoma, and north texas. Ebi 9 lightheavyweights 205lbs full card bjj heroes. The idea that the sub should be the only focus of bjj is just stupid.
Sounds awesome, but how do submisison only tournaments. Eddie used to say that he would repull half guard if he was on top without being past the guard. Geo martinez is returning to defend his bantamweight title, while two time ebi featherweight champ, eddie cummings is looking to win another title, in a different weight class. Matrix jiujitsu invitational subonly tournament promo.
His system also offers a winner in every fight, though in a completely different fashion than the ibjjf. Dustin is a regular face in both the sub only and ibjjf tournament circuits having prepared for ebi with the renowned caio. Ironborn submission grappling challenge 4 smoothcomp. The worlds premier open invite submission only tournament series. The eddie bravo invitational, or ebi, was created by eddie bravo.
Eighth round of one of europes only tournaments following eddie bravo. The ebi tournament is a no gi grappling competition that changed the game of submission grappling. Realizing a love for jiu jitsu, he began diving deeper into the 10th planet system and eventually opened a school of his own when he was a blue belt. Eddie bravo invitational 11 check it out the 11th edition of the eddie bravo invitational will take part on march 5, 2017 sunday and this will be one of the most stacked events ever produced by the promotion. Theres like three or four or five different versions of sub only, and the. Since then, jm has competed all over the united states at the sports highest levels. The emergence of pro shows like the eddie bravo invitational, polaris, five grappling, and fight to win all have included variations of nonpoint based jiu jitsu rulesets. Eddie bravo is a mexicanamerican leading innovator of brazilian jiujitsu who.
I know im a little late to the party on this one so it may already have been and gone but i recently heard on jre eddie bravo talking about trying to bring combat jiu jitsu out as a bigger sport nogi bjj but youre allowed striking on the ground. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. The evening will feature a bracketstyle, single elimination tournament format. There is an entire war going on besides the fight for the sub because getting dominate position is what wins fights when you cant get the sub. Instead of just mma jiujitsu, we had to really turn it up on the sport side as well. Ebi lightweights tournament results october 22, 2017 and the eddie bravo invitational ebi has just passed us.
All have been explored, tested, and attempted in open invite tournaments. All submission challenge events are ranked with the isof. A 10 minute regulation time with no points encourages a submission only style while an overtime with 3 rounds forces competitors into an overtime submission only. I am competing in a sub only tournament early next year, and i have been only doing bjj 1 time a week since late september. Eddie bravo invitational submission only 16 man super. The original event that placed the ebi rules on the map one of the fastest growing rulesets in our sport returns for its 9th edition. Eventbrite inch by inch presents combat jiujitsu worlds 2019 the welterweights sunday, august 18, 2019 at thunder studios, long beach, ca.
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