Copa Ontario

Professor Jorge Britto invites all the true Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academies to help carry the flag of this sport into the future. On April 24th & 25th The 2nd Copa Ontario takes place as a celebration of Jiu Jitsu over 2 days and will feature competition with both Gi and No Gi.

Showcasing the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, we need you to be part of the revolution of this sport in North America. Become part of the next page in the history of Jiu Jitsu in Canada. We need to be unified, we need to show solidarity by coming together to honour the tradition of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition. We want to demonstrate great Jiu Jitsu, we want to show who we are, we want to exhibit the glory of healthy rivalries between teams and how they help the sport to progress, develop, and grow.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is more than a sport, it is rooted deeply in tradition, and tried and tested methodology since it was founded in Brazil. In this tournament we aim to honour this heritage and lineage by organizing the tournament in the same manner as the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation. We want to pay tribute to the sport’s founders by not just coming to compete and determine who is best on the day but, we want to live the Jiu Jitsu ideology, philosophy, lifestyle.

This type of competition readies competitors for the highest level of international competition by adhering to international rules, regulations, and standards. We are already seeing the fruits of the Copa Ontario tournament which produced several champions at 2009's Mundials (worlds championships). The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu format of competition had lead to greater things for many of the stars of the sport. Champions like BJ Penn, Marcelo Garcia, Demian Maia, Rodrigo Noguerra, and many more got their starts on the tatami’s of Jiu Jitsu.

What makes Copa Ontario Special?
Divisions will have a specific start time that will be released two days prior to the event along with the brackets. No waiting hours and hours, wondering when your division is going to start. We try ensure that everyone’s matches are referred by Black Belts; 1st Copa Ontario had seven Black Belt referees.

SUNDAY TEAM CHALLENGE
Featuring teams from BTT Canada, RGDA, Nova Uniao, Toronto BJJ, Alliance, Jeff Joslins

General Information:
Pre-Registration Only (Dates Coming Soon)

Where:
Downsview Park, Toronto
75 Carl Hall Road - Unit 11(Map)

When:
Saturday April 24th (GI) & Sunday 25th (NO GI)

Cost:
Saturday or Sunday - (1 event) - $50CDN
Saturday & Sunday - (2 events) - $70CDN

NO ASSOCIATION FEES - Just pay registration

Spectators - please bring 2kg of Food for Donation

Additional Details

- Each Competitor will recieve a Free T Shirt & Copy of the latest 'GracieMag'
- International Level Competition

Divisions:

**All divisions are subject to International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation Rules (IBJJF) which can be found here**

Divisions:
(Adult) White, Blue, Purple, Brown, Black
(Juniors) White, Yellow, Orange, Green

Absolute division for all belts except white
Masters Division (30 years & Older)

Weight Classes can be found here

Prizes:
Team Trophies:
Juvenile divisions, womens divisions, mens divisions, and overall championship.
Best supporting team trophies:
Juvenile divisions, womens divisions, and mens divisions.
Individual awards:
Most technical juvenile, most technical woman, most most technical man.
Most exciting final:
Juvenile division, womens divisions, and mens division.

Medals for first, second, and both third places for all divisions