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I hope to see everyone at the State Games on September 4th!!!
Pre-register now or register at the event and remember this is a RANKED event:
http://www.thewvgames.com/state-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-submission-wrestling-championships/
Our very own, Adam Sepulveda, will be pro boxing this Saturday, August 28, at the Morgantown Event Center.
Wish him luck!
Butch Hiles
I have gotten in a new shipment of black, blue, and pink 16oz boxing gloves. They are at the gym for anyone who needs them and some pictures are already up here:
http://www.advancedbkj.com/boxing-kickboxing-merchandise
See you soon
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Butch Hiles
www.advancedbkj.com – Butch Hiles Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & MMA, LLC
www.theWVgames.com – An annual event featuring the greatest sports and athletes WV has to offer
Official RANKED event: The West Virginia Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Wrestling State Championships are set to return this
September 4th in Charleston, WV as part of the WEST VIRGINIA GAMES 2010.
Date: Saturday, September 4, 2010
Time: Tournament 12pm, Referee Meeting at 11am, Competitor Rules meeting at 11:30am
Cost: Only 50$ and you can compete in as many divisions as you want, and only 30$ for women and children. Each pre-registered competitor will also receive a ticket to Friday nights WV Power Baseball game, which includes a fireworks show and the WV Games opening ceremonies.
Format: DOUBLE ELIMINATION in both Gi and No Gi divisions, and Absolute divisions in each skill level
Location: Magic Island, Charleston, WV 25301 (501 Virginia St E, Charleston, WV 25301 – on the river)
On Saturday, September 4, 2010 Charleston, West Virginia will, once again, host the official state Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Wrestling State Championships as part of the “West Virginia Games.” The WV Games is a huge event that takes place on Magic Island, which is located on the Kanawha River in the capital of West Virginia and offers a scenic backdrop to a flurry of athletic competitions and events. This is a family friendly event and we encourage all of our competitors to bring their friends and families so they can enjoy all of the other events and activities during the tournament.
Besides the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Wrestling State Championships, the WV Games will also feature volleyball, boxing,
crossfit competition, a family funzone, a zumbathon, gymnastics, and much more. Each pre-registered competitor will also receive a ticket to Friday nights WV Power Baseball game, which includes a fireworks
show and the WV Games opening ceremonies. With the addition of our numerous vendors and activities, we feel that this is an event that everyone should try and make part of their schedule because it is very rare that you can keep the entire family entertained while waiting for your chance to hit the mats.
As always, we want all of our competitors to have as much fun as possible, so we offer a well organized tournament that is fair for all and offers a ton of matches at a low price. In fact, each competitor has the chance to compete a minimum of six times, if they compete in their respective divisions in both the gi and no gi tournaments as well as the absolute divisions. We will also offer a MMA Training Package (100$ value) to the winner of each ABSOLUTE division that is sponsored by www.heavyleathergear.com and please keep watching the www.theWVgames.com website for updates on other great prizes and awards.
There will be children’s, teens, women’s, and men’s divisions and the weight classes for both gi and no gi will be as follows:
Adult Men:
149.9 & Below)
150 lbs. to 164.9 lbs.
165 lbs. to 179.9 lbs.
180 lbs. to 194.9 lbs.
195 lbs. to 209.9 lbs.
210 lbs. to 224.9 lbs.
225 lbs. & Above
Adult Women:
135 & Under (Lightweight)
136 & Over (Middleweight)
Weight classes for teens will be divided at the tournament but the age brackets will be divided as follows:
Kids 6-8, 9-11, Teens 12-14, 15-17
Experience levels for adult competitors will be white, blue, and purple and above for the adult gi and the no-gi tournament will be as
follows:
No-Gi experience levels (changed from last years event):
Rookie Class – Under the rank of BJJ Blue Belt (or around a years worth of training)
Veteran Class (Rank of blue belt or above in BJJ, or over a years worth of experience)
Visit: http://www.thewvgames.com/state-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-submission-wrestling-championships/
for additional information on weigh-in times, pre-registration forms, rules, and more. Further information about the entire event can also be found on www.theWVgames.com
Please contact the event coordinator for additional details and/or questions:
Butch Hiles
304-549-9370
advancedbkj@yahoo.com
http://www.theWVgames.com
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Guys,
Since this came out of nowhere, a lot of people have been asking about the new boxing trainer. His name is CT King and he is an elite level trainer. There is absolutely nothing like it in the area and I encourage you to invite people down to try his classes out. I will start posting video and newspaper articles, as I have time.
Here are the first few clippings I posted:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2042909&id=1360583813&l=f6b25edffa
See you soon,
Butch Hiles
www.advancedbkj.com
For all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling competitors, The WV Games is now a “Ranked” event.
http://www.nationallyranked.com/index.cfm?ac=WhatIsRANKED
Mission Statement
The intent of Ranked is to stimulate greater interest in Grappling at all levels, to recognize each of those athletes who achieve success, and to hasten the recognition of our sport as one of the world’s greatest.
What is Grappling?
Wrestling is the world’s oldest, greatest sport. The heart of wrestling, in each of its hundreds of forms, is efficient control of the opponent. Historically, this control has been recognized in one of three distinct forms – pinning, throwing/lifting, and submission. Across continents and through time, matches have variously ended when there is a pin, when one player is down, or when a player submits. The greatest exhibition of control not just in wrestling, but in all of sports, is forcing your opponent to submit. While there is a long tradition in various cultures of jacket wrestling until one player quits, organized matches to submission without a gi or equivalent have only recently gained widespread recognition. This sport is called Grappling.
Benefits of Ranked
While there are now over a hundred grappling events in the US each year, many thousands of grapplers, and several premiere events, there is no nationally recognized ratings system. Until now.
There is no credible sport in the USA without a national and regional ratings system. A ratings system is not just a helpful addition, it HAS to happen. The benefits are countless, but include:
A ranking system brings credibility with the media, potential sponsors, arena managers, and virtually everyone else that is not already inside the sport.
Athletes will compete more often, to earn more ratings points.
Winners will get their due recognition.
A national database of grapplers will end ‘sandbagging’ and bring fairness to the sport in a number of other ways.
A national pool of athletes can pool resources for lower prices on products, insurance, and a host of other resources.
Tournament coordinators nationwide will be more able to associate and share successful steps they have taken.
How does it work?
When competitors enter an event, he or she characteristically fills out a form with name, age, sex, experience, and contact information. The event coordinator will register each new competitor into the online Ranked Grappler Database.
The event coordinator then enters the winners, using either pre set divisions, or completely customisable categories. Athletes who have competed before are already entered.
Contact information about the competitor can be edited by that player. In addition, players can check that they have been accurately credited for wins.
Points are tabulated for each place, and the score is weighted by the number of entrants at that event. A larger event is worth more ranking points.
The resulting scores can be displayed by the various combinations of age, sex, skill level, state, region, and nationally. There will be separate rankings for grappling (no gi) and BJJ (gi) rules.
Rankings are available online 24/7/365. In addition, Grappling magazine runs a monthly RANKED article with top fighters and a year end issue with all the top national fighters.
Event Info
Remember, this event is on September 4th and more information can be found at www.theWVgames.com or by contacting Butch Hiles 304-549-9370 or advancedbkj@gmail.com
I have to get back into fighting shape and become the warrior you made me a few years ago. You are definately the best trainer I've ever had and I hope to have you push me and instruct me again someday. You can count on me to show up to train and compete beside you any time I can. I appreciate everything you've done for me in the fighting world, there's no question that your responsible for the accomplishments I've made for myself and our gym. I hope to see ya soon....
