Congratulations to everyone who competed and a huge thank you to all those who helped out and made it yet another fantastic tournament!

Novice -65kg:

Gold: John Boam (Cambridge Free Fight)
Silver: Rob Silverton (MMA Clinic)
Bronze: Kieran Hopgood (Carlson Gracie)

Novice -70kg:

Gold: Joel Smithson (TBC)
Silver: Lucas Ambrose (TBC)
Bronze: Christian Tee (Carlson Gracie)

Novice -77kg:

Gold: Joe Harding (Carlson Gracie)
Silver: Marcus Creed (TBC)
Bronze: Tom Baille (TBC)

Novice -84kg:

Gold: Dan Rainbird (TBC)
Silver: Dom Harris (Carlson Gracie)
Bronze: Sam Grey (TBC)

Novice -93kg:

Gold: John Garcia (Tsunami / Pro-Am)
Silver: Joshua Alderson (TBC)
Bronze: Chacaro Guess (Carlson Gracie)

Intermediate -65kg & -70kg:

Gold: Niall Grant (Carlson Gracie)
Silver: Dennis Escobar (Carlson Gracie)
Bronze: Shane Ruffell (Carlson Gracie)

Intermediate -77kg:

Gold: Dan Turner (TSG Fight School)
Silver: Michael Peachy (TBC)
Bronze: Jody Murfitt (TBC)

Intermediate -84kg:

Gold: Ryan David (Carlson Gracie)
Silver: Edward Robinson (TBC)
Bronze: Adam Turner (TSG Fight School)

Intermediate -93kg & -100kg:

Gold: Luke Barnatt (Tsunami / Pro-Am)
Silver: Russell Board (Icon Jiu-Jitsu)
Bronze: Lucas Smith (Carlson Gracie)

Womens:

Gold: Rhiannon Coleman (MMA Clinic)
Silver: Kerry Masrati (Carlson Gracie)

Competitor lists & event timings are now available for download.

Doors open 9:00am – First fight 10:00am.

It is likely you will be able to weigh-in upon arriving though priority will be given to those fighting in the first brackets.  Please arrive early as all bracket times are subject to change.

Timetable: CLICK HERE

Competitor List: CLICK HERE

Registration for GTTG 3 is now open.

Thanks to all our sponsors and vendors: Empire Fight Shop, Faixa Rua, Addidas AVA Sports, Forever Products & Sublime Foods Acai.

Thanks also to the ladies from Norwich for providing the highly appreciated free sports massages all day.

Thanks to all the table staffs, refs and competitors (from a total of 24 different clubs) who made GTTG 2 a great event.

The results can be viewed here: EVENT INFO

Photos and videos will go up in the coming days.

GoToTheGround – Round 002 is fast approaching on Sunday February 20th 2011!

EVENT: GoToTheGround – Round 002 No-gi Submission Grappling Tournament.
WHEN: Sunday February 20th 2011, 9am venue opens (first fight 10am).
WHERE: Suffolk Police Headquarters, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3QS
COST: Just £20 (which still makes us the cheapest full service tournament around!).
REGISTRATION: www.gototheground.com with automated payment via Paypal/Credit card (we can provide alternative payment options if required).

As for our previous event, registration will be open up till midnight on Wednesday 16th February after which, full competitor lists and bracket timings will be published by close of play on the Thursday. Please note there will be no on the day registration.

*** MORE BRACKETS ***

You commented and we listened: We’ve expanded the divisions available to now include: Novice (-1 Year), Intermediate (-3 Years or BJJ Blue), Advanced (+3 Years or BJJ Purple).
We’ve also expanded the weight classes available: -65Kg, -70Kg,-77Kg,-84Kg,-93Kg,-100Kg,+100Kg

JUNIORS: If you or any of you teammates would like to enter a juniors division, please contact us and we will attempt to match you with other interested competitors.

*** TWO FIGHT GUARANTEE ***

We are committed to expanding grappling in East Anglia, giving you value for money and a great experience so we aim to make sure that all competitors get at least two fights.

*** FREE MASSAGES ***

Yes that’s right! A team of ladies will be giving free sports massages all day during the event. They have offered their services as part of their professional training so make sure you stop by and check them out!

*** THE GRAND-PRIX ***

GoToTheGround is running three events this year (February 20th, 03rd July and 23rd October) so we’ve decided to offer grand champion prizes at the end of the year for those competitors who perform best over all three events. League tables will be kept for team and individual efforts and tallied following the October event with the winners receiving trophies and equipment prizes!

*** SPONSORSHIP & MERCHANDISE ***

Thanks to AVA Sports (http://www.avasports.com/) & Evolution Fightwear (http://www.evolutionfightwear.com/) for continuing their sponsorship with us through into 2011.
We are also pleased to announce that www.empirefightshop.com has joined our list of sponsors for the upcoming event and will have a sales stall at the venue.

We hope to see you all there!

Kind Regards,

GTTG Admin

We are very pleased to confirm our competition dates for the forthcoming year:

GTTG – Round 002: February 20th 2011
GTTG – Round 003: July 03rd 2011
GTTG – Round 004: October 23rd 2011

STAY TUNED FOR FULL UPDATES ON BIGGER PRIZES, REVAMPED RULES/DIVISIONS AND MUCH MUCH MORE!

Our very own Josh Palmer was interviewed by prolific BJJ blogger ‘Meerkatsu’ following a dramatic period of weightloss via BJJ training.

The article has been linked via Sherdog, EFN and Cage Warriors and in the first 24 hours recieved over 1500 hits, breaking the record for Meerkatsus’ blog.

Check it out here: http://meerkat69.blogspot.com/2010/08/jiu-jitsu-saved-my-life-josh-palmer.html

The latest copy of the competitor list for the upcoming GTTG – Round 001 event is available for viewing/download on the new ‘event info’ page of our website.

Just a quick post to say keep your eyes peeled in the website in the coming days.

After registration closes tonight the competitor list will go up followed by the timings and hopefully full detailed fight brackets also.  This will be completed by close of play Friday at the very latest, though we expect Thursday night.

So far there are over 80 registered competitors.

Registration check-in at the venue will open from 9am on Sunday morning with the first fights hitting the mat at between 10:00-10:30am.  Wiegh-ins will take place on a staggered basis, in the 30 minute period prior to the start of the division.

We will be running 3 competition areas and have 2 sizeable warm-up areas located adjacent the competition floor plus ample spectator space.

So remember: eyes on the website for full timings and competitor lists and we’ll see you on the mat!

Jason Scully over at Grapplearts.com wrote this article awhile ago about why he thinks competitions (whether you win or lose) are always a good idea and a few tips to get you through them.

Well worth a read, check it out here: http://www.grapplearts.com/bjj-grappling-competition-tips.html