The IBJJF is giving back to the community. The upcoming New York BJJ Pro will be held on October 25th 2014 at the Nat Holman Gymnasium on the City College of New York.
There will be 30,000 $ of prize money available for different belts.
Prizes:
Male Adult Black Belt Prizes:
| Weight | Prize |
| Feather | 1st place – US$ 4000,00 2nd place – US$ 1000,00 |
| Middle | 1st place – US$ 4000,00 2nd place – US$ 1000,00 |
| Heavy | 1st place – US$ 4000,00 2nd place – US$ 1000,00 |
| Ultra Heavy | 1st place – US$ 4000,00 2nd place – US$ 1000,00 |
Other divisions’ Prizes:
| Prize | Open Class 1st place |
| US$ 1500,00 | Adult Female Black Belt |
| US$ 1000,00 | Master 1, 2 and 3 Male Black Belt |
| US$ 800,00 | Adult Male Brown Belt* |
| US$ 600,00 | Adult Male Purple Belt* |
| US$ 400,00 | Master 1 , 2 and 3 Male Blue Belt Master 1, 2 and 3 Male Purple Belt Master 1, 2 and 3 Male Brown belt Adult Female Blue Belt Adult Female Purple Belt Adult Female Brown Belt Adult Male Blue Belt* |
Available categories:
Male Adult Black Belt
Weight categories available:
Athletes who are rooster-weight, light-featherweight and featherweight will compete in the category: FEATHER (up to 154.5 lbs)
Athletes who are lightweight and middleweight will compete in the category: MIDDLE (up to 181.5 lbs)
Athletes who are medium-heavyweight and heavyweight will compete in the category: HEAVY (up to 208 lbs)
Athletes who are super-heavyweight and ultra-heavyweight will compete in the category: ULTRA-HEAVY (over 208 lbs)
- Must have 20 points in IBJJF ranking system to register.
- The tournament brackets will be organized so that athlete’s from the same team and/or known training partners will face each other no later than the semi-final match. Gentleman’s Agreement will not be allowed
| NY BJJ Pro Weight Categories | Category Weight Limit | |
| Rooster-weight | FEATHER | 154.5 lbs |
| Light-featherweight | ||
| Featherweight | ||
| Lightweight | MIDDLE | 181.5 lbs |
| Middleweight | ||
| Medium-heavyweight | HEAVY | 208 lbs |
| Heavyweight | ||
| Super Heavyweight | ULTRA-HEAVY | Over 208 lbs |
| Ultra-Heavyweight |
Adult Male Blue, Purple and Brown Belt
Weight categories available:
Rooster
Light Feather
Feather
Light
Middle
Medium-Heavy
Heavy
Super Heavy
Ultra-Heavy
Absolute (Rooster-weight to Lightweight)
Absolute (Middleweight to Ultra-heavyweight)
Adult Female Blue, Purple, Brown and Black Belt
Weight categories available:
Rooster
Light Feather
Feather
Light
Middle
Medium-Heavy
Heavy
Super Heavy
Absolute
- Black belt adult female Must have 20 points in IBJJF ranking system to register.
Master 1, 2 and 3 Male Blue, Purple, Brown and Black Belt
Weight categories available:
Rooster
Light Feather
Feather
Light
Middle
Medium-Heavy
Heavy
Super Heavy
Ultra-Heavy
Absolute
Adult, Master 1 , 2 and 3 Male White Belt
Weight categories available:
Rooster
Light Feather
Feather
Light
Middle
Medium-Heavy
Heavy
Super Heavy
Ultra-Heavy
Adult Female White Belt
Weight categories available:
Rooster
Light Feather
Feather
Light
Middle
Medium-Heavy
Heavy
Super Heavy
