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Individual Competitor Waiver

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Brown and Black Belt Team Challenge 3

Claudio Franca pioneered the team tournament in Rio in 1990, and this is the first time, to our knowledge, that this has been recreated here in the States. Each participating team will enter 3 black or brown belts in one open weight male black/brown division.  The team that wins 2 out of 3 matches against an opposing team will advance to the next round and so on, until only one team remains standing on the podium.

The winning team will take home the $3,000 prize. In the event that there are more than two teams, the second place team will receive $500.

Team registration will be $100. Teams may be created in any way, as long as all members are legitimate black or brown belts.

A team may enter with just 2 competitors, if they wish, however, this will diminish the team's chances of taking first place. A fourth competitor can be included on the team as an alternate, in case of last-minute injury or illness.

Important:  Each team member MUST bring both a white and a blue gi to the competition to facilitate scoring for the referee.

In 2005 Team Saulo Ribeiro took home the $3,000 prize, and in 2006 Team Gracie Barra led by Romulo Barral emerged victorious and will return again this year to defend their title.

If your team thinks it has what it takes to defeat Team Gracie Barra, then please visit the Team Challenge page for registration information.

After registering your team, each individual team member must complete and mail or fax a competitor waiver to us by Thursday, October 16^th, 9 pm.