Tournament cost: $50 for unlimited divisions.

Pre-Register Online and save $10:
http://www.beaufortmma.com/lowcountry-submission-grappling-challenge

Each weight division will be broken up by experience level. Experience should be calculated on any grappling experience, not just BJJ. If you wrestled or competed in MMA, you need to consider that as you determine your division.

Gi Experience Levels (taken from BJJ Belt System):

White Belt: no more than 2 years of total grappling experience.
Blue Belt: up to 4 years of grappling
Purple Belt
Brown Belt
Black Belt

No Gi Experience Levels:

Novice: Less than 6 months of training
Beginner: 6 months – 2 years of training
Intermediate: 2 – 5 years of training
Advanced: 5 or more years of training

Weight Classes (Weight in lbs)

Youth Weight Classes: up to 50, 51 to 60, 61 to 70, 71 to 85, 86 to 100, 101 and up

Teen Weight Classes: under 100, 100 to 115, 116 to 125, 126 to 140, 141 to 155, 156 to 170, 171 to 185, 186 to 205, 205 and up

Women’s Weigh Classes: up to 125, 126 to 135, 136 to 150, 151 to 180, 180 and up

Men’s Weight Classes: up to 135, 136 to 145, 146 to 155, 156 to 170, 171 to 185, 186 to 205, 206 to 265, 265 and up

Absolute Tournament

We will also be hosting a Absolute Tournament with a cash prize. Each entry must pay $50 for the tournament, and an additional $50 that will go into a winner takes all pool.

Additional $50 to winner pool.

We are excited to have another event on the horizon. If you would like to fight, start training now.

Research was conducted by Bryan Raudenbush, PhD (Department of Psychology) from Wheeling Jesuit University on the Effects of Peppermint on enhancing mental performance and cognitive functions, pain threshold and tolerance, digestion and digestive processes and athletic performance.

In this study, they had athletes perform a 15 minute stress exercise test on a treadmill where they presented the athletes with four different odors (peppermint, jasmine, kimethyl sulfide or non-odored control condition) through their nasal canal.  They discovered that the Peppermint odor had a significant impact on lessening one’s perception of the physical workload, temporal workload, effort and frustration with workout. Research found that when the peppermint was used participants rated their level of energy increased and exhaustion decreased.  For more information on this study you can preview the complete white paper at SenseofSmell.

In addition, according to Healthylivinganswers not only is peppermint used to increase performance but several athletes also use peppermint to help relax and numb their overworked muscles and/or aching joints.

Good news – Researchers are continuing to study peppermint’s ability to enhance athletic performance and are also starting to examine how peppermint-based analgesics for mild to moderate pain reactions.  Therefore hopefully we will continue to have more information on the benefits of peppermint and exercise.

Other Health Benefits of Peppermint:

• Indigestion
• Dental Care
• Nausea and Headache
• Pain Relief
• Immune System
• Blood Circulation
• Hair / Skin Care

Hopefully even if you are not an athlete you can still enjoy some of the benefits of peppermint.  Some examples of how you can add some peppermint into your daily routine would be to light a peppermint candle, rub peppermint oil on your temples or chew a piece of peppermint gum to help stimulate your senses.

For more information or to share your thoughts visit our blog at bodyhacker.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Additional information:

Benefits of Aromatherapy

4 Top Aromatherapy Scents

The list is broken into business gurus, scientists and thinkers, inventors, public figures, Hollywood types, writers and artists, musicians, and athletes.

Below we highlighted a couple of our favorites although to see the complete list visit ‘50 Famously Successful People who Failed’

Thomas Edison: Edison was told by teachers that he was “too stupid to learn anything.”  Then when he started to work, he was fired from his first two jobs for not being productive.  He also made 1,000 unsuccessful tries at inventing the light bulb before it was developed.

Walt Disney: He was fired by a newspaper editor because, “he lacked imagination and had no good ideas.” Then he tried to start a number of businesses that did not make it and ended with bankruptcy and failure. This did not stop him and he continued with his business ideas therefore Disney was formed.

Oprah Winfrey: Growing up she came from an abusive childhood.  Early in her career she was fired from her TV Reporter job and was told that she was “unfit for tv.”

Bill Gates: Dropped out of Harvard, first business failed although he kept plugging away and Microsoft was created.

If you have any comments / thoughts on this subject please share at bodyhacker.

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Also if you are interested in learning more about Success and Failure please visit our post  ‘How To Fail’ Course is given by MIT. Here Are a Few Things Covered

According to research found by Brunel University strong physical effects have been found when one mixes carefully chosen music with physical exercise.  Dr. Costas Karageorghis from Brunel University stated, “If you co-ordinate your efforts with musical tempo or the rhythmic qualities of music then there will be a significant ergogenic or work-enhancing effect.”

The research highlighted that if you coordinate your workout to specific musical tempo you can increase your endurance by up to 15 percent.  Additionally, new findings state that music can possibly help exercisers feel more positive when they are working out at a very intense rate (even close to physical exhaustion).  It was also discovered that the best results happen when someone listens to songs that combine a personal and emotional reaction with a tempo to match a certain exercise.

Did you know that some of the most elite athletes have been using this method for years to help them increase their training? Some Examples listed by Brunel University are marathon runners Haile Gebrselassie and Paula Radcliffe.

For fun, if you are interested in learning some of the music / songs some of our Olympic Athletes listen to when they are working out you can visit the Women’s Health Magazine article.  It lists the 6 Olympians favorite playlists and also additional workout information.

What tempo should you work out to?

120-140 bpm (beats per minute)

How can you find songs that are over 120 bpm?

You can always do a search over the Internet of your favorite songs and bmp to see the tempo of your songs.

One site that we found helpful is Jog Tunes.  This website’s goal is to help people match their tempo to whatever kind of music he/she likes. Therefore this free tool allows you to search the following:

• BMP
• Genre
• Artist Name

Hopefully by learning more about how music an make a difference in your long-term health and fitness goals you will be able to add a little more music into your workout.

We would like to learn more about what types of music / songs you listen to during your workout.  Therefore visit us at bodyhacker and share your thoughts.   We look forward to hearing from you!

This gear package is a must for new MMA students to Redline MMA. In our class we do plenty of striking and grappling drills and having your own quality gear is important for cleanliness and longevity of training gear.

This set is the basic set with just the essentials: leather boxing gloves, grappling and striking shin guards, hand wraps and a mouthpiece. Interested in more advanced or professional gear? Check out our professional mma gear package, with more gear.

You can purchase this gear set today. It will be ordered and delivered to the gym within a few business days. You will need to pick up your gear from the gym when it becomes available. We are unable to ship this set.

Choose a Size. (We cannot grant exchanges. Please choose the correct size before ordering.)

Total Cost: $99.99

Sizes

Youth Adult Regular Adult Large

Due to the date, you will need to pick up your tickets at Redline MMA or by visiting the Step Up to the Line Grappling tournament the morning of the event.

Choose a Seating Option

Standard Cage Side Seating $17.00

If you would prefer to buy tickets with cash, you can pick up your tickets at our Redline MMA location at the address below.

Location to purchase tickets:
Redline MMA & Fitness
1370 US HWY 80 E Unit D
Pooler, GA 31322

Please contact David at 912-665-0331 for sponsorship opportunities.

If you would like to compete, you may register online by clicking this link: http://tiny.cc/p1zl2.

You may also register the day of the tournament. Weigh ins will begin at 9am and continue until 11am. The rules meeting will take place at 1030am and the matches will start by 11am. Please do not be late. Kids and Teen Divisions will go first, followed by the adult weight divisions and finishing with the absolute division.

Divisions will be bracketed at the event. Please use this as a guide, but realize that some divisions may be changed to accommodate a fair competition with several matches per division.

Youth Matches will be split into two categories:
Position only and Submission. The position only division is a requirement to compete in the submission division. The submission division will be optional….

Teen and adult matches will be submission based.

Youth Age and Weight Divisions.

Youth divisions will be set up based on age and weight.

Age guidelines: up to 6 yrs, 7 & 8 yrs, 9 & 10 yrs, 11 & 12 yrs. Anyone over 12 will be placed in the teen division or the weight division.

Weight guidelines: up to 65lbs, 66-80lbs, 81-100lbs, 100 and up.

Adult Age and Weight Divisions.
Age Guidelines: 13-17yrs, 18+, (we will have a master’s division if enough competitors show up)
Weight Guidelines: up to 145lbs, 146-155lbs, 156-170lbs, 171-185lbs, 186-205lbs, 205 and up, Absolute (all weights)

Each match will be scored with the exception of the initial round of the Adult Absolute matches.

Scoring is based on the following point scale:

Takedown to control: 2 points
Dominant Top Position: 2 points
Sweep from Guard or Half Guard: 3 points
Weak Submission Attempt: 1 point
Strong Submission Attempt: 2 points

At the end of the round, the grappler with the most points or who submits his or her opponent will win and move on to the next bracket.

Each match will have a time limit. The time limits will vary based on division.

All Youth matches are 3 minutes.
Novice and Beginner Matches will last 4 minutes.
Absolute matches are 10 minutes without points followed by a 4 minute overtime with points if necessary.

Choose a Size

Youth Medium $20.00 Youth Large $20.00 Women’s Small $20.00 Women’s Medium $20.00 Women’s Large $20.00 Adult Small $20.00 Adult Medium $20.00 Adult Large $20.00 Adult X-Large $20.00 Adult XX-Large $25.00

Please note, shirts may shrink. Please buy the correct size. Allow up to 3 weeks for delivery to the gym. Please pick up the shirts during our regularly scheduled classes.