# Elite Grappling Championships

> Competition in New York, New York, United States | October 21, 2017

## Overview

**Event Type:** Competition

**Description:** Our goal is to provide the greatest experience for our competitors including high-quality matches and tournaments as well as an on-time schedule and smooth competitor experience.

New York City -- Get Ready For KASAI!

**Early Bird Registration Deadline: 9/16/2017 extended till 10/14/2017**

**Registration Deadline: 10/17/2017**

**Competitor Corrections Deadline: 10/18/2017**

**Schedule Release: 10/20/2017**

**Brackets Release: 10/20/2017**

Competitors will weigh-in on the day of the event, right before their first match wearing their competition outfit (Gi or No Gi according to their division). Competitors will only have one attempt to make weight. If competitor fails to make weight, he/she will be automatically disqualified.**There is absolutely no weight class change or refund.**

*No Gi - KASAI Pro Qualifier competitors can weight in on 10/20/2017 from 6pm to 8pm, or on the day of the event 10/21/2017 at Baruch College.

**Female: Adult**

Rooster - 107 lbs

Light Feather - 118 lbs

Feather - 129 lbs

Light - 141.5 lbs

Middle - 152.5 lbs

Medium Heavy - 163.5 lbs

Heavy - 175 lbs

Super Heavy - 175 + lbs

**Male Gi: Adult, Master 1 and 2**

Rooster - 127 lbs

Light Feather - 141.5 lbs

Feather - 154.5 lbs

Light - 168 lbs

Middle - 181.5 lbs

Medium Heavy -195 lbs

Heavy - 208 lbs

Super Heavy - 222 lbs

Ultra Heavy - 222 + lbs

  Winner clinches a spot in the organization’s upcoming professional Jiu-Jitsu tournament. Qualifiers will be contested as six-minute matches, with all submissions legal and the IBJJF points system in place.

*No Gi - KASAI Pro Qualifier competitors can weight in on 10/20/2017 from 6pm to 8pm, or on the day of the event 10/21/2017 at Baruch College.

 KASAI’s first professional event will feature an eight-man no gi tournament to decide the organization’s inaugural world champion at 155lbs. Top performers from the world of Jiu-Jitsu will compete in multiple six-minute bouts across two round-robin brackets. Victories by submission will receive more credit and the winners of each bracket will meet in the finals. KASAI Pro will be held at the Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse in Brooklyn on December 9th 2017.

**Status:** Scheduled

## Dates

**Start:** October 21, 2017
## Location

**Venue:** 55

**Address:** Lexington Avenue 55

**Location:** New York, New York, United States


## Pricing

**Price:** $85
## Links

- Registration: http://kasaigrappling.com/index-amateur/
- Source: https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/240
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kasaigrappling/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KasaiGrappling/

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**Last Updated:** March 30, 2026

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