wrestling grappling and brazilian jiu jitsu tournament promotion founded 1998 founder brian cimins headquarters wayne nj united states website grapplersquest.com grapplers quest is an organization mainly concerned with the promotion of grappling submission wrestling and brazilian jiu jitsu tournaments . founded in 1998 by brian cimins grapplers quest currently hosts competitions of various division age and weight classes . 1 2 grapplers quest has been host to many high level competitors in mixed martial arts such as matt hughes frankie edgar ben henderson kenny florian diego sanchez joe stevenson bj penn brandon vera and many others . 3 4 contents 1 history 2 divisions 2.1 youth 2.2 women 2.3 men 3 rules 3.1 no gi 3.2 brazilian jiu jitsu 4 results 4.1 overall team results 2011 4.2 overall team results 2010 5 references 6 external links history edit grapplers quest as part of the grapplers company inc. was originally founded by brian cimins for his senior marketing and public relations thesis at the richard stockton college of new jersey in 1996 . the first grapplers quest was held on april 24 1999 at montclair high school in montclair new jersey . the organization itself has also branched out to form partnerships with the ultimate fighting championship and the non profit autismradio.org among others . 2 5 6 on september 26 2014 grapplers quest postponed all remaining events scheduled for 2014 as part of a restructuring process . 7 divisions edit the following are a sample of the divisions used by grapplers quest divided into their respective weight brackets . 8 youth edit youth 6 years and under no gi and bjj youth 7 9 yrs . old no gi and bjj youth 10 12 yrs . old no gi and bjj teens 13 15 yrs . old no gi and bjj teens 16 17 yrs . old no gi and bjj lightweight 49.9 lbs . & under 59.9 lbs . & under 79.9 lbs . & under 99.9 lbs . & under 119.9 lbs . & under middleweight 50 59.9 lbs . 60 69.9 lbs . 80 89.9 lbs . 100 114.9 lbs . 120 134.9 lbs . cruiserweight 60 69.9 lbs . 70 79.9 lbs . 90 99.9 lbs . 115 129.9 lbs . 135 149.9 lbs . heavyweight 70 lbs . & over 80 lbs . & over 100 lbs . & over 130 lbs . & over 150 169.9 lbs . superweight n a n a n a n a 170 lbs . & over women edit no gi beginner 12 months training or less no gi advanced 12 months training or more bjj white belt blue belt purple brown black belt class a 119.9 lbs . & under 119.9 lbs . & under 119.9 lbs . & under 119.9 lbs . & under n a class b 120 139.9 lbs . 120 139.9 lbs . 120 139.9 lbs . 120 139.9 lbs . n a class c 140 159.9 lbs . 140 159.9 lbs . 140 159.9 lbs . 140 159.9 lbs . n a class d 160 lbs . 160 lbs . 160 lbs . 160 lbs . n a absolute open weight open weight n a n a open weight men edit men s no gi weight class novice less than 9 months training no wrestlers beginner 9 18 months training intermediate 18 36 months training advanced 36 months training bantam 129.9 lbs . & below 129.9 lbs . & below 129.9 lbs . & below 129.9 lbs . & below flyweight 130 139 lbs . 130 139 lbs . 130 139 lbs . 130 139 lbs . feather 140 149 lbs . 140 149 lbs . 140 149 lbs . 140 149 lbs . light 150 159 lbs . 150 159 lbs . 150 159 lbs . 150 159 lbs . welter 160 169 lbs . 160 169 lbs . 160 169 lbs . 160 169 lbs . middle 170 179 lbs . 170 179 lbs . 170 179 lbs . 170 179 lbs . cruiser 180 189 lbs . 180 189 lbs . 180 189 lbs . 180 189 lbs . light heavy 190 199 lbs . 190 199 lbs . 190 199 lbs . 190 199 lbs . heavy 200 209 lbs . 200 209 lbs . 200 209 lbs . 200 209 lbs . super 210 lbs . 210 lbs . 210 lbs . 210 lbs . absolute open weight open weight open weight open weight rules edit no gi edit example of no gi grappling competition grapplers quest uses a scoring system similar to that used by the adcc submission wrestling world championship . unlike the adcc however there is a use of advantage points to determine the winner of a match rather than force a judges decision . also unlike the adcc grapplers quest restricts the use of certain leg lock techniques to particular divisions . 9 10 the following is a list of the standard match times for each no gi division . round time divisions 4 minutes children teens women s beginner men s novice & men s beginner 5 minutes men s intermediate women s intermediate & men s executive & masters 6 minutes men s women s advanced brazilian jiu jitsu edit grapplers quest uses a simplified version of the ibjjf scoring system for brazilian jiu jitsu matches though one which still retains the use of subjective advantage points . similarly to the no gi divisions there is a restriction of certain leg lock techniques to differing divisions . 9 11 example of practitioners in gi bjj competition the following is a list of the standard match times for each brazilian jiu jitsu division . round time divisions 4 minutes children & teens 5 minutes white belts 6 minutes blue belts 7 minutes purple belts 8 minutes brown belt 10 minutes black belts results edit overall team results 2011 edit the following are the team results from 2011 world series of grappling presented by grapplers quest . 12 division 1st gold 2nd silver 3rd bronze team name points team name points team name points overall combined team carlson gracie 270 drysdale s jj 122 cobra kai 92 men s overall team cobra kai 81 charles gracoe 68 drysdales jj 61 woman s overall team paragon 25 coachella valley bjj 24 ralph gracie 19 teen s overall team carlson gracie 90 sergio penna 27 drysdale s jj 35 children s overall team carlson gracie 127 drysdale s jj 36 gracie humait 34 overall team results 2010 edit the following are the team results from 2010 world series of grappling presented by grapplers quest and revgear . 13 division 1st gold 2nd silver 3rd bronze team name points team name points team name points overall combined team team lloyd irvin 367 team jungle gym 148 renzo gracie combat team 87 men s overall team team lloyd irvin 151 renzo gracie combat team 85 team jungle gym 64 woman s overall team team brasa fifty ecubjj team lloyd irvin 24 dave trader bjj 19 team all rules 16 teen s overall team team lloyd irvin 103 alliance jiu jitsu 48 team jungle gym 20 children s overall team team lloyd irvin 89 team jungle gym 66 team pellegrino 50 references edit grapplers quest 2011 beast of the east competitor photography part 2 . 2011 . retrieved july 18 2011 . a b dann stupp mar 22 2010 . grapplers quest makes return booked for ufc fan expo 2010 on may 28 29 . retrieved july 18 2011 . kris karkoski may 12 2009 . ufc teams up with grapplers quest for tournament at ufc 100 fan expo . retrieved july 18 2011 . kj gould may 5 2011 . diego sanchez donates grapplers quest purse to autism charity . retrieved july 18 2011 . brian cimins february 21 2011 . ufc will be hosting a grappling tournament in conjunction with grapplers quest at ufc fan expo toronto 2011 . retrieved july 18 2011 . brian cimins june 29 2011 . ryan hall grapples autism and raises awareness with a seminar the unspoken voice of autism . retrieved july 18 2011 . thank you for 16 amazing years all remaining 2014 grapplers quest events postponed . september 26 2014 . brian cimins december 28 2009 . available divisions for grapplers quest by age weight style and skill levels . grapplers quest . retrieved july 19 2011 . a b official rules & regulations . grapplers quest . september 7 2010 . retrieved july 19 2011 . rules . international brazilian jiu jitsu federation . retrieved july 19 2011 . ivan trindade september 25 2009 . the rules of adcc 2009 . graciemag . retrieved july 19 2011 . brian cimins december 7 2011 . overall team results from 2011 grapplers quest world series las vegas nevada november 9 2011 . grapplers quest . retrieved january 24 2012 . brian cimins december 7 2010 . team results from 2010 world series of grappling presented by grapplers quest and revgear . grapplers quest . retrieved july 19 2011 . external links edit grapplersquest.com official grapplers quest website autismradio.org non profit organization that provides support to autism patients sherdog.com sherdog search for grapplers quest journey to the grapplers quest interview with brian cimins grapplers quest founder v t e grappling grappling based martial arts aikido brazilian jiu jitsu catch wrestling chin na folk wrestling numerous styles glima judo jujutsu sambo shoot wrestling shuai jiao ssireum sumo wrestling general techniques bridge collar tie eye gouging fish hooking holds hooks ippon seoinage muay thai clinch nelson hold overhook stacking sprawl sweep takedown transition underhook grappling positions back mount collar and elbow position cradle crucifix position guard half guard knee on stomach mount north south position over under position pinch grip tie side control submission types chokehold armlock wristlock leglock small joint manipulation spinal lock joint lock compression lock competitions adcc submission wrestling world championship world jiu jitsu championship grapplers quest retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title grapplers quest & 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