ABU DHABI NEXT EVENT:Second Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu No-GiAFOC-Armed Forces Officers ClubRamadan Games 200910 & 11 september(thursday & friday)categories (6):65kg, 74kg, 83kg, 92kg, +92kg & absolute(only for white, blue & purple belts)1 place = 2100 us$2 place = 540 us$ Dont forgetthe RAMADAN BJJ NOGI,beginning at 9:00pm on both days at the Armed Force Officers Club in Abu Dhabi (see attached flyer). If you are not competing you should still come to support your teammates, as well as experience the competition atmosphere, its is not like training!Below is the location to the Armed Force Officers Club in Abu Dhabi.ARMED FORCES OFFICERS CLUBABU DHABI - UAETEL: +971 2 4415900www.afoc.mil.ae Ramadan Games 2008 nearsNo-Gi torunament on September 18th -19thCarlao Santos, GMA member in the United Arab Emirates, is always lookinbg for ways to make Jiu-Jitsu more popular in the country. His new entrepreneur is the Ramadan Games 2008, a No-Gi competition to be held next September 18th-19th, at the AFOC-Armed Forces Officers Club.As usual in events in the UAE, the prizes for winners are a big attraction. Champions of each category will receive 2,100 dollars and the runner-ups wil, get home 550 dollars. Six weigth divisions will be in dispute, including the absolute. For more info, go to www.emiratesone.blogspot.com or www.ramadanbjj.blogspot.com .First Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu No-GiAFOC-Armed Forces Officers ClubRamadan Games 200818 & 19 september(thursday & friday)categories (6):65kg, 74kg, 83kg, 92kg, +92kg & absolute(only for white, blue & purple belts) emiratesbjj@hotmail.com Abu Dhabi, Sept. 19, 2008: The UAE national Jiu-Jitsu team has been crowned champion of the 1st Jiu-Jitsu championship of the AFOCs Open Sports Festival. Sheikh Zayed bin Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan crowned the champions last night amidst fanfare at the end of the championship which attracted a large number of Jiu-Jitsu fans and VIPs, including Sheikh Hamdan bin Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan and Lt. General Mohammed Hilal Surour Al-Kaabi, AFOC Board Chairman and Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee of the AFOCS 12th Open Sports Festival.One hundred and fifty contestants from 30 countries contested for the ultimate prize of the championship, which kick-started Thursday night.The UAE was represented by 65 contestants in the championship which was held in the categories of the 65kgs, 74kgs, 83kgs, 92kgs, above 92kgs and open weight.Jordan national team placed second and took home the Silver medal, while the Bronze medal went to Bahrain national team, which placed third.In the individual contests, Eid Rehan of UAE emerged champion of the above 92 kgs category after defeating Egypts Tariq Matar, who took Silver. The Bronze went to Jordans Ayman Sameeh while Abdul Salam Al-Arousi of Tunisia was fourth.Demetrius of Greece won the Golden title of the open weight event, Hakeem Riomov of Russia was second with Silver, the Bronze went to Ivos Noel of the United States, while Amin Totae of Sweden placed fourth.In the 92kgs event, Demetrius also clinched the Gold medal at stake, leaving the Silver and Bronze for Taimur Islam (Britain) and Aayat Karim (France) respectively, while Roy of Brazil placed fourth.Jordans Mohammed Balbis, won the Gold of the 83kgs event, his compatriot, Yazen Salhat took the Silver,