Grappling and Jiu-Jitsu banned in PA!

**Ke?poFist** · Posted On: 9/27/2007 1:24pm

Originally Posted by Ming Loyalist

see, what you need to do is go to the commisioner's office and put him in a jointlock and show him how safe it is ;)

Well the majority of injuries sustained at GQ tournaments are usually self induced in some way shape or form. Usually due to a big ego and not tapping.

**MacWombat** · Posted On: 9/27/2007 1:28pm

Originally Posted by gangrelchilde

Yeah, God forbid we get any convenient tournaments here in Pennsyltucky. This is really screwing over folks like myself who don't live close to the major metropolitan areas outside of PA. I guess I could do Baltimore, but it's a pain in the ass on principle.

Oh, yeah, it's Domino from MAP, hey Wombat and anyone else who missed my name change over there.

I know, you're name was GC before Domino. I'm not that stupid.

**rsobrien** · Posted On: 9/27/2007 2:23pm

Oh boy I just started another threa on this probably in Trollshido now but seriously WTF? The Liberty Bell is held every year in Philly and people cetainly are getting tapped out there/

**gangrelchilde** · Posted On: 9/27/2007 2:26pm

What sucks is that I was just at a friggin tournament in Pittsburgh this past weekend, sponsored by the PA BJJ Federation. I'm suprised it even went down, I wonder when this decision was made? GQ/Philly has been scheduled for months! Something fishy is going on. I'm gonna go look up the link for the PA State Athletic Commission, see if I can find anything.

**Lendo** · Posted On: 9/27/2007 3:26pm

"Just for the record, the PASAC mentioned that they received several phone calls "complaining" about this event and was the main reason they became aware of the show. Good work people, whoever you are. "

taken from: http://www.nhbgear.com/forum/index.p...c,76152.0.html

Sucks that it only got noticed b/c some asshat decided to tattle on them.

**artard** · Posted On: 9/27/2007 3:34pm

who the hell would complain about a grappling tournament they have no obligation to compete in or attend? what is there like a parent's counsel, except instead of bombarding the FCC with calls about dirty language on TV they do it to athletic commissions about grappling/mma?

**Beaton Yu** · Posted On: 9/27/2007 3:51pm

That is so fucking stupid.

**gangrelchilde** · Posted On: 9/27/2007 5:02pm

politics suck, welcome to pennsyltucky. I hope we don't have to wait until December to get comps going again, that's just wrong.

**Coach Josh** · Posted On: 9/27/2007 5:04pm

I know a Judo tourney in Philly goes on every year and its a national point tourney called Liberty Bell. IDK why this should come up now.

**el dangeroso** · Posted On: 9/27/2007 5:55pm

Sorry about the derail, but gangrelchilde, where do you train in PA. I'm not that far away and am always curious about other grappling schools in the area.