Check out today’s Bergen Record article about Jerry Rinaldi qualifying for the 2009 ADCC World Championship, the most prestigious submission grappling tournament in the world:
http://www.northjersey.com/sports/amateur_adult_sports/Taking_a_swing_at_Brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu.html
ADCC is an invitation only event which takes place every 2 years to determine the best no-gi grapplers in the world. With only 16 competitors in each of 5 weight classes for men and 2 weight classes for women plus the absolutes , it is the most difficult Submission Fighting event in existence to gain admittance to. Ahead of the tournament, qualifiers are held on every continent to determine the representatives of each Continent.