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23 Days In – A New Black Belt’s Journey
How competing as a new black belt taught me more about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu than I’ve ever learned before (author Vin Canabarro on right vs JT Satava, left) When people set off on...
2017 San Diego BJJ Open Wrapup
113 Fundraisers – 852 Donors – $66,000+ Raised!!!! On January 21st, 2017, we returned to the University of San Diego for our third San Diego BJJ Open in support of the Pancreatic...
Tap Cancer Out Named to the 2016 Classy 100
Recognized as a consistent growing nonprofit on the leading online fundraising platform in 2016 Tap Cancer Out made this year’s Classy 100 list, an annual compilation of the...
Tap Cancer Out Donates $236,000 to Beneficiaries in 2016
A look back on 2016 reveals a year like no other for Tap Cancer Out. We hosted four tournaments, including our first in Philadelphia, which welcomed 1,150 competitors including...
2016 Philadelphia BJJ Open Wrapup
103 Fundraisers - 900 Donors - $62,000+ Raised!!!! On October 22nd, 2016, we traveled to United Sports in Downingtown, PA, for our first Philadelphia BJJ Open in support of the...
What Inspired One Grappler to Raise more than $7,000 to Fight Cancer
After raising an incredible $7,037 at our 2015 Connecticut BJJ Open, we caught up with Richelle Treece, a white belt from Sandro Sampaio BJJ (all the way in Oklahoma!) who was...
2016 Massachusetts BJJ Open Wrap Up
120 Fundraisers - 1,460 Donors - $85,000+ Raised!!!! On August 27th, 2016, we returned to the campus of St. John's Prep for the FOURTH time, now supporting the Pancreatic Cancer...
Keenan Cornelius, Hooksweep, and Forever Fighting Foundation Donate $1,650
Can you sell Superman's cape? Batman's suit? Thor's hammer? Of course not. They're priceless. So when BJJ superhero Keenan Cornelius contacted us to let us know that he was...
2016 CT Spring BJJ Open Wrap Up
159 Fundraisers - 1,688 Donors - $105,000+ Raised!!!! After a successful Winter Open in San Diego, we returned to where it all started at Bunnell High School in Stratford,...
Tips from our Top Fundraiser
At our 2016 San Diego BJJ Open, only our second tournament in California, we were floored when Robert Wong seemingly came out of nowhere to break our individual fundraising...
Tap Cancer Out Teams Up with The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has always emphasized the use of proper technique and leverage to defeat a significantly larger and stronger opponent. When we went in search of our new...
2016 San Diego BJJ Open Wrapup
80 Fundraisers—727 Donors—$46,000 + Raised! After a successful debut in 2015, Tap Cancer Out returned to sunny San Diego for the second annual Winter BJJ Open held at the...
Tap Cancer Out Honored in 2015 Classy Top 100 List
For the second year in a row, in recognition of our effort to raise awareness and funds on behalf of cancer-fighting organizations, Tap Cancer Out has been named as one of the...
Our 2014 Annual Report
Who reads an Annual Report? Not many, I'd assume. But I hope you'll read this one, because I promise, it's worth it. This isn't an ordinary Annual Report, filled with industry...
CT Cask Fest Raises $1,200 for Tap Cancer Out
On Sunday, May 31, Craft260, a popular beer bar and bistro in Fairfield, CT, raised $1,200 to help benefit Tap Cancer Out and the organization’s efforts to help end cancer. The...