NEWCASTLE JIUJITEIRO'S

The Forum Newcastle

Doors open 09:00

Tournament starts 9:30am

Tournament formats 

Juijiteiro's is a modern tournament for both the modern day juijiteiro and submission grappler offering both ibjjf friendly Gi divisions and submission grappling Nogi divisions. We aim to give all athletes the experience and platform they deserve from a local event . With generous registration fees including FREE open weight divisions we are also giving FREE registrations for all black belts. If that's not enough we will also try and entice competitors with major prizes 

Tournament structure - All weight divisions will all now be single elimination

3 competitors in a division will be round robin

2 competitors in a division will be best of 3

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Gi - follows IBJJF weight and techniques permissible

Nogi - Modified divisions and techniques but with IBJJF weigh divisions

Kids and Juvenile Gi & Nogi - follows all IBJJF rules for techniques and weight divisions

Match formats - 

Gi - IBJJF point structure 

Nogi - first half of match sub only second half IBJJF point structure without advantages (adults only)

Match times - kids 3 minutes , juvenile 4 minutes , adult and master 5 minutes 

Open weight division- all open weight divisions are free to enter but you must qualify 1st,2nd,3rd for the nogi opens 

Weigh in

There will be one single weigh in from when you first enter the venue. You will only need to weigh in the once if you do both Gi and Nogi divisions . Weigh ins will be in Nogi attire only . There is no weight allowance for both Gi and Nogi divisions . Competitor's only have the one chance to make weight , if not they will be automatically DQ'ed and wont be able to move division's thereafter.

example for weigh in-

John smith, Gracie Barra registered for...

Gi white belt 85kg

Nogi beginner 85kg

weighs in just once in nogi attire 84.5kg 

qualifies for both divisions

Technique's permissible

Kids and juveniles Gi & Nogi - all per IBJJF permissible

Adult GI - all per IBJJF permissible

Adult Nogi -

Beginner - all IBJJF techniques permissible up to white belt

Intermediate - all IBJJF technique's permissible up to purple belt including knee bar

Pro - all IBJJF technique's permissible up to black belt including all leg attacks (heel hooks, toe hold etc)

Reaping- only permissible in pro divisions

Reference for IBJJF rules and techniques -

https://ibjjf.com/books-videos

Experience level's for Nogi /submission grappling -

Beginner – 0-2 Years (no coloured rank in jiu jitsu, judo or sambo. No prior wrestling competition experience)

Intermediate – 2-4 Years ( no brown, black belts in jiu jitsu, judo and sambo)

Pro – Over 4 Years (open to all experience and styles)

Registrations

Kids Gi & Nogi - early $55 normal $75 late $85

Juveniles Gi & Nogi - early $55 normal $75 late $85

Adults Gi & Nogi - early $65 normal $85 late $100

Combine both weight divisions for $10 extra

Family pass - early $150 normal $200 late $250

Yearly individual pass - early $200  normal $250 - compete at all events for an entire year from purchase date

Yearly family pass - $600 - compete at all events for an entire year from purchase date

OPEN WEIGHT DIVISIONS - FREE

BLACK BELT COMPETITORS - FREE

SPECTATORS - FREE  

Division changes - you have the ability to change divisions all the way up until check day. for more information on how to change divisions please visit - https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel

Check day / last chance to cancel or change divisions - Monday July 19th

Single competitor divisions - we will do our best to accommodate everyone as best we can either by merging competitors with similar weight's, age or skill levels. To help us best accommodate you in the case of single fighter divisions you have the ability to put in a note for us on your registration . Just jot down your preference and we will do our best. An example would be "willing to go down in age , not really keen on going up in weight"

Brackets and schedule 

Door's open at 09:00 am and the tournament start's promptly at 09:30 am.

Competitors are required to be present 60 minutes before their match start time.

Bracket's and the event schedule will be posted on the Friday prior to the event.

You can access these by visiting the Brackets & Schedule  tab.

A real-time schedule by bracket and real-time schedule by match order will be featured on large TV monitors at the event allowing you access to the most up-to-date information available. You can also keep up to date on your mobile device on the smoothcomp account

During the event, you will be able to access this information from your mobile device.

Competitors must be in Fighter Bullpen 15 minutes prior to your match time.

Please be one time to your designated mat to keep the tournament running on time.

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Order of matches

TBA

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Grand prizes

Winner of OUTSTANDING ATHLETE per event wins  a new gi

Winner of the overall OUTSTANDING ATHLETE RANKING 2021 get's 1x Air fare to compete at  IBJJF worlds/masters or a international tournament of their choice . Only ranking points from outstanding athletes count's to overall ranking tally

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To compete for OUTSTANDING ATHLETE it’s best to do as many division's as possible to rake in the maximum number of points . Extra point's are also added for the number of submissions 

OUTSTANDING ATHLETE can be followed in the ranking tab

(Prize can not be exchanged for anything else)

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Official uniform policies

White, blue or black GI's only 

rash guard under GI optional 

NOGI divisions -  any bjj rash guard permitted , doesn't have to be ranked

Shorts must be original fight shorts no board shorts or sport shorts

Spats permitted

We are Juijiteiro's ! keep on rolling !

Want to work with us? We are always looking for friendly, experienced staff and referees to help with our events shoot us a message at [email protected] to find out more