Northern BC Combat Challenge 2024

OFFICIAL INVITATION

Kaiten Mixed Martial Arts Academy is very proud to present the return of Northern BC Capital, the Center of the four directions, hosted by Kaiten Mixed Martial Arts of Prince George, is very proud to present our NEW divisions of "Wrestling-only" divisions with this years return of our Brazilian Jujitsu, Grappling tournament!

“Northern BC Combat Challenge ” Double elimination Submission Only!! May 4th 2024.

****REGISTRATION OPEN- Registration Extended Until May 02 2024 at Midnight!  REGISTER NOW!!!!!!  *** NOTICE DEADLINE Weigh ins will also occur May 4th from 8:00-9:00am 

The 2024 Northern BC Combat Challenge with grappling takes place on Saturday , May 4th with the doors opening at 8:00 am event starts at 9:30am at the PGSS, 2901 Griffith's Avenue , Prince George, BC -Pre-online registration available at Smoothcomp.com INVITE: Who is invited? Can I compete? We invite all striking genre martial arts or any grappling genre martial arts from Northern BC and beyond to join us as we develop the local competition scene for mutual benefit and to allow for expansion of the local martial art scene. Bring your team, or your family and come and represent your school or style ! You simply must abide by the rules and regulation outlined on this email/letter/associated web pages. 

**NOTICE***: ​DUE to our Northern BC Combat Challenge's commitment to SAFTEY , and for us to meet the goals of what we envision, we have to ***CANCEL*** our KICKBOXING Divisions. In order for us to meet our goals and our vision of what we need to create and  meet the standards to get approval from the BC Athletic Divisions, we will need much more time to make everything perfect so we can achieve our goal. Which is to make this the safest, most organized tournament that we can offer. We are very sorry and will be organizing REFUNDS right away.

***New ****this year will also be custom tournament t-shirts which will be offered for sale at the concession  while supplies last*** Cash only***

On May 04, 2024 ee will be offering our brand new "Wrestling-Only" divisions, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gi and No-Gi Brazilian Jiujitsu Grappling divisions  in a submission-only double **** Canceled**** elimination format:

Kids 6 -15years old: 3-minute rounds 

BJJ and No-Gi BJJ Divisions, **Submissions Only**,   NO points   NO- Tie breaker speed rounds

 Kids grappling and adult/juvenile kickboxing matches start at 9:30am  sharp. Online Registration Cost Is: Early Bird: $90.00 plus tax for one division 30$ for each additional divisions (Ends April 1st 2024) Normal: $120 plus tax for one division  $30 for each additional divisions. Spectator admission is 10$ Kids and seniors $5 /Under 5 FREE

PLEASE NOTE- We will give advance notice as we can only match opponents from the registered pool of competitors. Please note the advance withdrawal dates as any competitions without enough matches will be offered alternative brackets or withdraw before the event. 

IT IS A GOAL FOR OUR EVENT- IN ORDER TO INSURE FAIRNESS WE WILL DO OUR BEST APPROACHING THE EVENT TO CREATE DIVISIONS FOR COMPETITORS THE DAY OFF BY MATCHING THE COMPETITOR’S SEX, WEIGHT, AGE, AND EXPERIENCE. OUR GOAL IS TO START ON TIME AND PROVIDE LIGHT AND SOUND UPGRADE WITH DJ AS IN ALL OF OUR EVENTS.

SUBMISSION GRAPPLING RULES:

This tournament is based on Submission only format where as a successful submission is the clear winner. If the match goes to a referees decisions then submission attempts will be tallied for amount of attacks, the depth of each attacks, the hierarchy of attacks determining the winner should a clear submission not generate a tap from opponents or stoppage by referee.

The referees will break up fights if a competitor is in a submission hold and does not try to escape effectively right away, but it is up to the competitor to tap or optionally continue to compete.

All matches start from standing. Fighters who move outside the border when standing can (at the discretion of the referee) be restarted in the center of the mat. If fighters move outside the area while on the ground (both fighters have at least one knee down) the action will be stopped and they are moved back to the centre of the mat in the last position they were in before going out of bounds. Deliberately or repeatedly moving outside the border will be considered as stalling and penalized accordingly.

Ways to win:

1.) By submission (physical and/or verbal) or by referee stoppage due to submission

2.) Injury or rule infringement (DQ)

3.) If your opponent has to leave the mat / opponent not being on the mat

Grappling divisions Gi and No-gi 

The event will be contested under standard IBJJF rules- Submission only. If there is a tie, Refs decision is final. IBJJF Legal submission chart can be found here: https://ibjjf.com/news/new-rules-updates

The grappling divisions will be submission only – scoring criteria described below

1.)Kids Gi and No GI Divisions will be 3 minute matches.

2.)Adult and Juvenile white belts 5 minute matches

3.) Blue belt Adult and Juvenile 6 minutes. 

4.) Adult Purple belt 7 minutes,

5.) Brown and Black belt 10 minute matches.

6.) Master divisions 40 yrs up minutes are 5 minute matches.

Spectators Fee is $10 per person or $5  per child or senior/ Children under 5 are FREE . 2 Coaches per team have FREE entry and do not require a pass for this tournament. However, coaches, any verbal abuse or manipulation to refs will not be tolerated and you will be asked to leave the building. 

Juveniles: will follow IBJJF White belt Standard for legal submissions

- adult/masters: white belts will follow IBJJF white belt standard for legal submissions. Purple belt and up will be Black Belt Adult IBJJF standard. 

IBJJF Legal submission chart can be found here: https://ibjjf.com/news/new-rules-updates

AGE CLASSES

Juvenile: Age 16 – 17

Adults: 3 age groups for adults

1. ADULT (18 + years old)

2. MASTERS 1 (35 + years old)

3. MASTERS 2 (40 +)

Weigh-ins are held the same day of the event.  Weigh ins are done with the full nogi attire on.

Bouts will consist of 2 two minute rounds.

COACHING –

Mat side coaching will be permitted for kids under that age of -10 yrs. For kids +10 yrs , juveniles, and adults, coaching will be permitted but they must stay behind the border.

If you are competing in gi and no gi you need to register for the same weight class for both. You only weigh in one time and that is for your gi event. If you are only competing in no gi you will weigh-in in your no gi attire.

All coaches note that you are all under our terms and conditions and we reserve the right to remove anyone from the event for any reason.

REGISTRATION CLOSING - Monday, April 22, 2024 - Complete your Registrations Now

**NOTICE***: ​DUE to our Northern BC Combat Challenge's commitment to SAFTEY , and for us to meet the goals of what we envision we have to ***CANCEL*** our KICKBOXING Divisions. In order for us to meet our goals and our vision of what we need to create and to meet the standards to get approval from the BC Athletic Divisions, we will need much more time to make everything perfect so we can achieve our goal. Which is to make this the safest, most organized tournament that we can offer. We are very sorry and will be organizing REFUNDS right away.

OUR CLEAR GOALS OF OUR Kickboxing sparring divisions; Light to semi-contact Sparring rounds. In a phrase our rules are based on "show your technique" where each competitor is actively trying NOT to create an environment for injury by only throwing uncontrolled single strikes at 80-100 percent. Northern Combat Challenge has an intention is trying to develop our athletes in an inclusive amateur setting to gain experience to one day be able to step into the final step of getting prepared for a sanctioned ring fight. Our events are supposed to be the stepping stone to get the data necessary to be ready to step into a ring fight which would be a huge step up from our amateur events designed for athlete development. We feel this step is missing ad we are working with many others with the BC Athletic Commission to make sure we do it in the safest way and we want to help keep the best standards for martial arts competition that will work for everyone. Clear rules and educated staff and officiating. We only want to offer the best and safest product and we will keep working towards this goal. e