Sarasota BJJ Open

Welcome to the most prestigious BJJ tournament in the area. The Sarasota BJJ Open by the ABJJA is quickly growing into a significant Gi and No-Gi multi-location event in nearby gymnasiums. After ten years of events organized by Sarasota's earliest BJJ Black Belts, for the benefit of keeping the BJJ community up to date, we are now incorporating both larger and smaller events. The Sarasota BJJ Open tournament is committed to supporting well-run, family-friendly events that will promote BJJ in our community and help local students perform at a high level in competitions.

Spectator fee: $5 - Each spectator will be given a raffle ticket. We will raffle off t-shirts and Gis in the hopes that competitors' friends and family may be inspired to attend BJJ lessons at a BJJ school near them.

- Take advantage of competing twice for the cost of one entry fee if you sign up for both Gi and No-Gi.
- Tournament starts at 10 AM. Please arrive around 9:30 AM. Younger kids go first!

- Everyone has a guaranteed division even if you don't see brackets published the night before. Brackets will be published at the event;

- Gi & No-Gi. All Kids belts & Adults White, Blue, Purple and Brown belts;

- Single elimination: 2 matches minimum guaranteed if you compete in Gi and No-Gi (Both for the same price);

- IBJJF rules;

- Brand New Custom Medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place;

- We will match the kids to the best of our ability to always allow safe and fair matches just like they spar kids of similar sizes and ages at their Dojos and other tournaments in Florida. One weight division up or down, one year division up or down and one belt color up or down is the normal distance we will go. Adults may be paired in groups of similar belts and weight, if necessary.

REFUNDS

- Full refund is available until 7/23/23. Credit may be requested if you contact us before 9/20/23 at 23:59 PM for any reason.

WEIGH-INS

- Official IBJJF WEIGHT DIVISIONS can be found at the IBJJF website.

- IBJJF uses age divisions divided by YEAR OF BIRTH.

- The weight divisions are in reference to the MAXIMUM weight allowed in a given division.

- Weigh-ins will take place once you check-in.

- You must weigh-in 15 to 30 minutes prior to your division. If you are late for weigh-ins, you WILL be disqualified and NO refund will be given. So, please consider drive time, traffic and time to find parking as these will NOT be valid reasons for missing weigh-ins.

-You DO NOT have to weigh in with your Gi on.

- You only have to weigh in once.

- We have a 1 pound allowance policy.

IF YOU DO NOT MAKE WEIGHT

- We will do our best to arrange extra matches but it will not be guaranteed.

COMPETITOR INFORMATION

- You can access a full list of competitors by visiting the event page and clicking on the “Registrations” tab.

- This is a REAL-TIME list that updates automatically as competitors register.

DIVISION CHANGES

- You can make changes to your registration until 11:59 PM on the day of the final registration deadline.

- Log into your account to make any necessary changes.

RULES & INFO- Due to unforeseen circumstances, such as natural disasters, wars, governmental health regulations, capacity and logistics such as shipping delays, malfunction of equipment, power outage and others, we reserve the right to modify and adapt all services related to this event such as date, location, awards, staff, etc.

- For event rules, please visit the following link: https://ibjjf.com

*** RULES REMINDER FOR CHILDREN ***

Hello Coaches & Parents! AS YOU CAN SEE, WE TAKE PARENT AND COACH COMMUNICATION VERY SERIOUSLY! HAVING AN OPEN COMMUNICATION IS VERY IMPORTANT - INDEED IT IS MISSION-CRITICAL! WE MAKE SURE TO ALWAYS BE REACHABLE AND AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

Anyway, just want to make sure you knew a few important things about our Tournaments. We closely adhere to the standards of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) as the rules are a product of decades of competition monitored by Medical Doctors that are also Black Belts during the entire history of development of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil taking children' safety very seriously. 

Some important things to know: 

✅ 2 Matches Guaranteed- if you sign up for Gi and No-Gi.

These are the type of brackets we use for our tournaments: 

- 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝟯 When 2 competitors are in a bracket.  

- 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱-𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗻 When 3 competitors are in a bracket.

- 𝑇𝑖𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟 1: 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑏𝑦 𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛

- 𝑇𝑖𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟 2: 𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐹𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒

- 𝑇𝑖𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟 3: 𝑆𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑃𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠

- 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 When 4 or more competitors are in a bracket.

✅ 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 & 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 - (𝗜𝗕𝗝𝗝𝗙 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀)

To score points, competitors must complete the proper technique, demonstrate control and dominance, and be free from any submission holds.POINT SCORING POSITIONS (IBJJF STANDARDS)

𝟮 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝑆𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑝, 𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛, 𝐾𝑛𝑒𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑦

𝟯 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝐺𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑠

𝟰 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝑀𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡, 𝐵𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑀𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡, 𝐵𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙 (2 𝐻𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠)

We strongly encourage parents and coaches to ensure they understand the IBJJF set of rules.

👇🏽 𝗜𝗕𝗝𝗝𝗙 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 & 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 👇🏽𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘪𝘣𝘫𝘫𝘧.𝘤𝘰𝘮/𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴-𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘴

A competitor will always be better prepared when knowing the intricate details and implications of the rules being used! This is absolutely necessary! Just like any game kids love to play ---- KNOW THE RULES so you can better play the Jiu-Jitsu game! 

𝑷𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑴𝑨𝑲𝑬 𝑺𝑼𝑹𝑬 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑺𝑻𝑼𝑫𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑺 𝑨𝑹𝑬 𝑾𝑬𝑳𝑳 𝑨𝑾𝑨𝑹𝑬 𝑶𝑭 𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑻𝑬𝑪𝑯𝑵𝑰𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺 𝑨𝑹𝑬 𝑳𝑬𝑮𝑨𝑳 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑰𝑳𝑳𝑬𝑮𝑨𝑳!

Here is a quick reminder of what is ILLEGAL for ALL CHILDREN. For adults please refer to the IBJJF website:

❌ SLAM

❌ OMOPLATA

❌ TOE HOLD

❌ KNEE BAR

❌ BODY-SLAM

❌ HEEL HOOK

❌ WRIST LOCK

❌ CALF SLICER

❌ BICEP SLICER

❌ KNEE REAPING

❌ ARM TRIANGLE --- Common in other grappling tournaments

❌ SCISSOR TAKEDOWN

❌ STRAIGHT FOOT LOCK

❌ SUBS BELOW WAISTLINE

❌ PULLING HEAD IN TRIANGLE --- Common in other grappling tournaments

❌ LOCKS TWISTING THE KNEES

❌ "CAN OPENER"

❌ FRONTAL GUILLOTINE CHOKE --- Common in other grappling tournaments

❌ SPINAL LOCK WITHOUT CHOKE

❌ BENDING FINGERS BACKWARDS

❌ KIDNEYS OR RIBS COMPRESSION

❌ SUPLEX TAKEDOWN TECHNIQUE

❌ HIGH CHOKE WITH SPINAL LOCK

❌ SUBS STRETCHING LEGS APART

❌ FOREARM CHOKE (EZEQUIEL) --- Common in other grappling tournaments

If you have any issues or questions, please Prof. Manny Alves!

Call/Text: (941) 735-0808

E-mail: [email protected]