4th Annual Scottish Cup Of Brazilian JiuJitsu

The event will be contested under standard IBJJF rules. There will be a limited edition t-shirt free for the first 50 prepaid entries. The event is UKBJJA ranked for Gi and No Gi.

We will once again be running both Gi and No-Gi divisions! We are also reinstating junior divisions from this event! Top male and female athlete at each belt level will receive sponsored entry to the UKBJJA International Open in December courtesy of Scottish Grappling*!

Early entry price is £40 for one division and £50 for both gi and no-gi for adults. For juniors and juveniles it's £20 for one division and £30 for two. These prices run until 31st of August at midnight. 

Late Entry price is £50 for one division and £60 for both gi and no gi for adults. For juniors and juveniles it's £30 for one division and £40 for two  These prices run until the close of entries at midnight on the 30th of September.

Spectator and coach tickets can be obtained at the link below, coach tickets are limited to 1 coach per 10 competitors from an academy.

https://helmtickets.com/events/789/scottish-cup-of-brazilian-jiujitsu-2018

The gi competition is open to all belt divisions. 

No gi divisions are by BJJ rank or time served. If you train at a Gi school then follow the BJJ Belt (taking into account the other restrictions mentioned e.g. no black belt judoka, pro mma fighters or national level wrestlers in white belt divisions), otherwise it's time served.

The divisions are: -

White belt (or less than 18 months experience, IBJJF white belt rules, 5 minute matches)

Blue belt (or between more than 18 months and less than 36 months experience, IBJJF blue belt rules, 6 minute matches)

Purple belt (or those who have grappled for more than 36 months but less than 60 months uses IBJJF , 7 minute matches)

Brown Belt (or more than 5 years grappling experience but less than 8, IBJJF brown belt rules , 8 minute matches)

Black Belt ( or more than 8 years grappling experience, IBJJF black belt rules, 10 minute matches)

There will be Masters divisions for all competitors aged between 30 and 39 inclusive and a Seniors division for competitors who are aged 40 or over. All masters and seniors matches are 5 minutes long at white and blue and 6 at purple, brown and black belt.

All junior divisions and all white belt adult, master and senior divisions will take place in the morning of the event. Weigh-ins will be between 8:50 and 9:30. Gi divisions will start at 9:45 promptly.

Coloured belt divisions will take place in the afternoon starting no earlier than 1pm. Further information will be provided once the schedule is released.

Weight Divisions are: -

Adult, Masters & Seniors

Gi

Male Adult, Masters & Seniors

-57.5kg/ -64,0 kg/ - 70,0 kg/ -76,0 kg/ -82,3 kg/ -88,3 kg/ -94,3 kg/ -100,5 kg/ + 100,5 kg

Male Absolute
-76kg, 76kg+

Male Juvenile (16-17 years old inclusive)

-53,5 kg (Rooster) / -58,5 kg (Light feather) / -64 kg (Feather)/ -69 kg (Light)/ -74 kg (Middle)/ -79,3 kg (Medium heavy)/ -84,3 kg (Heavy)/ -89,3 kg (Super heavy)/ +89,3 (Ultra heavy)

Male Juniors (6 to 15 years old inclusive)

 -19 kg/-22 kg/-25 kg/-28 kg/-31 kg/-34 kg/-37 kg/-40 kg/-44 kg/-48 kg/-52 kg/-56 kg/-60 kg/-64 kg/-68 kg/-72 kg/+72 kg

Female Adult, Masters & Seniors

-48.5 kg/ -53.5kg/ u58.5kg/ u64kg / u69kg/ u73kg / u79.3kg/ 79.3kg+

Female Juvenile (16-17 years old inclusive)

48,3 (Light feather)/-52,5 kg (Feather)/-56,5 kg (Light)/-60,5 kg (Middle)/-65 kg (Medium heavy)/+65 kg (Heavy)

Female Juniors (6 to 15 years old inclusive)

 -19 kg/-22 kg/-25 kg/-28 kg/-31 kg/-34 kg/-37 kg/-40 kg/-44 kg/-48 kg/-52 kg/-56 kg/-60 kg/-64 kg/-68 kg/-72 kg/+72 kg

No Gi

Male Adult, Masters & Seniors

-55.5kg/-61.5kg,/67.5kg/-73.5kg/-79.5kg/-86.5kg/-91.5kg/ -97.5kg/ 97.5kg+.

Male Absolute

-73.5kg, 73.5kg+

Male Juvenile (16 to 17 years old inclusive)

-51,50 kg (Rooster)/-56,50 kg (Light feather)/ -61,50 kg (Feather)/ -66,50 kg (Light)/-71,50 kg (Middle)/-76,50 kg (Medium heavy)/-81,50 kg (Heavy)/-86,50 kg (Super heavy)/86,50+ (Ultra heavy)

Male Juniors (6 to 15 years old inclusive)

 -19 kg/-22 kg/-25 kg/-28 kg/-31 kg/-34 kg/-37 kg/-40 kg/-44 kg/-48 kg/-52 kg/-56 kg/-60 kg/-64 kg/-68 kg/-72 kg/+72 kg

Female Adult, Masters and Seniors

-46.5kg/ -51.5kg/ -56.5kg/ -61.5kg/ -66.5kg/ -71.5kg/ -76.5kg/ 76.5kg+.

Female Juvenile (16-17 years old inclusive)

-42,50 kg (Rooster-Juvenile 1+2)/-46,50 kg (Light feather-Juvenile 1+2)/-50,50 kg (Feather-Juvenile 1+2)/ -54,50 kg (Light-Juvenile 1+2)/-58,50 kg (Middle-Juvenile 1+2)/-66,50 kg (Heavy-Juvenile 1+2)/ 66,50 kg+ (Super Heavy-Juvenile 1+2)

Female Juniors (6 to 15 years old inclusive)

-19 kg/-22 kg/-25 kg/-28 kg/-31 kg/-34 kg/-37 kg/-40 kg/-44 kg/-48 kg/-52 kg/-56 kg/-60 kg/-64 kg/-68 kg/-72 kg/+72 kg

Please note that divisions of less than 4 people will only run at the discretion of the organisers and may either be combined with the next highest weight category or moved down in age group automatically in the event of seniors entries.

Also Judo black belts, professional MMA fighters and those who have wrestled at a national level are ineligible to compete at white belt and must enter at blue belt minimum for gi and Ifor no gi regardless of BJJ grade.

All divisions will be run on a single elimination basis. Competitors who medal in their weight division will be eligible to enter the openweight division for their belt and experience level. Male absolute divisions will be split into u76kg and over 76kg for gi and under u73.5kg and over 73.5kg for no gi. Female absolute will be a single division unless there are sufficient entries in which case we may split it in two.

We are also offering a team trophy for the team which tops the team points standings and an academy trophy for the best individual academy. We will also be offering a special prize for 

Closing date for all entries will be midnight on Sunday the 30th of September, no entries will be accepted after this point and initial brackets will be available by no later than Monday October the 1st.

Competitors can use the Smoothcomp system to make a change in weight division up until midnight on Wednesday the 3rd of October, no changes in division will be considered after this date and any competitor who fails to make weight on the day will be disqualified without any possibility of refund. All payments must be made via Smoothcomp ahead of the event. 

All competitors must make weight on our scales. There are no allowances given.

Please note, refunds will be given in the form of future event credit only for athletes who withdraw prior to the closing date for entries. There will be no form of refund for any athlete who withdraws after this date. Any athlete who has no-one in their division will be moved at the organizers discretion to the nearest category in either age or weight. In the event this is not possible a full refund will be given, either in the form of the entry fee or future event credit.

Respect Rule

This event has a zero tolerance policy regarding inappropriate behavior by coaches, parents/guardians, spectators and competitors.

All in attendance must show some restraint when their students or team mates are fighting. There will be competitors and spectators of all ages at this event and we are here to set an example.

Any swearing, inappropriate gestures, violence (towards person or property) or berating the officials (regardless of any decisions they make) will not be tolerated.

If this happens, the referee/organiser has the right to disqualify that competitor, or to ask the person concerned to leave the area. If those concerned do not comply with the referee/organisers request the competitor will be disqualified from the event.

If a coach, parent or team mate encroaches onto the mat, or past any barriers that are in place, or man handles an official in any way, that person will be asked to leave the venue and the whole team may not be permitted to take any further part in the competition

*Sponsored entry is only valid for belts/genders where there is a minimum of 30 eligible competitors entered.