# Sarasota BJJ Fest

> Competition in Sarasota, Florida, United States | March 11, 2023

## Overview

**Event Type:** Competition

**Description:** This is a small tournament for ALL KIDS divisions and ADULTS WHITE BELTS only. As it is a small tournament, it is great for beginners and always good for experienced athletes to showcase their skills in our town, we do reserve the right to mix divisions to make it happen for everyone.
Please check our last visit to the Lutando & Vencendo Project:

BJJ TOURNAMENT FESTIVAL

- Tournament starts at 10 AM. Please arrive around 9:30 AM. Younger kids go first! Feel free to bring beach chairs;- Everyone has a guaranteed division. Brackets will be published at the event;

- Gi only;

- Double elimination: 2 matches minimum

- IBJJF rules. The authentic rules of our Sport;

- Custom medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place;

- This is a Festival. 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 maximum we will combine.

- No spectator fee.

REFUNDS

-NO REFUNDS because this is a charitable tournament with very limited capacity.

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 on Saturday only starting at 9:30 AM at check-in.

-You must weigh-in 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 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 (Thursday prior to the event).

-Log into your account to make any necessary changes.

RULES & INFO

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

**Status:** Scheduled

## Dates

**Start:** March 11, 2023
## Location

**Venue:** Sarasota

**Location:** Sarasota, Florida, United States


## Pricing

**Price:** $65
## Links

- Registration: https://www.facebook.com/sarasotabjjfest?mibextid=LQQJ4d
- Source: https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/10450

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**Last Updated:** March 30, 2026

**Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/events/sarasota-bjj-fest)