About This Event
The event will take place at the National Indoor Athletics Centre, Cardiff, Wales.
The event is limited to 600 competitors maximum.
The event is UKBJJA ranked with a status of x3.
Early entry (until July 1st): (non UKBJJA members, please add £15 for membership)
Normal entry (until September 1st): (non UKBJJA members, please add £15 for membership)
Late entry (until September 22nd): (non UKBJJA members, please add £15 for membership)
To register, you must have your membership on Smoothcomp. Please read the following carefully:
you are all set to go. Please register as usual.
or anybody who joined prior to September 2018 and who has not received an email with instructions for moving your membership to Smoothcomp, so that we can provide instructions for completing your registration.
, you will be taken to the Join Federation page when you register for the competition. Membership costs £15 per year and includes up to £5m member-to-member and public liability insurance. It also provides discounted access to courses, development camps and other UKBJJA events. You will also be supporting the growth of grassroots BJJ in the UK.
All age and weight categories as per IBJJF rules.
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 level. For male competitors there will be two absolute divisions at each belt level , under 76kg and over 76kg. For females this is under 64kg and over 64kg at each belt.
We have a £20,000 prize fund on offer (cash prize dependant on a minimum of 4 eligible athletes in the division) which will be broken down as follows: -
Black adult
Male
-76 1st £2000 2nd £500
+76 1st £2000 2nd £500
Female
-64 1st £2000 2nd £500
+64 1st £2000 2nd £500
Black Master
Male
-76 1st £500 £200
+76 1st £500 £200
Female
-64 1st £500 2nd £200
+64 1st £500 2nd £200
Brown Adult
Male
-76 1st £500 2nd £200
+76 1st £500 2nd £200
Female
-64 1st £500 2nd £200
+64 1st £500 2nd £200
Brown Master
Male
-76 1st £200 2nd £100
+76 1st £200 2nd £100
Female
-64 1st £200 2nd £100
+64 1st £200 2nd £100
In addition, a bounty system will be in play in all divisions from blue belt adult upwards. The winner of each division will take home £10 x the number of competitors in their division e.g. if blue belt middle had 20 entries the winner would take home a bounty of £200.
THERE WILL ALSO BE PRIZES FOR WHITE BELT ABSOLUTE WINNERS AND JUNIOR/JUVENILE BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE
The UKBJJA follows the anti-doping rules of UK Anti Doping (UKAD). All participating athletes and UKBJJA members agree to abide by these rules. Please read the following documents for more information:
National Anti-Doping Policy
WADA Prohibited Substances List January 2019
Additional Resources
Closing date for all entries will be midnight on Sunday the 22nd of September, no entries will be accepted after this point and initial brackets will be available by no later than Monday September the 23rd.
100% refund of entry cost is available for anyone who cancels their entry prior to the end of the normal registration period. 50% refund is available for anyone who cancels during the late entry period. Anyone who cancels after registration closes is not eligible for a refund.
Competitors can use the Smoothcomp system to make a change in weight division up until midnight on Sunday the 29th of September, 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.
The event is limited to 600 competitors maximum.
The event is UKBJJA ranked with a status of x3.
Early entry (until July 1st): (non UKBJJA members, please add £15 for membership)
Normal entry (until September 1st): (non UKBJJA members, please add £15 for membership)
Late entry (until September 22nd): (non UKBJJA members, please add £15 for membership)
To register, you must have your membership on Smoothcomp. Please read the following carefully:
you are all set to go. Please register as usual.
or anybody who joined prior to September 2018 and who has not received an email with instructions for moving your membership to Smoothcomp, so that we can provide instructions for completing your registration.
, you will be taken to the Join Federation page when you register for the competition. Membership costs £15 per year and includes up to £5m member-to-member and public liability insurance. It also provides discounted access to courses, development camps and other UKBJJA events. You will also be supporting the growth of grassroots BJJ in the UK.
All age and weight categories as per IBJJF rules.
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 level. For male competitors there will be two absolute divisions at each belt level , under 76kg and over 76kg. For females this is under 64kg and over 64kg at each belt.
We have a £20,000 prize fund on offer (cash prize dependant on a minimum of 4 eligible athletes in the division) which will be broken down as follows: -
Black adult
Male
-76 1st £2000 2nd £500
+76 1st £2000 2nd £500
Female
-64 1st £2000 2nd £500
+64 1st £2000 2nd £500
Black Master
Male
-76 1st £500 £200
+76 1st £500 £200
Female
-64 1st £500 2nd £200
+64 1st £500 2nd £200
Brown Adult
Male
-76 1st £500 2nd £200
+76 1st £500 2nd £200
Female
-64 1st £500 2nd £200
+64 1st £500 2nd £200
Brown Master
Male
-76 1st £200 2nd £100
+76 1st £200 2nd £100
Female
-64 1st £200 2nd £100
+64 1st £200 2nd £100
In addition, a bounty system will be in play in all divisions from blue belt adult upwards. The winner of each division will take home £10 x the number of competitors in their division e.g. if blue belt middle had 20 entries the winner would take home a bounty of £200.
THERE WILL ALSO BE PRIZES FOR WHITE BELT ABSOLUTE WINNERS AND JUNIOR/JUVENILE BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE
The UKBJJA follows the anti-doping rules of UK Anti Doping (UKAD). All participating athletes and UKBJJA members agree to abide by these rules. Please read the following documents for more information:
National Anti-Doping Policy
WADA Prohibited Substances List January 2019
Additional Resources
Closing date for all entries will be midnight on Sunday the 22nd of September, no entries will be accepted after this point and initial brackets will be available by no later than Monday September the 23rd.
100% refund of entry cost is available for anyone who cancels their entry prior to the end of the normal registration period. 50% refund is available for anyone who cancels during the late entry period. Anyone who cancels after registration closes is not eligible for a refund.
Competitors can use the Smoothcomp system to make a change in weight division up until midnight on Sunday the 29th of September, 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.
Registration Closed
Registration Deadline
September 28, 2019
Cancellation Deadline
September 28, 2019
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