Description
The American Cup Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament will be Saturday, April 18th, 2026. The tournament will be held at Independence High School, 717 N Jackson Ave, San Jose, CA 95133, United States
All Age Divisions from Kids – Masters, and all belt ranks are welcome to compete.
Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each division. Every registered competitor will receive a complimentary tournament t-shirt.
Bracket System
Our brackets are designed to provide 2 or more matches for willing participants in their divisions if possible. When brackets have 2 competitors, they will compete in a best 2 out of 3 to determine the champion. For brackets of 3 competitors, they will compete in a true round robin and the champion will be determined by the number and types of wins. For brackets of 4 or more competitors, there will be 2 or more matches for each competitor. All competitors who do not have anyone registered in their division will automatically be awarded a gold medal. For Kids and White Belt competitors, we will make every effort to arrange a one-match consolation match so you still have the opportunity to compete.
Juvenile athletes will compete in their own division, but they’ll also have the option to compete in the Adult division — as long as they meet belt and weight requirements and provide a signed waiver with parental authorization.
Waiver:
https://bjjtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/BJJ_Tour_Waiver.pdf
Please email this waiver and the competitor info to tournament@bjjtour.com.
OPEN DIVISION
No Open Division for white belts and kids. Juvenile, Adults and Master only! Blue & Purple Belts – you may compete ONLY if you qualified in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place of your weight division. All Brown & Black Belts sign-up after your division is complete. NO EXTRA COST!!
SCHOOL PRIZES
TEACHERS & ACADEMY OWNERS: Trophies for FIRST, SECOND and THIRD PLACE in the ADULTS and KIDS DIVISIONS.
CHECK-IN
Competitors check-in at Independence High School, 717 N Jackson Ave, San Jose, CA 95133, United States, the location of the BJJ Tour East Bay Tournament on Saturday, April 18th, 2026 starting at 8:00 am. Please arrive at least one hour prior to your match time.
Bring valid identification such as a driver’s license, passport or IBJJF ID.
Kids checking in will need a BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PASSPORT or IBJJF ID.
All Kid Competitors are required to show their valid identification in the form of Birth Certificate, Passport or IBJJF card to compete. Any Kid Competitor without valid identification will be disqualified and will not compete. No refunds.
All Adult, Master & Juvenile Competitors are required to show their valid identification in the form of Drivers License, Passport, State Identification or IBJJF card to compete. Any Adult, Master or Juvenile Competitor without valid identification will be disqualified and will not compete. No refunds.
