The Bali Grappling Championship: Youth Gi Edition is a charity tournament for young jiu-jitsu athletes in Bali, but open to every child everywhere. No gym politics, no big-event pressure: just good matches with the whole community cheering.

A portion of the entry fee and 100% of sponsorship and raffle tickets goes to Little Steps Matter, a registered Bali animal welfare non-profit, funding sterilisation and vaccination of Bali's street dogs.

Date: Saturday, 14 November 2026

Venue: Island Sports Canggu, Jl. Karang Suwung, Tibubeneng (Berawa), Bali

Format: Gi

Ages: 6 - 17

Belts: White, grey, yellow, orange, green, blue

Entry fee: IDR 250,000

Registration closes: Saturday, 7 November 2026

Coaches, bring your whole team. First-timers are welcome, and so are athletes with a few tournaments behind them.

ELIGIBILITY

● Open to athletes ages 6–17 as of November 14, 2026.

● All gi belt levels welcome; belt must be declared honestly at registration and matches the belt worn on the mat.

● Every athlete needs a signed parent/guardian waiver and medical consent form, submitted before check-in.

DIVISIONS

● Age brackets: 6–7, 8–9, 10–11, 12–13, 14–15, 16–17

● Belt groups (ages 6–13): Beginner (white), Intermediate (grey/yellow), Advanced (orange/green)

● Belt groups (ages 14–15): White, and Grey–Yellow–Orange–Green combined

● Belt groups (ages 16–17): White, and Blue-and-above combined

● Weight brackets are assigned after registration closes, based on declared weight at sign-up, with final weight confirmed at on-site weigh-in. A tolerance of approximately 3kg for under-12s and 4–5kg for teens applies

● The organizer reserves the right to combine, split, or adjust brackets for competitor safety and fairness if numbers are uneven

FORMAT

● Gi only. Standard IBJJF-legal gi and belt required

● Round Robin
● Match length: up to 13yo = 3 min · 14–17yo = 5 min

SCORING SYSTEM

Takedown - 2 pts

Guard Pass - 3 pts

Sweep - 2 pts 

Mount - 4 pts

Back Control - 4 pts

RULES

● Competitors are allowed to win by submission using techniques permitted for their age and division

● A competitor may verbally submit or tap to signal submission
● The referee may stop the match at any time if they determine that a submission is fully secured and the competitor has no reasonable opportunity to escape safely.
● The referee's priority is the safety of the athletes.
● Once the referee stops the match, the submission is considered valid and the match is over.
● Illegal techniques will follow the applicable IBJJF rules for the competitor's age division.
● Referees may stop an action immediately if they consider it dangerous or outside the permitted techniques for that division.
● The referee has the final decision regarding illegal techniques and athlete safety.

Check-in and Weigh-in

● All athletes must check in and weigh in at least 60–90 minutes before their division's scheduled start
●Photo ID or birth certificate may be requested to confirm age
●Gi check happens at weigh-in — damaged, oversized, or non-compliant gis must be corrected before competing

Conduct

● Unsportsmanlike conduct by an athlete, coach, or parent (verbal abuse of officials, opponents, or other competitors) can result in disqualification

● Coaches may coach from mat-side only when called; excessive coaching or entering the mat area without permission may result in a warning or point deduction for their athlete

Safety

● A medic is on-site for the full event
● Any athlete showing signs of injury will be pulled from competition at the referee's or medic's discretion, regardless of the athlete's or parent's wishes

Refunds

● Entry fees are non-refundable but transferable to another athlete until Nov 7. 

Charity

● Not-for-profit. Once basic costs are covered (registration, medal and t-shirt), everything we raise goes to Little Steps Matter. Little Steps Matter is a registered Bali non-profit that feeds, sterilises, vaccinates, rescues and rehomes street dogs and cats.

www.baligrapplingchampionship.com
www.littlestepsmatter.org