Battle of Boots and Badges by Chewjitsu Open

The Chewjitsu Open is partnering with the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Department of Behavioral Health, and Department of Veterans Services to bring you the Battle of Boots and Badges, a charity event that is FREE and ONLY for active and reserve military, veterans, law enforcement, firefighters, corrections officers, EMTs, and dispatchers!

Chewjitsu Open is not your average tournament! Get ready for MORE MATCHES at this SUB ONLY, Round Robin, Madison style bracketed tournament, grouping you with your nearest weight and experience/age level. You’ll have up to 4 matches per division and not have to worry about cutting or missing weight!

This special charity event offers Gi and No Gi divisions!

What is Madison bracketing? Click the Rules tab to learn more!

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Event Location

RPAC South Gym, The Ohio State University

337 Annie and John Glenn Ave

Colombus, OH 43210

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Weigh-ins 

Location: RPAC South Gym

Saturday, August 8th: Weigh-ins, 7 - 9 am. No need to weigh in twice if you already weighed in Friday night. 

Failing to weigh in will result in a forfeiture of matches. Refunds will not be issued to those missing weigh ins. 

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Event Schedule

Chewjitsu Open - Saturday, August 8th

Rules Meeting & Match Start: 11 am

Match flow: Adult No Gi -> Adult Gi -> Absolute No Gi

All No Gi matches will complete before Gi matches begin.

Adult Expert/Black Belt will be at the start of the Adult divisions so coaches can compete and be available to coach their students afterwards. 

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Awards

We provide high quality awards for individuals and teams.

Medals: Top 3 finishers in all divisions win a high quality Chewjitsu Open medal.

Belts:  Win your division and receive a CHAMPIONSHIP BELT! Must compete and place top 3 in a second division to qualify (Gi, No Gi, Absolute). Limit 1 belt per competitor per tournament if winning multiple divisions.      

Best Team: Top 3 overall teams will take home a championship banner to display in their gyms. 

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Work the Event

We are always looking for experienced referees, scorekeepers, security, and event setup/cleanup! We pay competitively and provide food and water. Email ChewjitsuOpenJeff@gmail.com if interested.

Referees: Purple belt and up with competition and/or referee experience preferred. Generally work from 9 am until event close, roughly 6 pm depending on size of tournament. 

Scorekeepers: Basic jiu-jitsu knowledge and computer skills preferred. Generally work from 9 am until event close, roughly 6 pm depending on size of tournament. 

Setup: 5 - 6 hours of work the day before the tournament. Want to help setup in exchange for free registration? Let us know!

We provide Refs and Scorekeepers with an event t-shirt they can keep after the tournament.