Description
📅 EVENT DATE
Saturday, December 20, 2025Tournament begins at 10:00 AM
📍 LOCATION
Boyle Heights Jiu Jitsu2420 E Cesar Chavez AveLos Angeles, CA 90033
💰 REGISTRATION (Smoothcomp Only)
Prices
- Kids and Teens: $45
- Adults: $50
Registration must be completed through Smoothcomp.No on-site or same-day registration.
🎯 EVENT PURPOSE
This is an in-house, friendly tournament created to:
- Give competitors safe match experience
- Prepare kids, teens, and adults for future tournaments
- Build confidence, resilience, and teamwork within our combined academies
- Strengthen the community between Ethos, East LA, Boyle Heights, and invited friends
👦👧🧑 DIVISIONS
Divisions will be organized in Smoothcomp by:
Kids & Teens
- Pee Wee, Kids and Teens (4–15)
- Juveniles (16–17)
* No boy and girl will fight together!
* If a division has low registration, similar divisions may be merged for safety and match quality.
Adults/Masters
- By belt level (White, Blue, etc.)
- By age (Adult, Masters, etc.)
* If a division has low registration, similar divisions may be merged for safety and match quality.
Bracket Format 🏅
This event will use double elimination brackets, guaranteeing that every athlete receives at least two matches.Some divisions may run as round-robin to ensure more mat time for athletes.
⏱ MATCH TIMES
- Pee wee I, II (4–7): 2 minutes
- Kids I (8–9): 3 minutes
- Kids II , III (10–15): 4 minutes
- Juveniles, Adults and Masters: 5 minutes
⚖️ RULESET
This event follows standard IBJJF-style rules with age-appropriate submissions for all divisions.
Event-Specific Rule Differences
- Double Pull Rule:In a double guard pull, the first athlete to get up and stabilize top position will receive 2 points.
- No Advantages:This tournament does not use Advantages. Only points, penalties, and referee decisions apply.
- Last Score Wins (Tiebreaker):If the match ends tied on points with no penalties, the athlete who scored the last point will win.
🔄 ROUND ROBIN TIEBREAKER CRITERIA
If all competitors in a round-robin division finish with one win and one loss, placement (1st, 2nd, 3rd) will be decided using the following criteria, in order:
- Most wins by submission
- Fastest submission (shortest match time resulting in a submission)
- Highest total points across all matches
- Most wins by points
- Highest total points in winning matches only
- Lowest total points scored against them across all matches
- Most wins by referee decision
⚖️ WEIGH-INS
- All weigh-ins are on the day of the event
- Kids/Teens weigh in from 9:00–9:45 AM
- Adult weigh-ins begin 12:00 PM
- Weigh-ins will be without the Gi unless otherwise specified on Smoothcomp
Athletes over their registered weight may be moved to a nearby division if permitted by the division structure.
🥋 UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS
Gi
- Clean, proper-fitting Gi
- Allowed colors: White, Blue, Black
- Belt must match rank
All athletes must maintain proper hygiene, trimmed nails, and no contagious skin conditions.
📝 WAIVER & LIABILITY
By registering on Smoothcomp, participants agree to:
- The inherent risk of injury in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Release of liability for organizers, referees, coaches, and staff
- Use of photos/videos for academy promotion
- Following all event rules, respecting referees, and demonstrating sportsmanship
👨👩👧 SPECTATORS
Parents, family, and friends are welcome.Spectators must stay behind the barriers and avoid interfering with staff, referees, or matches.
🏅 AWARDS
Medals will be awarded for:
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
Some divisions may run as round-robin to ensure more mat time for athletes.
📣 CONTACT
For event questions, division adjustments, or support:
