Okanagan Absolute 2026

THIS WILL BE A ONE DAY EVENT CAPPED AT 350 COMPETITORS. This will be a hard CAP!

 SIGNIFICANT CHANGES INCLUDE
- ADITION OF YOUTH FEMALE DIVISIONS
- NOGI ABSOLUTE DIVISIONS

Thank you for considering us for your next competition. We will have certified referees at all our events to provide the best experience possible for our competitors. Come on out to Kelowna and enjoy an amazing weekend!

HOTEL DISCOUNT CODE
DAYS INN KELOWNA - CODE "BCABSOLUTE"
$109/Night

REFUND POLICY
We have the best refund policy. Get 100% refund for any reason until the brackets are set. No refunds for any reason after that. So register early as this event and it will fill up. In the past we have let people register late but please understand we will not do that this time for any reason.

RULES
On tournament Saturday we will be following the IBJJF rules set for both gi and nogi. Please visit IBJJF.org/rules and get familiar with rules that will pertain to your division. 

PLEASE NOTE

WE HAVE ADJUSTED THE WEIGHT DIVISIONS SLIGHTLY TO ENSURE BIGGER DIVISIONS. THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS THE KIDS GI DIVISIONS WILL BE SEPARATED, BOYS AND GIRLS

WE ALSO ADDED NO GI ADULT ABSOLUTE DIVISIONS!

TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE October 27TH at 7:00pm. Late registrations will not be accepted.

*******PARENTS PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND********

ALL COMPETITORS MUST BE ON WEIGHT OR YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. NO EXCEPTIONS!

It is your responsibility to weigh your child in WITH A GI ON and register them in the correct division (please do not guess your child's weight). Due to safety reasons for the children, their weight must be accurate with the gi.

COMPETITORS WHO DO NOT MAKE WEIGHT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

Weigh is station will be open between 3:00pm and 6:30pm Friday October 31ST 2025

Youth Divisions will have a 2 lb allowance

Adult Divisions will have a 1 lb allowance

This is a Gi and NOGI tournament.

Weigh in stations open:

Kids 8:00am (Saturday)

Adults: 10:30am (Saturday)

Kids Divisions:

-IBJJF Rules and match length times

-Two matches guaranteed

-Athletes must weigh in in the Gi and Belt

-Kids weigh in at 8:00am

-All kids should be weighed in and ready to compete by 9:00am

-2lb allowance with Gi and belt on (strictly reinforced)

-Reg $90 (Gi and NoGi add $35)

Adult Divisions

-IBJJF Rules and times

-Single Elimination

-Adults weigh in station opens at 10:30am

-1lb allowance (strictly reinforced)

-Adults and Masters 

-Registration 
Youth $90 Adults $105
Add Nogi $35
Add Absolute division $30

Email bcabsolutechallenge@gmail.com