Rahway hosts the most BJJ tournaments in New Jersey, followed by Pompton Lakes, Manalapan Township and Hackensack. Metuchen, Princeton, Wildwood, Branchburg and Wayne also appear regularly on the calendar.
Grappling Industries New Jersey is the most frequent event. NEWBREED runs its New Jersey Fall Championship and Rahway Winter Championship, NAGA holds the North American Grappling Championship and Battle at the Beach, and other recurring events include the ADCC US Open, the PBJJF New Jersey Spring International Open, the Jaspr $20k Invitational Northeast Qualifier and the New Jersey Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation's Summer Classic and interclub developmental tournaments.
Gi and No-Gi divisions are close to evenly split, and around three in ten events run kids divisions. Adult entry is typically around $30–$120, with a median of about $42. August is the busiest month, followed by November, December and April.
