Schedule**: Here is the schedule with the estimated Start Time of each division

We require the competitors to be in the academy ready, one hour prior to the start time of your appointed division

9:00am Doors Open

9:30am Start weigh-ins*

10:00am Rules and Introductions

10:10am

• Male Brown Belt (all ages)

• Male Purple Belt (all ages)

• Male Blue Belt (Masters)

• Female Juvenile (all Belts)

• Female Blue Belt (all ages)

10:45am

• Female White Belt Adults

11:15am

• Male Blue Belt Adults

11:30am

• Female White Belt Masters

12:30pm

• Male White Belt Master 3+

• Male White Belt Juvenile

1:15pm

• Male White Belt Master 1/2

1:45pm

• Male White Belt Adult (Medium Heavy, Heavy, Super Heavy and Ultra Heavy)

2:15pm

• Male White Belt Adult (Feather, Light and Middle)

*You can weight yourself anytime between the weight-in window time

**Your fight may start earlier or later than the appointed time depending how fast the previous fight occur.

Information:

No spectator fees. Parking on street - metered parking.

***New addition: Receive a free Tee-shirt with early registration before February, 29th 11:59pm

No registration day of event. Last day for registration is March, 12th 11:59pm

Weigh-ins with no uniform. Competitors that do not make weight MAY BE moved into a higher weight bracket only if possible. ANY weight changes must be done by Tuesday, March 13th, by 5pm via email.

Clean White | Blue | Black competition Gi’s accepted.

Podium will be 1st, 2nd and one 3rd place winner.

Following IBJJF rules, except:

• No Advantages

• Double pull, first to come up will score 2 points (after 3 seconds of stabilization)

• Last point to scores wins.

• 0-0 Referee’s Decision

HELLO FRIENDS OF EAST LA JIU JITSU, WELCOME TO OUR FRIENDSHIP TOURNAMENT SERIES, WHICH ALL PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT OUR NON-PROFIT YOUTH PROGRAM! THIS IS An Adults, masters AND JUVENILEs (16YRS AND over) GI TOURNAMENT. Adults and Masters WHITE BELT TO Purple BELT AND JUVENILE WHITE AND BLUE BELT. SATURDAY, March 16TH AT 10:00 AM. WE HAVE STUDENT FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING!

FOR YOUR $55, YOU WILL GET AT LEAST 2 FUN, COMPETITIVE MATCHES AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HANG OUT WITH YOUR BUDDIES AND COMPETE TOGETHER AS A SCHOOL—ALL THE BEST PARTS OF A JIU JITSU TOURNAMENT WITHOUT ALL THE HASSLE, HIGH FEES AND JIU JITSU POLITICS! AND….YOU WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR KIDS TO TRAIN JIU JITSU IRREGARDLESS OF THEIR FAMILIES’ FINANCIAL SITUATION!

Please fill out the form and pay the fees online. If you have any questions on this tournament, please text us at 323-347-1234 or email to events.eclub@gmail.com.

Thank you for supporting our non-profit jiu jitsu program and helping the kids in East LA. We will see you soon on the mats!

IMPORTANT INFO

Tournament Date: Saturday - March 16th, 2024

Time: Doors open 9:00am and weight-in time starts at 9:30am

Contact: eastlajiujitsu@gmail.com

Fee: No spectator Fees

(SAME DAY WEIGH IN) Weigh-in guidelines for competitors is as follows:

1. All Athletes must clear weight prior to their first match.

2. Weigh-ins are with NO UNIFORM

3. The athlete cannot step on the scale with shoes or any item besides his/her regular uniform and equipment permitted for use during matches.

4. Each athlete shall only mount the official scale of the event to have his/her weight taken once unless authorized.

BELT & AGE DIVISIONS:

• Male and Female competitors will NOT fight together

• White belts will only fight with other white belts

• Juveniles will only fight with other Juveniles

• Adults and Masters may be mixed only for athletes with no brackets

• The age division will be determined by the birth year

• This is a friendship tournament and we will do our best to keep all weights categories, if possible.