10/21/2020
The BCJJF proudly presents “Regionals Championship”
December 12th & *13th
*we may make this a 2 day event in an effort to keep the tournament covid safe
Venue: Roll Academy 286 Pemberton Ave, North Vancouver, BC V7P 2R5
We are excited to provide the community with an opportunity to compete however, this tournament will not be like any tournament hosted by us in the past. In order to provide a safe environment for athletes to compete we will be creating a different model for this event so please make sure you read all the following information and future updates as they come out.
This tournament will only have adult divisions for male and female both gi and nogi
Bracket style format. Single elimination. This is because we need to keep the tournament efficient and on time as we will be on a tight schedule in order to give more athletes the opportunity to compete.
There will only be 2 weight classes per belt (gi) or experience level (nogi)
There will only be a maximum of 16 competitors per division separated into 2 pods of 8 with the winner of each pod facing off in the final.
Athletes will compete for third place.
There will be NO POINTS at this event. Victory will be determined by either a submission or a referee’s decision. This is because we have to keep the number of people in the building to a minimum. By doing this we won’t need scorekeepers, time keepers etc.
In case of referee’s decision the victor will be determined based on SUBMISSION ATTEMPTS to the referees discretion. Meaning positional dominance will NOT be factored into the referee’s decision unless there are no submission attempts. It will be to the referee’s discretion on whether or not the submission attempt was weak or strong with the stronger more threatening submission attempts being valued higher than a weak one. (Example: Pretending to go for an ankle lock will not outweigh extending someone’s arm in an arm bar followed by an escape. However the strength of the attempt is to the referee’s discretion and there will be ZERO tolerance for disputing.)
All matches will be 5 minutes in length regardless of rank or experience level. This is to ensure that we can keep the divisions moving, as we will be limited to how many people can be in the building at once.
Application Process:
We will not be using smooth comp for this event. To register you must copy and paste the information points below, fill in the information and email it to [email protected]
Full Name:
Gym:
Gender:
Rank/*Experience:
Weight (above or below 170 lbs for males, 150 lbs for females):
Phone #:
Email:
*Experience only necessary for nogi divisons. 3 options available are Novice, Intermediate, Advanced (white belt, blue belt, purple belt and up)
PLEASE NOTE: if your email is not sent to us in this format it will go in the trash.
Example bellow:
Name: John Smith
Gym: Roll Academy North Vancouver
Gender: Male
Rank/*Experience: Blue belt, Intermediate
Weight (above or below 170 lbs for males, 150 lbs for females): Below 170 lbs
Phone #: 250-123-4567
Email: [email protected]
Applications will begin to be accepted Sunday November 1st at 10am PST
The first 16 athletes for each division to apply will be contacted by email to confirm registration and make payment for registration via Etransfer to [email protected] DO NOT SEND ETRANSFER TO ANY OTHER EMAIL ADDRESS.
Athletes will have 2 days to respond to email with payment. We will try to reach you by phone if we have not heard back. If we cannot contact you we will remove you from bracket and reach out to the next athlete on the list so please make sure you are reachable after applying. Once we offer the spot to a new athlete we will not accept previous athlete. ZERO EXCEPTIONS.
Pricing Information:
1 division - $70
2nd division - $30
Rules
We will be following IBJJF standard as far as legal and illegal techniques. The only exception to this is we will be allowing reaping and heel hooks for NOGI PURPLE AND ABOVE
Due to no scoring, minor fouls will result in a warning from the referee for first offense, Disqualification for second offenses. All major fouls will result in an immediate DQ.
Examples of minor fouls:
1. a reap without a submission in a division that does not allow reaping. You will be asked to reposition yourself. If ignored or done again, you will be disqualified. If you are unfamiliar with what reaping is discuss this with your Professor/Coach
2. fleeing the mat area to avoid takedown, sweep, pass. This will result in the referee warning you once, on second offense, DQ
3. small joint manipulation
4. illegal grips on the sleeves of the gi
Examples of major fouls:
1. Reaping with a submission in a division where reaping is not allowed.
2. Slamming
3. Arguing with the referee
4. Fleeing the mat area while in a submission
If you have questions regarding other situations feel free to send us an email.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL FOULS ARE TO THE DESCRETION OF THE REFREE AND DECISION MADE IS FINAL
Due to the limitation on number of athletes able to compete we will be only allowing a maximum of 4 athletes per gym to compete. (not per team, meaning if you are part of a large team with many locations you are only limited by the number of competitors in the gym you are registered under in the application)
There will be no spectators whatsoever due to COVID-19 limitations. We intend to provide a stream for spectators to watch through an Instagram live feed. Please Follow to view.
Coaches pleases understand that we will be very strict on who is allowed inside the building at a time. Therefore there will be only 1 coach for your entire team throughout the day. ZERO EXCEPTIONS.
Once we have received applications and filled out brackets we will provide scheduling information and more info in regards to how the tournament will run so if your application gets accepted and you are registered please watch your emails for this information as it will be extremely important that all athletes cooperate and are at the venue on time (not early or late). This will ensure that we can give the community what they want in a COVID-19 friendly way!
If you have any questions or concerns please send us an email to [email protected]
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