In-House Tournament
Date: June 15th
Time: 10am
Location: John’s Gym Austin
Fee: $20
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John’s Gym Adult In-House Tournament – June 15 2024 – Smoothcomp
John’s Gym In-House Jiu Jitsu Tournament
1.1) Please wear a John’s Gym Gi. The Gis will not be checked or measured before the tournament, but we have the right to ask a competitor to change his/her Gi if we judge it is inappropriate. This situation can happen if: the Gi is obviously too short or too long, there are too many patches on the Gi preventing the opponent from gripping it, the top and the pants are of different colors or the Gi shows visible tears, is wet or dirty, or emanates unpleasant odors.
1.2) Competitors may wear a rash guard under their gi. Competitors may not select to wear a shirt under their gi instead.
1.3) For NoGi boys divisions, athletes have to wear nogi shorts or board shorts without pockets or with pockets entirely stitched shut and reaching at least halfway down the thigh and at most to the knee. Attached metal or plastic of any kind that may hurt the opponent is expressly forbidden on the board shorts. Spats can be worn under the shorts if selected. Athletes also have to wear a rashguard or a shirt of elastic fabric (clings to body). This rash guard or shirt does not need to meet any color requirements. Athletes cannot compete shirtless or wearing a loose shirt or t-shirt of any kind.
1.4) For NoGi females divisions, athletes have to wear board shorts or lycra elastic pants without pockets or with pockets entirely stitched shut and reaching at least halfway down the thigh and at most to the knee. Attached metal or plastic of any kind that may hurt the opponent is expressly forbidden on the board shorts. Athletes also have to wear a rashguard or a shirt of elastic fabric (clings to body). This rash guard or shirt does not need to meet any color requirements. Athletes cannot compete wearing a loose shirt or tshirt of any kind.
1.5) If possible, please bring two different color gi’s so that you are not wearing the same color as your opponent. This will help the judges to better distinguish who is who on the mats
2.1) Athletes’ finger and toe nails should be trimmed and short.
2.2) Long hair should be tied up so as not to cause opponents any discomfort.
2.3) Athletes will be disqualified if they are wearing hair dye or makeup that stains their opponent’s Gi or the mat surface during a match.
2.4) Athletes presenting skin lesions or any other skin condition shall be directed to the tournament medical staff. Under any circumstances, the medical staff has the final say on whether to allow an athlete to compete or not.
3.1) Weigh-ins will be done right before your first match. We ask that you make sure to be present in the venue at least 30 minutes prior your division start time as well in case we are able to get head starts on certain division.
3.2) There will be a 1 pound allowance.
3.3) If an athlete does not make weight on his first attempt, he/she has until the end of the designated period to make weight.
3.4) Athletes who fail to make weight during the designated period will be disqualified and will not be moved up to another weight division. Athletes who are disqualified will not be eligible for a refund if there is a charge to compete. It is the athlete’s responsibility to make the weight class they signed up for, or have changed to a higher weight class by that event’s change deadline.
3.5) All competitors competing in Gi divisions weigh-in WITH their Gi on.
3.6) An athlete who competes in both their Gi and NoGi divisions only has to weigh-in once.
4.1) Use of any foot gear, head gear, hair pins, jewelry, cups (genital protectors) or any other protector fashioned of hard material that may cause harm to an opponent or the athlete him/herself is forbidden. Also forbidden is the use of head wear – be it bandages, hoods or an elastic cap.
4.2) The use of joint protectors (knee, elbow braces, etc.) that increase body volume to the point of making it harder for an opponent to grip the Gi are also forbidden.
Competition Guidelines
5.1) The time limit for Adult In-House Brackets are:
a. Adult White, White/Blue, and Juvenile: 5 Minutes
b. Adult Purple Belt 6 minutes
5.2) The time limit for every Teens fight in the tournament, including the round robin & the finals, will be 4 minutes.
5.3) The time limit for every Kids fight in the tournament, including the round robin & the finals, will be 3 minutes.
6.1) Matches follow traditional BJJ point scoring: 4 for the mount, 4 for the back, 3 for a guard pass, 2 for a sweep, 2 for a take down, 2 for knee on stomach, and 2 for a solid submission attempt that was stopped out of bounds.
6.2) All positions must be held and controlled for 3 seconds.
6.3) There is no “Advantage” scoring.
6.4) A first penalty will result in a warning, a second penalty will result in the opponent being given 2 points, a third penalty will result in disqualification.
6.5) If a match finishes in a draw, the referee of the match will declare a winner by Referee Decision at their discretion.
6.6) A match will be deemed over immediately if a competitor taps out, screams, or verbally gives up during the match.
All Kids are allowed to do the submissions under the White Belt chart Only
The two exception are
1. Pulling the head down in a triangle – the pulling down of the head is not allowed
2. Guillotine Choke (Standing)
