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Brave Jiu-Jitsu and the International Brave Jiu-Jitsu Family Federation (IBJJFF) closely adhere to the standards of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) with a few exceptions to accommodate our Brave Jiu-Jitsu Kids Tournament Model.

Listed below are the main differences.

✅ 2 Matches Guaranteed

These are the type of brackets we use for our tournaments: 

- Best 2 of 3

When 2 competitors are in a bracket.  

- Round-Robin

When 3 competitors are in a bracket.
 - Tiebreaker 1:  Number of Wins by Submission

  - Tiebreaker 2: Shortest Total Fight Time

  - Tiebreaker 3: Sum of All Match Points

- Double Elimination with Bronze Match

When 4 or more competitors are in a bracket.

✅ No Advantages & Penalties

(IBJJF Point Scoring Rules)

 ✅ 2 Overtimes
𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲: 2 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠
𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.
"First Point Wins" Overtime ---> "Golden Score"

𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝟮 (𝘁𝘄𝗼) 𝘅 𝟮 (𝘁𝘄𝗼) 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 - 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.
- 1𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑛𝑒 (1) 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦.

 - 2𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 (3) 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 2𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘.

WE WILL NOT USE THE "ADVANTAGE" SCORING SYSTEM

To score points, competitors must complete the proper technique, demonstrate control and dominance, and be free from any submission holds! 

BRAVE DOES NOT USE THE "ADVANTAGE" SCORING SYSTEM

To score points, competitors must complete the proper technique, demonstrate control and dominance, and be free from any submission holds! 

✅ 2 Overtimes
𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲: 2 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠
𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.
"First Point Wins" Overtime ---> "Golden Score"

𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝟮 (𝘁𝘄𝗼) 𝘅 𝟮 (𝘁𝘄𝗼) 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 - 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.
- 1𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑛𝑒 (1) 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦.

 - 2𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 (3) 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 2𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘.

Competitors ARE ALLOWED to weigh in without wearing their gi. 

Be at least an hour and a half early.

🚪 DOORS OPEN AT 8:00 AM

DAY BEFORE:  WEIGH-IN STARTS AT 5:00 PM AND GOES UNTIL 9:00 PM

DAY OF TOURNAMENT:  WEIGH-IN STARTS AT 8:00 AM AND GOES UNTIL 4:00 PM

🥋 MATCHES START AT 9:00 AM

✅  𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝟯, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝟮 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁.

Brave Jiu-Jitsu follows the true round-robin format (all competitors fight each other) in brackets with 3 to 6 competitors and the standard round-robin format with a maximum number of 6 total matches in brackets with 7 or more competitors. The round-robin bracket puts all competitors in a group and matches them against each other. The round-robin format means all competitors will have multiple different matches and a greater competition experience. 

✅ ROUND-ROBIN BRACKET SIZES (Maximum 6 Matches Per Participant):
Bracket of 3 = 2 Total Matches Guaranteed
Bracket of 4 = 3 Total Matches Guaranteed
Bracket of 5 = 4 Total Matches Guaranteed
Bracket of 6 = 5 Total Matches Guaranteed

Bracket of 7 or More = Maximum 6 Matches Guaranteed

If a competitor cannot continue their matches due to injury, their opponent will be declared the winner via "walkover". Because of the round-robin format, and depending on the total number of competitors in the bracket, teammates might be matched against one another. 

When using the round-robin bracket format, there is a possibility that athletes end up with the same amount of wins and if so there is no clear winner. Therefore, "tiebreaker rules" must be added to resolve this situation.

Brave's round-robin tiebreaker order will processed in the following order:

✅ 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱-𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗻,  𝟯 𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁.

                                      (Maximum 6 Matches Per Participant)

                  Tiebreaker 1 - Most Number Of Wins (Greater Is Better)

                  Tiebreaker 2 - Most Number Of Wins By Submission (Greater Is Better)

                  Tiebreaker 3 - Shortest Total Time In Matches Won (Lowest Is Better)

                  Tiebreaker 4 - Sum Of Scores In Winning Matches (Greater Is Better)

                  Tiebreaker 5 - Sum Of All Opponents Score (Lower Is Better)

In the very unlikely and extremely rare situation where the tiebreaker rules cannot determine the winner, an additional match or bracket will be added between those who are still tied This is very unlikely to happen, however, if it does, that's how the bracket winner will be determined.

YES! All competitors are allowed to wear a rashguard under their gi.