Brave Rules - Kids BJJ

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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. 

Brave Jiu-Jitsu follows the standard round-robin format, with a maximum of 4 matches in brackets with 5 or more competitors. The round-robin bracket puts all competitors in a group and matches them against each other. This format means all competitors will have multiple matches and a greater competition experience.  

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

✅  𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝟯 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝟮 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁

✅ 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲:
Bracket of 3 = 2 Total Matches Guaranteed
Bracket of 4 = 3 Total Matches Guaranteed
Bracket of 5 = 4 Total Matches Guaranteed
Bracket of 6 or More = 4 Total Matches Guaranteed

(Maximum 4 Matches Per Participant)

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 number 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 be processed in the following order:

✅ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀

Tiebreaker 1 - Most Number of Wins

Tiebreaker 2 - Most Number of Submissions

Tiebreaker 3 - Head to Head Match

✅ 𝗡𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 & 𝗡𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
IBJJF Point Scoring Rules

𝟮 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝑆𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑝, 𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛, 𝐾𝑛𝑒𝑒 𝑂𝑛 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑦

𝟯 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝐺𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑠

𝟰 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝑀𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡, 𝐵𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑀𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡, 𝐵𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙 (𝐻𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠 𝐼𝑛)

✅ 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.

 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.

❌ SLAM 

❌ KNEE BAR 

❌ TOE HOLD 

❌ OMOPLATA 

❌ HEEL HOOK 

❌ WRIST LOCK

❌ CALF SLICER 

❌ CAN OPENER 

❌ BICEP SLICER

❌ TARIKOPLATA 

❌ BARATOPLATA 

❌ KNEE REAPING 

❌ COW CATCHER 

❌ JUMPING GUARD 

❌ SCISSOR TAKEDOWN 

❌ STRAIGHT FOOT LOCK 

❌ CHOKE WITH SPINAL LOCK

❌ LOCKS TWISTING THE KNEES. 

❌ FRONTAL GUILLOTINE CHOKE  

❌ BENDING FINGERS BACKWARDS 

❌ SLAM SPINAL LOCK WITHOUT CHOKE 

❌ ANY OTHER "PLATA" VARIATION IS ILLEGAL

❌ ARM TRIANGLE (IN MOUNT STRETCHING NECK)

❌ FOREARM CHOKE USING THE SLEEVE (EZEQUIEL CHOKE) 

❌ NO PULLING THE  HEAD WHILE APPLYING THE TRIANGLE

❌ ANY SUBMISSION TECHNIQUES STRETCHING LEGS APART  

❌ IN DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN LIFTING HIGH MALICIOUSLY SLAMMING OPPONENT

❌ GRAB THE OPPONENT'S BELT AND THROW HIM (MALICIOUS SLAM) TO THE FLOOR  

❌ SUPLEX TAKEDOWN TECHNIQUE/ LANDING ON HEAD OR NECK ON THE GROUND

❌ TRIANGLE LOCK INSIDE THE CLOSED GUARD/LEGS COMPRESSING KIDNEYS OR RIBS 

• 20 - 29 lbs.
• 30 - 39 lbs.
• 40 - 49 lbs.
• 50 - 59 lbs.
• 60 - 69 lbs.
• 70 - 79 lbs.
• 80 - 89 lbs.
• 90 - 99 lbs.
• 100 - 109 lbs.
• 110 - 119 lbs.
• 120 - 129 lbs.
• 130 - 139 lbs.
• 140 - 149 lbs.
• 150 - 159 lbs.
• 160 - 169 lbs.
• 170 - 179 lbs.
• 180+ lbs.

We strongly encourage parents and coaches to ensure they understand the IBJJF set of rules for competitors of the same age division.