1.1) BJJ Roots events are open for pre-registration only. Pre-registration will open several weeks prior to the event and will close six days prior to the event. You will require a Smoothcomp Account to register for the event.

1.2) Registration for the competition must be done through the Smoothcomp event page. Select “Register to the event” and follow the necessary steps to select your preferred division/belt/weight. To complete the registration, follow the payment link at the end of the registration to complete your payment.

1.3) Your registration’s status will remain ‘incomplete’ until the payment via Smoothcomp has been completed.

1.4) Please read the information section on the Smoothcomp event page for details on important dates and information specific to that competition.

2.1) Competitors Gi’s will be checked prior to the competition. BJJ Roots officials have the right to ask a competitor to change his/her Gi if it is deemed unsuitable for competition. Gi standards follow IBJJF standards; only white, black, or royal blue (kids girls are allowed to wear pink Gi color) colors are permitted. A Gi is deemed unsuitable if it has holes and tears, is wet or dirty with unpleasant odors, is too long/short, or has too many patches which limit the opponent’s ability to grip.

2.2) Male competitors are not allowed to wear anything such as a rash guard or t-shirt underneath the Gi; female competitors must wear a rash guard or a very tight shirt underneath the Gi. However, female competitors are not allowed to wear t-shirts underneath the Gi.

2.3) Gis should be tailored using cotton or cotton-like fabric only. The fabric should not be so thick or hard to impede an opponent from gripping it. For juvenile, adult, master, and senior divisions, a Gi fashioned from woven fabric is mandatory.

2.4) No-Gi Rash guards: Following IBJJF standards, both genders must wear a shirt of elastic material (skin tight called rash guard) long enough to cover the torso all the way to the waistband of the shorts, colored black, white, or black and white, and with at least 10% of the rank color(belt) to which the athlete belongs. Rash guards with 100% the color of the athlete’s rank (belt) are also permitted. However, regular T-Shirts are not allowed.

Note: For black belts, a small red area will be tolerated but must not decharacterize the athlete’s rank color. Graphical/Animated Rash guards are not allowed at all times, regardless of their colors or color percentage distribution.

To be safe, you may consider buying BJJ Roots gears that follow IBJJF standards at the

following link.

2.5) Board shorts colored black, white, black and white, and/or the color of the rank (belt) to which the athlete belongs are allowed. It must be without pockets or with the pockets stitched completely shut, without buttons, exposed drawstrings, zippers, or any form of plastic or metal that could present a risk to the opponent, and long enough to cover at least halfway down the thigh, and no longer than the knee.

Also permitted are compression shorts made of elastic material (skin tight) worn beneath the shorts, in the colors black, white, black and white, and/or the color of the rank (belt) to which the athlete belongs.

3.1) All competitors should have their nails trimmed before arriving at the venue. Long fingernails and toenails will not be allowed.

3.2) Long hair must be tied up for the comfort of both athlete and opponent.

3.3) Competitors wearing hair dye, makeup, or any beauty products that stain the competition mat surface or their opponent’s Gi will be disqualified.

3.4) Competitors with skin infection/condition must come forward prior to weigh-ins. They shall be directed to the medical team on-site, and the medical team will then review whether the competitor is fit to compete.

3.5) Using/wearing headgear, footgear, jewellery, hair pins, eyewear, groin guards, or any other hard material protector that may potentially cause harm to the opponent or the competitor is forbidden.

Rules Update Guide 2021

Download IBJJF Rules Book 2021

If the fighter ends up alone in his category (Belt, Age, Weight). Our organization will get in touch with the athlete coach to consult him/her on merging the athlete into a different bracket according to the following sequence:

1- Higher Weight

2- Higher Age

3- Higher Belt (Only Applicable to Kids' Divisions and Competitions)

Note: Any above merging scenarios will only occur once we get approval from the athlete (for adults) or the parents (for kids).

1. Our competition format follows IBJJF single elimination bracket for four competitors and above.
2. For brackets that end up with three competitors, we will follow the round-robin format (The first loser gets a second chance).
3. For brackets that end up with two competitors, we will follow a single elimination format.
4. For brackets that end up with one competitor, we will contact the fighter to suggest a merge with another bracket, mostly the higher weight division, or a younger entry if a higher weight is unavailable. If the competitor rejects the suggestion to be merged, we will follow IBJJF standard practice to award him the medal, but team points will not be awarded in this case.

Note: Ending alone in the division doesn't grant you any refund; our organization has a NO refund policy.

GI & NO GI TOURNAMENT

Just before his/her first fight, the athlete will check his/her weight with the Gi. No advance weight in will be allowed, Weigh in will be allowed only 30 minutes before the fight schedule.

Note: Weigh in will be called according to the order of the fights. Please don't come too early if your fight is late.

Example: Adult white belt division starts at 5:00 PM; please don't come at 10:00 AM to weigh in; the 10:00 AM weight-in slot is prioritized for those fighting at 10:30 AM.

However, weigh in will be called by our registration/weigh in counter and following a specific order, and it won't be accepting random check-in. There is only one opportunity to check the weight. If the competitor does not make his/her weight, they will be disqualified immediately. Please make sure that you are in the correct weight division. You cannot change divisions if you do not make your designated division. No changes will be accepted on the day of the Tournament, no refund. 

Please check the official weight measurement used in tournament.

All athletes should fight and weigh-in with the attire following their respective division (Gi or No Gi).

All athletes' uniforms should respect IBJJF uniform standards in Gi and No Gi. Any athlete who doesn't have the required attire according to IBJJF's standard will be disqualified immediately. Hence please read the section above for Uniforms carefully.

To be safe, you may consider purchasing our BJJ Roots gears that follow IBJJF standards at the  following link.

Each of our series of competitions might have a different start time; hence we encourage you to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest update.

There will be a 300-gram weight allowance. Competitors who fail to make weight during the designated period will be disqualified on the day of the event. We would also recommend that competitors to move to a heavier weight class before registrations close to avoid disqualification.

1. Start by logging in to your smooth comp account.

2. Go to "my account"

3. You will see an overview of your registrations. You may make changes from here if you wish to edit or cancel.

4. If the period to edit is open (set by the organizer), you may click ‘edit’ to change your weight class, etc. Once you click ‘edit’, you will see your current registration values. From there, you’ll be able to make changes and click ‘save’ at the bottom of the page.