UK Grapplers 8 - BJJ Open (Gi, No-Gi & Teams)

🛡️ Why Compete at UKGCC?

• Friendly but competitive atmosphere
• Well-structured day with no long delays
• Great value: fair matches, clean venues, pro-level organization
• Growing grassroots UK BJJ community

💸 Refunds & Cancellation Policy

We believe in fairness and flexibility. Here’s how our policy works:

• Alone in your bracket and no merge available? You get a full cash refund.
• Cancel up to 2 weeks before the event? You get a full cash refund.
• Cancel up to 3 days before the event? You get a full coupon refund.
• No-show on event day? If your opponent doesn’t show up and you have no matches, you’ll still receive a coupon refund for your next UKGCC competition.

💡 How to Avoid Being Alone in Your Group

Register and pay as early as possible!

Early registration not only saves you money but also helps attract more opponents — most competitors prefer signing up for divisions that already have entries.

Don’t wait — lead the pack and sign up now! Our generous refund policy gives you peace of mind if your plans change.

🎫 Entry Price

The Early Bird Offer is active until 4 weeks prior.

All registrations and payments must be completed via Smoothcomp before the deadline. Door payments are only accepted for spectators.

🥋 Free entry for brown and black belts in weight class divisions. Please, reach out via email or any other contact methods listed in Smoothcomp to get your free entry voucher. This offer is not applicable to Warriors League and Quintet Cash entries.

⚔️ UKGCC 2-Match Guarantee

We want every athlete to compete at least twice whenever possible. Here’s how we make it happen:

• 1 opponent: Best-of-three format (up to 3 matches).
• 2 opponents: Round Robin (each competitor faces both others).
• 3+ opponents: Double Elimination with a Bronze match.

🔁 Merges Policy

Our goal when merging divisions is to ensure competitors can have a match, while maintaining fairness and safety at all times. A merge may be proposed when there are insufficient competitors in a division, but no competitor is ever required to accept a merge.

General Rules (All Divisions)

• All merge proposals can be accepted or refused.
• If you refuse a merge, you are entitled to a full refund, provided you notify us no later than 48 hours before the competition.
• We begin reviewing and proposing merges approximately one week before the event.
• If your division is merged, you will receive a confirmation email via Smoothcomp. Please ensure your contact details in Smoothcomp are correct and up to date.

Adult Divisions

For adults, a “fair” merge typically means:

• Moving up in weight, or
• Moving down in age

Male and female adult divisions are never merged.

Gi divisions

• We generally do not merge by belt.

No-Gi divisions

• Moving up in experience level may be allowed when appropriate.

Kids Divisions

For children, our priority is to offer a match only when it is safe to do so.

We aim to:

• Keep competitors within their registered weight category, allowing up to a 15–20% weight difference within a bracket, based on the expected weight declared at registration.
• Merge boys and girls up to Year 6 (11 years old), with parental approval.
• Merge belts by no more than one grade difference (for example, a white belt may compete against a grey belt).

As with adult divisions, all kids’ merge proposals may be refused, with the same refund policy applying.

🤼🤼‍♂️🤼‍♀️ Team Registration

Team sign-ups are simple:

1. Each competitor registers individually and selects their team.
2. And if your team does not exist, you have the option to create it.
3. The team’s total weight is cumulative — you can mix lighter and heavier athletes.
4. You’ll be asked to submit your final team lineup within 48 hours of the event (we’ll remind you).

If your team can’t be completed before registrations close, you may move into individual weight divisions — the same refund and cancellation policy applies.

The 2-Match Guarantee also applies to Team Divisions.

📏 Weight classes are listed on the registration form.

🏆 Prizes and Podiums

• Custom UKGCC Medals for Top 3
• Best Academy Trophy
• UK Grapplers Warriors League Champion Belt
• Quintet team winner trophy

🎥 Media Perks

• Professional photography on-site
• Free post-event photo gallery, to download and share.
• Optional video package upgrade (full matches)

📜 Rulesets

👉 IBJJF Rules for Weight class divisions. 👈

👉 UKGCC Rules for Warriors League and Team Clash. 👈

🏠 Venue

📍 Address: Judo Centre, Barry Cl, High Wycombe HP12 4UE

The centre offers a large dojo area where we will have 3 fighting mats, along with the podium, weigh in stations and medics.

Friends and family can watch your match from the bleachers positioned just in front of the mats.

Upstairs you will find a lovely café with tables and windows overlooking the dojo on the one side, and a balcony with a view of the heath on the other side.

There is free parking on site and additional spaces are available on the neighbouring roads.

🔥Warm Up Area

We have available a studio with a roll up mat.

🕑Event Day Schedule

Doors will open at 8.30 am for competitors and spectators.

Weigh in is available from 8.30 am, but you can weigh in at anytime during the day.

Matches will begin at 9.00 am.

Kids divisions will go first, followed by the Adults.

Warriors League and Quintet are the last ones to run.

👉 Event Day Instructions

Arrive at least 90 mins before your match. For first matches of the day, arriving at doors open is fine.

Match times update live on Smoothcomp — check regularly. Brackets will shift due to submissions or no-shows, by one hour or more.

Be at the mat, weighed in, and ready to go when called. You’ll be called 3 times — no-shows are disqualified with no refund.

If your opponent no-shows, you’ll receive a coupon for a future event.

⚖️ Weigh Ins

Weigh-ins are open all day. Gi is not required to weigh in.

Weigh in at least 60 minutes our actual match time (On event day, check you match time regularly on Smoothcomp)

0.5kg weigh allowance — missing weight = disqualification (no refund).

You can change weight class within the edit window on Smoothcomp.

Weigh-in is also available the evening before to all competitors, from 7 PM to 9 PM (the exact time will be confirmed with the venue closer to the date). A 1.5 kg allowance is applied for the evening weigh-in to account for the natural increase in weight that occurs later in the day.

If you miss weight at the evening weigh in you can opt to move to a higher weight bracket or try again the following day. In which case, the rules here above apply.

🕰️ Fight Times

CategoryAgeFight TimePee Wee 14 and 5 yrs2 MinutesPee Wee 26 and 7 yrs3 MinutesJunior 18 and 9 yrs3 MinutesJunior 210 and 11 yrs4 MinutesTeen 112 and 13 yrs4 MinutesTeen 214 and 15 yrs4 MinutesJuvenile 116 yrs5 MinutesJuvenile 217 yrs5 MinutesAdults18+ yrs5 MinutesWarriors League18+ yrs6 MinutesTeam Clash18 + yrs3 Minutes

🏆 UKGCC Warriors League Presentation

For experienced grapplers hunting for Champion Belts, we've created the UKGCC Warriors League Absolute NoGi division, which will follow the UKGCC ruleset. This ruleset prioritises fighting for submissions over positional control.

Champion belt for the winner!

All grapplers can sign up regardless of experience and belt.

UKGCC ruleset in short:

• Win by submission, points or ref tiebreaker decision
• One point back take
• One point mount
• One point for failed submission attempt
• Penalty for 20-second stall
• Less One point for each penalty
• No overtime
• No advantages
• 6-min match

🚨 Important Note 🚨

Please keep in mind that this is an elite division. It often features seasoned competitors and coaches aiming for the belt.

If you haven’t competed in an absolute division before or don’t have significant competition experience, we recommend sitting this one out.

🤼🤼‍♂️🤼‍♀️UKGCC Team Clash Presentation

• Each team is composed of 5 elements.
• Ascent division: white and blue belts with at least 2 white belts.
• Apex division: any combination of purple, brown and black belts. Can also be all purple or brown or black.
• The max cumulative weight for the team is 425kg for Men and 360kg for Women

👉 For full details, check the information page on Smoothcomp.

❓ If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!

👀 Spectators

Entrance is £5, payable by cash or card at the door. All spectators, including parents of competitors, must pay the fee.

Under 18s enter free.

The spectator fee grants event access and supports ongoing improvements.

📢Coaches

Thank you for promoting grappling and setting a positive example for your athletes and children.

Coaches and spectators must follow rules strictly; violations may lead to competitor disqualification without exceptions.

Admittance: Coaches enter through the spectator entrance. Each team receives coach passes based on the number of registered athletes on Smoothcomp:

• 0-5 athletes = 1 pass
• 6-10 athletes = 2 passes
• 11-15 athletes = 3 passes
• 16-20 athletes = 4 passes
• 21+ athletes = 5 passes

Passes are first-come, first-served at reception on event day. Coaches must show valid photo ID, Smoothcomp gym affiliation, and hold at least a BJJ Blue Belt.

Extra coaches are considered spectators and must pay the spectator fee.

All teams must register their gym correctly on Smoothcomp. No disputes will be entertained by event staff.

🚑 Medics

A team of professional medics is available throughout the day. We hire professionals specialised in combat sport events, for everybody's peace of mind.