UKBJJA University League

Next Event: Warwick University, 11 November 2018.

Warwick Sport, Sports Centre, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL

Open to all University students and staff. Sign up below!

UKBJJA University League Warwick November 2018/19: Registration Form

The annual UKBJJA University League is proud to present the 1st competition of the 2018/19 league, hosted by the University of Warwick.

On November 11th Warwick will once again open its doors to give University students the chance to compete against each other in both Gi and No-gi. With medals, prizes for absolute, and a team trophy for the best University, as well as earning points towards the overall league trophy it is sure to be an exciting competition.

For the very first time there will be a Beginner category, for those that have started learning BJJ this academic year (September 2018). This will give people very new to the sport a chance to compete in a safe, friendly environment for their very first competition.

Cost

£20 for Gi or No-gi OR £30 for both!

This competition uses Repechage, which means that you get a minimum of 4 fights for doing both on the day.

Experience Categories

For Gi:

-Beginner = Started training in September 2018 (including other grappling styles)

-White Belt = Trained BJJ/grappling/mma before September 2018
-Blue Belt
-Advanced = Purple/Brown/Black belt

For No-Gi:

-Beginner = Started training in September 2018 (including other grappling styles)
-Novice = Under 2 Years Experience or White Belt
-Intermediate = Up to 3 Years or Blue Belt
-Advanced = Above 3 Years or Purple/Brown/Black Belt

Weight Categories

For Male:

u62kg | u69kg | u77kg | u85kg | u94kg| +94kg | Absolute

For Female:

u55kg| u62kg | +62kg | Absolute

Weigh-in is done WITHOUT the Gi, so the weights are the same for both Gi & No-Gi.

Ruleset

For Gi:

Beginner = IBJJF White Belt (5 minute fights)

White Belt = IBJJF White Belt (5 minute fights)

Blue Belt = IBJJF Blue Belt (6 minute fights)

Advanced = IBJJF Brown/Black Belt (7 minute fights)

For No-Gi:

Beginner = IBJJF White Belt (5 minute fights)

Novice = IBJJF White Belt (5 minute fights)

Intermediate = IBJJF Blue Belt (6 minute fights)

Advanced = IBJJF Brown/Black Belt (7 minute fights)

The rules can be found at the following link:

http://ibjjf.com/rules/

Important

UKBJJA membership is required for entry to this competition, it can be obtained from the following link:

https://ukbjja.org/individual-member-registration/

Anyone found to be intentionally sandbagging (especially in the Beginners categories) will be banned from this and future competitions. If in doubt, please contact universitybjj@ukbjja.org

If you have any other questions, please send a message to universitybjj@ukbjja.org

Looking forward to seeing you all there

Full Name

UKBJJA Individual Membership Number

Please note you have to be a UKBJJA member to enter and if you have a university club we would encourage the club to join, but this is not a requirement. If you don't have a club yet at your university, you can still compete. Please visit www.ukbjja.org/membership to join.

University Team

Phone

Staff or student?

Gender

Gi or No Gi

Weight Division - Male

Weight Division - Female

Experience Division Gi

Experience Division No Gi

Emergency Contact Name

Emergency Contact Telephone Number

Relationship to Contact

Waiver and Photo Rights

I agree that the fee paid for registration as a competitor at the aforementioned event is non-refundable and non-transferable.I do hereby submit my application for participation in the UKBJJA University League Competition at University of Warwick on November 11 2018.I hereby assume full responsibility and liability for all damages, injuries and losses that I may sustain or incur while participating in or watching the tournament.I realize that serious injury is commonplace in martial arts tournaments such as the one I am hereby entering and that death is a possibility. I also realize that if I am injured, I might be disfigured, disabled and/or rendered unable to work again. By entering into this competition I agree to and fully accept and assume liability for any and all injuries that I may incur expressly give up and waive any and all claims that I or anyone acting on my behalf or through me might have against the promoters Mat Hire UK, operators, sponsors, officials, participants, non-participants, and their agents, employees and representatives for any injury regardless of its nature, effect or affect on me as a result of my participation and/or presence at the tournament.I authorize, and agree to hold harmless, whatever medical personnel may be present at the tournament to take any action necessary, should I become injured.I further understand that tickets will be sold to spectators to watch the tournament; that news media and others might cover the tournament and that it may also be videotaped or otherwise shown to audiences around the world. I hereby expressly and irrevocably forever consent to having my likeness shown, publicized, commented and/or reported on; and I do not expect to, and in fact waive any compensation I might otherwise be entitled to as a result thereof.I represent that I am in good health; that I am not presently, nor will I participate while under the influence of any drug or medication; that no one affiliated with this tournament has encouraged me to enter or made any representations regarding my fitness or ability to participate; that I have read and understood every provision of this release; and that I am legally competent to and freely enter into this waiver, release and assumption of risk agreement.If an athlete's registration application is accepted and the athlete permitted to compete, Organizer hereby expressly reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, with or without cause, to change, modify or otherwise edit information contained upon a the registration form, including but not limited to: the athlete's academy's name and affiliation and/or the competitor's name and/or nickname. Organizer likewise expressly reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, with or without cause, to add or remove an athlete from the open weight division.Changes to an athlete's registration including but not limited to academy affiliation will be permitted up to one business day before the registration deadline. There will be no changes permitted to an athlete's after that time. If an athlete or coach of an athlete wishes to make a change, any such change(s) are strictly limited to: competitor's name/nickname, academy affiliation and those member's of the academy that will be competing in the open weight division.The head coach of an academy's competition team shall be granted the right to change a competitor's registration information. Such changes are limited to: weight division, competitor's name/nickname, academy affiliation and those member's of the academy that will be competing in the open weight division.I further understand that I am responsible for checking and must check my registration information for the event on the website on the registration list for: weight, belt, academy, age division, and name information by the specified registration check day. I further understand that the registration check day is the last possible day to make any corrections (including typographical errors made by the organisers), to my registration information for the event. I understand and acknowledge that after the registration check day, no changes will be made and no refunds will be given. I understand that if I don't verify my information and send a notification for the correction by the specific time, no changes are permitted after that time and any mistakes in the brackets, whether or not caused by me, may lead to my immediate disqualification.The Organiser hereby expressly reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, with or without cause to deny a potential athlete/competitor's registration/application for permission to compete in the event. The terms athlete and/or competitor may be used interchangeably.If any dispute arises out of, or is any way related to your participation in this event, by entering your registration application, you are hereby expressly waiving and giving up your right to the make any legal claim in court and a trial by jury. The word "dispute" as used above refers to anything, including claims for injury (which you have already waived) that may have occurred or you claim did not occur at the event.In case of minors under 18 years old.Furthermore, if the competitor is a minor I, hereby certify that I am parent and/or legal guardian of the above named minor who has been given my express permission to compete in the event for which we are registering. And, that I have read and understood every provision of the release of liability and that I am legally competent to and freely enter into this release of liability and assume all risk on behalf of the minor (competitor) named herein and any and all successors, assigns or any other representative acting upon the minor's behalf.

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The UKBJJA runs a university wide competition league for all current student and staff at UK universities. Individuals can compete for their institution at annual events and at the end of the year the university team topping the league will win a prize, as will the top individual male and female athlete in the individual university league rankings.

We currently run two competitions a year in autumn and spring semester, with as many divisions as possible for all belts, gi and no gi. Points are allocated according to the criteria applied in the UKBJJA national rankings here.

Our aim is to make these events as affordable as possible for all students to compete. In order to be eligible to compete individuals do have to be members of the UKBJJA and we would also ask that your university club joins as a club member. Details on joining up can be found on our membership pages. If you are in any doubt or or the only person at your university doing BJJ then get in touch.

The first event took place at the University of Nottingham on March 11, 2017. Since then, we have seen some great jiu jitsu matches at both Nottingham and Warwick Universities. If you are active at a university and would like to host a competition, please get in touch. It’s great for your CV and will give you invaluable experience about the demands of running a BJJ competition.

For details of the next event, check the event page.

UKBJJA University League

Next Event: Warwick University, 11 November 2018.