The tournament will begin promptly at 10:00am with an opening ceremony. To insure the tournament runs smoothly we strongly recommend that all competitors and instructors MUST be at the Tournament ONE HOUR PRIOR to the start of their schedule.

Kids 15 years old and under	All belts and weight classes	Begins at  10:00am
White Belt – Juniors 16 and 17 years old	Male and Female	Begins at  10:00am
Blue Belt – Juniors 16 and 17 years old	Male and Female	Begins at  10:00am
White Belt (Novice) – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II	Male and Female	Begins at  1:00pm
White Belt (Regular) – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II	Male and Female	Begins at  1:00pm
Blue Belt – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II	Male and Female	Begins at  1:00pm
Purple Belt – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II	Male and Female	Begins at  1:00pm
Brown Belt – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II	Male and Female	Begins at  1:00pm
Black Belt – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II	Male and Female	Begins at   4:00pm
Open Division – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II	Male Only – All Belts	Begins at   4:00pm
NOTE: All competitors must present a valid identification at the time of weigh-in.

Kids 15 years old and under All belts and weight classes Begins at 10:00am
White Belt – Juniors 16 and 17 years old Male and Female Begins at 10:00am
Blue Belt – Juniors 16 and 17 years old Male and Female Begins at 10:00am
White Belt (Novice) – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II Male and Female Begins at 1:00pm
White Belt (Regular) – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II Male and Female Begins at 1:00pm
Blue Belt – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II Male and Female Begins at 1:00pm
Purple Belt – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II Male and Female Begins at 1:00pm
Brown Belt – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II Male and Female Begins at 1:00pm
Black Belt – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II Male and Female Begins at 4:00pm
Open Division – Adults, Masters, and Seniors I & II Male Only – All Belts Begins at 4:00pm
NOTE: All competitors must present a valid identification at the time of weigh-in.

MATCH QUEUING CARD:

After you pass the check-in table you will receive a Match Queuing Card with your name, mat number to report to, and match number for your first fight. If you are the winner of your match the scoring table will issue you another card with NEW information for your next match. Keep your card with you at all times as you will not be allowed in the competition area without it.

UNIFORM / GI:

Be aware that ALL COMPETITORS must show up at weigh-in with his/her GI ON. In the weight list the “GI” weight is already added, so make sure you are in the correct division. All competitors must wear a CLEAN and a SOLID colored Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu GI (Kimono), either ALL WHITE or ALL BLUE in color. NO OTHER COLORS OF ANY KIND! NO mixing of colors. Example; white pants and blue top or blue pants and white top, etc… will NOT be allowed.
Competitors will compete with regulation GIs only. A regulation GI is four fingers cuff clearance and sleeves are to be no shorter than 4” from wrist between wrist and sleeve of GI. All male competitors are not allowed to wear any clothing underneath the GI including T-Shirts, Rash Guard, Sweatpants, etc…

CHILDREN: Age 4 to 15 years old. ALL KIDS must WEIGH-IN. Children’s brackets are based on Weight Division, Age, and Belt Rank.

WOMEN: The weight divisions are divided into NINE (9) divisions.

MEN’S BLACK BELT DIVISION: Only Two Divisions - Light Weight Division (181lbs. & under), and a Heavy Weight Division (181.1lbs. & Over).

OPEN DIVISION: To qualify for the Open Division a competitor MUST take 1st or 2nd place in their weight division. The Open Division will have two weight classes, (181.0 lbs and under) / (181.1 lbs and over). White Belts will compete against other White Belts, Blue Belts compete against Blue Belts, etc...
Remember that the Open Division will be for the Adult Male Competitors Only!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at (209) 832-9996 or by email at invitational2008@charlesgracie.com