⏳ For safety and hygiene, kids must wait off the mats until class starts (usually 5–10 mins before)
👀 Please supervise your kids before/after class
🚫 No playing outside the gym unless a parent is watching
🤫 Kids waiting for their class need to stay seated and quiet (within reason!) to help the younger ones focus
👟 No shoes on the mats
✂️ Please trim your kid’s nails
📣 No sideline coaching, yelling, or filming during wrestling rounds
💪 We’re all about effort over winning. Learning requires messing up, trying again, and feeling safe to do so
💬 If you notice your child struggling with something, chat to an instructor; we’re keen to help
🪑 Kids might get asked to sit off the mat if they forget the rules
🥋 Jiu Jitsu is a combat sport. Serious injuries are rare, but bumps and bruises happen
🙌 Not your thing? That’s okay. You can pause or cancel enrolment anytime
The Gi wasn’t designed to make you better at Jiu-Jitsu.
It was created by Jigoro Kano, the founder of Judo, to look like normal clothes in Japan at the time, like a kimono.
It wasn’t about technique. It was about realism.
Sometimes, you’ll hear people say:
“Training in the Gi makes you more technical.”
We don’t agree.
We think No-Gi is better for kids:
💸 It’s more affordable — no expensive uniforms.
👕 It removes a barrier to entry — kids can just show up in shorts and a rash guard.
🛡️ It’s more practical for self-defense — because people don’t walk around in kimonos.
🌡️ It’s cooler and more comfortable — no thick jacket trapping heat.
⏱️ It saves time — no constant belt-tying or fixing pants during class.
📅 We’ve likely already discussed the comp at the gym and posted it in the parents’ Facebook group.
🔗 You should have a link to the Smoothcomp page, but if not, just click the button above and search for the event.
📄 Each competition has its own page with:
📍 Location & start time
💰 Cost to compete & spectator fees
📘 Rules and other key info
🧑💻 Creating Your Smoothcomp Account
✅ Make a Smoothcomp account for yourself as the parent.
👨👧 Add a profile for your child under your account (you can have multiple kids linked).
📝 Registering for the Competition
🥋 Skill type: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
⚪ Belt rank: Use the belt from their last grading certificate (usually White Belt for first-timers).
🏫 Team name: Search and select Team Compton
🚫 Gi or No-Gi?
⚠️ Just choose No-Gi Kids — we don’t train in the Gi.
⚠️ Doing both Gi & No-Gi takes all day and can be overwhelming for new competitors.
⚖️ Weight & Division Details
⚠️ Be accurate! If your child is over the limit by even 0.1kg, they can’t compete and can’t be moved up on the day.
🤐 No sideline coaching – Let the coaches coach. Some cheering is fine, but advice can be confusing
🤯 Too much advice = overload – Keep it simple and consistent. Kids won’t retain much on comp day
💔 Let them feel the loss – Don’t rush to fix it. Let them process and reflect
❌ No bribing for wins – Reward effort, not outcome. That’s what they can control.
🧘Keep your nerves in check – Your calm helps them stay calm
🤝 You represent the team – Your behavior reflects on everyone, from kids to pros.
🧒 Kids compete under modified rules – many techniques are banned.
🛑 Referees have different responsibilities in kids’ matches – they’re trained to stop matches earlier.
🧠 Dangerous moves like slams and head spikes are completely banned.
🤕 Injuries like scratches, bruises, or sore joints are common but mild.
🧬 More serious injuries (like torn ligaments) are rare for kids and more common in adults.
🤕 Minor head knocks can happen from takedowns or accidental clashes.
😴 Serious concussions are extremely rare in kids’ matches.
⛔ High-risk moves that might cause these are banned in the kids divisions.
📉 Broken bones and dislocations? Possible, but very unlikely.
✋ In adult matches, the athlete taps to stop a submission.
🧒 In kids matches, referees are instructed to stop the match the moment a submission is applied – before it causes harm.
👂 Even a yell or cry counts as a verbal tap and ends the match immediately.
⚖️ Refs are told not to risk anything – better to stop a match too early than too late.
🤷 Sometimes a match gets stopped when a submission looks dangerous, even if it wasn’t on.
😤 Parents and kids might feel frustrated – but refs are just doing their job: keeping your child safe.
🙏 Encourage your child not to complain if that happens
🕳️ Sandbagging = keeping a skilled student in a lower division to win easily.
😠 It’s frowned upon, but hard to enforce – promotions are based on coaches’ discretion.
🎭 You might run into a sandbagger.
✅ If it happens, don’t worry – it’s just a tough challenge, and a good test of your child’s skills.
🧠 Jiu-Jitsu Competition teaches kids resilience, and how to handle pressure.
🛡️ The rules are designed to protect them while still letting them grow.
❤️ As with any sport, there are risks — but they’re managed, and the benefits are enormous.
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