Gi divisions & weight classes

Gi Divisions and Weight Classes

Important note:

Competitors may weigh-in without gi tops. The correction deadline is 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the Friday of the week before the tournament (eight days before a Saturday event). Check the individual event registration page for its exact calendar date and any event-specific updates. To avoid disqualification, we recommend that all competitors double check their weight before this date.

Gi Skill Levels for Kids (5-9 years), Youth (10-12) & Juniors (13-17 years)

As many academies use different belt color hierarchies for their young athletes, please use length of training time as a reference when choosing belt level.
White, White/Grey
Yellow
Orange
Green Belt

Gi Weight Classes
Kids, Youth, and Junior (ages 5-17) Weight Classes*

When registering, kids, youth, and junior competitors, are required to submit actual current weight. Please be accurate and double-check weight wearing gi pants and a rash guard, T-shirt, or sports bra, as these numbers will help us to form the best brackets possible. Please avoid having children, youth, and juniors cut weight. In order to discourage weight cutting with our children, we use what is commonly called and known as the 10-2 rule. We try to keep the children within 10% of each others body weight and within 2 years in age.

*Please note that kids, youth, and junior division routinely combine boys and girls.

Kids, Youth, and Junior Gi Weight Divisions
(Be aware these categories are for sorting purposes only. Brackets are made with reported actual bodyweight)

(ages 5-12)

• Up to 40.0 lbs.
• 40.1 – 50.0 lbs.
• 50.1 – 60.0 lbs.
• 60.1 – 70.0 lbs.
• 70.1 – 80.0 lbs.
• 80.1 – 90.0 lbs.
• 90.1 – 100.0 lbs.
• 100.1 – 110.0 lbs.
• 110.1 – 122.5 lbs.
• 122.6 – 135.0 lbs.
• 135.1 lbs. and over (may move to Junior division)

(ages 13-17)

• Rooster: up – 118.0 lbs.
• Light Feather: 118.1 – 129.0 lbs.
• Feather: 129.1 – 141.5 lbs.
• Light: 141.6 – 152.5 lbs.
• Middle: 152.6 – 163.5 lbs.
• Medium Heavy: 163.6 – 175.0 lbs.
• Heavy: 175.1 – 186.0 lbs.
• Super Heavy: 186.1 – 197.0 lbs.
• Ultra Heavy: no maximum weight

*Please avoid having kids, youth, and juniors cut weight. In order to discourage weight cutting with our children, we use what is commonly called and known as the 10-2 rule. We try to keep the children within 10% of each others body weight and within 2 years in age.

Gi Skill Levels for Men & Women

White Belt, Blue Belt, Purple Belt, Brown Belt, and Black Belt

Women

Weight Divisions

Men

Weight Divisions