🥋 Open Source BJJ Tournament – Stuttgart Edition

Welcome to the official documentation for the Open Source BJJ/Grappling Tournament. This project provides a complete, transparent, and replicable format for organizing a non-profit, team-based Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu event.

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🌟 Philosophy

• By the community, for the community: Everyone is welcome to participate or contribute.
• Open-source: Anyone can replicate or adapt the format.
• Non-profit: No commercial interest, no affiliations.
• Focused on regional growth: We aim to help our region elevate together.

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📘 What This Repository Contains

This documentation is split into several areas to help you run your own version of the tournament, contribute improvements, or participate in the 1st edition.

1. Format & Rules

Here you’ll find the official structure of the tournament:

• How the 16-team bracket is seeded and progresses
• Match rules: submission-only format, overtime logic, team elimination
• The team budget system (belt + weight point cap)
• Estimated timing and scheduling for a full-day event

2. Referees

If you're organizing or volunteering as a referee, the referee section includes:

• A referee handbook detailing control position criteria and decision-making
• Checklists and examples
• Reset scenarios and escalation rules

3. Teams

This section is for team captains and club organizers:

• Excel templates for athlete registration
• A built-in point budget checker
• Step-by-step guide for check-in and weigh-ins

4. Legal & Safety

All necessary compliance information, such as:

• Liability waiver template
• Safety protocols and first responder coordination
• Emergency contact structure and local requirements

5. Media & Livestream

For promoting and documenting the event:

• Press kit for local media or sponsors
• Livestream setup guide and roles
• Social media templates and QR codes

6. Branding

To keep the visual identity consistent:

• Logos, color palettes, fonts
• Guidelines for how to use them appropriately

7. Community Ideas

An area for innovation and discussion:

• Ongoing improvement suggestions

8. Infrastructure

This includes everything for venue setup and tech needs:

• Equipment list and mat setup
• Floor plan of the venue
• Livestream hardware checklist

9. Feedback

After the event, this section helps gather insights:

• Forms for athletes and volunteers
• A retrospective guide to log lessons learned
• Version tracking to evolve the format

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🧭 How to Use This Project

• Volunteers: Read your role under volunteers/, and sign up early.
• Organizers: Follow the structure in format/, teams/, and legal/ to prepare your event.
• Team Captains: Download the Excel template, fill in your athletes, and submit before the deadline.
• Media Partners: Use the press kit and logo pack in media/ and branding/.

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📤 Want to Contribute or Replicate?

• Fork the project on GitHub
• Add your modifications
• Credit the original concept
• Share it with your local BJJ/Grappling community

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🤝 License

This project is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. You can:

• Use it freely
• Modify it for your needs
• Share it under the same terms

Just credit the original authors and keep it open.