Uniform

1. Gis and belts will not be checked or measured before the tournament.
2. Regardless, UKGCC officials have the right to ask a competitor to change their uniform if they judge it is inappropriate for fighting. If a competitor refuses to change their uniform when requested to do so, they will be disqualified.
3. For example: the Gi or belt is obviously too short or too long
4. For example: there are too many patches on the Gi preventing the opponent from gripping it.
5. For example: the Gi shows visible tears, is wet or dirty, or emanates unpleasant odors.
6. Competitors may choose to wear a rash guard which clings to the body under their Gi. Competitors may not select to wear a t-shirt or loose rash guard under their Gi instead.
7. Competitors may choose to wear Gi and NoGi uniforms of any colour.
8. For No Gi divisions, competitors must wear board shorts without pockets or metal and plastic of any kind and they must reach at least halfway down the thigh and at most to the knee. Women may choose to wear lycra elastic pants. Spats can be worn under the shorts. Competitors also must wear a rash guard or a shirt of elastic fabric (clings to body) of any color.
9. Athletes cannot compete shirtless or wearing a loose shirt of any kind.
10. Competitors must wear undergarments underneath their uniform.
11. Competitors may choose to wear soft pads on their joints. Pads that contain plastic, velcro, or metal of any kind will not be permitted.
12. Competitors may choose to wear headgear only if it is for religious reasons. Headgear must be made of soft material and must not contain plastic, velcro, or metal of any kind.
13. Competitors may not wear groin protectors, jewelry, hairpins, or compression socks of any kind.
14. Competitors may tape joints in a thin layer of sports tape. Referees reserve the ability to ask a competitor to remove any tape if they deem it to be an unfair advantage.

Hygiene

1. Competitor’s fingernails and toenails must be trimmed and short.
2. Long hair must be tied up.
3. Competitors will be disqualified if they are wearing hair dye or makeup that stains their opponent’s Gi or the mat surface during a match.
4. Competitors presenting skin lesions, or any other skin condition shall be directed to the tournament medical staff. Under any circumstances, the medical staff has the final say on whether to allow a competitor to compete or not.
5. It is mandatory for all participants to wear footwear off the mats; non-compliance may result in disqualification.

Check-in and Weigh-In

1. Athletes must be present in the venue at least 90 minutes prior to their division start time in case the division starts early.
2. Match times are dynamic during the day and change in real-time. Actual and estimated match times are published in real-time on the Smoothcomp event page. It is the competitor's responsibility to check the latest updates for their match times and mats on Smoothcomp.
3. Athletes who have not checked in by the time their first match is due to start will be disqualified.
4. Athletes must weigh in anytime up to 45 minutes before the scheduled division start time.
5. Weights are in Kilograms (KG). There is no weight allowance.
6. When time allows, i.e. division start time is not imminent, failure to make weight at the first attempt can be followed by a second attempt. Failing to make weight at the second attempt will result in disqualification.
7. Competitors who fail to make weight during the designated period will be disqualified and will not be moved up to another weight division.
8. It is the competitor’s responsibility to make the weight class they signed up for, or have changed to a higher weight class by that event’s change deadline (1 day post registrations close as indicated in Smoothcomp). Competitors who are disqualified will not be eligible for a refund.
9. Athletes competing in Gi divisions can weigh in without their Gi on.
10. A competitor who competes in both their Gi and NoGi divisions has to weigh in only once.
11. When weighing in, athletes must at least wear underwear. No public nudity is allowed.
12. Competitors may weigh in at any weight as long as it does not exceed their weight class limit.