Posts by Tess Hanley

IBJJF membership and tournament entry are separate steps. Plan documents, professor approval, renewals, and junior accounts before registration closes.

Open weight means a different competitive decision. Check eligibility, scheduling, size differences, and what you want from the extra bracket.

An empty bracket changes your competition plans. Check deadlines, division moves, credits, and the actual matchup before accepting an alternative.

The shared hotel is the easy part. A good tournament trip needs clear deadlines, realistic transport, and an exit plan for the group chat.

Turn an IBJJF calendar listing into a workable competition plan, with membership checks, correction deadlines, travel decisions, and reminders.

A practical IBJJF gi checklist covering fit, fabric, colors, patches, weigh-in, and the questions to resolve before you pack.

Tap Cancer Out gives a gym team a shared project. A clear purpose, useful roles, and a little organization make the invitation easier to accept.

Compare BJJ camps using the whole trip: training, accommodation, transport, meals and the practical cost of spending a week away.

The class time leaves out travel, supervision and somebody else's plans. Build the family training week around the whole commitment.

Understand how round-robin groups, elimination brackets, and tiebreakers change your competition day before comparing entry fees.

Understand Gracie Barra's adult class levels, entry requirements, and uniform questions before booking the right session at your local school.

A clear BJJ membership starts with the whole agreement: included classes, total cost, renewal, pauses, and the exact process for leaving.

What a bye means, how to read your route through a BJJ bracket, and why an empty first-round slot does not give you a fixed start time.

Separate recurring tuition from optional spending before trying to price the years between your first class and a BJJ black belt.

Wrong division on your BJJ entry? Find the correction deadline, use the right process, and verify the change before tournament day.

A family BJJ discount is only part of the decision. Compare schedules, supervision, full costs, and what happens when one member changes plans.

Coach admission, matside access, athlete coverage, and clear corner communication: what to arrange before a BJJ tournament starts.

A practical guide to cancelled BJJ seminars: booking contacts, travel arrangements, replacement dates, and clear communication without blame.