2026 Los Angeles Jiu-Jitsu Open — NABJJF at Cerritos College

Nobody who has crammed into two cars with their whole gym because somebody had a match forgets that feeling — the hard bleacher, the voice going out, the bracket sheet folded into a pocket. That is who this competition is built for, not the solo grinder chasing federation points. The NABJJF format differs from IBJJF in two ways that matter to a hobbyist: smaller entry fees and a regional registration pool, which is why white belts warm up in the same building as brown belts. Cerritos College helps too — real bleachers and gymnasium space, so you can watch several mats at once instead of losing the one match you drove out for. Gi and No-Gi, every belt, every age, every weight class, one day. Competitors sign up through nabjjf.com in Norwalk; spectators just walk in. Go be the loudest person in the building for someone who will never admit they needed it.