South Dakota Open BJJ

09/30/2025

🎉 THANK YOU SPONSORS! 🎉
We want to give a huge shout-out to our amazing sponsors for supporting the 5th South Dakota Open Tournament!
This year’s event was an incredible success — filled with smiles, excitement, and amazing matches from both kids and adults competing in Jiu Jitsu.
Big thanks to our sponsors for making it all possible:
Dakota Insurance
Cuppa
The Valley Restaurant and Catering
Cottonwood
Salon M by McKenzie at Blend Salon Studio
No Illusions
We’re so grateful for your support and can’t wait to see everyone again next year! 🖤🧡

09/23/2025

We want to extend a huge thank you to Brookings High School for letting us use their gymnasium this weekend. Nearly 200 competitors traveled from across the Midwest to compete, and having such a welcoming space right here in Brookings made it all possible!
From the athletes and coaches to families and fans, the support in everyone there created an amazing atmosphere for the sport we love.
We’re excited to keep building this event and growing the community together. Thank you, Brookings High School, for being such an important part of it!

09/19/2025

Hi everyone,
The brackets for the tournament are now posted! You can check your division and matchups.
If you are the only one in your division, don’t worry — we will do our best to find you an exhibition match if you let us know by messaging us on social media. These matches will take place on one designated mat, which is designated for solo/exhibition divisions.
Thanks, and we can’t wait to see you on the mats!

09/18/2025

🙏 Thank You Sponsors – South Dakota Open Fall 2025 🙏
We couldn’t make this tournament happen without the support of our amazing local sponsors. Please show them love and support their businesses!

Dakota Insurance – The Rohl Agency: Covering auto, home, life, health, farm, and commercial insurance.
Salon M by McKenzie (at Blend Salon Studio): “My mission is simple: to make your hair goals a reality while making every visit fun, relaxed, and inspiring.”
Cottonwood Coffee: Casual, chill eatery serving espresso drinks, freshly roasted beans, and hot beverages.
The Valley Restaurant and Catering: A homey diner with American dishes from breakfast to dinner—plus amazing pie!
Cuppa: Serving classic and fruit bubble teas, coffee, and snacks in a laid-back spot.
No Illusions Martial Arts: Local gym offering self-defense, fitness, and a welcoming community for anyone ready to train!

💥 Thank you all for helping us bring the South Dakota Open 2025 to life!

09/08/2025

🔥 The countdown is ON — the South Dakota Open is almost here!
📅 Saturday, Sept 20
📍 Brookings, SD

From the first handshake 🤝 to the last scramble on the mats, this is your chance to test yourself, challenge your skills, and be part of something bigger.

🥋 Kids & Adults · Gi & No-Gi · Absolute Division

Registration is still open, but spots are filling fast. Don’t wait — secure your place now:
👉 smoothcomp.com/en/event/25524

08/28/2025

🔥 3 weeks until the South Dakota Open! 🔥

📅 Saturday, Sept 20 — Brookings, SD
🥋 Divisions for Kids & Adults · Gi & No-Gi

Registration is live ⬇️
https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/25524

08/14/2025

👀 ONE MONTH LEFT TO REGISTER!! 👀

🚨 SD Open – Fall 2025 🚨
📅 Sept 20 | Brookings, SD
🥋 Kids & Adults • Gi & No-Gi

🔗 Sign up now — https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/25524

07/29/2025

04/14/2025

📸 Official SD Open Photo Gallery – Now Live!
This last weekend’s South Dakota Open was amazing — and we’ve got the photos to prove it.
Click below to download and share your favorite shots from the event!
👉 [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U1QLvSca7cwZ2qoZvAL_p8y03KRRj9PO?usp=drive_link]

If you post your pics, tag so we can hype you up and keep spreading the Midwest Jiu-Jitsu love!

💪 Huge thanks to all our competitors, teams, and supporters.
And a special shoutout to our local sponsors for helping us keep this event going strong:

No Illusions Martial Arts

Mills Property Management

Dakota Insurance

CUPPA

The Valley Restaurant & Catering

McKenzie Raftevold at Blend Studio

Cottonwood Coffee

Thank you for making South Dakota Open what it is. See you next time!

04/07/2025

wins the men’s heavyweight advanced division🥇and takes home 200$ 💪💪 nothing like that sweet Jiu Jitsu skrilla!! Thank you again to our sponsors for making paid divisions possible!! Nice work Jacob !!

04/07/2025

South Dakota Open — Spring 2025 is in the books! 🔥
What a weekend!
Massive thank you to our sponsors for supporting local Jiu-Jitsu and making this event possible: by.mckenzie
at Dakota Insurance


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And respect to every academy that showed up to throw down:









city.bjj
FrameworkBJJ
OaheJIuJitsu
MarioRobertoJiuJitsuAcademy
(If I didn't tag message me so I can tag the right academy!)

👉 Stay tuned this week — we’ll be posting a folder of action shots for everyone to grab and share!
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