NIFORM
No protective cups are allowed
Any Jiu Jitsu gi allowed
Patches on the gi are allowed
No zippers, metal tabs, pockets or strings
POINTS
There are no points or advantage points calculated for any positions or moves.
SUBMISSION
An athlete must submit their opponent within the time limit to win the match and advance in the bracket. In the case of a tie, neither competitor advances to the next round.
MATCH LENGTH
Non-finals: 10 minutes
Finals: No Time Limit
NON-FULL BRACKET
In the event that a bracket is not full, competition will switch from a tournament to a round robin format. The winner of the bracket will be the competitor with the most submissions.
WILD CARD
If a bracket ends up with 3 competitors, competitors from within the same bracket that did not advance as a result of a tie will participate in a wild card lottery.
ROLLING OR PULLING A COMPETITOR OFF OF THE MAT
Any competitor who purposely pulls there opponent or rolls off the mat to escape a submission, they will be considered submitted and lose the match.
Any competitor, who inadvertently rolls off the mat when they are caught in a deep and completely sunk in submission, will be reset in the centre of the fighting area, with the submission intact, to the submitters liking. NB. The person caught in the submission has the option to submit before restarting.
GI GRIPS
Grabbing with four fingers inside the sleeve of the jacket top and inside the pants is OK.
SLAMMING FROM THE GUARD OR TRIANGLE CHOKE
If a competitor holding the guard or triangle choke is picked up above the waist of the standing competitor the competitor holding the guard or triangle choke must open their guard or unlock the triangle choke and the match will continue. To ensure safety, this can be assisted by the referee.
BUTT SCOOTING
No butt scooting is allowed; you must either take the opponent down or pull them into the guard.
GUARD JUMPING
No guard jumping is allowed; pulling guard is acceptable.
ILLEGAL SUBMISSIONS
White Belts
- Wrist Lock of any kind
- Leg Locks of any kind
- Bicep slicer or compression locks of any kind
- Electric chair submissions
- Twister Submissions
- Reaping the Knee
- Cervical Lock of any kind
- Neck Cranks or Frontal Neck Cranks of any kind
- Neck Locks of any kind
- Scissors Takedown of any kind
- Chin whips
- Knuckles on throat
Blue Belts
- Wrist Lock of any kind
- Leg Locks of any kind
- Bicep slicer or compression locks of any kind
- Electric chair submissions
- Twister Submissions
- Reaping the Knee
- Cervical Lock of any kind
- Neck Cranks or Frontal Neck Cranks of any kind
- Neck Locks of any kind
- Scissors Takedown of any kind
- Chin whips
- Knuckles on throat
Purple Belts
- Twisting Leg Locks of any kind
- Reaping the Knee
- Cervical Lock of any kind
- Neck Cranks or Frontal Neck Crank of any kind
- Neck Locks of any kind
- Scissors Takedown of any kind
- Chin whips
- Knuckles on throat
[Last Updated: 22-Jan-2014]