FIGHTING CONCLUSIONS

There will never be a draw. Bouts will be decided by: 1-SUBMISSION 2-DISQUALIFICATION 3-UNCONSCIOUSNESS 4-POINTS 5-ADVANTAGES

1) SUBMISSION:

Submission occurs when a technique forces an opponent into admitting defeat by:

a) tapping with the palm against opponent or the floor in a visible manner

b) tapping with his feet on the ground (if unable to use hands)

c) requesting verbally to the referee that the fight be stopped (if unable to tap with hands or feet)

d) requesting that the fight be ended if the athlete gets injured, feels physically incapable, or unprepared

e) the referee may end the fight, giving victory to the one applying the submission, if he sees the submission being properly applied and is certain that the athlete is exposed to serious physical damage

f) a coach of one of the athletes may request that the fight be ended either by directing himself to the referee or by throwing the towel into the ring for any reason

g) when an athlete is under a submission position and he screams or says "Ouch", or anything similar, will be the same as tapping

h) the referee may end the fight when one of the athletes is injured or the doctor's examination proves he is unable to continue. If this occurs, the victory will be given to the opponent as long as the injury was not caused intentionally by conduct worthy of disqualification.

i) an athlete requesting a time-out for cramps is the same as tapping

2)-DISQUALIFICATION:

SERIOUS FOULS:

1)SERIOUS FOULS ARE THOSE THAT LEAD TO IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION BY THE REFEREE.

a) the use of foul language, cursing, or other immoral acts of disrespect towards the referee or any of the assisting public.

b) biting, hair pulling, putting fingers into the eyes or nose of one's opponent, intentionally seeking to injure genitalia or the use of fists, feet, knees, elbows, or heads with the intention to hurt or gain unfair advantage.

c) when the fighter has his kimono ripped during the fight, the referee will give a set time to change it. If the fighter does not change it in time, he will be disqualified.

d) The fighter must wear under-garments under the pants, keeping in mind the risk that the suit might get torn or unsowed, If this occurs, the athlete will be given a set time determined by the referee to find another pair of pants to wear. If the athlete can not change within the set time, he will be immediately disqualified.

e) When an athlete has been submitted to a lock and to avoid tapping out he runs out of the ring, he will be immediately disqualified. In such cases when it is considered a technical foul, not a disciplinary foul, the offender may return to the competition to fight the absolute division or in case of a bracket of three.

f) When the athlete breaks any rule of the article

FOULS NOT AS SERIOUS:

2)PENALTIES: - On the first offense the offender will be given a verbal warning. - On the second offense the offender's opponent will be given an advantage. - On the third offense the offender's opponent will be given two points. - After the third offense the referee may disqualify the athlete for any further fouls.

a) Kneeling before having taken hold of opponent's kimono.

b) When either of the athletes run to one of the extremities of the ring to avoid combat, or while ground fighting flee by crawling or rolling out of the ring or by standing up avoiding engaging or purposely stepping out of the ring to gain time.

c) When the athlete avoids engaging by taking off his kimono or by allowing it to be taken off with the intention of stopping the fight to allow himself rest or to avoid the attacks of his opponent.

d) When the athlete inserts his fingers inside the sleeves or pants, or with both his hands on his opponent’s belt.

e) When the athlete stalls the fight, holding his adversary and, not seeking to engage or gain submissions when in the guard, on top, or on the bottom. Holding the opponent, standing up, or any position designed to stall. Noticing this, the referee will request that 20 seconds be marked and say "LUTE", making the gesture. At the end of the 20 seconds, if the athlete hasn’t changed his position or shown visible signs of engagement, the referee will say again "LUTE" and make the same gesture, penalizing the athlete and giving an advantage to their opponent. If he continues stalling, the referee will stop the fight saying "PAROU", and he will penalize the athlete and then give 2 points to their opponent. Both athletes will then return to their feet at neutral positions with the possibility of disqualification on the next offence.

f) NOTE: A penalty with immediate loss of 2 points occurs when an athlete runs from the ring in order to avoid a sweep that the referee considers would be completed, or when the athlete flees the ring in order to avoid a lock that has not yet been completed and not engaging in the article "E" for disqualification.

3)-UNCONSCIOUSNESS: One of the 2 opponents is defeated after losing consciousness by any of the valid moves: strangling, pressuring, take downs, or accidents in which the opponent has not committed any foul worthy of disqualification.

4)-POINTS: POSITIVE POINTS:

a) TAKE DOWNS: Any kind of knocking down of the opponent or being taken down on his back side: 2 POINTS. If the athlete is thrown to the ground and does not land on his back, the thrower must pin him to the ground in the same position for at least 3 seconds to gain the points of the take down.

• Observation 1: a take down that lands outside of the fighting area and on to the security area will be valid as long as the athlete that applied it stood with both feet in the fighting area while making the take down.

• Observation 2: If the athlete has one of his knees on the ground and is taken down, whoever applied the take down will be awarded 2 points as long as he has both his feet on the ground. If the athlete has both his knees on the ground and is knocked down the standing athlete will have to pass to his side and maintain this position to receive an advantage.

• Observation 3: When the athlete attempts the double leg and the opponent sits on the floor and executes a sweep, the athlete who attempted the take down will not receive points, but the one who executed the sweep will.

• Observation 4: When a competitor throws his opponent and ends up in a bottom position, the competitor throwing will receive 2 points and the opponent on top will receive an advantage. If the competitor executing the throw lands in his opponents guard and is swept, both will receive 2 points.

b) PASSING THE GUARD: When the athlete that is above his adversary or in between his legs, moves to his opponent’s side, establishing a perpendicular or longitudinal position over his adversary's trunk, dominating him and leaving him no space to move or to escape the position - even if they are on their side or back: 3 POINTS

• Observation: if the athlete that is underneath avoids the move by getting to his knees or standing up, the one who initiated will not be awarded 3 points, but will be awarded an advantage.

c) KNEE ON THE BELLY: When the athlete on top puts his knee on his adversary's stomach, holding his collar or sleeve and belt with his other leg towards his adversary's head: 2 POINTS. Observation: if the athlete that is underneath does not allow his adversary to put his knee down onto his belly and the one on top does not establish the position completely, it will not be awarded 2 points but an advantage.

d) THE MOUNT: when the athlete sits on his opponent's torso; the opponent can be lying on his stomach, side or back. The one mounted can be on top of one of his opponent's arms, but never on both. It will also be considered a mount if he has one knee and one foot on the ground: 4 POINTS.

• Observation: no points will be awarded if his feet or knees are on his opponent's leg. Also if an athlete applies a triangle while in the guard and in so doing lands mounted on his opponent, it will be considered a sweep, not a mount. (See The Sweep)

e) THE BACK GRAB: when the athlete grabs his adversary's back, taking hold of his neck and wrapping his legs around his opponent's waist, with his heels leaning on the inner side of his opponent's thighs, not allowing him to leave the position: 4 POINTS.

• Observation: the points will not be awarded if both heels are not properly positioned on the inner part of the adversary's thighs.Also be considerea back if the athlete has the leg over one arm of the will opponent but never over grab both arms, in this case no points will be awarded.

f) THE SWEEP: is when the athlete that is underneath has his opponent in his guard (in between his legs) or the half guard (having one of his adversary's legs between his) and is able to get on top of his adversary by inverting his position: 2 POINTS.

• Observation 1: it will not be considered a sweep if the move does not begin from inside the guard or half guard.

• Observation 2: When the athlete sweeping advances his position to the back of his opponent during the attempted sweep, he is awarded 2 points.

• Observation 3: If starting in a guard position, an athlete attempts a sweep and both athletes return to their feet and the competitor attempting the sweep executes a takedown remaining on top, he will be awarded 2 points.

NEGATIVE POINTS

a) PENALTIES: Penalties are given to the athlete after committing a third offense .i.e. avoiding engaging, stalling or not seeking ways to finalize the fight.

5)-ADVANTAGES:

It is considered an advantage when the athlete attempts but does not complete any of the fundamental moves of the fight; i.e. sweep, take down, submission etc.

- Advantages through takedowns: When there is a visible loss of balance in which the adversary nearly completes the takedown. A visible loss of balance during an attempted throw will also result in an advantage.

- During closed guard (when the athlete on the bottom has his legs wrapped around his opponent's waist):

a) The one on top will earn the advantage by being on the offensive, trying to dominate his adversary's guard (pass the guard). For the referee to consider it an advantage, the athlete that is on top must come close to passing the guard, forcing his adversary to exert energy to regain position e.g. half guard, almost immobilizing, etc.

b) The one underneath will earn the advantage if he almost sweeps his opponent, putting him in a dangerous position, as well as when he attempts a lock that forces his opponent to defend.

• Observation: for the sweep attempt to be considered worthy of an advantage the athlete underneath must open his legs. When there is a tie situation on the scoreboard, it is up to the referee to decide if he will award an advantage, using the following judgments:

- Advantages will be awarded during standing fights or on the ground if the athlete attempts a technique with more aggressiveness and initiative: trying takedowns, other finalizing moves during the fight, or showing that he dominated the fight most of the time by putting the opponent on the defensive

-Advantages will be awarded during ground fighting if the athlete attempts a technique and puts his adversary on the defensive.

RESTRICTIONS

In all categories, the central referee has the authority to stop a match when either of the competitors is in danger of serious bodily harm as a result of a submission and can award the victory to competitor applying the submission.

Wrestling shoes or any type of shoes, head gear, shirts under the gi (except for girls) and any kind of protectors that can alter the outcome of the match in any way are not allowed in competition. NO CUPS ALLOWED!

ILLEGAL TECHNIQUES:

FROM AGES 4 THROUGH 15

• SLAM FROM THE GUARD

• BICEPS LOCK

• WRIST LOCK

• TRIANGLE PULLING THE HEAD

• FOOT LOCKS OF ANY KIND

• KNEE LOCK/ LEG LOCK

• CERVICAL LOCK (ANY KIND)

• FRONTAL NECK CRANK

• EZEQUIEL

• CALF LOCK

• SCISSORS TAKEDOWN

• HEEL HOOK

• OMOPLATA (SHOULDER LOCK) - **Allowed for ages 13 through 15**

• FRONTAL GUILLOTINE - **Allowed for ages 13 through 15**

AGES 16 TO 17 and ADULT WHITE BELT

• SLAM FROM THE GUARD

• LEG LOCKS

• CERVICAL LOCK (without choke)

• BICEPS LOCK

• CALF LOCK

• WRIST LOCK

• TOE HOLD

• SCISSORS TAKEDOWN

• HEEL HOOK

FROM ADULT THROUGH SENIOR (BLUE & PURPLE BELT)

• TOE HOLD

• SLAM FROM THE GUARD

• LEG LOCKS

• CERVICAL LOCK (without choke)

• BICEPS LOCK

• CALF LOCK

• SCISSORS TAKEDOWN

• HEEL HOOK

FROM ADULT THROUGH SENIOR (BROWN & BLACK BELT)

• SLAM FROM THE GUARD

• CERVICAL LOCK (without choke)

• SCISSORS TAKEDOWN

• HEEL HOOK

HYGIENE

A. The kimono must be washed and dried with no unpleasant odors.

B. Toe and fingernails must be cut short and clean.

C. People with long hair must keep their hair from interfering with there opponent or themselves during the match.

D. Athletes are not permitted to paint there hair with spray and may be disqualified by the referee.

KIMONO

COMPETITORS ARE REQUIRED TO USE KIMONOS UNDER THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS

A. Constructed of cotton or similar material and in good condition. The material may not be excessively thick or hard to the point where it will obstruct the opponent.

B. Colors may be black, white or blue, no combined colors (white kimono with blue pants, etc.)

C. The jacket is to be of sufficient length down to the thighs, sleeves must reach the wrist with arms extended in front of the body. The sleeve should follow the official measures according to CBJJ and IBJJF, from the shoulder to the wrist.

D. Belt width 4-5cm, with color corresponding to rank, tied around the waist with a double knot and tight enough to secure the kimono closed.

E. Athletes are not permitted to compete with torn kimonos, sleeves or pants that are not of proper length, or with t-shirts underneath the kimono (except in the female divisions).

F. Athletes are not allowed to use painted kimonos

Competitors must abide by the hygiene and kimono specifications in order to compete, otherwise, the opponent will be considered the winner.

DIRECTION AND DECISION

1. All those that will be in an official function in the competition such as technicians, professors, directors, time keepers, or other officials. Other unofficial people giving instructions from inside the dedicated area of competition will warrant disqualification of the competitor.

2. In case the two athletes are accidentally injured and unable to continue during the final match the result will be:

A. If points or advantages are confirmed they will determine the winner.

B. If no points or advantages exist the result will be a draw.

3. If the two athletes stand from a position on the ground in any situation the judgment will be equal to that if standing.

4. For the final matches there will be a maximum of twice the rest period for the athletes.

5. For the final match the competitors will be allowed two opportunities to make weight.

6. In case of only two athletes on the bracket and one of the competitors does not show up for the final match, the athlete present will be awarded the win. The competitor not present will not receive a medal or classification.

7. In the case that an athlete is attempting to pass the guard and attempts a foot lock without success with the adversary sitting up, the competitor on top will receive 2 points after he defends the attack and keeps the position for at least three seconds. In addition, if the competitor attempting the submission puts the opponent in visible danger, he will receive an advantage point.

8. In the case that an athlete weighs-in with one kimono and changes it for the fight, they will be disqualified, except in case that the referee tells him or her to change the kimono. The kimono must be measured again if the referee sees it necessary.