The ref is making a judgment call about how close a move was to succeeding when he awards an advantage. (I know a sambo guy who got his arm broken by an armbar trying to drag his opponent into the audience thinking the ref would stop and reset the match.)Īdvantages are not always consistently awarded. The ref may even bring you back to the middle in the same position and restart from there. If the submission looks like it could end the match, the ref will try not to intervene even if you are almost off the mats. You can’t run out of bounds to escape a locked in submission. If you are under side control and flip your opponent over, you earn 0 points, since you didn’t sweep them (sweeps are defined as starting in guard and using the legs), and you didn’t pass their guard. Passing the guard is worth 3 points, and people get confused because you often pass to side control. Same goes for escaping rear mount, knee-on-belly and side control. If you are under mount and bridge your opponent over so you’re now on top in their guard, you earn 0 points. You don’t get points for escaping bad positions. Here are a few common misconceptions beginners often have about the BJJ tournament rules: If points and advantages are tied at the end of the match’s time limit, the ref picks the winner. The scores and clock are kept by a scorekeeper at a table next to the mats. The ref also issues warnings, penalties, and/or disqualifications for rules violations. Weigh-ins are usually done while wearing the the gi right before the competitor’s first match.Ī referee starts and stops the match, and rewards competitors when they earn points. The absolute is the open weight division, where competitors of any and all weights go against each other. Know what rules you’re competing under at each tournament!ĭivisions are broken up by belt rank (or experience level), then age group, then weight. Other tournaments (like NAGA) that divide no-gi by beginner, intermediate, and advanced (rather than by belt rank) often allow more heelhooks, calf and knee slicers, and neck cranks. IBJJF tournaments have the same banned moves for no-gi divisions as the gi ones.
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Read the rules of your tournament for a full list of allowed and banned moves. Heel hooks are illegal at all levels in gi divisions. For example, white belts can’t do any leglocks, but blue belts and up can do straight ankle locks. This is when one purposefully sits or jumps to guard rather than attempting or defending takedowns.Ĭertain moves are illegal at different belt levels.
Striking, slamming (picking someone up and smashing them into the ground), and dirty fighting (like eye gouging) are not allowed. Unlike grappling sports like judo and wrestling, BJJ doesn’t reset the fight to standing because the competitors went to the ground (though there are rules to prevent stalling on the ground). They are expected to engage each other, and the match continues when it goes to the ground. Some “submission only” tournaments don’t use point systems like this, and the only way to win is by tapping out your opponent.Ĭompetitors start the match standing in front of each other. This way a winner can be determined at the end of the time limit when no one is submitted. The value of the positions is roughly matched to how well they lend themselves to effective punching and striking, though some incarnations of sport BJJ positions may no longer fit that goal.
The idea behind the points is to reward the person who is gaining the more dominant positions and seeking to submit their opponent. Advantages are only used as tie-breakers. Other grappling organizations like NAGA and Grapplers Quest have their own rules, but usually follow a format similar to this: BJJ Point SystemĪdvantage points are also awarded for “almost” earning points or getting a submission. These rules are defined by their use of points to reward competitors for gaining certain dominant positions and the actions they take to get there. Most Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments follow the standard IBJJF rules.
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