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Robot & Lotus Club BJJ 2nd Annual Friendship Tournament

Sunday, Dec 15rd @ Robot Fight & Fitness

Make sure to fill out under your address your Name, Belt, Age & Academy

$30 Registration Fee Extended!!!! 

Weight Divisions: As this is an “in-house” style tournament, there will be no “official” weight divisions. We are grouping competitors by similar weights with a weight differential between the heaviest and lightest person in the bracket being no more than 10 pounds. The only exception is in the Heavyweight Division which will be reserved for competitors over 220 pounds. Weight is determined on the honor system. If we suspect a competitor of being dishonest about weight, they will be weighed. Dishonest competitors will be disqualified with no refund.Experience/Age level: All divisions will be delineated by rank and we will not mix belt levels. Kids will be broken into similar age divisions (i.e. a 7 year old won’t go against a 11 year old) with the minimum age being 5. Competitors without matches will be offered to compete in a different division or have their entrance fee refunded.

Time Limits:

Kids 6 and under: 2 minutes

Kids 7-12: 3 minutes

Teens: 4 minutes

Adult White Belt : 5 minutes

Blue Belt: 6 minutes

Purple Belt: 7 minutes

Brown Belt: 8 minutes

Black Belt: 10 minutes

General Rules: We are following rules similar to those issued by the IBJJF (www.ibjjf.org) and World Grappling Games/Grappler’s Quest. A full explanation of the rules will be presented at 10 am on the morning of the event. In general, we are looking for 3 seconds of control when establishing positions.

Some specifics:

Takedown/Sweep – 2 points

Mount – 4 points

Back – 4 points

Guard Pass – 3 points

Stalling- 1^st offense warning, 2^nd offense -2 points, 3^rd offense DQ

“Advantages” will not be used in scoring.

In accordance with IBJJF rules, there will be a strict policy against knee-reaping. Please use the following video to clarify any questions on knee-reaping.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhUO4XcGkAY

Tie matches will go into a second period that follows Sudden Victory rules. The duration of this period will be no more than duration the original regulation period (i.e. Teen Sudden Victory period would be 4 minutes). If a match remains tied, the referee will decide the winner.

Illegal Submissions:

No Heel Hooks

Straight Ankle Locks only for Blue Belts and above

Knee Bars only for Purple Belts and above

Compression Locks/Slicers only for Brown Belts and above

No Neck or Spinal Cranks

No Small Joint Manipulation

No guillotines for kids 9 and under

No straight ankle locks for kids 9 and under

No wrist locks for kids 9 and under

Triangles applied on kids 9 and under are only allowed to pull the head with one hand