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NBK Certified Sport Jujitsu Rules
Equipment – Traditional Gi Uniform. Head gear, hand gear, foot gear, groin guard and mouth guard. No jewelry. Face mask or chest guard is optional. Groin guards can Not be worn outside the uniform.
Rounds – Double Elimination
One round 1:30 – 2:00 in length.
When fighters enter a grappling position they have 5 seconds to execute a takedown.
If nothing happens, center judge separates them and they resume.
Once a stalemate occurs, opponents have 10 seconds to work for a submission or they will be reset to standing positions.
After every near-submission/forced tap or submission opponents will reset to standing positions.
Points – One (1) point for kicks and punches to the body and head.
Two (2) points for a half throw. – 1 foot leaves ground
Two (2) points for side, mount, and back control.
Two (2) points for a reversal.
Three (3) points for a full throw. – both feet leave ground
Three (3) points for a near-submission/forced-tap
Three (3) points for a submission.
Illegal Contact – No elbows, knees, head butts, finger techniques, blind techniques.
No, leg, neck, spine or joint striking. No striking on ground.
No small joint manipulation (i.e. fingers, toes or wrists).
Legal Throws - All throws are legal. Promoter reserves right to deem throws illegal for competitors safety.
Legal Foot Sweeps – Boot to boot, boot to calf, and calf to calf.
Time Out – A competitor or coach can call one (1) time out per match for up to ten (10) seconds when the match breaks. During an injury time out the competitor who is not injured must turn around and take a knee.
Coaching – Allowed from coaches chair. Coaches must be silent and respectful toward judges while judges are making a call.
Judges – 1 center judge (controls fight, not scoring), 3 corner judges with clickers.
Judge will call a reset if a competitor’s torso crosses out of bounds.
A 5 count before Judge-forced tap.
- A judge forced tap is when the center judge sees a clear lock, choke or hold they
will do a 5 second count and call a force tap.
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NBK Certified Grappling/Submission Wrestling Rules
Equipment – Groin guard. No jewelry. Groin guards can Not be worn outside the uniform.
Points –
Two (2) points for side, mount, and back control.
Two (2) points for a reversal.
Three (3) points for a near-submission/forced-tap.
Three (3) points for a submission.
Rounds – Single Elimination
One round 2:00 – 3:00 in length.
After every near-submission/forced tap or submission opponents will reset to starting positions.
Illegal Contact – No striking and No small joint manipulation (i.e. fingers, toes or wrists).
Time Out – A competitor or coach can call one (1) time out per match for up to ten (10) seconds when the match breaks. During an injury time out the competitor who is not injured must turn around and take a knee.
Coaching – Allowed from coaches chair. Coaches must be silent and respectful toward judges while judges are making a call.
Judges – Center judge controls fight.
Judge will call a reset if a competitor’s torso crosses out of bounds.
A 5 count before Judge-forced tap.
- A judge forced tap is when the center judge sees a clear lock, choke or hold they will do a
5 second count and call a force tap.
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