GRAPPLERS SHOWDOWN 3 NO GI CHALLENGE
SUMMER SLAM
24TH JULY 2010
MOBERLEY SPORTS CENTRE

RULES:

No Gi EVENT, 
Rash guard/t-shirt or no top, Shorts, Wrestling Shoes are optional for the competitors at the start of every match.
If the fighters go out of the marked area the referee will restart the fight in the center of the mat, in the same position they were when they left the mat. If the fighters were standing, they will start again facing each other.

FIGHT CATEGORIES (Levels)

Due to different styles having different belt systems - we are running categories by years of experience

BEGINNERS: 0-1 yrs experience
A. 1-3 yrs experience - 5 min rounds
B. 3-6 yrs experience - 5 min rounds
C. 6 plus yrs experience - 6 min rounds


Weigh in:

Competitors will be weighed at the start of the day, or at a selected club the day before.

Weight Catagories:

Mens Weight Classes

·- 69.9 Kg
·- 79.9 Kg
·- 89.9 Kg
·- 99.9 Kg
·- 100 Kg Plus+
·Absolute Class

Womans Weight Classes

·-59kg
·+60kg
·Absolute Class

Absolute:
There will be an Absolute division which is an open event for all experience levels, all ages and all weights.


There will be one age category:
Age categories:
18 + years of age
Note:
Due to the small number of Masters entering the event and us having to merge age categories to get fights for the people who have entered, we will be merging the Adult and Masters Categories until we have a significant change in the number of masters entering.
Age group will now be from 18+


WINNING BY :

·Submission
·Points
·Referee Decision

Points
4 points ·mount, back grab
3 points ·passing the guard
2 points ·take downs, sweeps, reversals and knee on the belly
-1, -2...  ·Penalties (stalling, etc same as BJJ federation rules. For submission wrestlers, you would not be deducted points if you jump to guard straight away)
1, 2, 3... ·Advantages

All positions must be held for 3 seconds to be awarded the points. If by end of fight there have been no submissions and points are equal then it?l be a referee decisions.Submissions and points scoring conclusions are the same as BJJ federation rules.


LEGAL TECHNIQUES:

Any kind of choke (except for using the hand to close the wind pipe)

Any arm bar, shoulder lock, or wristlock (wristlocks only for 6 yrs plus experience)

Any leg lock or ankle lock (for 3 years plus experience)

Holding the shorts to pass are allowed.
The use of t-shirt or rash guard to make choke or lock NOT ALLOWED due to cuts which can be caused.


ILLEGAL TECHNIQUES:

No striking / kicking of any kind
No eye gouging
No grabbing the ears
No hair pulling, biting
No deliberately touching groin area
No finger or toe holds
No thumbing
No scratching and pinching
No hands, knees or elbows on face (you can only push the forehead or side of face)
No slippery substances allowed on body or clothing
No ?ull nelsons·which do not allow the opponent to tap.
No heel hooks
No bicep crush
No guillotines using the opponents chin, which puts pressure on the upper spine of the opponent, but will not allow them to escape.
NO SLAMMING to escape submissions or guard (elevated throws are allowed)



GRAPPLERS SHOWDOWN enforces zero tolerance on
disrespect, threatening with physical violence, or verbally abusing
towards anyone during the event. If any coach, competitor, friends or family of competitors threatens or abuses anyone within the event in any shape or form, they will be escorted out of the building and their team will be banned from any future event held by GRAPPLERS SHOWDOWN and partners.


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