RULES AT THE TOURNAMENT
The athletes must be at the warm up area, according to their fighting schedule. The athlete can only enter the fighting area when he/she is called by the official. In case of defeat the athlete must immediately return to the warm up area. No coaching is allowed in the fighting area.
Fight times:
- kids & youth 7-16 years: 3 minutes
- adults women: 5 minutes
- adults white belts: 5 minutes
- adults blue belts: 6 minutes
- adults elite (purple & up): 7 minutes
Restrictions:
- kids 7-12 years (born between 2000 and 2004): NO submissions allowed, only points
- youth 12-16 years (born between 1996 and 1999): NO footlocks, NO leglocks, NO wristlocks, NO triangle pulling the head, NO ezekiel choke
- adults women: NO footlocks, NO leglocks, NO wristlocks
- adults white belts: NO footlocks, NO leglocks, NO wristlocks
- adults blue belts: only straight footlock
- adults elite (purple & up): NO heelhooks (In the Elite class the lower belt rules are applied.)
Open classes: only for the first three classified athletes of each weight category of the adults (born in 1995 and before).