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RULES & REGULATIONS
White Lion Promotions

ADULTS

ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE LEGAL

ADULT LEGAL TECHNIQUES

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ADULT ILLEGAL TECHNIQUES

  • Eye level down Slamming is allowed only if you are locked in a submission. (If your opponent lets go of the submission while you are about to slam you must let go of the slam).

  • No spiking your opponent on their head while attempting a takedown

  • No spiking your opponent’s head when opponent is on your back

  • No striking of any kind

  • No eye gouging or fish hooking

  • No grabbing the ears

  • No hair pulling

  • No holding of less than 4 fingers or less than 5 toes

  • No thumbing

  • No scratching and pinching

  • No punching of any kind

  • No biting

  • No squeezing or putting pressure on the groin area

  • No slippery substances allowed on body or clothing

  • No T-Shirt or shorts with pockets.

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SUPER FIGHTS No-Gi & Gi DURATION:

  •  Purple Belt and Up: 8-minute rounds  

  •  Blue Belt:  6-minute rounds  

  •  Masters Division: 6-minute rounds  

 

GET DOWN RULE:

  • Blue Belt & Masters: If no takedown occurs within 2 minutes, the Get Down Rule is applied.  

  • Purple Belt: If no takedown occurs within 3 minutes, the Get Down Rule is applied.  

 

PROCEDURE:

A coin flip determines the position. Competitors restart in a sit-up guard/butterfly guard position with the bottom competitor holding double under hooks and their head on either shoulder of the top competitor.  

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COMBAT JIU-JITSU:

  • Match Duration: 10 minutes  

  • GET DOWN RULE:  If no takedown occurs within 3 minutes, the Get Down Rule is applied.  

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PROCEDURE:

A coin flip determines the position. Competitors restart in a sit-up guard/butterfly guard position with the bottom competitor holding double under hooks and their head on either shoulder of the top competitor.  

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BRACKET CHAMPIONSHIPS:

  • Match Duration: 6-minute rounds  

  • Finals Overtime: 4-minute round  

  • No Close-Outs: Teammates will be placed on the same side of the bracket to ensure a fair and entertaining competition.  

 

GET DOWN RULE:

If no takedown occurs within 2 minutes, the Get Down Rule is applied.  

 

PROCEDURE:

A coin flip determines the position. Competitors restart in a sit-up guard/butterfly guard position with the bottom competitor holding double underhooks and their head on either shoulder of the top competitor.

ADULT MATCH LIMITS

ADULT PENALTIES
(NEGATIVE POINTS)

  • 2 Stalling calls per match will be a disqualification. Each stalling will have a verbal warning.

JUDGES DECISION

In a judging process centered solely on submission attempts, three judges carefully assess the attempts made by participants and base their decisions on the quality, quantity, and execution of these submissions.

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ADULTS

  • Armbar

  • Rear naked choke

  • Kimura

  • Americana

  • Triangle

  • Pulling head triangles

  • Arm triangles

  • Chokes​

  • Omoplatas

  • Buggy Chokes​

  • Darce

  • ​Anaconda

   KIDS LEGAL TECHNIQUES

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KIDS ILLEGAL TECHNIQUES

  • Submission techniques stretching legs apart

  • Choke with spinal lock

  • Straight foot lock

  • Forearm choke using the sleeve (Ezequiel choke)

  • Frontal guillotine choke

  • Lock inside the closed guard with legs compressing kidneys or ribs

  • Wrist lock

  • Single leg takedown while the attacking athlete has his head outside his opponents body.(**)

  • Bicep slicer

  • Calf slicer

  • Knee bar

  • Toe hold

  • Heel hook

  • Locks twisting the knees.

  • Knee Reaping

  • In straight foot lock, turning in the direction of foot not under attack. In toe hold, applying outward pressure on the foot

  • Slam

  • Spinal lock without choke

  • Scissor Takedown

  • Bending fingers backwards

  • Grab the opponent's belt and throw him to the floor on his head when defending a single leg situation while his opponent's head is on the outside of his body.

  • Suplex takedown technique, landing with the opponent’s head or neck on the ground.

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KIDS

SUB ONLY 

4 minute rounds.
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No over time.
If no SUBMISSION, it will be Judges decision.

GI UNIFORM

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GI LEGAL TECHNIQUE

  • Toe holds

  • Knee bars

  • Inside sankaku (honey hole) 

 

GI ILLEGAL TECHNIQUE

  • Heel Hooks 

  • Reaping 

  • Attacking towards the locked leg when in an inside sankaku (honey hole) position

  • In an instance where one athlete reaps across the belly button line, the match will be stopped and restarted in the last controlled position. No disqualification will occur.

 

WEIGH INS​​

  • Competitors will be weighing in with the GI. 

KIDS
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