ritsu fight rules
It’s the athlete’s duty to know the rules of the event in which they are participating.
general description
No-Gi only event. Single elimination*
A 3rd Place* (the 2 people who lost the semi-finals have to fight for 3rd place).
You can compete with: Rashguard, T-shirt, No shirt, Any shorts (no pockets, no buttons, exposed laces, zippers or any form of plastic or metal that may represent a risk to the opponent), leggings.
If the athletes leave the area, the referee will restart the fight in the center of the mat, in the same position they were in at the time the referee said “STOP”. If the athletes were without any established position, they will start standing facing each other. If the athletes had some type of “grip” established, they would resume the same position in the center of the mat.
*(any modification will be notified in advance of the event).
WAYS TO WIN
Submission, Points, decision, athlete surrender, verbal tap
The referee has the power to stop the fight at any time that the fight represents a real risk to the athlete.
FIGHT TIME
Until semi-finals: 6 min/3 min overtime if necessary. First 3 min. no points, Seconds 3 min. with points.
The positive and negative points begin during the points portion and throughout the overtime.
Finals: 8 min./4 min. overtime if necessary. First 4 min no points, second 4 min there are points.
NEGATIVE POINTS are counted from the beginning of the fight.
LEGAL TECHNIQUES
All types of chokes (except using your hand to choke the person)
All types of arm, shoulder, hand keys
All types of Can Opener leg or ankle locks are allowed.
Twister is allowed.
ilegal techniques
Slamming
No neck cranks (Any position that locks both shoulders and applies pressure towards the neck) For example FULL NELSON, CRUCIFIX (applying pressure towards the neck)
Do not “nail” your opponent head first when he is attempting a takedown.
Do not hit the opponent’s eyes with your fingers Do not grab the ears
Do not pull hair
Do not hold less than 4 fingers or 5 toes. Do not scratch or poke your opponent
Do not kick the opponent Do not bite the opponent
Do not squeeze or place pressure on the groin area Do not place hands, knees or elbows on the face
Do not apply slippery substances on the body or clothing.
It is not valid to do crossface guillotine by twisting the jaw. Do not hold the opponent’s clothing.
positive points
Guard pass: 3 points. To get the points, the referee will be looking for control. As a general rule the referee looks for approximately 75% of the back on the mat.
Knee on the stomach: 2 points. Any knee (inside or outside) can score. The knee should be in the middle of the stomach, not on the chest or sides. The opponent cannot be on his side. If the points are scored and then of your own free will you withdraw your knee for 3 seconds or more and put the knee back on the stomach for 3 seconds or more, you will score the points again. The position of the other leg is irrelevant. You can control your opponent’s head and arms as well.
Mounted: 2 points. Both knees should be touching the mat. Back mounted is worth the points too. If the opponent has both arms under the legs (double under), the points are also worth. the opponent’s back must be 100% on the mat. The 2 knees must be below the shoulder line. Back: 3 points. Hooks and triangle to the body are acceptable. If you remove a hook or disarm the triangle for more than 3 seconds and put the hook or arm the triangle again for 3 seconds or more, you will score points again.
Knockdown (staying in guard) 2 points. The opponent needs to sit for 3 seconds. If you knock the opponent down and he puts you in a submission, points will not be awarded until you escape the submission and control the opponent for 3 seconds.
“Clean” takedown (finished in side control) 4 points. You must be out of finishing danger and 75% or more of the opponent’s back must be on the mat. You have to control the position for 3 seconds or more.
Scrape (finished in half guard or guard) 2 points. An inversion is considered when 2 athletes face each other, change position from bottom to top and establish that position for 3 seconds or more. You should not be at risk of termination.
“Clean” scrape (ending in lateral control) 4 points. Reversal: It is considered a scratch. If the athlete is being controlled in the side or mounted and reverses the position, he will earn points, 2 if he ends up in guard, or 4 if he ends up in side control.
All scrapes must be completed in one continuous motion for points to be valid. If at the time of passing the guard the athlete ends up directly in the Mounted or Kneeling position on the stomach, only the points for passing the guard will be valid.
PENALTIES (NEGATIVE POINTS)
When the athlete voluntarily jumps to the guard or goes from a standing position to a guard position in any way and stays 3 seconds or more, he will be penalized 1 negative point.
When the athlete avoids contact and begins to back away from each opponent’s attempt to make contact. You will be penalized with 1 negative point
The passive athlete will be warned 2 times and then penalized with 1 negative point. The referee must warn the passive athlete with the words “passive action” – after the first negative point given there will be no further warning calls and negative points will be given directly if the athlete continues to avoid fighting.
If the athlete is extremely passive during the first part of the bout where there are no negative points, the referee will still give him “warnings” for passivity and give him the negative point when the second part of the bout begins.
If two athletes (teammates) fix the fight, regardless of the instance they are in, both athletes will be disqualified from the event.
observations
We know that in these rules it is difficult to score points. That is why the number 1 criterion when judging a tied fight for referees is who the athlete is initiating the action.
If an athlete initiates the action and if the opponent counterattacks, we will continue to place a lot of emphasis on the person who initiated the action, because without that initiation the counterattack would not have existed. We judge the entire fight, not just the overtimes.
In addition to initiation, we take into consideration; control of positions, submission attempts and all the factors that make up a fight, but once again criterion number 1 is who initiates the action. This does not include false initiation.
REFEREE’S CRITERION
If you initiate a submission from Mount, side control or in another athlete’s guard, and go from a “top” position to a “bottom” position. Your opponent will not have the “scrape” points because you initiated the action.
If you initiate a takedown, and end up in the 4-support position while actually trying to finish the takedown for more than 3 seconds and then “call” guard, you will not be penalized 1 negative point
If you leave the fighting area during the fight, DO NOT STOP, only the referee can stop the fight and reset the position in the center of the mat.
We don’t want athletes fighting in the corners of the area. If a scramble happens that is difficult to stop and reset, we will let the fight continue outside the fighting area.