Section 5: Rules of Play
Match Length
- White Belt: 5 min; Blue/Purple: 6 min; Brown: 7 min; Black: 10 min
- If tied at time, ref-decided victory based on advantages, penalties, position
Points (positional)
- 2 points: Sweep (from bottom to top), Knee-on-Belly
- 3 points: Guard Pass
- 4 points: Mount, Back Mount (back-control with hooks/body-triangle)
- 4 points: Back Take (entering back-control position)
Submission Wins
- Joint locks: armbar, kimura, americana, omoplata, kneebar (brown/black only), ankle locks (legal subset)
- Chokes: rear-naked, triangle, guillotine, etc.
- Opponent taps with hand, foot, or verbally → instant win
Advantages + Penalties
- Advantage: awarded for near-completion (e.g., near-submission, near-sweep); used as tiebreaker only
- Penalty: stalling, fleeing, unsportsmanlike — accumulated → opponent advantage