Stalling: verbal warning → penalty (gives opponent advantage); 4 penalties = DQ; Fleeing match area: penalty; Illegal submissions: any submission not permitted at the belt level → DQ if applied; e.g., heel hooks illegal in gi, knee reaps illegal in many categories
Why people argue about this
People often assume that stalling means just wasting time by not moving their body at all, which they see as a clear-cut penalty. However, the actual confusion arises because stalling can also involve slowing down techniques or movements subtly to disrupt an opponent's rhythm without fully stopping, making it harder to argue against such subtle forms of stalling.
