Section 5: Rules of Play
Match Length
- 5 minutes (single period)
- OT period: 2 minutes if score tied
Permitted Striking
- Closed-fist punches (to head + body)
- Kicks (to head, body, legs)
- Knee strikes (to head + body)
- Elbow strikes
Scoring (Throws + Strikes)
- 1 point: Knock-down (clean strike forcing opponent to ground)
- 1 point: Small throw (side landing)
- 2 points: Throw to knees
- 4 points: Clean back-landing throw from standing
- 1-2 points: Position-time pins (similar to Sport Sambo)
Submissions
- Joint locks legal (arms, legs)
- Chokes legal in Combat Sambo (unlike Sport Sambo)
- Submission = total victory
Knockout / Technical KO
- KO from clean strike = total victory
- TKO via referee stoppage (cannot intelligently defend) = total victory