Sport Jiu-Jitsu International Team Events Additional Rules and Regulations

Table of Contents

Article 1 Definition of Team Events

Article 2 Composition of Teams
Article 3 Format of Team Competition (Male or Female)
Article 4 Weight Divisions for Team Competition (Male or Female)
Article 5 Format of Mixed Team (Male and Female)
Article 6 Weight Divisions for Mixed Team Competition(Male and Female)
Article 7 Match Times
Article 8 General Team Event Rules
Article 9 Check Boxes and Coach Slips
 Preamble

The primary goal of the Sport Jiu-Jitsu International Federation is to unify and organize
existing Sport Jiu-Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Jiu-Jitsu national and/or territorial
federations that share the vision of reaching Olympic greatness while preserving the unique
history, culture, philosophy, and lineage of the sport.

SJJIF believes that together, the SJJIF with its National Federations and members will
continue to develop a growing network of like-minded individuals who envision greater
opportunities for athletes and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Therefore, the Sport Jiu-Jitsu International Federation aims to organize the sport of
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and its federations, establishing rules that will enable the sport to grow
into a recognized Olympic sport with ample opportunity for its athletes. The SJJIF also
strives towards hosting tournaments that are enjoyable, fair to all competitors regardless of
affiliation, race, gender or nationality, and rewarding for all participants.

Each federation under the SJJIF is responsible for hosting competitions that will rank
athletes in their respective territories. SJJIF will organize the annual SJJIF World Jiu-Jitsu
Championship in both GI and No GI, in collaboration with representative federations.

SJJIF will provide organizational and promotional support to all member federations and
SJJIF sanctioned events, as appropriate. SJJIF also aims to adopt, implement, and
promulgate an Anti-Doping Agency Code.

The goal of this document is to delineate rules and to create equitable guidelines for
coaches, athletes, patrons, and spectators to support the evolution and cohesion of Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu.
Article 1 Definition of Team Events
1.1 Team events are defined as special events in which rules and regulations have been
developed to provide events in which victory can only be attained by a team’s
performance against another team’s performance.
1.2 Team events will adhere to the overall Sport Jiu-Jitsu International Federation Rules
and Regulations, with exception to the articles pertaining to the following:
A. Definition of teams
B. Competition format
C. Weight divisions
D. Match times
E. Legal and illegal techniques & submissions
1.3 Team event Additional Rules & Regulations, as defined in Article 2, Article 3, and
Article 4 of this document will be applied to SJJIF Team events for both Gi and
NoGi competition.

Article 2 Composition of Teams

2.1 Teams will be formed by up to 7 athletes male or female competitors, 5 in the
official team and 2 reserves, the official team formed of 5 athletes.
2.1a Teams can be formed by at least 3 athletes in the official team.

2.2 Mixed Teams will be formed by up to 12 athletes 6 male and 6 female competitors,
6 in the official team and 6 reserves, the official team is formed by 6 athletes.
2.2a Team can be formed by at least 4 athletes in the official team.

Article 3 Format of Team Competition (Male or Female)

3.1 Competition of team events can consist of two (2) teams or an unlimited amount.
The number of teams participating in an event would determine the number of
rounds needed to win the event.
3.2 Coaches must return the team escalation paper within 10 minutes of the beginning
of the round; otherwise, the team will be escalated according to the order of
registration.
3.3 Rounds for Team events can be organized in the following two (2) ways:
 A. King of the Mat System: The winner of a match will stay on the mat and fight
the next competitor from the opposing team. A draw would occur if nothing
happened in the normal match time (means both competitors are out). This
would continue until all competitors of a team fight. When a team eliminates all
the opposing team’s competitors, the team wins. In the case of 5 draws the final
fifth match will go into an overtime tie-break.
B. Elimination System: Both teams have all competitors fight only once with a best
out of five score winning.
a. In the case of a team composed of only 3 competitors, to win the round all
competitors must win all their matches to advance in the bracket. In this
case, competitors cannot fight twice in the same round.
b. In the case where both teams are composed of only 4 competitors, there is
a 2-2 draw, therefore the teams must choose one competitor to fight the
fifth fight.
c. In the case where one of the teams is composed of only 4 competitors and
the other team is composed of 5 competitors the team with 4 competitors
must win 3 fights to advance to the next round. In rounds of a team with 4
competitors against a team with 5 competitors, in the event of a 2-2 draw,
the team with 5 competitors is declared the winner.
3.4 The team winning the first round must present the order of competitors who have
not yet fought to fight in the next round.

Article 4 Weight Divisions for Team Competition (Male or Female)

4.1 Weight divisions can be divided in the following two ways and weight should be
taken without the GI uniform:
A. Individual weight where each athlete must be:
a. Male Lightweight under the 167lbs (75.7 kg)
b. Male Heavyweight Over 167lbs (75.7 kg)
c. Female Lightweight under 140.5 (63.7 kg)
d. Female Heavyweight over 140.6lbs (63.7 kg)

B. Accumulative weight where the team are divided by a total weight of the team
(five competitors) forming it:
a. Male Lightweight under 790lbs (358.3 kg)
b. Male Heavyweight under 950lbs (430.9 kg)
c. Female Lightweight under 615lbs (278.9 kg)
d. Female Heavyweight under 790lbs (358.3 kg)

Article 5 Mixed Team Format

5.1 The system of competition for SJJIF Mixed Teams events will be the single
elimination system with an additional match for third place.
5.2 Mixed Teams - all nations having a full team (must have athletes able to compete in
all 6 categories) can enter. Each team will consist of up to six (6) athletes (3 women
and 3 men) and has the possibility to have up to six (6) reserves (3 women and 3
men). A total of 12 athletes can be inscribed with a maximum of two (2) athletes
per category. If there are injuries or illness during the competition a team can
compete with a minimum of four (4) athletes.
5.3 Each National Federations can register one (1) team.
5.4 Competition of team events can consist of two (2) teams or an unlimited amount.
The number of teams participating in an event would determine the number of
rounds needed to win the event.
5.5 Coaches must return the team escalation paper within 30 minutes of the beginning
of the round; otherwise, the team will be escalated according to the order of
registration.
5.6 Rounds for Team events can be organized in the following format:
A. Teams consisting of three men and three women.
B. The winning team is decided as follows:
a. The first team reaching the majority of wins (4) is declared the winner.
b. The remaining matches will not be fought.
C. Incomplete teams will be connected as follows:
a. If a team has one category empty: 1:0
b. If both teams have a different category empty: 1:1
c. If both teams have the same category empty: 0:0 (this is the only case
when we stop a match when a team has reached 3 wins).
D. If the number of matches won are equal, the victory team will be decided by the
number of submissions scored.
E. If the number of submissions are also equal then the team will decide by the
number of every point cumulated.
F. The same submission or points will be applied regardless of whether they are
achieved in regular time or during tie break overtime score.
G. If the number of scoring points are also equal a random draw will be made and
one couple will re-fight a sudden death overtime match where the first
submission, score or penalty of any kind decides the winning team.
H. It is compulsory that all athletes listed for the match compete until the team
reaches the winning result. If an athlete refuses to compete the team will be
disqualified.
I. If one team does not arrive for a match, the other team will be declared the
winner.
J. A match draw will be made for the starting category for the first round.
K. The following rounds will start with the next category in the sequence.
Example: Mixed Teams - drawn category is:
a. 1st round: Women -125.6 lbs (-57 kg), Men -161 lbs (-73 kg), Women -
160 lbs (-72.5 kg), Men -198.4 lbs (-90 kg), Women +160 lbs (+72.5 kg),
Men +198.5 lbs (+90 kg)
b. 2nd round: Women -160 lbs (-72.5 kg), Men -198.4 lbs (-90 kg), Women
+160 lbs (+72.5 kg), Men +198.5 lbs (+90 kg), Women -125.6 lbs (-57
kg), Men -161 lbs (-73 kg)
c. Quarter-final: Women +160 lbs (+72.5 kg), Men +198.5 lbs (+90 kg),
Women -125.6 lbs (-57 kg), Men -161 lbs (-73 kg), Women -160 lbs (-
72.5 kg), Men -198.4 lbs (-90 kg)
d. Semi-final: Men +198.5 lbs (+90 kg), Women -125.6 lbs (-57 kg), Men -
161 lbs (-73 kg), Women +160 lbs (+72.5 kg), Men -198.4 lbs (-90 kg),
Women -160 lbs (-72.5 kg)
e. Bronze and final: -125.6 lbs (-57 kg), Men -161 lbs (-73 kg), Women -
160 lbs (-72.5 kg), Men -198.4 lbs (-90 kg), Women +160 lbs (+72.5 kg),
Men +198.5 lbs (+90 kg)
Article 6 Weight Divisions for Mixed Team Competition (Male and Female)
6.1 Weight divisions can be divided in the following two ways and weight should be
taken without the GI uniform:
A. Women -125.6 lbs (-57 kg), -160 lbs (-72.5 kg), +160 lbs (+72.5 kg)
B. Men -161 lbs (-73 kg), -198.4 lbs (-90 kg), +198.5 lbs (+90 kg)

Article 7 Match Times

7.1 Match Times:

Match Times 6 min 4 min

Weight Difference (males) <40 lbs (18.1kg) weight >40 lbs (18.1kg) weight
difference difference

Weight Difference (females) <15 lb (6.8kg) weight >15 lb (6.8kg) weight

difference difference

Article 8 General Team Event Rules

8.1 Each athlete is entitled to compete in their own weight category or in the next
higher category, not both.
8.2 During the contests, the non-competing athletes must stay within a marked area on
the field of play behind the coaches’ chair. Reserve athletes must not enter the field
of play.
8.3 Before each match the team leader must select the athletes for each contest. From
the maximum of two athletes inscribed in each category they can select one. An
athlete cannot be rested for one match and return for the next unless they have been
replaced by the other inscribed athlete(reserve).
8.4 If the team has no athlete in a category, they should select the “no competitor”
option.
8.5 For the first round the lists must be returned at least 30 minutes before the start of
the competition. For other rounds it must be returned 10 minutes after receiving the
list from competition management. Once it is returned to competition management
it cannot be changed.
8.6 If one team does not arrive for a match, the other team will be declared the winner.
Article 9 Check Boxes and Coach Slips
Article 10 Legal & Illegal Techniques & Submissions

Juvenile and Adult and above

KID 1 KID 5 Juvenile and above
(Techniques marked X are above White Brown, Black
through through Blue, Purple Belts
illegal) Belts and Belts and
KID 4 KID 6 and Intermediate
Beginners Advanced
Spinal Lock, Cervical Lock,
or Neck Crank
X X X X X
Pile-driving / Spiking /
Suplex takedown technique,
throwing the opponent’s
X X X X X
head or neck to the ground.
Biting, Grabbing hair, body
hair, nose, and ears
X X X X X
Attacking or pushing the
groin area and eyes
X X X X X
Kind of intentional striking
(punch, elbow, knee, head X X X X X
butt, kick, etc.)
Slamming from the Guard X X X X X
Slamming to Escape a
Submission
X X X X X
Bending fingers or toes
backwards
X X X X X
Bent Knee Lock X X X X
Lateral Leg Lock X X X X
Reaping the Knee X X X X
Straight foot lock, turning
inward forcing the knee
X X X X
Outward toe hold, applying
outward pressure to the X X X X
knee
Heel Hook X X X X
Bicep Lock or slicer X X X X
Calf Lock or slicer X X X X
Knee bar X X X X
Toehold X X X X
Sock Lock X X X X
Scissor Takedown X X X X
Straight Ankle Lock X X
Front Guillotine X X
Wrist Lock X X
Frontal Ezekiel Choke X X
Do-Jime (squeezing the
body or head with the legs)
X X
Pulling on the Head in the
Triangle
X
Omoplata X