Competition Attire
Shorts or tights without pockets or metallic parts
Rash guard or tight-fitting T-shirt.

Optional:
Wrestling headgear
Soft Knee pads
Other soft orthopedic support
Mouthpiece

Not Permitted
Hard Cup/ groin protection
Orthopedic support with hard or metallic parts
Wrestling shoes
Oil or lubricants on body or clothing
Long nails (fingers or toes)
Soiled clothing
Categories:
Male
Age Brackets- 35yrs under or 36yrs and older

Beginner- BJJ white belt or up to 2 years experience
Intermediate- BJJ blue and purple belt or 2-5 years experience
Advanced- BJJ brown and black belts or over 5 years experience

IBJJF Weights
(Max Weight per class)
Rooster- 122.5lbs (55.5kg)
Light Feather- 136lbs (61.5kg)
Feather- 149lbs (67.5kg)
Light- 162.5lbs
Middle- 175.5lbs
Middle Heavy- 188.5lbs
Heavy- 202lbs
Super Heavy- 215lbs (97.5kg)
Ultra Heavy- No maximum

Female
Pooled:  Light – Middle – Heavy

Categories subject to modification.
Athletes will be placed weight class that concurs with weigh in.
Athletes may move up in weight, down in age, or up in skill level if no others in division

Non permitted techniques: Rules for all skill divisions are consistent due to possibility of divisions being combined.
Slamming with takedown
Slamming opponent in guard or back mount.
Suplex or technique with the opponent’s head or neck hits the ground.
Bending fingers or toes
Scissor takedown
Spine Lock or twister submission
Leg and foot submissions
Wrist locks
Bicep Slicer
Scoring – Positions require 3 seconds of control to be scored.
2 points
Takedown (Takedown awarded to first to gain top if double guard pull)
Sweep
Knee on Belly

3 points
Guard Pass

4 points
Mount
Back mount

Tie Breaker
1 minute OT
Referee decision if still a tie (Based on aggressiveness)
No advantage points