BEACH WRESTLING RULES

The rules of Beach Wrestling are pretty simple. The first wrestler to three (3) points wins. The matches take place on the beach in a seven meter diameter circle.

1 point is the awarded to:

• the wrestler who manages to bring any of his opponent’s body part to the ground, except the hands.

• the wrestler who manages to bring any of his opponent’s body part out of the competition area.

• the wrestler whose opponent has received a caution for illegal action.

Note: the attacker (and only the attacker) can put one knee to the ground when executing an action if this action is finished by the opponent in the ground.

3 points are awarded to:

• the wrestler who manages to expose his opponent’s back to the ground during a takedown or a throw.

Matches are one three minute period with no over-time. There is no wrestling on top or bottom either. Once a takedown has occurred, the wrestlers are stood back up.

Complete rules can be found here.