Spokane Submission Series 1

This tournament is the first of the new Spokane Submission Series, a tournament that is committed to giving back to our athletes! This tournament will be held in Downtown Spokane at the Spokane Convention Center! This year we are excited to offer prizes for athletes who compete at all 3 of our events (Platinum Competitors), top 20 athletes with the best sinning record, and a special trip package for 1 lucky person drawn from the list of our Platinum Competitors! Our tournament series will end with our third event on September 28th at the Riverfront Park Pavillion in Downtown Spokane where we will also have our award ceremony and drawing! You do not want to miss this tournament series as we bring a unique competition experience to the Northwest that no one has seen before!

Spokane Submission Challenge is a Submission only tournament (within normal regulation time). Competitors can win by executing a legal (within rules) submission, an overtime score, or referee decision. Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated at this tournament, and tournament officials can, and will disqualify any competitor at any time for inappropriate behavior. Any spectators displaying unsportsmanlike conduct will be removed from the tournament. We look forward to continuing to build a strong reputation in our Jiu-Jitsu community. Any questions can be directed to Adam Smith at [email protected]. Thank you to everyone involved in this experience!  

Registration

Competitors will be bracketed with the best available matches. In the case of no other athletes registered, competitors will automatically be combined with the best bracket either above or below the weight class or belt class. Youth competitors will not be combined with a bracket any more than 10lbs over their weight class without parental consent.

Time Limits

Adults (18+ divisions) 5 min (1 minute overtime) Gi & No-Gi

Youth (17& under divisions) 3 min (1 minute overtime) Gi & No-Gi

(after overtime it will be the referee decision based on control and submission attempts) 

Weigh ins

All competitors will weigh-in the day of competition 45 min before competition begins. Competitors will be given a 30 minute window for weigh-ins (ex. 9am white belts will start weigh ins at 8:15am and continue until 8:45).

Overtime

Overtime will be 1 minute for both adults and kids. First competitor to score a point wins the overtime. Points are scored when successful control (approx. 3sec) has been secured. Positions to secure the win in overtime are as follows- Mount, Back Grab (with hooks), Back Mount, Guard Pass, Sweep, Takedown, Knee on Belly.

Submissions

We aim to create a Safe, Fair, Practical and Exciting tournament for all competitors. Referees have competitor safety as the highest priority, officials will stop and call an end to any match where a competitor's safety is in question (i.e. kid's competitors with straight or compromising arm locks).

-Illegal Submissions will be as follows:

Kids: 

-Flying guard pulls and Submissions

-All leg submissions

-Spinal locks (i.e. twister)

-Neck Cranks

-Wrist Locks

-Guillotine Chokes (12 & under)

-Pulling head in triangle (12 & under)

- Locks inside closed guard compressing ribs and/or kidneys

-Slamming  

-Bicep or calf slicer

-Wrist locks

-Rib compression techniques

Adults (All):

-Neck Cranks

-Spinal Locks

-Slamming

-Heel Hooks

-Sideways Knee bars

-Bending fingers

Illegal for White and Blue Belts:

-Toe hold

-Calf Slicer

-Bicep Slicer

-Knee bar

Illegal for White Belts

-Wrist locks 

-Jumping/ Flying closed guard or submissions

NO CHARGE FOR SPECTATORS DURRING THE DAY TOURNAMENT!!!