TOURNAMENT RULES:

AJP TOURNAMENT RULES - PLEASE SEE LINK BELOW FOR COMPLETE RULESET

https://ajptour.com/en/regulations/competition-rules/ajp-jiu-jitsu-rules

Kids Divisions:

- Double-Elimination bracket format. Tie-breaker is shortest total time as opposed to highest points tie-breaker.

- AJP Points system: 

    2 points: takedown, sweep and knee on belly. 

    3 points: guard pass.

    4 points: mount, back mount and back control.

- No wrist-locks

- Straight leg locks only for ages 14 and up

- No standing guillotines for all ages

- Normal guillotines allowed for ages 14 and up; none for under 14

- Referee's decision in case of a draw

- 3-minute fights, 1-minute overtime, then referee's decision

Novice Division:

- Double-Elimination bracket format. Tie-breaker is shortest total time as opposed to highest points tie-breaker.

- AJP Points system: 

    2 points: takedown, sweep and knee on belly. 

    3 points: guard pass.

    4 points: mount, back mount and back control.

- Straight leg locks only

- Referee's decision in case of a draw

Intermediate Division:

- [Single or double-elimination bracket format to be confirmed, subject to number of entries]

- Submission only

- Wrist-locks allowed

- Straight leg locks only

- No reaping the leg, No kneebars, No toeholds/corkscrews/Aoki locks, No heel hooks/twisting knee locks

- 6-minute fights

- EBI Tie-breaker in case of a draw

Advanced Divisions:

- [Single or double-elimination bracket format to be confirmed, subject to number of entries]

- No-Gi: heel hooks and toe-holds allowed

- Gi: No reaping, No Heel hooks

- 8-minute fights

- EBI Tie-breaker in case of a draw

Banned techniques across all divisions:

- No full nelson

- No neck cracks that trap both shoulders an dputs downward pressure on the neck

- No spiking your opponent on their head while attempting a takedown.

- No spiking your opponent's head when opponent is on your back

- Can Not roll forward while someone is on your back.

- No striking of any kind

- No eye gouging or fish hooking

- No grabbing the ears

- No hair pulling

- No holding of less than 4 fingers or less than 5 toes.

- No thumbing

- No scratching and pinching

- No punching of any kind

- No kicking of any kind

- No biting

- No squeezing or putting pressure on the groin area

- No hands, knees or elbows on the face

- No slippery substances allowed on body or clothing

- No crossface guillotine twisting the chin

- No use of holding the T-Shirt or shorts