I live in Ireland where BJJ is in its infancy still. I have travelled up and down the country many times for different competitions some of which were run poorly and some which were decent enough. I was reading about all the success 10th planet had at the Gracie nationals and about how the submission only format seemed to have worked well. It got me thinking about what would be the best way to run a competition.
Most competitions here use IBJJF rules which I am not a big fan of. I don’t like all the stalling and the scoring system itself I think is kind of flawed. Another thing I don’t like is that reaping the knee results in a disqualification.
I have competed in a couple of different comps which use sub only rules. The application of the rules is always a little different for each comp though. One of the issues seems to be time limits and what to do if the time runs out. Do you go with an overtime round or give it to the first takedown or first point scored in a sudden death type situation?
Often with the first takedown it could end up that the better grappler just gets taken down with an ugly tackle and loses. Also this could potentially lead to someone stalling for the whole match hoping to get to a first takedown situation and turning it into a takedown match effectively.
Also what are the weight classes in Nogi comps in your neck of the woods and when do you weigh in? Morning of the competition // Just before you step on the mats (to discourage weight cutting) // The day before the comp (to allow everyone to hydrate)// or something else?
I would like to hear any other points you guys think that make competitions run better or any things that you like / dislike about BJJ competitions in general?
Most competitions here use IBJJF rules which I am not a big fan of. I don’t like all the stalling and the scoring system itself I think is kind of flawed. Another thing I don’t like is that reaping the knee results in a disqualification.
I have competed in a couple of different comps which use sub only rules. The application of the rules is always a little different for each comp though. One of the issues seems to be time limits and what to do if the time runs out. Do you go with an overtime round or give it to the first takedown or first point scored in a sudden death type situation?
Often with the first takedown it could end up that the better grappler just gets taken down with an ugly tackle and loses. Also this could potentially lead to someone stalling for the whole match hoping to get to a first takedown situation and turning it into a takedown match effectively.
Also what are the weight classes in Nogi comps in your neck of the woods and when do you weigh in? Morning of the competition // Just before you step on the mats (to discourage weight cutting) // The day before the comp (to allow everyone to hydrate)// or something else?
I would like to hear any other points you guys think that make competitions run better or any things that you like / dislike about BJJ competitions in general?
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