The Road to ADCC

What makes the Road to ADCC a special moment? It’s ADCC as a competition & it’s rule set! Here they are:

Legal Techniques:

• Any kind of choke (except for using the hand to close the wind pipe).
• Any arm bar, shoulder lock, or wrist lock
• Any Leg Lock or Ankle Lock

Illegal Techniques:

• Slamming is allowed only if you are locked in a submission.
• No neck cranks
• No “Full Nelson”
• No any crucifix
• No striking of any kind
• No eye gouging or fish hooking
• No grabbing the ears
• No hair pulling
• No holding of fingers or toes (less than 4 fingers or less than 5 toes)
• No thumbing
• No scratching and pinching
• No kicking
• No biting
• No touching groin area
• No hands, knees or elbows on face
• No slippery substances allowed on body or clothing
• No crossface guillotine twisting the chin
• No use of T-Shirt and no holding the shorts allowed

Points (Positive Points):

Each position must be established for 3 seconds or more being out of any danger of submission in order for points to be awarded.

• Passing the guard = 3 points
• Knee on stomach = 2 points
• Mount position = 2 points
• Back mount with hooks = 3 points
• Takedown (ends Guard or Half Guard) = 2 points
• Clean Takedown (ends passed the guard) = 4 points
• Sweeps (ends Guard or Half Guard) = 2 points
• Clean Sweep (ends passed the guard) = 4 points
• Sweep is considered when two fighters are facing each other, change the position from bottom to top and establish it for 3 sec. or more.
• Reversals are considered Sweeps as well.
• When changing multiple positions, points will be awarded only for the position that has been established for 3 seconds or more.
• Every sweep has to be done in one continuous motion in order to be awarded with points.
• Points for a sweep will be awarded only if the fighter initiates the sweep, not if he is being attacked by his opponent and he ends up on top.
• When passing the guard going straight to mount or knee on the stomach in less than 3 seconds points will be given only for passing the guard.

Penalties (Negative Points):

• When a fighter voluntarily jumps in the guard or goes from standing position to a non-standing position by any means and remains down for 3 seconds or more, he will be punished by a minus point.
• When a fighter disengages from contact and starts backing up and avoids engaging again he will be punished by minus point.
• A passive fighter will be warned twice and then will be punished by minus point. The referee will warn the passive player by the words “WARNING PASSIVITY” – after the first minus given there are not going to be any more warnings and the minus points will be given right-away if the fighter continues to be passive.
• If a fighter is very passive during the first half of the regular fights when there are no minuses, the referees will still give him WARNING for passivity and will punish him with a negative point when the second half of the fight starts!
• If two fighters (team-mates) make a fixed fight, they will both be disqualified from the tournament.

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These ROad to adcc rule sets can be found on

adcombat.com/adcc-rules-regulations/

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