Join us on Sunday, June 30 at the Landing Kitchen in Bala Cynwyd for Blue and Purple belt tournament Rolling on the River!

This will be a no-gi round robin tournament and will be broken up into brackets based on competitors closest in weight (we will do everything possible to make sure team mates are on separate brackets) . Weigh-in's will be at 9-10 am the day of the event. Competition will start at 11 AM.

Fee to participate is donation based. No donation is required but support is appreciated and can be paid through Venmo (@thefightfortomorrow). Last 4 digits to verify are 9292.

Follow the link below to register!

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logistics

  • Date: June 30,2024

  • Location: The Landing Kitchen. 617 Righters Ferry Road, Bala Cynwyd PA

  • Parking: Plenty of parking will be available in the lot.

  • Fee: Fee to participate is donation based. Donations support the gym and our upcoming tournament series and can be paid at time of registration but are not required. to compete.

    Venmo is :@thefightfortomorrow. Last 4 digits to verify are 9292.

  • Weigh-ins: 9-10am the day of the event (June 30)

  • Competition: Rounds start at 11 AM

match length

  • 5-minute matches with 1-minute sudden death overtime in case of a tie. The overtime period will be an automatic continuation of the match, there will be no reset. First points scored wins the match.

Prohibited moves

  • All submissions are legal

  • No slams

  • No eye pokes, small joint manipulation, striking of any kind or biting.

scoring

  • Take down - 2 points

    • A take down will be given to the person who is in top position after going from standing position to the ground.  If you pull guard and accept bottom position, 2 points will be awarded to your opponent as soon as they engage to pass.

  • Neutral position - 1 point

    • Awarded when going from your back to a neutral standing position

  • Reversal from bottom - 2 points

    • Any change in position from bottom to top will result in two points to the competitor who ends up on top unless the person on top goes to bottom to attack a submission. Points for reversal will only be given after the submission fails.

  • Passing to side control (requires 3 second pin to score) - 2 points 

  • Knee on belly - there are no points awarded for knee on belly

  • Mount - 4 points (Requires 3 second pin to score)

  • 2 points will be award for 3 seconds control from the back including if the bottom player turtles to avoid a pin or if the top person spins behind (i:e snap down or a defended take down attempt. (this counts as a pass) hooks are not needed to score from the back

  • Back mount with hooks - will result in 4 points being given. a fully locked body triangle will be counted as a score-able control position

  • There are no advantages

Decision

At the completion of each bracket,  The winners will be decided on the following criteria.

  • 1 - Win loss record 

  • 2 - If win loss record is even, The tie breaker will be whomever won the match between the two with the tied records

  • 3 - In the event of more than a two way tie, Method of victory will be weighed in in the following way

  • Loss- 0 points

  • Draw - 1 point

  • Win in OT 2 points

  • Win on points - 3 points 

  • Win by submission - 4 points