Illegal techniques

When the athlete utters profanity or makes obscene gestures toward the opponent, the central table, the table officials, the referee or the audience, before, during or after the match.

When the athlete assaults the opponent, the referee or any other member of the organization or the audience, before, during or after the match.

When the athlete bites, pulls hair, strikes the genitals or the eyes, or delivers any intentional traumatic blow, such as a punch, elbow, knee, headbutt, kick, etc.

When the athlete, during the match or while celebrating the win, acts in an offensive or disrespectful way toward the opponent or the audience through words or gestures.

When one or both athletes disrespect the seriousness of the competition or simulate combat.

When the athlete shows behavior deemed incompatible with the competition environment, or commits any offense, even before the start or after the end of the match.

An athlete clearly does not seek to advance their positions in the match.

Both athletes simultaneously show lack of combativeness in any match situation.

When both athletes pull guard at the same time, a 20-second count starts and, even if the athletes are moving, if at the end of those 20 seconds neither athlete has come on top, has a submission locked in or is about to complete a scoring move, the match will be stopped, both athletes penalized and the match restarted standing.

Lack of combativeness is not characterized when the athlete is defending the opponent’s attacks from the mount, back control or pins.

Lack of combativeness is not characterized when one of the athletes holds the mount or back control, as long as the technical characteristics of the positions are kept.

If the athlete is in the 50/50 guard and grips the opponent’s lapel or belt, that athlete has 20 (twenty) seconds to seek to advance their positions in the match before receiving the lack-of-combativeness penalty, as described in rule 6.2.1. If progress is not achieved after 20 (twenty) seconds, the athlete will receive a penalty, as described in rule 7.3.1, regardless of intent.

When the athlete kneels or sits down (staying in the position) or jumps to guard without an established grip.

When the standing athlete flees to the edges of the match area, avoiding combat with the opponent.

When the athlete pushes the opponent out of the match area without a clear intention of submitting or scoring.

When the athlete on the ground flees combat by dragging themselves out of the match area.

When the athlete on the ground stands up fleeing the match and does not return to combat on the ground.

When the athlete breaks the grip of the opponent who is pulling guard and does not return to combat on the ground.

When the athlete deliberately removes their own gi or belt, causing the match to be interrupted.

When the athlete grabs the inside of the opponent’s jacket sleeve or pant leg openings with one or more fingers turned inward, even to perform a sweep or any other match movement.

When the athlete grips the inside of the opponent’s gi jacket or pants, steps on the inside of the gi jacket, or passes a hand inside the opponent’s gi to grip its outside.

When the athlete communicates with anyone, by speech or gestures, in a way that disputes a referee’s decision during the match.

When the athlete disobeys a referee’s order.

When the athlete leaves the mat area at the end of the match before the referee announces the result.

When the athlete deliberately flees the match area to avoid an inferior position or the consolidation of the opponent’s score.

Exclusively in this case, the referee must award two points to the opponent of the athlete who fled the match area, and also record a penalty for the offender on the scoreboard. The recorded penalty must follow the penalty sequence.

In No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu, when the athlete grips their own uniform or the opponent’s uniform.

When the athlete places a hand or foot on the front of the opponent’s face.

When the athlete deliberately traps a foot in the opponent’s belt.

When the athlete deliberately places a foot on the opponent’s gi lapel without a hand grip providing traction to the foot.

When the athlete places a foot on the lapel behind the opponent’s neck, with or without a grip on it.

When the athlete uses their own belt or the opponent’s belt to assist a choke or any other match situation while the belt is untied.

When the athlete takes more than 20 seconds to fix their uniform, they will be penalized consecutively (20 seconds to fix the jacket and belt, 20 seconds for the identification belt and 20 seconds to tie the pants, when necessary).

When the athlete runs around the match area and does not seek contact with the opponent.

When the athlete makes an unintentional movement that puts the opponent in a position subject to penalty.

When, in age divisions up to 15 years old (all belts) and at all ages for white belt, the athlete jumps to pull a standing opponent into closed guard, including any and every attack that starts by jumping to guard, such as, but not limited to, the Flying Triangle and the Flying Armlock. When this happens, the referee will restart the match with both athletes standing.

Note: If an athlete is defending a takedown or sweep and jumps to guard, the penalty will come with 2 points to the opponent.

When the athlete, during the match or while celebrating victory before the result is announced, behaves in a way that is not appropriate to the match environment but does not amount to a disciplinary foul as explained in item 6.1.

E.g.: Exercises that may suggest physical superiority, dances or mocking behavior within the sporting context.

When the athlete’s gi is rendered unusable and they cannot change it for a new one within the time set by the referee.

When the athlete deliberately flees the combat area to avoid tapping out to a submission applied by the opponent.

When, while being attacked with a submission, the athlete commits a foul that forces the referee to stop the match.

When an athlete intentionally tries to get their opponent disqualified by moving in a way that puts the opponent in an illegal position.

When the athlete is not wearing underwear or is wearing garments not in accordance with item 8.3.10 of the rule book, and the referee notices it.

When the athlete uses creams, oils, gels or any slippery substance on any part of the body.

When the athlete uses any substance that increases grip on any part of the body.

When the athlete uses any substance that makes the gi slippery.

When the athlete, without using the gi, chokes the opponent by encircling the opponent’s neck with one or both hands or uses the thumb to press the opponent’s “windpipe”.

When the athlete covers the opponent’s nose or mouth with their hands.

When the athlete, while defending a single leg in which the attacking athlete has the head outside, intentionally throws the opponent to the ground by holding the opponent’s belt so that they hit the ground with the head (technique no. 25).

Performing a suplex takedown throwing the opponent to the ground on the head or neck.

Note: A suplex is defined as the movement in which one athlete clinches the opponent’s waist and lifts them to take them down on their back or side. Using this technique remains allowed as long as the movement does not take the opponent to the ground on the head or neck.

When the athlete applies one of the techniques illegal for their category, as shown in the illegal techniques table.