ADCC to come to NZ

 From their facebook page and instragram account:

https://www.facebook.com/ADCCNZ/

https://adccnz.com/?fbclid=IwAR2GzcY0kVsI9I3H0DcgGNp_fWEQs5_y1gYDGi2mPhUe7hJ23DDWv1HOA6Q

"ADCC are proud to announce their arrival in New Zealand with the official NZ President being named as Steve Oliver.

Steve Oliver would like to thank Ricardo Liborio for making this possible and Marko Leisten for the honour of representing the ADCC in Aotearoa.

ADCC Submission Fighting Championship is the world’s greatest submission grappling tournament ever created and will now be in NEW ZEALAND in 2021"

BEGINNERS: Illegal Techniques

• No slamming
• No neck cranks
• No any crucifix
• No “Full Nelson”
• No can opener
• No opposite RNC applying pressure on the neck
• No spine twisters
• No heel hooks
• No toeholds
• No kneebars
• No any foot locks that twist the knee
• No any crossface holds or crossface chokes
• No biceps pressure locks
• No calf pressure locks
• No banana split
• 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
• Referees will stop the fight if a submission is applied and is too dangerous for the fighter, even if the fighter didn’t gave up yet.

BEGINNERS: Fight Time

Qualifying Rounds (5 min), the first 2 minutes are without points.  The points are starting after the first 2 minutes until the end of the fight as well as on the overtime.  2 Minutes overtime if there is a draw with no advantage. (Max. 1 overtime per fight).

Finals (6 min), the first 3 minutes are without positive points, only the negative points are starting from the beginning.  The positive points are starting after the first 3 minutes until the end of the fight as well as on the overtime.  3 Minutes overtime if there is a draw with no advantage. (Max. 1 overtime per fight).

INTERMEDIATE: Illegal Techniques

• No slamming
• No neck cranks
• No any crucifix
• No “Full Nelson”
• No can opener
• No any crossface holds or crossface chokes
• No heel hooks
• No toeholds
• No any foot locks that twist the knee
• 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

INTERMEDIATE: Fight Time

Qualifying Rounds (6 min), the first 3 minutes are without points.  The points are starting after the first 3 minutes until the end of the fight as well as on the overtime.  3 Minutes overtime if there is a draw with no advantage. (Max. 1 overtime per fight).

Finals (8 min), the first 4 minutes are without positive points, only the negative points are starting from the beginning.  The positive points are starting after the first 4 minutes until the end of the fight as well as on the overtime.  4 Minutes overtime if there is a draw with no advantage. (Max. 1 overtime per fight).