Description
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Doors at 9am
Weigh-ins are from 9:30-10am
Rules meeting at 11am
Fights start soon after.
Location:
Champions Creed Martial Arts SW
119 42 Ave SW
Contact: 587-229-9524
Admission:
Early registration - Before 11:59pm June 8: $60 + GST
Regular registration - After 12:00am June 9: $90 +GST
Point System:
Each fight will be scored as either a draw or a win by submission. There will be no points given out during the match.
You will receive:
- 3 points for a win by submission
- 1 point for a draw
- 0 for a loss
Each competitor will fight every other competitor in their weight class once. Your total points will then be added together to determine your score for the day. The competitors with the 3 highest scores in each division will be given 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards.
Rules (Beginner and Advanced divisions):
- 5 Minute rounds
- This NOGI tournament will be open to all competitors.
- Matches start from standing.
- Fighters who move onto or outside the border when standing will (at the discretion of the referee) be restarted in the centre of the mat.
- If fighters move outside the area while on the ground (both fighters have at least one knee down) then the action is frozen and they are moved back to the centre of the mat in their current position.
- The referee can stop or restart a match at any time if he considers it necessary for safety reasons.
- The referee's decision is final and non-negotiable.
Ways to win:
- Submission (physical or verbal tap-out)
- Referees Stoppage (medical or rule infringement)
- Corner stops fight.
Fouls & Illegal Techniques - Beginner (2 years and under experience):
- Striking
- Biting
- Fish hooking
- Gouging (including chin in eye socket, thumb in armpit or between ribs etc)
- Hair pulling
- Small joint manipulations (fingers, thumbs and toes)
- Point of elbow pressure on head or throat
- Squeezing wind-pipe with hand
- Deliberately throwing or slamming an opponent onto their head
- Heel hooks (or other locks designed to apply twisting pressure to the knee)
- Toe holds
- Bicep or calf slicers
- CERVICAL LOCK (only without chokes) Twister, can openers etc.
Fouls & Illegal Techniques - Advanced (2 years and over experience):
- Striking
- Biting
- Fish hooking
- Gouging (including chin in eye socket, thumb in armpit or between ribs etc)
- Hair pulling
- Small joint manipulations (fingers, thumbs and toes)
- Point of elbow pressure on head or throat
- Squeezing wind-pipe with hand
- Deliberately throwing or slamming an opponent onto their head
Weight Classes and experience levels:
For Men: (Ages 16 +)
- Beginner (2 Years grappling and under) and Advanced (2 years and over)
- Everyone will weigh in, and then will be divided into several divisions of 5 people.
- Our goal is to get 4 matches for each competitor
For Women:
- Beginner (2 Years grappling and under) and Advanced (2 years and over)
- Everyone will weigh in, and then will be divided into several divisions of 5 people.
- Our goal is to get 4 matches for each competitor
Youth: (Ages 12 - 15) Boys & Girls mixed following Beginner rules
- All experience levels
- Everyone will weigh in, and then everyone will be divided into divisions of 5 people.
- Our goal is to get 4 matches for each competitor
