Following a series of draws, despite exciting matches at Polaris 3, the organisation has announced a new judging system for upcoming events.
PRESS RELEASE:
NEW JUDGING SYSTEM ANNOUNCED
Polaris Professional Jiu Jitsu Invitational is pleased to announce a new judging system, to be put in place starting from the next Polaris event, scheduled for November 2016.
The professional jiu jitsu movement began as a response to what was seen as a deficiency in the traditional points system of jiu jitsu and grappling, and as a way to help jiu jitsu to become an exciting spectator sport and showcase for the skill and passion that the world’s best grapplers possess. However, like any good martial art, Polaris must evolve over time.
Under the previous ruleset, all matches at Polaris 3 (April 2, 2016) were declared draws. It was felt that this was an unsatisfactory ending to what had been a very exciting and dynamic night of fights, and the eight draws did not adequately reflect the skill and heart displayed at the event.
As a result, a ruleset and judging system has been developed that will allow the most aggressive, exciting, dynamic and skilled fighter to be declared the winner. Passivity and stalling will be penalised.
The full rules are available here (http://
Briefly, the format is as follows
Winner is determined by submission or judges’ decision
Three judges score the bout
There are a limited number of points (three per catagory, with three categories in total) that must be distributed between the fighters.
Example: Aggression: Fighter A receives 1 point, Fighter B receives 2 points. The total amount must not exceed 3, and the judge must allocate more to one fighter than to another. In this case Fighter B displayed more aggression and heart during the bout than fighter A, so received the larger share of points.
Negative points can be given (one every five minutes)
For more information on the rule system or the event, please contact Polaris at info@polaris-pro.org
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