Events

Invitation

We welcome you to the first edition of SIAM Submission Challenge Kids Editon on March 28 2025. The event will be held at SIAM’s academy located in Kampsportens Hus in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event is open for all kids/junior athletes of all experience levels nationalities and academies.

Divisions

KIDS/TEENS GI or NOGI:

White/Grey Belt

Yellow/Orange Belt

Green/Blue Belt

Age groups for Kids/Teens:

7-9 years old, 10-12 years old, 13-15 years old, 15-17 years old

Note on kids/teens divisions: We will merge groups if needed to make sure everyone gets fair, safe and fun matches.

Weight classes for Kids/Teens:

-25kg, -30kg, -40kg, -45kg, -50kg, -55kg, -60kg, -65kg, -70kg, -77kg -84kg, +84kg

Note that you DO NOT have to wear your gi at weigh-in

FORMAT

ALL WEIGHT DIVISIONS WILL FOLLOW A ROUND-ROBIN FORMAT

The time limit for kids 7-9 years old will be 3 minutes the rest of the kids/teen age groups will be 4 minutes.

Match Scoring

The match scoring will follow the Grappling Industries guidelines meaning the following:

-Matches follow traditional BJJ point scoring: 4 for the mount, 4 for the back, 3 for a guard pass, 2 for a sweep, 2 for a takedown, 2 for knee on stomach, and 2 for a solid submission attempt that was stopped out of bounds.

-All positions must be held and controlled for 3 seconds.

-There is no “Advantage” scoring.

-A first penalty will result in a warning, a second penalty will result in the opponent being given 2 points, a third penalty will result in disqualification.

-If a match finishes in a draw, the referee of the match will declare a winner by Referee Decision at their discretion.

-A match will be deemed over immediately if a competitor taps out, screams, or verbally gives up during the match.

Rules

A list of the allowed techniques in each division is availible at the following link (scroll to “Allowable techniques”)

Allowable techniques

Schedule

Weigh-in: 8.45-9.30

Welcome/Rules meeting: 9.00-9.30

Match start: 10.00

Uniform

Gi: Athletes have to wear a BJJ gi/kimono that fits their body along with a belt colored to match their rank in BJJ. The Gi must be clean without visible tears and not obviously too short or too long. The top and pants must be of the same color and patches are allowed as long as the patches on the Gi do not prevent the opponent from gripping it

NoGi: Athletes have to wear board shorts without pockets or with pockets entirely stitched shut. Spats can be worn under the shorts if selected. Athletes also have to wear a rashguard or a shirt of elastic fabric (clings to body). This rash guard or shirt does not need to meet any color requirements.

Registration

Kids/Teens

Registration Price: 200 DKK (Gi and NoGi: 250 DKK)