Slams are allowed in judo because judo athletes spend a lot of time learning how to fall correctly and safely. Learning to fall without suffering injury is known as ukemi or rupture fall and is an important part of judo training. Many judo gyms do not allow athletes to save until they are competent in Ukemi. Judo`s focus on safe falls reduces the risk of slaps resulting in injury. To stay still, if you are also paranoid of slaps, then you can choose to sit on guard or choose tactical withdrawals such as ankle buttons where your body is less vulnerable. The rules of the IBJJF are strictly against slamming. Here, hitting becomes more of a gray area. For example, the UAEJJF explains that a withdrawal cannot intentionally lead to the opponent being thrown back on the neck. In this sense, you cannot legally hit a judo tomoe rodent while you have the opponent in the headlock position. While tomoe swimming is legal in itself, holding the neck while the opponent is thrown back results in a DQ. In short, this example can be quite clear. However, other throws and withdrawals are not as clear and require the judgment of a referee. Imagine that you hit a double leg withdrawal and due to bizarre circumstances, the opponent falls on the neck.
This could potentially be seen as a deliberate taking of the opponent on the neck and disqualification. In this context, the rules of the UAEJJF at present are somewhat dependent on interpretation, and there are no definitive answers. Along with suplexes, there are also variations in what is considered a slam. For example, if you hit the opponent in the back, it will be considered an illegal blow. However, if you push the opponent to his side, it is completely legal. This means that the legality of the suplex is determined by the position in which the opponent lands. It is much safer for them to land on their side than on their backs. In BJJ sports, most standard judo and wrestling throws are legal, although they may look like a slam. As stated, slamming is mostly illegal among most competitions. However, it is completely legal in ADCC and some other sets of rules. If you`re worried about being hurt by slams, you can always choose to pull your guard or avoid competitions where it`s legal.
Not only that, but as we see – there are also some practical defenses to beat. Overall, the IBJJF`s snap rules appear to be very reasonable and fair in terms of practitioner safety. As mentioned earlier, BJJ has a number of risks and is quite dangerous as is. However, throwing slams into the mix only seems to add to the list of injuries that are already high. So with these words, there are logical reasons to ban slams, and if you look at this guide from a security perspective or for an analysis of different sets of rules, it should have you covered in terms of what you should pay attention to. There`s also something people call “baby slaps” when you pick up the opponent`s body, but only lightly. Usually, this can only be about 10 inches from the ground. Then you hit the opponent on the ground, back to the mat.
This is also illegal and should in turn lead to disqualification. With that in mind, it doesn`t matter if your slam is dramatic and extremely dangerous or a few inches off the ground. The result is the same, a DQ. The Slam in BJJ is dangerous, risky and certainly not a step that should be legal. Coming from someone who loves the painful side of grappling says something. Yet, as with everything else, from heel hooks to neck cranks, I believe we should learn more about the potential dangers of these movements and be able to understand them so that we can defend them. Being hit in a tournament, even if it`s DQ and opponents, could leave you with permanent injuries and it`s just not worth it. Know the dangers of anything that grappling can throw at you so you can choose the moves you want to avoid yourself. Suplex can potentially cause back pain, shortness of breath and paralysis. These results led the IBJJF to consider this technique illegal. Most gyms do not allow slamming.
Of course, slamming does not end with disqualification during training in the area of a gym. However, the gym is mainly a place where you can learn and improve your technique. With that in mind, beating your exercise partners at the gym is considered a bad etiquette. Not only will you bore your training partners, but if you keep hitting, you may eventually be kicked out of the gym. In terms of BJJ development, there`s little to winning slams while you train at the gym. In short, don`t be “that guy” and avoid making enemies and hurting people, especially those you train with. The reason it is called “scissor removal” is the movement of the legs. The goal of this round is to bring your opponent to the ground quickly. Given the damage this movement can cause to opponents, the IBJJF classified it as illegal. Slams are illegal in BJJ because they are dangerous. The goal of making slams illegal is to reduce injuries, especially catastrophic injuries to the head and neck of athletes. Slaps in BJJ can lead to concussions, spinal injuries and elimination of athletes.
Slams are not a key part of BJJ, so many BJJ athletes don`t practice running them and learning how to fall safely. This makes BJJ slams even more dangerous. The illegal version of a slam, according to the IBJJF rulebook, which is pretty much the gold standard these days, is a slam of any movement where you take someone, whether at guard or during a retreat, and hang them in the air for a short time before sending them to the ground. Taking an opponent who has you in a triangle is probably the most obvious example of an illegal slam that will immediately bring you DQed. Another example is back control, in which violent jump back is also considered a slam. According to the IBJJF, height doesn`t matter because you can be DQed even if you lift someone a few inches off the ground, pause them, and then crush them. Yes, hip throws are legal in BJJ. A hip throw performed in a movement in which the athlete is safely returned to the mat is legal in BJJ.
A hip throw is only illegal if the throw lands an athlete on their neck or head, or if there is a pause during the throw while the throwing athlete floats in the air. Both violations are illegal and result in disqualification. Of course, this is also legal in the ADCC, but only in certain circumstances: the international body also prevents you from throwing opponents on your neck. So, despite your level in BJJ, this step is illegal for you. Scissors Takedown, or Kani Basmi, is one of the oldest techniques used in both Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, performed by attacking with the legs. The reason for its listing as an illegal movement is the massive damage it can inflict on opponents` knees. ADCC is not a BJJ tournament. ADCC was launched in 1998 by Sheikh Tahnoun as a mixed grappling event to see which style of grappling was most effective. The ADCC rules are designed to give all styles of grappling a fair chance to prove their superiority. For this reason, slams are allowed in the ADCC to give wrestlers and judokas the opportunity to showcase their techniques.
