Training Safety Rules
At Rogue Jiu-Jitsu, safety comes first. While jiu-jitsu is a combat sport, training should never put our partners at unnecessary risk. Some techniques are outright illegal in competition, while others may be allowed elsewhere but carry a higher chance of injury. For the well-being of all students, the following rules outline what is banned, restricted, or advanced-only at our academy. Please review them carefully and train with respect at all times.
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Illegal and Dangerous Techniques
These are banned under most jiu-jitsu rules and for safety reasons.
No striking of any kind (punches, kicks, knees, elbows, headbutts).
No slamming. This includes slamming to escape submissions, takedowns, or from inside closed guard.
No attacks to the groin.
Against women, avoid placing hands on the chest.
No bending fewer than four fingers at once (small joint manipulation).
No grabbing individual fingers or toes.
No hands or fingers in the mouth, eyes, or other orifices.
No tickling or intentional pressure to sensitive areas.
No pulling hair.
No suplex takedowns or throws that cause the opponent to land on their head/neck.
In gi:
no fingers inside sleeves or pant legs
no choking with your or your partner’s belt
if an appendage or head gets stuck inside someone’s gi, pause, extract the appendage/head, and then restart
In no-gi: no grabbing clothes.
Banned at Rogue Jiu-Jitsu
While these techniques are allowed in some events and gyms, we ban these for our students’ safety.
No jumping closed guard.
No jumping attacks (flying armbars, flying triangles, etc.).
No kani basami (flying scissor takedown).
No pulling an opponent straight back if they are on their knees or in turtle position.
Advanced-Only Techniques
Allowed only for advanced students or with instructor approval. Advanced students have a responsibility to apply these submissions only on other advanced students who have sufficient knowledge and experience to minimize the risk of injury.
Submissions that twist the knee, including heel hooks, lateral knee bars, z-locks.
Knee reaping.
Spinal locks.
Neck cranks.
Muffler (covering mouth/nose with hand).
Front chokes with hands on the neck.
