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1 players
indoor
car, shorts
10 essential rules
CarJitsu is a novelty submission-grappling format pioneered by promoter Vik Mikheev under the Pro League Network (PLN) brand. The sport's defining innovation: matches take place inside the cabin of a stationary 4-door sedan, with competitors changing seat positions between rounds. CarJitsu's conf...
2 rounds × 3 minutes, with a seat-transition break between rounds, per PLN's current published CarJitsu Championship rules. A match no longer runs to a third timed round or a judges' scorecard — see Sudden Death below.
All standard BJJ submissions (joint locks, chokes) legal, including seatbelt-assisted chokes; Heel hooks legal at Senior level; Position-based scoring adapted for cabin (no traditional mount/back; modified definitions)
Round 1: both competitors begin buckled into the front seats (driver's seat + front passenger seat); a coin toss determines which competitor starts on which side.; Round 2: competitors switch front-seat sides (driver ↔ passenger) and restart from the buckled position.; Sudden Death (if the match ...
No gi: rashguard + shorts (or grappling pants); Mouthguard recommended; Protective cup permitted (men)
Vehicle: standard 4-door sedan (typically pre-2020 model with separate driver/passenger/rear bench); approved makes vary by event; Vehicle is stationary throughout the match (engine off, parking brake engaged, wheels chocked); Padded steering wheel cover for safety
Two competitors per match; Weight classes: Lightweight (-77 kg), Welterweight (-83 kg), Middleweight (-93 kg), Heavyweight (+93 kg) — exact tiers vary by event; Officials: 1 in-vehicle proximity referee (positioned at open door for visibility) + scoring judge + timekeeper + medical observer
2 rounds × 3 minutes, with a seat-transition break between rounds, per PLN's current published CarJitsu Championship rules. A match no longer runs to a third timed round or a judges' scorecard — see Sudden Death below.; Round 1: both competitors begin buckled into the front seats (driver's seat +...
Decision priority: submission win > Sudden Death positional score. There is no time-based judges' decision in regulation rounds — a round in which neither competitor submits the other is recorded as a draw for that round.; If both regulation rounds fail to produce an outright winner, the match mo...
Striking: closed-fist punches prohibited (no MMA-style strikes); some events permit "palm strikes" only — verify per-event rule; Intentional damage to vehicle interior beyond reasonable competition: warning → point deduction; Eye-poke / throat strikes / head-butts: DQ
CarJitsu's confined cabin presents unique safety considerations: limited referee access to interior, sharp-edge hazards from vehicle structure (gear stick, headrest brackets, seatbelt anchors), and...
Release the submission the instant your opponent taps
Immediate release on the tap is an absolute expectation in all submission grappling, but CarJitsu's confined space — where limbs can be pinned against door frames, seats, or the B-pillar — makes delayed releases uniquely dangerous. Continuing to crank after a tap is considered the gravest violation of the trust that makes the format possible.
The hard geometry of a vehicle amplifies joint and spinal loading well beyond open-mat grappling, so the margin for error on a late release is essentially zero.
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