One of my training partners mentioned today that he got an email from a former wrestler at our university who wanted to set up an intramural wrestling program with us. Since we are BJJ/submission grapplers and they are folkstyle wrestlers, I was trying to come up with a fair grappling ruleset that will give both sides a chance. Here is what I came up with:
Takedown - 2 points
Dominant pin (side control or better) for 30 seconds - 3 points
Submission - 5 points
The guard and all of its variants will not count as a pin.
Pulling guard will always award takedown points for your opponent.
The instant win nature of submissions and pins has been discarded. Instead these techniques are awarded a point value. After a successful pin or submission, the match will be restarted in a neutral standing position. The match will end after a predetermined time limit (probably 5 minutes). Obviously the most points wins.
Since submissions are harder to get than pins, I gave them a higher point value. However, a takedown and a pin is equivalent to a submission so I think this is fair enough for wrestlers.
Any comments or other ideas on a possible hybrid ruleset would be greatly appreciated.
Takedown - 2 points
Dominant pin (side control or better) for 30 seconds - 3 points
Submission - 5 points
The guard and all of its variants will not count as a pin.
Pulling guard will always award takedown points for your opponent.
The instant win nature of submissions and pins has been discarded. Instead these techniques are awarded a point value. After a successful pin or submission, the match will be restarted in a neutral standing position. The match will end after a predetermined time limit (probably 5 minutes). Obviously the most points wins.
Since submissions are harder to get than pins, I gave them a higher point value. However, a takedown and a pin is equivalent to a submission so I think this is fair enough for wrestlers.
Any comments or other ideas on a possible hybrid ruleset would be greatly appreciated.
