Metamoris

Last October there was a new kind of Jiu-Jitsu competition.

There were plenty of safety rules, and everything like that. The idea was to move competition a bit closer to Jiu-Jitsu's roots.
 

Usually competition involves accumulation of points over a ten minute period. A successful submission causes instant victory, but otherwise the winner is the competitor with the most points when the buzzer sounds. Points are given for submission attempts, positions, and advancing position.

The October tournament, called Metamoris, had nothing like points or decisions.
 

The matches were 20 minutes long, and if there was no successful submission, then the fight was declared a draw.
 

Of the six matches, three had submissions, and three did not. In the drawn matches I was glad nobody was declared to have won. Nobody in any of those matches deserved to lose.
 

In June they are doing it again at Metamoris II. I was very excited by this recent announcement.
 

Sadly, there is a change. There are still no points, but it is no longer submission-only. At the end of each match that goes the distance, three judges will select the winner.
 

I guess it must have bugged somebody that half of the matches ended in draws.

Last time they tried to make into less of a sport, and this time they are backtracking.