Rules
RULES
All styles:
«Odnotan» – musical forms;
«Tan dvobiy» – self-defense;
«Zabava» – point-fighting;
«Bornya 1″ — classic light-contact;
«Bornya 2″ – MMA Sanda light;
«Bornya 3″ – MMA-Light;
«Gerts 1″ — classic full-contact;
«Gerts 2″ – MMA Sanda full;
«Gerts 3″ – MMA-Elite.
Evaluation of technical actions:
Punch — 1 point;
Kicking in the body — 2 points;
A kick in the head — 3 points;
Sweeps - 1 point;
Throw — 1 point;
The amplitude throw — 2 points.
Complicated technical action (kick in the jump, a kick to the rotation 180 of the back) adds one point.
Legal techniques and scoring
ZABAVA style (point-fight)
ZABAVA is a fight with controlled contact. After each successful attack the fight is stopped and the action is scored.
«ZABAVA-1» (З-1) – limited fight with controlled contact.
«ZABAVA-2» (З-2) – main fight with controlled contact.
Equipment: Headgear with open chin, 9-10 ounce gloves (depending on the age), groin-guard cup, breast protector for girls, foot pads, shin guards, mouthpiece. Hand bandage and tapes are optional.
ZABAVA legal techniques and their scoring
| No | 
 Technique  | 
 Points  | 
 З-2  | 
 З-1  | 
| 
 1  | 
Punches in the body and head | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 2  | 
Kicks in the body | 
 2  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 3  | 
Kicks in the head | 
 3  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 4  | 
Sweep | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 5  | 
Finishing punches in the head or body after a throw with light contact without any break in action if the opponent is in ground position | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
| 
 6  | 
Submission holds without arms locking | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
|
| 
 7  | 
Throw after which attacking fighter passes into ground position | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
| 
 8  | 
Throw after which attacking fighter remains in standing position | 
 2  | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
| 
 9  | 
Low kick in the outer part of thigh | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
Illegal techniques
| 
 No  | 
 Technique  | 
 З-2  | 
 З-1  | 
| 
 1  | 
Any techniques which do not fall into category of LEGAL TECHNIQUES listed above | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 2  | 
Punches with open glove | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 3  | 
Kicks or punches in the groin or their imitations | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 4  | 
Kicks or punches in the spine | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 5  | 
Kicks or punches in the neck | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 6  | 
Kicks or punches in the back of the head | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 7  | 
Upside- down heel kicks in the head and collarbone | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 8  | 
Headbutts, knee strikes, elbow strikes, kicks in the inner part of thigh | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 9  | 
Submission techniques | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 10  | 
Strangulation and twisting techniques | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 11  | 
Throws higher than the fighter’s own height and throws driving the opponent head-first into the mat | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 12  | 
Techniques which result in opponent’s injuries, for example block-strikes, bites, jabs, kicks and punches in the joints etc. | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 13  | 
Technical action after referee’s command to stop the fight | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 14  | 
Wrestling in standing or ground position for more than 5 sec without technical actions | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 15  | 
Pushing and intentional pushing of the opponent out of the limits of fighting area | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 16  | 
Excessive contact | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 17  | 
Talks during the fight, abuse of opponent, judges and referee, fans, seconds | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 18  | 
Finishing kicking of the ground position opponent from the standing position | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
In ZABAVA only kicks and punches with light controlled contact are scored. More complicated techniques are scored with additional points, for example +1 for sweeping backfist, +1 for punch or kick with a jump.
BORNYA style (Light-contact).
Bornya is a fight with light contact.
«BORNYA-1» (B-1) – limited fight with light contact.
«BORNYA-2» (B-2) – main fight with light contact.
Equipment: Headgear with open chin, 8-10 ounce gloves (depending on the age), groin-guard cup, breast protector for girls, foot pads, shin guards, mouthpiece. Hand bandage and tapes are optional.
BORNYA legal techniques and their scoring
| 
 No  | 
 Technique  | 
 Points  | 
 B-2  | 
 B-1  | 
| 
 1  | 
Punches in the body and head | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 2  | 
Kicks in the body | 
 2  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 3  | 
Kicks in the head | 
 3  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 4  | 
Sweep | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 5  | 
Finishing punches in the head or body after a throw with light contact without any break in action if the opponent is in ground position | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
| 
 6  | 
Submission holds without arms locking | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
|
| 
 7  | 
Throw after which attacking fighter passes into ground position | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
| 
 8  | 
Throw after which attacking fighter remains in standing position | 
 2  | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
| 
 9  | 
Low kick in the outer part of thigh | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
| 
 10  | 
Low kick in the inner part of thigh | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
| 
 11  | 
By-blow with elbow in the body | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
Illegal techniques
| 
 No  | 
 Technique  | 
 B-2  | 
 B-1  | 
| 
 1  | 
Any techniques which do not fall into category of LEGAL TECHNIQUES listed above | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 2  | 
Punches with open glove | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 3  | 
Kicks or punches in the groin or their imitations | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 4  | 
Kicks or punches in the spine | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 5  | 
Kicks or punches in the neck | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 6  | 
Kicks or punches in the back of the head | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 7  | 
Upside- down heel kicks in the head and collarbone | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 8  | 
Headbutts, knee strikes, elbow strikes, kicks in the inner part of thigh | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 9  | 
Submission techniques | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 10  | 
Strangulation and twisting techniques | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 11  | 
Throws higher than the fighter’s own height and throws driving the opponent head-first into the mat | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 12  | 
Techniques which result in opponent’s injuries, for example block-strikes, bites, jabs, kicks and punches in the joints etc. | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 13  | 
Technical action after referee’s command to stop the fight | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 14  | 
Wrestling in standing or ground position for more than 5 sec without technical actions | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 15  | 
Pushing and intentional pushing of the opponent out of the limits of fighting area | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 16  | 
Excessive contact | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 17  | 
Talks during the fight, abuse of opponent, judges and referee, fans, seconds | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 18  | 
Finishing kicking of the ground position opponent from the standing position | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
In BORNYA only kicks and punches with light contact are scored. More complicated techniques are scored with additional points, for example: +1 for sweeping backfist, +1 for punch or kick with a jump, +1 for immobilization (pinning) after throw (3 sec)
GERTS style
GERTS is a full contact fight.
«Gerts-1» (G-1) – limited fight with full contact (full-contact)
«Gerts-2» (G-2) – main fight with full contact (shoot-fight)
«Gerts-3» (G-2) – mixed fight with full contact (MMA)
Equipment for G-1 and G-2: Headgear with open chin, 10 ounce gloves, groin-guard cup, foot pads, shin guards, mouthpiece, hand bandage.
Equipment for G-3: Headgear with open chin (compulsory for fighters younger than 21, optional for age 21 and more) , 6 ounce gloves used in amateur MMA with covered thumb, groin-guard cup,
instep guards, mouthpiece. Hand bandage and tapes are optional
GERTS legal techniques and their scoring
| 
 No  | 
 Technique  | 
 Points  | 
G-1 | 
 G-2  | 
 G-3  | 
| 
 1  | 
Punches in the body and head | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 2  | 
Kicks in the body | 
 2  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 3  | 
Kicks in the head | 
 3  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 4  | 
Sweep | 
 1  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 5  | 
Finishing punches in the head or body after a throw with light contact without any break in action if the opponent is in ground position | 
 1  | 
 -  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 6  | 
Submission holds without arms locking | 
 -  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
|
| 
 7  | 
Throw after which attacking fighter passes into ground position | 
 1  | 
 -  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 8  | 
Throw after which attacking fighter remains in standing position | 
 2  | 
 -  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 9  | 
Low kick in the outer part of thigh | 
 1  | 
 -  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 10  | 
Low kick in the inner part of thigh | 
 1  | 
 -  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 11  | 
By-blow with elbow in the body | 
 1  | 
 -  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 12  | 
Knee strikes in the body | 
 2  | 
 -  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 13  | 
Knee strikes in the head | 
 3  | 
 -  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 14  | 
Submission techniques | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 +  | 
|
| 
 15  | 
Strangulation techniques | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 +  | 
Illegal techniques
| 
 No  | 
 Technique  | 
 G-1  | 
 G-2  | 
 G-3  | 
| 
 1  | 
Any techniques which do not fall into category of LEGAL TECHNIQUES listed above | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 2  | 
Punches with open glove | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 3  | 
Kicks or punches in the groin or their imitations | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 4  | 
Kicks or punches in the spine | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 5  | 
Kicks or punches in the neck | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 6  | 
Kicks or punches in the back of the head | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 7  | 
Upside- down heel kicks in the head and collarbone | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 8  | 
Headbutts, elbow strikes in the head | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 9  | 
Submission techniques | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
| 
 10  | 
Strangulation techniques | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 -  | 
| 
 11  | 
Submission holds of small joints | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 12  | 
Throws higher than the fighter’s own height and throws driving the opponent head-first into the mat | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 13  | 
Techniques which result in opponent’s injuries, for example block-strikes, bites, jabs, kicks and punches in the joints etc. | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 14  | 
Technical action after referee’s command to stop the fight | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 15  | 
Wrestling in standing or ground position for more than 5 sec without technical actions | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 16  | 
Pushing and intentional pushing of the opponent out of the limits of fighting area | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 17  | 
Talks during the fight, abuse of opponent, judges and referee, fans, seconds | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
| 
 18  | 
Finishing kicking of the ground position opponent from the standing position | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
 +  | 
Legal techniques which are not scored: punches and kicks when both opponents are in the ground position (G-3).
Age and weight divisions:
«Zabava» – point-fighting, «Bornya 1″ — classic light-contact, «Bornya 2″ – MMA Sanda light,
«Bornya 3″ – MMA-Light;
| No
 
  | 
 Age  | 
Weight divisions (men) | |||||||||||||
| 
 1  | 
Veterans (age 41-55 ) | 
 -65  | 
 -75  | 
 -85  | 
 +85  | 
||||||||||
| 
 2  | 
Adults (age 19-40) | 
 -50  | 
 -55  | 
 -60  | 
 -65  | 
 -70  | 
 -75  | 
 -80  | 
 -85  | 
 +85  | 
|||||
| 
 3  | 
Juniors (age 16-18) | 
 -40  | 
 -45  | 
 -50  | 
 -55  | 
 -60  | 
 -65  | 
 -70  | 
 -75  | 
 +75  | 
|||||
| 
 5  | 
Cadets (age 13-15) | 
 -35  | 
 -40  | 
 -45  | 
 -50  | 
 -50  | 
 -60  | 
 -65  | 
 +65  | 
||||||
| 
 6  | 
Cadets (age 10-12) | 
 -25  | 
 -30  | 
 -35  | 
 -40  | 
 -45  | 
 -50  | 
 +50  | 
|||||||
| 
 7  | 
Children (age 7- 9) | 
 -25  | 
 -30  | 
 -35  | 
 -40  | 
 +45  | 
|||||||||
| No
 
  | 
 Age  | 
 Weight divisions (women)  | 
|||||||||||||
| 
 1  | 
Veterans (age 41-55 ) | 
 -65  | 
 -75  | 
 -85  | 
 +85  | 
||||||||||
| 
 2  | 
Adults (age 19-40) | 
 -45  | 
 -50  | 
 -55  | 
 -60  | 
 -65  | 
 +65  | 
||||||||
| 
 3  | 
Juniors (age 16-18) | 
 -40  | 
 -45  | 
 -50  | 
 -55  | 
 -60  | 
 +60  | 
||||||||
| 
 5  | 
Cadets (age 13-15) | 
 -35  | 
 -40  | 
 -45  | 
 -50  | 
 -50  | 
 -60  | 
 +60  | 
|||||||
| 
 6  | 
Cadets (age 10-12) | 
 -22  | 
 -25  | 
 -30  | 
 -35  | 
 -40  | 
 -45  | 
 +45  | 
|||||||
| 
 7  | 
Children (age 7- 9) | 
 -22  | 
 -25  | 
 -30  | 
 -35  | 
 -40  | 
 +40  | 
||||||||
«Gerts 1″ — classic full-contact; «Gerts 2″ – MMA Sanda full;
| No
 
  | 
 Age  | 
 Weight divisions (men)  | 
|||||||||||||
| 
 1  | 
Adults (age 19-40) | 
 -50  | 
 -55  | 
 -60  | 
 -65  | 
 -70  | 
 -75  | 
 -80  | 
 -85  | 
 -90  | 
 +90  | 
||||
| 
 2  | 
Juniors (age 16-18) | 
 -40  | 
 -45  | 
 -50  | 
 -55  | 
 -60  | 
 -65  | 
 -70  | 
 -75  | 
 +75  | 
|||||
| No
 
  | 
 Age  | 
 Weight divisions (women)  | 
|||||||||||||
| 
 1  | 
Adults (age 19-40) | 
 -50  | 
 -55  | 
 -60  | 
 -65  | 
 -70  | 
 -75  | 
 -80  | 
 -85  | 
 -90  | 
 +90  | 
||||
| 
 2  | 
Juniors (age 16-18) | 
 -40  | 
 -45  | 
 -50  | 
 -55  | 
 -60  | 
 -65  | 
 -70  | 
 -75  | 
 +75  | 
|||||
«Gerts 3″ – MMA-Elite.
| 
 No 
  | 
 Age  | 
 Weight divisions  | 
||||||||
| 
 1  | 
Adults (age 19-40) (men) | 
 -56  | 
 -60  | 
 -65,8  | 
 -70,3  | 
 -77,1  | 
 -84  | 
 -93  | 
 +93  | 
|
| 
 2  | 
Adults (age 19-40) (women) | 
 -50  | 
 -55  | 
 -61  | 
 -68  | 
 -76  | 
 +76  | 
|||
MUSICAL FORMS: Hard Styles, Soft Styles, Hard Styles weapons, Soft Styles weapons.