Ju-jitsu · JJIF and FIJLKAM

Fighting, Ne-Waza and Duo System, with JJIF and FIJLKAM rules

The three JJIF 2026 rulebooks and the Italian FIJLKAM national rules, already loaded. The referee table has the discipline's commands, the bracket carries the repechage, and the youngest divisions have their own limits.

3: disciplines: Fighting, Ne-Waza, Duo System
11: JJIF age divisions, from U10 to Masters 4
U8: the entry-level division added by FIJLKAM
2: bronzes fought, with repechage

01 · Fighting System

Three parts, and the table knows when the match is already won

Each part awards 3 and 2-point ippons and 1-point waza-aris. An ippon in all three is full ippon: the table declares it and asks for confirmation before closing, and does the same for disqualification at the second chui. A shido is worth a waza-ari to the opponent.

Timed osae-komi: waza-ari at 10 seconds, ippon at 15
2 minutes of medical time per athlete, which can be paused
Challenge from the table, accepted or rejected
In a tie, extra rounds of two thirds of the time, with a one-minute break, until there's a winner

1Atemipunches and kicksIppon
2Standingthrows, locks and stranglesIppon
3Groundholds, locks and stranglesIppon

Full ippon an ippon in every part: the match ends

Illustration. Match time: 3 minutes from U16 to adults, 2 for Masters and up to U14.

02 · Ne-Waza

Ne-Waza, with unlimited golden score

2, 3 and 4-point scores, advantages and penalties, and a submission ends it. In a tie, more points count, then more advantages, then fewer penalties; if still level it goes to golden score, which the table starts on confirmation.

2 minutes of medical time per athlete: once it runs out, it's a withdrawal

JJIF

Ne-Waza, match times

Adults, Masters, U21: 5 min
U18: 4 min
U16, U14, U12: 3 min
U10: 1 min 30 s
Ties: Golden score, no limit

03 · Duo System

Duo as matches, with the jury at the table

Red couple against blue couple, from the same club, in a match on the mat schedule like any other. The table collects the judges' scores series by series, and the higher total wins.

Male, female, mixed and open couples
No weigh-in, and two automatic bronzes

JJIF

Duo System

Jury: 3 or 5 judges; with 5 the extremes are dropped
Series: A, B and C; two for the young
Ties: Extra series, then referee decision
Bracket: Up to 5 couples round robin, up to 12 two pools and semi-finals

04 · Shared rules

The JJIF rules that apply to the whole event

Weigh-in before the event in Fighting and Ne-Waza: brackets are built with those who made weight
Fought bronzes in Fighting and Ne-Waza, against those coming back through repechage; whoever loses the bronze match is fifth
Call for absence: three calls a minute apart with the clock on screen, and in Fighting a shido at the second
Category changes: at most one age division up, weight only upwards
Red and blue on the projected scoreboard, as the rulebook declares them
Several disciplines in the same event, with rest for those who do more than one, across mats too

05 · FIJLKAM

FIJLKAM rules, on top of JJIF

The FIJLKAM rulebook — the Italian federation — for Fighting and Ne-Waza inherits the JJIF one and writes only the differences: a correction to the international tables applies straight away to the Italian circuit too. FIJLKAM Duo follows its own translation of the JJIF rulebook.

U8 in Fighting: 2 minutes, only the standing and ground parts, no full ippon, and the referee decides a tie
U8 in Ne-Waza: a minute and a half
In U8, U10 and U12, pools of at most four athletes
With six entries, two pools of three

Event wizard: the IBJJF, JJIF and FIJLKAM 2026 rulebooks, each with its own switch. — In the event wizard JJIF and FIJLKAM are separate switches.

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FAQ

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Which scoreboard is used for BJJ and ju-jitsu?

The KombatControl referee table has the commands of the match's rulebook: points, advantages and penalties for BJJ, and the JJIF scores and sanctions for ju-jitsu, with the clock. A second window puts the scoreboard on the projector, readable across the hall, and keeps it in step with the table in real time.

How do IBJJF and JJIF differ on weigh-in, bronzes and ties?

IBJJF: weigh-in during the event, two automatic bronzes for the semi-final losers, no repechage; in a tie, points, advantages and penalties count, then the referee decision.

JJIF: weigh-in before the event, two bronzes fought against those coming back through repechage, and whoever loses the bronze match is fifth; in a tie, extra rounds in Fighting and golden score in Ne-Waza. KombatControl applies the rules of the chosen rulebook.

What is full ippon in Fighting and how does the table handle it?

It is an ippon in each of the match's three parts: atemi, standing and ground. The match ends there. The KombatControl referee table recognises it from the score, declares it and asks for confirmation before closing, because once closed the bracket moves on. The same goes for disqualification at the second chui.

How is the Duo System handled in KombatControl?

As matches: red couple against blue couple, from the same club, in the mat schedule like any other match. The jury has 3 or 5 judges, and with 5 the extreme scores are dropped; the table collects the scores series by series and the higher total wins. In a tie there is an extra series, then the referee decides.

Does KombatControl handle FIJLKAM's youngest age groups?

Yes. The FIJLKAM rulebook adds the U8 division to JJIF, with its own limits: in Fighting 2 minutes, only the standing and ground parts, no full ippon, and the referee decides a tie; in Ne-Waza a minute and a half. In U8, U10 and U12, pools have at most four athletes.

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