* MIMMA Amateur Rules does not allow the use of elbows AT ALL
On a standing opponent: Kicks are allowed to the legs, body and head
On a grounded opponent: Kicks are allowed to the legs and body ONLY
Kicks to the head of a grounded opponent is ILLEGAL
On a standing opponent: Punches are allowed to the legs, body and head
On a grounded opponent: Punches are allowed to the legs, body and head
On a standing opponent: Knees are allowed to the legs and body ONLY
On a grounded opponent: Knees are allowed to the legs and body ONLY
ALL KNEES to the head of an opponent are ILLEGAL
The act of getting the opponent to the ground by wrestling, judo, BJJ etc. techniques
ALL takedowns are LEGAL as long as they adhere to the MIMMA FC Rule Book*
The act of making the opponent give up by tapping
All submissions are LEGAL as long as they adhere to the MIMMA FC Rule Book*
When a fighter strikes (punches and kicks) a grounded opponent
A choking move is when a fighter chokes his opponent, cutting off blood to the brain, forcing the opponent to submit by tapping out.
Examples: Rear Naked Choke, Triangle Choke, Gogoplata, Guillotine Choke, etc
A submission move when a fighter hyper extends the arm or arm joints of his opponent to the point of pain forcing the opponent to submit by tapping out
Examples: Armbar, Omoplata, Americana, Kimura, etc.
A submission move when a fighter hyper extends the leg or leg joints of his opponent to the point of pain forcing the opponent to submit by tapping out
Examples: Knee bar, leglock, etc
