Techniques

Allowed: Banana split · Bicep pressure lock (bicep slicer) · Calf pressure lock (calf slicer) · Can opener · Crossface hold / crossface choke · Neck crank (general, non-shoulder-trapping) · Choke with hands wrapped around the throat · Heel hook · Knee bar · Knee reap (leg entanglement) · Foot lock that twists the knee · Blocking opponent's nose or mouth with hands · Opposite rear-naked choke (pressure on neck) · Slamming (to escape a submission) · Toe hold · Twister (spine lock) · Wrist lock.

Illegal: universal DQs only (Crossface guillotine twisting the chin, Crucifix (neck-lock variant), Full Nelson, Neck crank trapping both shoulders (downward pressure), Roll forward while an opponent is on your back, Spiking opponent on the head during a takedown).