Petition to repeal Georgia Amateur MMA rule change

**Wolf** · Posted On: 5/30/2007 2:41pm

Ok folks, I posted this in the GAY, GAY, GAY thread, but thought it could use it's own.
The Georgia Athletics and Entertainment Commission (a dept under the Sec. of State) has made some pretty horrendous rules changes to Amateur MMA events. These are the new rules...

Originally Posted by GAEC

90-2-03 ROUNDS
Amateur MMA bouts will consist of three 3-minute rounds with a one minute rest period in between rounds.
90-2-04 EQUIPMENT
· Mouth guard
· Open finger gloves (minimum 7 oz.)
· Groin protection (male and female)
· Shin pads
· Instep pads
· Breast protection (female)
90-2-05 RULES
(1)LEGAL TECHNIQUES WHILE STANDING
· Closed hand strikes to head and body
· Kicking to body
· Knees to body and legs
· Throws/Take downs/Sweeps
· Standing Submissions
· Chokes
· Armbars
· Shouldering
(2)LEGAL TECHNIQUES WHILE ON THE GROUND
· Closed hand strikes to body and legs
· Submissions (chokes, armbars, straight leg locks ONLY)
(3)ILLEGAL TECHNIQUES WHILE STANDING
· Elbows
· Knees to head -Kicks to Head
· Kicks to knees
· Stomps on feet
· Groin strikes
· Hitting back of head
· Spine strikes
· Slamming
· Throws onto head or neck
· Throws against a joint
· Throwing out of competition area
· Neck cranks
· Holding ropes
· Pinching, biting, gouging, and any "dirty fighting"
(4)ILLEGAL TECHNIQUES WHILE ON GROUND
· Any striking to head
· Elbows
· Neck cranks
· Heel hooks
· Finger locks
· Toe locks
· Choking with hand on throat
· Smothering (hand over mouth)
· Spine locks
· Hammer locks
· Fish hooks
· Groin strikes
· Spine strikes
· Slamming
· Throwing out of competition area
· Pinching, biting, gouging, and any "dirty fighting"

I have put together an online petition that I would like people to sign and pass on (PLEASE ONLY SIGN ONCE). When I have enough names, I'll print this off and mail it with a well written and researched cover letter. Thanks in advance to all those that contribute.

Here's the petition...
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/GeorgiaMMARules

**v1y** · Posted On: 5/30/2007 3:01pm

No kneeing/kicking to the head is bad...

"No kicks to knees", do they mean leg kicks or are they just retarded?

throws/takedowns/sweeps are legal, but slams are not? wtf?

those are sort of understandable... but "no hammerlocks" is about the most retarded thing i've ever heard.

and 10 count is just dangerous.

**theword** · Posted On: 5/30/2007 5:43pm

What exactly is a 'spine lock'?

**roly** · Posted On: 5/30/2007 9:59pm

Originally Posted by theword

What exactly is a 'spine lock'?

something like "the twister" done by eddie bravo

spine damage = bad

**Wolf** · Posted On: 6/06/2007 2:37pm

bump...need more signatures

**Bry** · Posted On: 6/07/2007 12:13pm

Signed!

Bry

**wingchundo** · Posted On: 6/07/2007 9:15pm

I hate to be a wet blanket, but no one ever listens to Internet petitions. They lack the legitimacy of "paper" petitions because the paper petition signatures are typically sworn under penalty of perjury and traceable to a real person.

I signed the thing, but politicians typically toss these in the garbage.

I'm a little worried about the begging after signing too. It makes it look like you have to donate to continue contributing to the petition.

***WhiteShark*** · Posted On: 6/08/2007 10:50am

I talked to some of the fighters at my gym about this. They brought up another real problem with these rules. A lot of amateurs will go pro too soon to fight under real rules.

**Gezere** · Posted On: 6/08/2007 5:21pm

Originally Posted by WhiteShark

I talked to some of the fighters at my gym about this. They brought up another real problem with these rules. A lot of amateurs will go pro too soon to fight under real rules.

Yep. That point was brought up here too.