Epi 248 The Grappling Referee David Karchmer

This week we have a conversation with the grappling referee David Karchmer. David has been a BJJ Black Belt since 2012. He has officiated over 3,500 gi and no-gi matches for multiple organizations.

We talk about:

• This reason for his website The Grappling Referee
• Doing video education for interesting calls in BJJ matches
• How enforcing the borders is different between organizations and individual referees
• When to move grapplers back to the middle of the mat
• The role of safety in border enforcement
• What happens when two competitors fly off the mat
• What is done when a submission attempt ends up out of bounds
• Getting submitted by a move that is not intended to be a submission
• When it is appropriate to talk to the referee
• How injuries are handled from a referee's point of view
• Kids vs Adults rules
• When a referee should stop a match
• Common mistakes competitors make
• Remembering to control long enough to get you points
• Bending the rules
• Advice for people that want to be a referee
• Finding a mentor for being a referee

Links:

• The Grappling Referee website
• Go like his Facebook page you will learn great stuff
• Davids other interview with The BjjBrick Podcast

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