New Zealand Freestyle Martial Arts
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New Zealand Freestyle Martial Arts
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RULES FOR KUMITE (”fighting”)
COMPETITION Competition
area:
The competition area will be 8 metres square made up of jigsaw mats. Each
ring will be equipped with;
A. a table and two chairs (for the timekeeper and the scorekeeper).
B. a stop watch.
C. score card and draw.
D. a towel to wipe the floor.
E. pens and pencils.
F. a whistle and/or bell.
G. a red ribbon to mark the “red” fighter.
Officials:
Each ring will have one timekeeper, one scorekeeper, one centre judge,
and one referee. All judges and referees will be black belt qualified. Divisions:
The divisions will be the same as for the kata/form competition, as well
as male and female divisions. In the case of a small number of competitors in
any division, the organiser (Renshi Brenden Print) will make the decision on
combining any of the divisions. There will be no weight categorising, as in this
tournament weight will not be an advantage. (Your weight on the entry form will
only help us in the event of combining divisions) Rules:
A. Safety equipment: mouthguards and hand-pads are required for all
competitors, and groin protectors are required for all male competitors. The
hand-pads must be of a type to ensure that in the event of accidental contact
the other competitor will be protected from cuts and breaks. Footpads, shin
protectors (and chest protectors for women) are recommended, but optional.
B. Duration of matches: the
following rules apply to all divisions. All
elimination matches will last for two minutes or until one of the competitors
have scored three whole points. Semi-finals and finals matches will last two and
a half minutes or until one of the competitors have scored three whole points.
If at the end of the running time neither of the competitors have scored three
whole points the competitor with the most points wins.
If at the end of the running time there is a draw, the competitors will
go into a “sudden death/victory” overtime. They will be given a 30-second
rest time followed by a two minute round. The first half- or full-point scored
wins the match.
If at the end of the overtime round there has been no point scored, the
referee will make a call on who has won the match.
Points and warnings: the clock keeps running in the junior and
intermediate competition, but in the Senior division, the clock stops for all
points and warnings.
C. Scoring Points: a technique that (if not controlled) would have
severely incapacitated an opponent is awarded a full point, and a technique
which would have stunned or slowed an opponent is awarded a half point. To score either a half or a full point, a technique must
be properly executed, controlled and focused. Techniques that touch an opponent but may not have been
damaging e.g. a pushing strike, will not score. All strikes must be withdrawn
from the opponent also to score. There will be no striking below the belt, but fakes below
the belt are allowed. If a fake makes contact below the belt a penalty will
acrue.
D. Contact: the centre referee will strictly control the amount of
contact.
To score a point to either the body or the head, a competitor must either
touch the target or stop the technique within one-inch (2 1/2 cm).
Note that while light contact (kiss) is allowed to the head as well as
the body, the centre referee will strictly control this and either penalties or
disqualification will result from any excessive contact.
The organisers would prefer no contact to the head in all
cases, and will immediately penalise any uncontrolled techniques that either
make contact or could have made contact.
E. Penalties: Penalties will be imposed for the following; excessive
contact, illegal techniques, running out of the ring more than once, stalling
for time and unsportsmanlike conduct.
First offence results in a warning from the centre referee.
A second offence of the same type will result in a point being awarded to
the opponent. A third offence of the same type will result in disqualification.
Instant Disqualification. A competitor may be disqualified without
warning for unsportsmanlike conduct. In particular this includes; (1)
Malicious contact (i.e. contact intended to hurt the opponent or loss of
control such that competition becomes real fighting). (2)
Failure to observe ring etiquette (e.g. use of abusive language). (3)
Uncontrolled techniques: this includes spinning techniques where the
competitor has not looked or is not looking when the technique is executed. Instant Disqualification is determined by a conference
between the judge and the referee. Depending on the severity of the offence,
they may decide to disqualify the offender and award the match to the other
competitor, or they may either issue a warning or a penalty point to the other
competitor.
F. illegal techniques:
No strikes to the groin or throat.
No attacks against joints
No throws (however, sweeping techniques and takedowns are allowed, as
long as the legs/feet of the opponent come no higher than their own waist,
(then it becomes a throw and is illegal ), but a point is only awarded
for a follow-up strike and not for the sweep itself; although a well executed
sweep/takedown may help the referee
to award a higher point. A competitor has 5 seconds to follow up a
sweep/take-down with a strike, after which the match is stopped and the
competitor on the ground is allowed to get up, and the match is restarted.
Grabbing of the sleeve or leg is permitted for 2 seconds; (enough time to
score or take-down) then the fight is stopped and restarted from the middle. Match
Procedure: Matches will proceed as follows:
A. The competitors are called to take their marks in the ring. The
fighter on the left is designated the “red” fighter and a red ribbon is
attached to the back of his/her belt. The fighter on the right is designated the
“white” fighter.
B. The centre referee then inspects safety equipment.
C. The centre referee has the fighter’s bow to him/her, bow to each
other, and take their fighting/ready stance.
D. The fighting proceeds until the referee sees a point scored. At this
point the fight is stopped. The timekeeper stops the clock and restarts it once
the referee restarts the match (senior divisions). If both the judge and the referee are in agreement, the
referee awards the point, however the referee can call a point without the
judges approval at all times. The referee signals a point by pointing in the
direction of the fighter who scored the point (low for a half point and high for
a full point). The scorekeeper notes this on the scorecard. The fight is resumed.
E. This procedure continues until time runs out or one fighter scores
three points. When this happens the timekeeper (in case of end of time) or
scorekeeper (in case of three points) will blow a whistle to indicate the end of
the match. F. The centre judge has the fighters bow to him/her and to each other and declares the winner of the match, the fighters will shake hands before leaving the ring. |