WKA World Kickboxing Association World Karate Association WKA Official Rulebook 2008 CONTENT Introduction.........................................................................................................................................4 I. Part - General.........................................................................................................................5 1. WKA........................................................................................................................................6 2. Amateur Status.........................................................................................................................6 3. Doping.....................................................................................................................................7 4. Registration.............................................................................................................................7 5. Age Categories.........................................................................................................................8 6. Weight Classes / Weigh-In. Over view:.....................................................................................9 7. Competition Management.......................................................................................................12 8. Referees.................................................................................................................................13 II. Part – Pointfighting (Semi Contact).....................................................................................17 1. Clothing and Outfit................................................................................................................18 2. Matches, Weight and Age Divisions, Match Time....................................................................19 3. The Referee’s Power..............................................................................................................20 4. Beginning, Interruption and End of Fights..............................................................................20 5. Rules of Competition..............................................................................................................21 6. Points and Scoring.................................................................................................................22 7. Warning and Penalty-Points...................................................................................................24 8. Competition Safety Rules........................................................................................................24 9. Protests and alteration of decisions in European and World Championships...........................25 III. Part – Disciplines Forms......................................................................................................26 1. Hard Style: (HS)....................................................................................................................29 2. Korean Style(KS)...................................................................................................................29 3. Karate Kata (KK)...................................................................................................................29 4. Forms Soft-Style (SS).............................................................................................................29 5. Free Style (FS).......................................................................................................................29 6. Musical Weapons (MW).........................................................................................................30 7. Weapon no Music (WN)..........................................................................................................30 8. Karate Weapons (KW)............................................................................................................30 9. Veterans Traditional (VT).......................................................................................................30 10. Extreme Forms.......................................................................................................................30 11. Traditional Team Forms (TT).................................................................................................31 12. Free Style Team Forms (FT)...................................................................................................31 IV. Part – Disciplines Karate Kumite........................................................................................32 1. Kumite Shobu Ippon...............................................................................................................33 2. Kumite Shobu Nihon W.K.A Kids & Juniors Rules..................................................................34 3. The Terminology....................................................................................................................35 2 V. Disciplines: Amateur Rules and Regulations for Light-Contact.........................................36 1. WKA Amateur Weight Classes................................................................................................37 2. Attendance of physician..........................................................................................................37 3. Divisions, Rounds...................................................................................................................38 4. Rules of Conduct Inside and Outside Of the Ring....................................................................38 5. Seconds..................................................................................................................................39 6. Scores and Points in Light Contact.........................................................................................39 7. Protests and Alteration of Decisions in European and World Championships..........................41 VI. Part – Disciplines: Amateur Rules and Regulations for Full-Contact, Kick-Boxing, Thai- Boxing, Original WKA kickboxing rules (K-1).................................................................................43 1. WKA Amateur Weight Classes in:...........................................................................................44 2. Attendance of physician..........................................................................................................44 3. Divisions, Rounds...................................................................................................................45 4. Rules of Conduct Inside and Outside Of the Ring....................................................................45 5. Seconds and A,B,C,D licence by galas....................................................................................46 6. Matches in Full-Contact, Kickboxing, Thai-Boxing and original WKA kickboxing rules (K-1).47 7. WKA Amateur Division Scoring Rules....................................................................................49 8. Scoring and Points in Full-Contact, Kickboxing, Thai-Boxing and Original WKA kickboxing rules (K-1).............................................................................................................................50 9. Protests and Alteration of Decisions in European and World Championships..........................51 10. Rules for new ringsport divisions: Children, Teenagers, Kadets..............................................52 VII. Kyokushin Knock Down Karate rules.................................................................................57 1. Weight divisions:....................................................................................................................58 2. FREQUENTLY USED TECHNIQUES....................................................................................58 3. OFFICALS.............................................................................................................................58 4. Standard actions for referee...................................................................................................59 5. THE CORNER JUDGES DURING THE BOUT......................................................................60 6. PROFIL OF THE CORNER JUDGES AND THE REFEREE..................................................62 7. DISCIPLINARY MEASURES AGAINST REFEREE OR JUDGES...........................................62 8. USE OF PROTECTORS.........................................................................................................62 9. PROFILE OF FIGHTER........................................................................................................63 10. BLUE AND RED CONTESTANT............................................................................................63 11. THE FIGHT TIME AND EXTENSIONS..................................................................................63 12. JUDGES CRITERIA...............................................................................................................64 13. Legal Target Areas.................................................................................................................65 14. Victory...................................................................................................................................66 15. STANDARD FOULS..............................................................................................................66 16. Terminology...........................................................................................................................68