NASKA RULE BOOK 2019 The Complete Rules for NASKA Sanctioned Martial Arts Tournaments COPYRIGHT 2018 NORTH AMERICAN SPORT KARATE ASSOCIATION 600 Sherwood Rd, Shoreview, MN 55126 [email protected] www.NASKA.com P a g e | 1 Table of Contents Article I. BASIC NASKA RULES 5 Section 1.01 COMPETITOR........................................................................................................................................................... 5 Section 1.02 COMPETITOR RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................................................ 5 Section 1.03 LEGAL AGE RULE .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Section 1.04 PROOF OF AGE RULE............................................................................................................................................. 5 Section 1.05 RANK RULE............................................................................................................................................................... 6 Section 1.06 LATE ENTRIES............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Section 1.07 UNDER BLACK BELT RULES ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Section 1.08 WEIGHING-IN .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Section 1.09 RING REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Section 1.10 FAIRNESS RULE ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 Section 1.11 DIVISIONAL, TOURNAMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL DISQUALIFICATION .................................................... 7 Section 1.12 SPLITTING A DIVISION ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Article II. EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORMS 8 Section 2.01 UNIFORM ................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Section 2.02 REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED SAFETY EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................... 8 Article III. OFFICIALS 9 Section 3.01 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................................................... 9 Section 3.02 CENTER REFEREE (CENTER OFFICIAL) .................................................................................................................. 9 Section 3.03 ADDED RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CENTER OFFICIAL: ......................................................................................... 9 Section 3.04 NUMBER OF OFFICIALS ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Section 3.05 CALLS AN OFFICIAL MAY MAKE ........................................................................................................................ 10 Section 3.06 LATE CALLS ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 Article IV. PROTESTS 11 Section 4.01 WHO MAY LODGE A PROTEST ........................................................................................................................... 11 Section 4.02 MATTERS THAT MAY BE PROTESTED .................................................................................................................... 11 Section 4.03 LODGING A PROTEST: ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Section 4.04 THE PROTEST CONFERENCE: ............................................................................................................................... 12 Section 4.05 REMOVAL OF OFFICIALS ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Section 4.06 PROTEST PENALTIES .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Article V. SPARRING 14 Section 5.01 ORDER OF COMPETITION ................................................................................................................................... 14 Section 5.02 LENGTH OF MATCH – DIVISION / INDIVIDUAL.................................................................................................. 14 Section 5.03 WHAT IS A SPARRING POINT? ............................................................................................................................. 15 Section 5.04 NO-FAULT CONTACT ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Section 5.05 GENERAL RULES .................................................................................................................................................... 15 Section 5.06 CONSECUTIVE MATCHES .................................................................................................................................... 16 Section 5.07 DOWNED COMPETITOR ...................................................................................................................................... 16 NASKA (North American Sport Karate Association) 600 Sherwood Rd, Shoreview, MN 55126 P a g e | 2 Section 5.08 POINT VALUES AND WINNER DETERMINATION ................................................................................................ 16 Section 5.09 MAJORITY OF VOTES ........................................................................................................................................... 16 Section 5.10 LEGAL, ILLEGAL, AND NON-TARGET AREAS ..................................................................................................... 16 Section 5.11 LEGAL & ILLEGAL TECHNIQUES .......................................................................................................................... 17 Section 5.12 GRABBING ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Section 5.13 SWEEPS, TAKEDOWNS, AND GROUND FIGHTING ........................................................................................... 17 Section 5.14 LIGHT TOUCH CONTACT ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Section 5.15 MODERATE TOUCH CONTACT ........................................................................................................................... 17 Section 5.16 OUT-OF-BOUNDS .................................................................................................................................................. 17 Section 5.17 SPARRING WARNINGS AND PENALTIES ............................................................................................................ 17 Section 5.18 OTHER CAUSES OF PENALIZATION ..................................................................................................................... 19 Section 5.19 DISQUALIFICATION............................................................................................................................................... 19 Section 5.20 COACHING .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 Section 5.21 INJURED COMPETITOR......................................................................................................................................... 21 Section 5.22 EXCESSIVE INJURIES .............................................................................................................................................. 22 Section 5.23 TIME-OUT’S ............................................................................................................................................................ 22 Section 5.23 YOUTH OPEN WEIGHT DIVISIONS ....................................................................................................................... 22 Article VI. TEAM SPARRING SPECIFIC RULES 23 Section 6.01 TEAM DIVISIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 23 Section 6.02 ADULT TEAMS ........................................................................................................................................................ 23 Section 6.03 TEAM MEMBERS .................................................................................................................................................... 24 Section 6.04 SENIOR AND JUNIOR SPARRING TEAMS ..........................................................................................................