All Forms:

• 2 minute max time from entering the ring to the end of the form

• No introduction of any type to begin form is allowed - bow to judges and begin

• No prompts are to be used

• No real weapons allowed for weapons forms

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Musical Forms:

• Music must be used

• Traditional to extreme moves allowed

• No weapons

• The competitor is judged on the form going with the music as much as the Martial Art skill level 

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Traditional Forms:

• No gymnastic moves or passes of any kind

• No tricking

• Jumps and spins are allowed as long as they go with your tradition 

• Tricking or gymnastics = disqualification 

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Open Forms:

• Must trick or gymnastic type moves

• Not performing tricks or gymnastics = disqualification 

 

 

 

 

All Sparring​ rules

 

• Martial Arts pants and 3/4 sleeve top must be worn

• Foot, Rib, Hand, Head Gear required (foam dipped)

• Mouth guard required

• Groin protection for all males

• Any two "official warning" = -1 point, each warning after is -1 point

• Official warning = contact rules, out of bounds, illegal target, falling

• Unofficial warning is when the Center Judge just wants to explain to a competitor

• 2 points for kicks - 1 point for punches

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Point Sparring:

• 2 minute round or first to 7 points

• If a tie at 2 minutes - sudden death, next point wins

• Target areas are above the waist like an upside down T - side to side and chest - the entire head is a target area

• Contact to the body must be made

• Under black belts contact to the head gear is allowed - no contact to the face.  However a controlled non contact to the head or face which demonstrates contact could have been made may score a point.

• Black Belts contact to the head and face allowed

• All contact is touch - heavy, hard, malicious, intent to hurt contact may result is warnings, negative points or disqualification  

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Continuous Sparring:

• Two 45 second rounds

• Competitor with the most points wins

• If a tie the Center Official determines a winner by who they felt controlled the match

• 2 side judges with score clickers in hand will watch 1 (one) competitor and click for each point at the end of 45 seconds the judges will switch competitors.  This making it fair.  Total points are added from both rounds

• Continuous does not = full contact.  Same contact rules as point sparring.

• Competitor must stop after a 5 continuous moves and reset

• Failure to reset may result in - points

• Center Official only breaks the match for safety, out of bounds, warnings or to control the match