Rules
1) GENERAL INFORMATION
- Place :
- Complexe sportif – Rue de la gite, 85470 Bretignolles sur Mer (FRANCE)
- Minimum age of participation: 18 years
- Protections: groin,(cups for women)
- After the first round bandages are alowed
- Men elite category :
- – 65 kg
- – 75 kg
- – 85 kg
- + 85 kg.
- Women elite category :
- – 60 kg
- + 60 kg.
- Veterans elite category (+40 ans) :
- Open weight
- Women elite category :
- – 60 kg
- + 60 kg
2) DIMENSIONS OF THE FIGHT AREA
- The fight area is a tatami of 8 meters on 8 meters
3) ARBITRATION
- The arbitration consists of 4 corner referees and a central referee
4) DURATION OF THE FIGHTS
- 1st round: 3 minutes
- If there is a draw (HIKIWAKE) there will be a second round of 2 minutes.
- 2nd round: 2 minutes
- If there is a second draw (HIKIWAKE), there will be a weight test.
- If there is a difference of 5kg or more, the lighter fighter wins.
- If there is not enough difference of weight there will be one last round of 3 minutes
- 3rd round: 3 minutes
- After what the juges have to take a decision.
5) ALLOWED TECHNIQUES
- Kicks the head, the body and legs.
- Knees to the head,the body and legs.
- Clinching.
- Punches and trikes to the body and th e legs with fist, elbow and open hand
- Grabbing the opponent’s dogi with one hand during 3 seconds
- Sweeping and throwing
6) FORBIDDEN TECHNIQUES
- Punching to the head with fist, open hand or any part of the arm headbutting.
- Kicks to the groin.
- Punching or kicking in the back of the opponent.
- Strike the opponent when he’s laying down pushing the opponent repetingly walk out of the fighting area behaving unsportly
7) OFFICIAL WARNINGS
- 1st warning: (chui ichi)
- 2nd warning: (chui ni genten ichi)
- 3rd warning: (genten ichi chui ichi)
- 4th warning: (genten ni ,shikaku) disqualification)
8)POINT SYSTEM
A fighter wins by knock out, knock down or on points
A) Half point (waza ari)
- When the opponent goes down for less than 5 seconds
B) Full point (ippon)
- When the opponent goes down for more than 5 seconds two half points(waza ari) becomes full point(ippon)
C) Win by decision
- Supported by 3 of the 5 referees.