ISKA rules

Part 1: General

Amateur status

The term ‘amateur’ was previously used to group the fighters of the Full-Contact, Kickboxing or Thai-Box division. It shall be used in this rulebook to describe all fighters that are not professionals.

As amateurs shall be considered all fighters, who do not meet one or more of the following conditions:

1. The fighter is under a professional contract.
2. The fighter has never participated in a tournament or gala of 5 rounds of 3 minutes (Thai-Box A-Class).
3. The fighter has never participated in a tournament or gala of more than 5 rounds.
4. The fighter is listed on a Pro-Rank list of one of the following, or similar organisations: ISKA, NASKA, WAKO PRO, WKA, WKL, WKN. Non-mentioned organisations with a similar character are also to be considered. The above list is just an extract, and not necessarily complete.
5. If a fighter thinks, that he is listed on a Pro-Rank list, and shouldn’t be, then he has to report it to his/her national federation and applies for a confirmation of his amateur status. He is also responsible to contact the organization that listed him. The IRC will decide upon the application to remain classified as an amateur, the status will be granted while the application is pending.

Non-Amateurs cannot participate on Amateur events. Especially not on the amateur World Championships. If the IRC is informed about, one or more of the following actions can be taken:

1. Disqualification of the Non-Amateur
2. A ban on time to be determined by the IRC
3. A fine of minimum €100
4. Revocation of a won title, whereas a revocation of a world title requires the approval of the ISKA Executive Board

Contents

Part 1: General

1. ISKA / IRC
2. Amateur status
3. Doping
4. Registration
5. Age categories
6. Weigh-in and medical examinations
7. Tournament organization
8. Referees

Part 2: Point fighting

1. Clothing and outfit
2. Matches, weight divisions and match time
3. Referee’s power
4. Beginning, interruption and end of fights
5. Rules of competition
6. Points and scoring
7. Warnings and penalty points
8. Competition safety rules
9. Protests

Part 3: Forms

1. Overview, scoring and presentation
2. Traditional Japanese hardstyle
3. Traditional Korean hardstyle
4. Softstyle
5. Musical form: freestyle empty hand
6. Musical form: freestyle weapon
7. Weapon traditional: no music
8. Veterans traditional

Part 4: Amateur rules and regulations

1. ISKA amateur weight classes
2. Physical examination
3. Divisions and rounds
4. Rules of conduct inside and outside the ring
5. Fighter and seconds
6. Matches in full contact, kickboxing and Thaiboxing
7. ASKA Amateur Division scoring rules
8. Protests and alteration of decisions in amateur events

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