ISKA rules
Part 3: Forms
Musical form: freestyle empty hand
Music must be used and the choreography to the music is of high importance. The use of weapons is strictly forbidden.
The use of stage props such as lasers, smoke, fire or dry ice is not permitted.
No dance moves or theatrical costumes are allowed.
The duration of a freestyle form must be between 1 and 3 minutes. The time starts from the first move of the form, not the announcement. A time keeper will be appointed.
This is NOT a gymnastic contest and only three gymnastic moves will be permitted or a penalty of 0.5 will be deducted by each judge.
Scoring
Judges should be looking for:
- synchronisation to the music
- showmanship
- speed of the techniques
- degree of difficulty
- basics hand and foot technique
- balance
- basic stances
- strength and focus
All the above are to be executed with strength and power according to the basic technique.
Contents
Part 1: General
- ISKA / IRC
- Amateur status
- Doping
- Registration
- Age categories
- Weigh-in and medical examinations
- Tournament organization
- Referees
Part 2: Point fighting
- Clothing and outfit
- Matches, weight divisions and match time
- Referee’s power
- Beginning, interruption and end of fights
- Rules of competition
- Points and scoring
- Warnings and penalty points
- Competition safety rules
- Protests
Part 3: Forms
- Overview, scoring and presentation
- Traditional Japanese hardstyle
- Traditional Korean hardstyle
- Softstyle
- Musical form: freestyle empty hand
- Musical form: freestyle weapon
- Weapon traditional: no music
- Veterans traditional
