ISKA rules
Part 3: Forms
Musical form: freestyle weapon
Music and weapons must be used and the choreography to the music is highly important.
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 start with the first move of the form, not the announcement. A time keeper will be appointed. All used weapons must be safe and clean and recognised within martial arts. The judges have the right to inspect weapons prior to starting a form.
This is NOT a gymnastic contest and only three gymnastic move will be permitted or a penalty of 0.5 will be deducted by each judge.
Scoring
Judges will mark the form on:
- use of the weapon, not kicks and other techniques.
- synchronisation to the music
- manipulation of the weapon
- speed of the techniques
- degree of difficulty
- Showmanship
- Balance
- basic stances
- strength and focus
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
