ISKA rules
Part 4: Amateur rules and regulations
Physical examination
All fighters must submit to a physical examination by the designated attending physician. At the examination the fighter must present his/her international fightbook, which must have been signed by the national association physician, no longer than 12 months ago.
The attendance of a doctor (physician) in full contact, low kick and Thaiboxing is obligatory, a first-aid team only is explicitly not enough! A first aid team is only in Lightcontact allowed.
The official physician who mandatory attends every match is the final authority in questions of the safety of the fighters, and he or she may at any time stop or terminate a match at his or her discretion.
Any match must be supervised by an approved doctor (physician). Any and all directions and/or orders from the attending physician must be immediately complied with. The attending physician must be qualified as a general practitioner. If there are more than 200 fighters, a second physician is obligatory.
The attending physician must follow the rules and regulation of the national health board in question as well as be approved by the authorities where such rules apply. No match may start or proceed before the attending physician is in place, and the physician may not leave his/her place prior to the decision in the last match. The attending physician shall be ready to assist if a serious emergency arises, and to administer first aid in the event of less serious injuries.
The doctor has the right, to interrupt or stop a contest by ringing the bell or calling ‘stop’ to the referee, if he/she thinks a contestant is in danger and the referee has not stopped the fight. He/she is also responsible to decide when a referee calls him/her in case of an injured fighter.
Nobody, not even seconds, may attempt to aid a fighter during a round before the attending physician has had the opportunity to see the injured fighter. If the doctor enters the ring or he/she must examine the presumed injury, the fight is over and the judges have to finish the point sheets (point cards). The result is ‘won by TKO’ or ‘Disqualification’ by unanimous or majority decision. Doctor decisions are in any case final decisions, there is no protest possible.
If a fighter is not in possession of his or her fightbook with the annual ISKA license stamp at the time of the physical examination and the weigh-in, he or she shall not be permitted to fight.
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
