ISKA rules

Part 4: Amateur rules and regulations

Protests and alteration of decisions in amateur events

The scoring of the referee and judges is final.

Protests against the decisions of a referee or judge can only be accepted in the event that the competition rules have not been correctly applied.

A judge's verdict, given at the conclusion of any match shall be binding and may be altered only in the event that the Head Referee and ISKA IRC deem that one of the following circumstances has occurred:

• A conspiracy has taken place or an illegal agreement has been entered into to affect the result of the match.
• The addition of the scorecards is faulty, one judge has mixed up the corners, resulting in the victory being given to the wrong fighter.
• A clear violation of the rules and regulations of the ISKA, directly affecting the outcome of the match, has been perpetrated.

Protests shall be directed to the Head Referee and shall state the reason in a proper manner for the complaint along with any supporting evidence that a wrong decision has been made. The protest must be accompanied by a processing fee of €100 ($100) which will be returned if the protest is found to be valid.

The protest fee will be transferred to the account of the IRC for the promotion and training of future referees, etc.

The head referee will decide on the protest after hearing evidence from the protesting side and the referees concerned. (Video will not be accepted). His/her decision is final.

A protest against a doctor’s decision is impossible.

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

About ISKA

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