ISKA rules

Part 2: Point fighting

Referee’s power

1. The referee is the only person that can stop the bout.
2. The referee may if he wishes, have any, or all the officials in his area replaced.
3. The referee may deduct a point from a competitor leaving the fighting area 3 times in a bout.
4. The referee may disqualify a competitor for leaving the area on a 4th occasion during the same bout.
5. The referee may deduct a point from a competitor for dissension after he has been already warned
6. The referee may deduct a point from a competitor for dissension from his coach after he has been already warned
7. The referee may deduct a point from a competitor for serious not sportsmanlike behaviour by either himself or his coach.
8. The referee can disqualify a fighter if he does not turn up after he has been repeatedly called for his fight (usually one minute is allowed)
9. The referee can disqualify a fighter who turns up with improper safety equipment and can not replace it in the time allotted (usually one minute is allowed)

What the referee cannot do

1. The referee cannot disqualify a competitor for any reason other than those stated in the chapter above.
2. The referee can not at anytime impose, change or alter any of the rules
3. The referee cannot overrule any score by a judge unless that score is a minority one. (However, if a rule has been broken that the judge is unaware of, then they may be overruled.

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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