ISKA rules
Part 1: General
Weigh-in and medical examinations
Weigh-in and medical examinations time
The weigh-in has to be completed at least two hours prior to the first fight.
International Tournaments, Competitions or Galas
Whenever possible, a selection of volunteer referees, preferably from different countries, supervise the weigh-in on international competitions on the day before.
Male and female participants
Whenever there are male and female participants, the medical examinations have to be held in separate rooms, or if in the same room, then during different times. Furthermore, the examinations have to be done by medical staff of the same gender.
Tolerance
Generally, there is no tolerance.
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

