SPARRING RULES
Point Targets –
Head/Helmet (forehead, top, back and sides)
Face
Chest
Ribs
Stomach
Kidneys
Groin (Adult Black Belt Division ONLY)
1. THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT.
The first competitor to accumulate three (3) points shall be declared the winner. No point margin is necessary.
2. ONE POINT FOR EACH VALID HAND OR FOOT TECHNIQUE.
Both hand and foot techniques are permitted to the face/head targets.
3. FACE, HEAD & BODY CONTACT RULES
4. NON-PERMISSIBLE ACTIONS – ALL DIVISIONS:
5. WARNINGS:
An OFFICIAL WARNING shall be issued by the Referee for each and every NON-FLAGRANT, NON-PERMISSIBLE ACTION listed in [4.] above.
6. PENALTY POINTS:
+1 Penalty point shall be awarded to the violator’s opponent each time any of the following occurs :
7. A competitor must be in the ring to score a point. Any competitor out of the ring can not score, but may be scored upon as long as the scoring competitor is in the ring. If ANY part of your body is touching the ring and/or ring line, you are considered in the ring.
8. Grabbing and hooking is permissible, but only with an immediate follow up attack.
9. Attacking a fallen opponent is permissible, but only within one second (a count of one-thousand-one by the Referee) after the opponent has fallen.
10. DISQUALIFICATION shall be the result of any of the following :
REFEREEING & JUDGING POLICY FOR SPARRING
1. Disqualifications due to excessive contact shall be a majority rule by the Referee and the Judges.
2. Two (2) Officials out of five (5) OR one (1) Official out of three (3) minimum, in agreement, are required for the valid awarding of a FACE CONTACT penalty point.
3. FACE CONTACT penalty point votes take precedence over point votes. Example: Three Officials vote for Red point and two Officials vote for Red contact penalty point. The proper result is that White is awarded one point because Red made FACE CONTACT. The two votes for FACE CONTACT overruled the three votes for point.
REFEREE (Chief Center Official)
1. Is solely responsible for his/her ring and all occurrences within and has sole authority to disqualify a competitor for unacceptable behavior by the competitor, parent, relative, friend or instructor.
2. Shall vote simultaneously with the Judges for all points, but ONLY he/she may make the NON-PERMISSIBLE ACTION calls (listed in [4. NON-PERMISSIBLE ACTIONS] above).
3. Shall shout “BREAK”! to stop the action.
4. Has the authority to overrule the Judges.
5. Is responsible for management of the Officiating Crew, will be the only person to communicate with the scorekeeper and will consult with the Chief Referee if a question or dispute cannot be resolved within the ring.
JUDGES (Corner Officials)
1. Shall vote ONLY for Point, No Point, Face Contact Penalty Point and No See. A No See call disqualifies the respective Official from that vote and the majority is adjusted accordingly.
2. Are expected to move (float) parallel to the ring lines, from corner to corner in a 180 degree arc, to establish the best view possible.
3. When appropriate, are expected to shout “POINT”! to inform the Referee of intent to vote. The action then stops ONLY when the Referee shouts “BREAK”!
OFFICIALS
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Grand Master Lewis created the traditional martial art “Kang Do,” which when translated, means “inner strength way.” We believe that martial arts is a way of life that inspires total human growth and development, not destruction.
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