Tournament Rules and Regulations

1. The purpose of this tournament is not only to scout new champions, but to extend friendship and exchange individual skills among the competitors and to introduce traditional martial arts to the public.
2. Competitors must be members of an established oriental martial arts school.  All referees shall be 2^nd Dan or above, and all judges shall be 1^st Dan or above entitled by master teachers.
3. Free sparring matches shall be conducted in two minutes, as a single elimination match.  Overtime shall apply to tied scores.
4. Referee officials shall be composed of 1 referee, 4 judges, 1 timekeeper and 1 scorekeeper at a championship tournament.
5. Referee officials shall be composed of 1 referee, 3 judges, 1 timekeeper and 1 scorekeeper at a friendship tournament if necessary.
6. Valid scores shall be determined as follows: A) One successful ground technique will be given ½ point.  B) One successful jumping technique will be given 1 point.  C) One uncontrolled fall will be deducted ½ point. D) 3 warnings will be deducted ½ point.
7. Warnings:  1) Escaping out of the ring.  2) Using excessive contact. 3) Pretending injury.  4) Falling down on purpose.  5) Using illegal techniques.  6) Disrespect.
8. Illegal techniques:  1) Elbows 2) Head 3) Palm heel 4) Fingertips  5) Grabbing 6) Straight punch to the face 7) Axe Kicks
9. Legal techniques:  Forefist, backfist, hammerfist, knifehand, ridgehand, all kicks, except that front kick and roundhouse kick must be executed with the ball of the foot as weapons.
10. Winner shall be determined as follows:  1) by points (competitor with the most points at the end of the match of the first competitor with 3 full points) 2) by disqualification 3) by injury
11. Disqualifications:  1) injuring opponent on purpose 2) attacking a fallen opponent 3) disrespect for the officials 4) repeating illegal techniques.
12. Targets:  Above the belt except the arms, and straight punches to the face.
13. All competitors must wear uniforms and groin or breast protectors.  Other safety equipment is not permitted at the matches.
14. Any competitors to black belt divisions who are not entitled their black belt degree by well know teachers might demonstrated their skills for the tournament officials before the match begins.
15. All competitors in breaking division are allowed only one try at competition without measuring the distance or the height.  At a Friendship tournament, however, competitors are given two tries.