Uniform:
Every competitor must wear a clean and complete martials art uniform.
No jewelry other than a wedding band.
Final decision rests with the officials as to acceptable attire.

Duration:
A Match consists of one 2-minute round. The center referee may stop the match due to excessive contact or a second penalty for face contact.

Description:
Point sparring without breaks. The targets and penalties are the same as point sparring.
Ring Dimensions:
The area of competition “The Ring” is 20” x 20”

Safety Equipment:
Mandatory: Headgear with face shield (All rings will provide headgear with face shield for competitors who do not have their own. Head gear will be cleaned with anti-bacterial wipes between each round.) Safety gloves, foot protection (Foam Dip Only). Groin protection.
Optional: Chest protector, Shin protectors.

Competition:
The competitors will use all the targets of point sparring with the same contact. A break will be called by the center referee (ONLY) should any of the following events occur:
Head contact that might result in an injury or a call for foul / disqualification.
Medical or safety equipment needs attention
An opponent overwhelms a competitor and the referee deems it an unsafe condition.( Multiple techniques unanswered, lack of control)
One or both competitors go to the floor.
Time has run out.

Coaching:
There is NO coaching allowed. The center referee will warn, penalize, and then disqualify a competitor if he is being coached by anyone.

Judging: Judges will use the following as a base to help determine a winner.

• Fighting Spirit

• Superiority of tactics

• Application of techniques

• Endurance

• Clean fighting style

• Effective Aggressiveness

Warnings:
Penalties will be the same as point sparring. Scorekeeper will keep track of the penalties announced by the center referee. The match will only be stopped if there is excessive contact. The center referee will then disqualify the fighter causing the infraction.
Types of Warnings:

• Illegal techniques

• Contact to a non-contact area

• Failure to follow direction of the center referee

• Excessive force (with or without malice or intent)

• Running out of the ring, around the ring, or turning your back to avoid fighting.

• Coaching (coaching is not permitted)

Disqualification:
The following results in a loss of a match; If an injury occurs as a result of a foul.
All of the following will not be tolerated and may result in immediate disqualification. The offeder forfeits the match and his competitor is awarded the win.

• Deliberate excessive force / intent to inflict bodily injury.

• Deliberate fouling.

• Malicious act resulting in an injury.

• Rude, belligerent, and or disrespectful behavior by a contestant and his / her school. This includes foul or offensive language.

• Avoiding the fight by running or constantly turning the back to the opponent.

• Coaching

The following list are the most common examples of Excessive Force:

• A strike that results in bleeding

• A strike that results in a fracture or broken bone.

• A strike to the head that results in the head and or neck whipping around

• Impact resulting in bruising or swelling to the face.

• Unreasonable force to the body. (To be determined by the center referee)

Legal Targets: With physical contact:

• Torso-front and sides of the body

• Front and sides of the padded headgear, with control.

Illegal Targets: Any contact to this area can result in a penalty or possible disqualification.

• Joints (knees, elbows, wrists, fingers)

• Top or back of the head

• Face, eyes, ears throat and neck.

• Back

• Legal Techniques:

• Punches, Kicks

• Sweeps to the opponents leg

• Controlled spinning techniques (No blind techniques, the head must be able to see the target before the strike can be executed)

Illegal Techniques:

• Knee strikes

• Elbow strikes

• Finger strikes

• Take-downs or throws

• Grabbing and or holding

• Joint locking and or breaking attempts

• Head butts

• Biting

• Floor or ground fighting

• Open hand strikes to the face

• Blind spinning techniques

Center Referee
The center referee has absolute control of the ring during the competition

• He/ She will distinguish and interpret intentional and unintentional, serious and less serious infractions.

• He / She will have the authority to render immediate decisions on warnings and disqualification.

• He / She will express this through clear behavior, speech and gestures. They are responsible for the fight and its adherence to the rules.

Their responsibilities are:

• Before the match he must be certain that the judges are ready and in their proper place.

• He / She make sure the competitors are properly attired and are equipped with the mandatory safety equipment and that it is in good repair.

• He / She must make sure the competitors are not wearing any jewelry and have a clean uniform.

• He / She must make sure the competitors lined up on his right has a red flag attached to his belt indicating he is the “red” fighter.

• He / She must make sure this competitor returns to this position at the end of the decision.

• He begins the match by having the contestants bow to each other and to him / her.

• The referee will remain close to the competitors in order to make quick decisions and possibly intervene and separate them.

• A warning must be loud and clear to the competitors. The referee must point his hand directly at the competitor and state ”warning for ———-”! He must inform the competitor that he runs the risk of being disqualified. His warning must be spoken in a stern manner.

• Only the center referee can administer warnings or disqualification.

• To declare the winner, the referee brings both competitors to the center of the ring. He raises the winners hand and pulls the competitors together to shake hands in a sportsman like manner.

Judges:
Each ring will have a minimum of three judges. The judges should be fair and non-partisan and judge each competitor’s performance to the best of their ability.
There may not be a tie. A close match is to be judged by overall impression and not just by the single targets hit. The judge must render a decision. They must choose a winner. If all is even, then the competitor with the better technique, strategy, or who has shown the best self-defense is to be chosen.

The following decisions could bring a match to an end:

• Winner by forfeit. If the coach or competitor no longer wishes to continue, then the match is stopped and the opponent is declared the winner. This is done by throwing in the towel by the coach or by the competitor raising one arm.

• Referee stops the match. A match may be stopped because of defensive inability. The winner is decided by the referee.

• Injury. If the match is stopped due to injury, then the referee must decide if the injury occurred through allowed or prohibited techniques.

A) If prohibited techniques were used, then the injured fighter is the winner by disqualification.
B) If allowed techniques were used and the injury was self caused then the uninjured competitor wins by forfeit.

• Disqualification. After a single warning from the referee, and depending on the severity, a competitor may be disqualified and his opponent declared the winner. Infractions that may warrant disqualification with or without warning include but are not limited to:

• Excessive Contact

• Hitting after the bell or the command to stop

• Un-sportsman like conduct.

• Insubordination

• Unclean fighting style.