Age category includes senior
ages from 18 years up to 35 years minus one day.
Men weight categories -
55,
-60, -65, -70, -75, -80, -85, -90, +90
All matches are conducted in a ring 7x7 or 8x8, which
complies with the international IKF specifications.
The Fighter’s Equipment
1)
Individually fitted head protector (helmet), open helmets are
forbidden
2)
Individually fitted tooth protector (gum shield)
3)
T-shirt (sleeveless undershirt or bear-chest is prohibited)
4)
Individually fitted chest protector
5)
Hand bandages max 2.5 meters
6)
Gloves 10 OZ in all weight categories
7)
Shorts (long trousers are prohibited)
8)
Individually fitted groin-protector
9)
Individually fitted foot protectors (shin guard)
All preliminary matches are conducted 2 rounds of 2
minutes. There is a break of 1 minute duration between rounds. When
neither fighter dominates the other and the rounds are even the
3rd round should be conducted.
All final matches are conducted 3 rounds of 2 minutes.
There is a break of 1 minute duration between rounds. When neither fighter
dominates the other and the rounds are even, the weigh-in will be
conducted and the contestant with less weight will be a winner.
Legal techniques
1)
All forms of boxing in combination with kicks to the body and
head
2)
Low kicks to the thighs, inside and outside
3)
Rear (reverse) kicks to the body or the head,
spinning back kicks to the body and
to the head with full contact to knock out the opponent, also foot sweeps
are
permitted
4)
Any kind of throwing
5)
Holding the opponent’s leg while executing striking or punching
techniques
Illegal techniques
¨ Any forms of biting are prohibited
¨ All strikes, blows and punches executed with the palm side of the
gloves are
prohibited
¨ All kicks to the back and back of the neck are
prohibited
¨ Any form of butting with the head is prohibited
¨ All attacks (strikes, punches, kicks) against the joints are
prohibited
¨ Kicks to the groin is prohibited
¨ Attacking
a downed opponent, or an opponent who touches the floor with
his/her gloves is prohibited
¨ Spitting out one’s tooth protector (gum-shield) is
prohibited
¨ Holding
the ropes of the ring and attacking an opponent, also in clinching
situations
Scoring
1 point
1)
Any legal punch to the body, head, to a legal area
2)
Any legal kick to the body, legs, to a legal area
3)
When the contestants do not fight for 8 seconds, the referee
chooses, which of the two athletes is to attack. If the athlete chosen
does not attack within 8 seconds, he/she loses one point
4)
When the person doing a throw falls on top of the
opponent
5)
When using a sacrifice technique (sweep, scissors, flying kick,
etc) an athlete falls to the ground without touching the
opponent, the opponent gets 1 point
6)
Any legal foot sweep if the balance is broken or the opponent is
downed
2 points
1)
Any legal kick to the head, to a legal area
2)
Any legal jumping kicks to the body
3)
The opponent falls to the ground and the person doing the throw
remains standing
3 points
1)
Any legal punch that makes the opponent fall to the
ground
2)
Any legal kick that makes the opponent to fall to the
ground
3)
jumping kicks to the head
