ISKA CONTINUOUS LIGHT CONTACT SPARRING
Definition Competition should be executed as its name implies, Light Contact Fighting in a Continuous Manner. Under no circumstances should light contact continuous fighting simulate full contact kickboxing. Utilizing well-controlled techniques, ring craftsmanship and combination skills, competitors should attempt to “outscore” rather than “overpower” their opponent.Competitors will fight continuously until the referee’s command to STOP. All techniques must be well controlled. Techniques should not “strike through” or “push through” the target. Striking with excessive contact, or uncontrolled striking of any kind will lead to disqualification. Emphasis must be placed on both punching and kicking techniques. Punching or “boxing” only, for an extended period of time without throwing kicks will downgrade the judge’s evaluation of your performance. Each match is carried out with running time. The center referee and two judges will evaluate the relative effectiveness of each fighter based on the number, quality and variety of scoring strikes, defense and conditioning. Rules violations (whether penalized by the referee or not) will downgrade the judges evaluation of the offending fighter. The three officials will determine the winner of each match by majority decision. Uniforms and Equipment
- Safety equipment is for adult divisions (18 yrs. And above): head protection, mouth-guard, approved gloves for contact sports, groin protection, shin guards and foot protection. Youth divisions (17 yrs. And below) will have the same equipment requirement PLUS an approved face shield and chest protector.
- Uniforms are: Traditional uniform top, V-neck top or Team T-shirt and long pants for male fighters, long pants, traditional uniform top, sport top, V neck top or Team T-shirts for female fighters. For both, belts indicating their grade are allowed. NOTE: For competitors who choose to wear T-shirts, they will need to be clearly and obviously part of a TEAM UNIFORM.
- Each fighter must wear a clean uniform in good repair. The waist may be either a drawstring or elastic waistband.
- Junior competitors (17 and below) will contest one, 90 second round. Adult competitors will contest one, two-minute round.
- See ‘Divisions’ listing on website and in event program.
- Ridge hand
- All kind of fighting punches
- Backfist (Not Spinning Back Fist )
- Frontkick
- Sidekick
- Roundhouse kick
- Heel kick (sole of the foot only)
- Crescent kick
- Axe kick (sole of the foot only)
- Jumpkicks
- Footsweeps (boots to boots – ankle/foot level only)
- Attack the throat, lower abdomen, kidneys, back, legs, joints, groin and to the back of the head or neck.
- Attack with the knee, elbow, knife-hand, head-butts, thumb and shoulder or a spinning hand strike.
- Turn one’s the back to the opponent, run away, fall down, intentional clinching, blind techniques, wrestling and ducking below opponent’s waist.
- Attack an opponent who is falling to the floor or is already on the floor, that is, as soon as one hand or knees touches the floor.
- Leave the ring without any permission.
- Continue after the command “stop” or “break” or the end of the round has been sounded.
- Oil the face or body.
- Striking below the belt, hooking, tripping, and hitting with knees or elbows.
- Butting with the head, shoulders, forearms and elbows, strangling the opponent, crushing his face with arm or elbow and pushing back the opponent.
- Hitting with open gloves, with the inside of the gloves or with a wrist.
- Hitting the opponent’s back, particularly on the nape of his neck, head and kidneys.
- Lying down, wrestling or not fighting at all.
- Attacking an opponent who is on the floor on getting up.
- Clinching without any reason.
- Hitting while hooking the opponent, or pulling the opponent into the blow.
- Hooking or holding opponent’s arm or putting an arm underneath the arm of the opponent.
- Suddenly lowering one’s head below opponent’s belt in a way that would be dangerous for the latter.
- Using artificial means for a passive defense and falling down intentionally, in order to avoid a blow.
- “Spoiling”. Intentionally preventing your opponent from engaging you by moving around the ring or clinching your opponent in order to cut down on round time.
- Using insulting and aggressive language during a round.
- Refusing to withdraw after the order “BREAK”.
- Trying to land a blow on the opponent immediately after a “BREAK” order and before withdrawing.
- Assailing or insulting the referee at any time.
- Exiting the ring during the fighting competition
- Excessive contact resulting in an injury
- Repeatedly striking with excessive contact
- Uncontrolled or malicious attacks
- Excessive or continuous hitting after “stop” command
- Extreme unsportsmanlike conduct of a fighter such as insulting the referee or the opponent
- Who caused the injury?
- Whether or not it was intentional.
- Whether or not it was self-inflicted.
- Stop a fight at any moment if he finds it to be too one-sided.
- Stop a fight at any moment if one of the fighters has received an unauthorized blow or is wounded, or if he considers a fighter unable to continue.
- Stop a fight at any moment if he finds the fighters behaving in an “unsportsman-like” manner. In such a case, he must disqualify one fighter.
- Warn a fighter or stop the bout and give a minus point or warning to a fighter for an offence.
- Disqualify a coach or a second who has broken the regulations or the fighter himself if his coach or the second fails to obey to his orders.
- Disqualify, with or without a warning, a fighter who has committed an offence.
- Interpret the rules as long as they are applicable or compatible with the fight that is taking place, or, at a special moment, decide on a move which does not appear in the rules.
- If a fighter breaks the rules but does not necessarily deserve a disqualification, the referee must stop the fight and give a warning to the fighter of a foul. Before the warning, the referee must order the fighter to stop fighting. The warning must be given clearly, so that the fighter understands the reason and cause of the penalty. The referee must hand signal to each judge that a particular warning has been given and clearly show which fighter has been punished. After having given the warning, the referee orders the fighters to fight again. If a fighter has given three official warnings within the same bout, he is disqualified.
- A referee may give a caution to a fighter. A caution means a warning given by a referee to a fighter for breaking the rule. In order to do this he doesn’t need to stop the fight, and may reprimand the fighter during the fight.
- Check the safety equipment and clothes of the fighters
- Make sure that the rules of fair play are strictly observed.
- Supervise the whole bout.
- Consider the merits of the two fighters and chose the winner according to the regulations.
- At the end of a bout, call for the decision by show of hands.
- The referee must not announce the winner by raising a fighter’s arm or in any other way before the official in charge announces the decision.
- Each official must independently consider the merits of the two fighters and chose the winner according to the regulations.
- During the match, he will not talk to fighter, other judges, or anybody else, with the exception of the referee. He may, if necessary at the end of a round, notify the referee about any incident that he has missed, for example telling him about the misbehaviour of a second, etc.
- clean and controlled scoring strikes
- the demonstration of effective combination striking
- the effectiveness of the fighters defense
- the variety of strikes used (hands and feet)
- excellent physical condition
- Rules Violations whether cautioned or warned by the referee or not
- Cautions and/or Warning by the referee for rules violations
- “bulling”, or any effort to overpower an opponent rather than demonstrate superior skill
- lack of combination striking
- lack of variety in strikes (hands and feet)
- poor physical condition