KEMPO CONTACT

(Low-WAC)

Attention!
Kempo Contact rules must be organized obligatory in all National Cups and Championships, Continental Cups and World Cups.
By IKF decision, these rules can be organized also in Continental and World Championships, for individuals or/and teams as well.
All IKF members will update their constitutions and will apply these rules accordingly in their countries.

Short description
(stand-up fighting with full-contact punches and kicks)

Techniques permitted

  • punches to the head and to the body;
  • kicks to the head (just circulars) , to the body (any kind) and to the legs (circulars);
  • sweepings;

*any techniques which are not specified in the „Techniques Permitted ” are illegal .

Fighting time

  • 3 round x 2 minutes (running time);
  • Rest: 1 minute between rounds;

Points

  • every legal techinque: 1 point

Penalties

  • in case of repeted intentioned fouls the ring referee will give: warning , -1 , -3 points, disqualification;
  • depending by the intensity of the foul the central referee can disqualify the sportive directly or after the first/second warning for the competitor, with the approval of chairman of referees;
  • the tables referees will count just the strikes and, at the end of the game, they will add the the points from the scoretable and after will declare the winner;
  • points counted by the table referees and points from the scoretable will be written in separate squares on each table referees registry;

How to win

  • by decision
  • by K.O.
  • by T.K.O.
  • by abandon

Equipment 

  • white Gi pants next to the ankle, Black Gi jacket, Red/Blue belts depending by the corner;
  • boxing gloves 10 oz, Red/Blue depending by the corner;
  • groin protection for men and chest protection for women, just under the clothes;
  • any model of shinguard (NO plastic insertion inside), not necessary to cover the entire foot;
  • mouthguard (gum-shield);
  • headgear in the color of the respective corner;

Refereeing and Judgement

  • central referee will give points;
  • table Judges will give points just for the stand-up fighting (punches, kicks, takedowns and throws).

KEMPO CONTACT
(tournaments organization)
By the decision of the organizer, KEMPO CONTACT categories can be divided in two separate groups (Class A and Class B), depending by the level experience of athletes.