• The Tournament Director reserves the right to combine divisions where he sees fit.
• All contestants must wear a clean, white karate gi.
• Toenails and fingernails must be trimmed short.
• Only fabric or WKF type fist guards allowed in all kumite matches. 
• Head protector optional.

• Only safety glasses with a restraining band or soft contact lenses are allowed. 

• All Contestants must perform a Japanese or Okinawan Kata.

• Katas will be scored using Point System with four corner judges and one center referee
• Beginner and Intermediate levels must perform basic katas such as:  Heian,  Pinan, Gekisai, Tioshi Shodan, Konchabo or other similarly categorized katas.  Saifa for goju practitioners is allowed in the intermediate division (4th, 5th, and 6th kyu) .
• Black belts and brown belts may perform any advance kata.

• In case of ties, beginners may perform the same kata. All others must perform a different kata.

• A technique thrown to the head that misses but passes through the target by at least one fist will be called a contact even if it does not physically hit the target.  The penalty is KEIKOKU, no points awarded

• Any contact to the groin or head area one time will result in a warning (KEIKOKU), no point awarded

• A second contact to the head or groin area will result in HANSOKU CHUI, and the opponent will be awarded a waza ari or one-half (½) point

• A third contact will result in disqualification or HANSOKU

• Depending on the severity of the contact, a contestant may be penalized ½-point or immediately disqualified from the match pending official's decision

• Excessive contact to any area of the body can result in disqualification pending official's decision

• Any blood resulting from excessive contact will result in immediate disqualification pending official's decision

• Face skin touch is allowed in the adult black belt divisions only

SATURDAY IPPON SHOBU KUMITE RULES

• Ippon Sho Bu:  One full-point (Ippon) or two half-points (Waza Ari)

• 2-minute non-contact bouts, running time

• Shin guards for children 14 years old and under is okay.  All others not allowed.

• Mouthpiece and groin protector are mandatory in all kumite matches. 

• Female chest guard protectors are optional.

• Head protector optional.

• Only safety glasses with a restraining band or soft contact lenses are allowed.  All other types of eyewear are not acceptable.

   

  SATURDAY IPPON SHOBU JOGAI RULES:  STEPPING OUT OF BOUNDS

• 1st time out of bounds will result in a warning – KEIKOKU.  No point awarded

• 2nd time out of bounds will result in HANSOKU CHUI with the opponent being awarded one-half (½) point.

• Stepping out of bounds a 3rd time will result in loss of the match - HANSOKU

• Shin guards for children 14 years old and under is okay.  All others not allowed.

• Mouthpiece and groin protector are mandatory in all kumite matches. 

• Female chest guard protectors are optional.

• Head protector optional.

• Only safety glasses with a restraining band or soft contact lenses are allowed. 

• Nihon Sho Bu:  Two full-points, One full-point and two half-points, or four half-points

• 3-minute non-contact bouts, running time

• 1^st time out of bounds will result in a warning .  No point awarded

• 2^nd time out of bounds will result in KEIKOKU with the opponent being awarded one-half (½) point

• 3^rd time out of bounds will result in HANSOKU CHUI with the opponent being awarded one point

• 4^th time out of bounds will result in loss of the match - HANSOKU

• Contestants may use red, blue, or white WKF type fist guards only.

• Mouthpiece and groin protector (male) mandatory.
• Head & shin guard: 14 years & below is optional.
• Chest guard for all female competitors is optional.
• 2-minutes running time for all 17 years & under.
• 3-minutes running time for all adult divisions.

• Skin touch allowed only in Black Belt Adult divisions.

• Ippon: 1-point awarded for chudan or jodan punch/strike

• Nihon: 2-points awarded for kicks to the body, punch to the back, combination hand techniques the individual components of which score in their own right, unbalancing an opponent and scoring.

• Sanbon: 3-points awarded for kicks to the face/head area, sweeping/throwing the opponent to the mat followed by a scoring technique.

• Category-1 Penalty:  Excessive contact, contact to the throat, deliberate attack to the arms, legs, groin, joints and instep, open hand attack to the face, dangerous/forbidden throwing techniques causing injury to the opponent.

• Category-2 Penalty:  Faking or exaggerating an injury, jogai (out of bounds), mubobi (lack of defense), grabbing and attempting to throw without first executing a genuine attack, pushing, uncontrolled techniques, attack with the head/knee/elbow, talking to or goading the opponent, failing to follow the referee’s order, and discourteous behavior.

• Loss of control shall result in disqualification.

• All weapons are subject to inspection by officials.

• Bo or staff must be at least one-fist distance from the top of the head of the contestant.

• Beginner:  7^th Kyu and under

• Intermediate:  6^th , 5^th , and 4^th Kyu
• Brown Belt:  3^rd Kyu, 2^nd Kyu, and 1^st Kyu
• Advance:  black and brown belts combined

• Black Belt:  black belts only