RULES OF ATHLETES

INDEX

art. 1- kyu e dan

art. 2- Participation in other organizations

art. 3- Amateur Athletes

art. 4- Kata

art. 5- Karate Olimpico - Karate Contact

art. 1 kyu e dan

* from 6th kyu to 5th stay four months

* from 5th kyu to 4th stay four months

* from 4th kyu to 3rd stay months six

* from 3rd kyu to 2nd stay six months

* from 2nd kyu to 1st stay months nine

* from 1 kyu to 1 dan permanence thirteen months

art. 2- Athletes participating in other organizations

a) - The sports associations that are members of I.K.F. in the event of participation in events held by other names, they must notify this by letter indicating the date and place of performance, as well as the name of the event and the name of the organization. The sports associations assume all types of civil and criminal liability and indemnify I.K.F. from any inconvenience could occur to the participating athletes.

b) - Athletes registered as agonists in the Olympic karate sector - professional karate Contact with scholarship in possession of a Regional title - National or Intercontinental or in the ranking as challenger to the title, cannot participate in other organizations, if the Athlete wishes to participate in competitions of other organizations, the Athlete's Coach must apply to the IKF authorization to participate, the request must indicate:

name of the organization - place and date of performance - City of carrying out - importance of the event - the category of kg., those who do not observe these provisions, will be sent to trial by the disciplinary sports commission which may impose:

1) - non-homologation of any title

2) - suspension from the activity up to six months

3) - withdrawal in the case of a classification on the title Athletes who have lost the title for at least two years or who are not entered in the ranking list, the provision is adopted only and exclusively for the protection of the investment that the IKF does towards these athletes, this allows us to safeguard the competitive technical abilities of the athlete. Participation in other organizations could cause disappointment in the Athlete not compatible with the role he holds in IKF, other organizations, through their Judges, whether for rivalry or inexperience, they could be harsh in judging the technical value of our Athletes by putting the image not only of the Athlete but also of the IKF is under discussion.

art. 3- Non-competitive amateur athletes Sports kumitè:

* The category BA (children) 8-9 mixed males and females duration one and a half minutes.

All zuki and facial techniques are prohibited. Only circular techniques will be valid.

All attacks carried to the body must observe the maximum of control.

Kiai is not allowed in this category.

weights: kg -30 -35 -40 -45 +45 –

Divided into pools: 1 ^ yellow-orange, 2 ^ green - 3 ^ brown -black

* The category RA (boys) years 10 -11 males rules as cat. BA.

Weights kg. -35 -40 -45 -50 +50.

Subdivided into pools: 1 ^ yellow-orange, 2 ^ green - blue, 3 ^ brown -black

* The RA category The RA (girls) category year 10-11 females rules as cat. BA.

Weights -35 -40 -45 +45

Subdivided into pools: 1 ^ yellow-orange, 2 ^ green - blue, 3 ^ brown -black (boys)

years 10 -11 males rules as cat. BA. Weights kg. -35 -40 -45 -50 +50.

Subdivided into pools: 1 ^ yellow-orange, 2 ^ green - blue, 3 ^ brown -black

* The category PR (pre-agonists) years 12-13, rules males as cat. BA.

Male weights kg. -40 -45 -50 +55.

Female weights kg. -35 -40 -45 -50 +50

Subdivided into pools: 1 ^ yellow-orange, 2 ^ green - blue, 3 ^ brown -black

* The category ES (beginners) years 14 males.

All the techniques brought without control or to the detriment of the example are forbidden:

zuki directed to the face or brought without control, never-gery in the lower abdomen, hit the opponent turned away from the shoulders, hit with kakato - gery etc. duration of the meeting two actual minutes.

Male weights kg. -45 -50 -55 -60 +60

Female weights kg. -40 -45 -50 +50

Subdivided into pools: 1 ^ yellow-orange, 2 ^ green - blue, 3 ^ brown -black

* The category CA (cadets) years 15-16-17 are valid all the techniques except those reported on the category ES duration of the meeting two minutes, in the final three minutes.     

male weights kg. -50 -55 -60 -65 +65,   

female weights kg. -45 -50 -55 +55        

Subdivided into pools: 1 ^ yellow-orange, 2 ^ green - blue, 3 ^ brown - black Divided into pools:

1° yellow-orange, 2 ^ green - blue, 3 ^ brown -black

* The JU category (junior) 18-21 years duration of the meeting three minutes.

All techniques carried without control are forbidden, kakato-gery is prohibited, hit in the back when the athlete is turned, perform the lower abdomen, fall over the opponent during a projection, hit the opponent after the referee has stopped the match.

Male weights kg. -55 -60 -65 -70 -75 +75

Female weights kg. -50 -55 -60 +60

Subdivided into pools: 1 ^ yellow-orange, 2 ^ green - blue - brown, 3 ^ black

* The category SE (seniors) years 21-35 rules as category JU.

Duration of the meeting three minutes.

Male weights -55 -60 -65 -70 -75 -80 -85 +85

Female weights -50 -55 -60 -65 +65

Subdivided into pools: 1 ^ yellow-orange, 2 ^ green - blue - brown, 3 ^ black

* The category AM (amateurs) years 45 onwards rules as a category SE

Male weights kg. -60 -70 -80 -85 +85

Female weights kg. -50 -60 +60 the competitions will be as follows:

Subdivided into pools: 1 ^ yellow-orange, 2 ^ green - blue - brown, 3 ^ black

art. 4 - Kata

* Kata tests will be:

 a qualifying test if the competitors are at least 10, second test if the competitors will be + 10 at the final 6 competitors will participate the winner will be the athlete with the highest score.           in kata tests the athletes must be grouped as follows:
* male and female children from 7-8 years 

* boys male and female from 9-10-11 years   

* pre-agonists divided male and female from 12 - 13 – years

* male and female cadets aged 15-17.    

* junior and senior for years 18 - 35 years.   

* amateurs from 45 over

art. 5- Olympic Karate - Contact Karate With Bag

The Olympic Karate match is played on an Olympic Ring and only for black belts.

* Athletes from the age of 18 and up to 35 can participate in the event of physical fitness and upon request the age can be even higher.

* In the event of a tie, the title is reconfirmed to the athlete in possession.

* Male weights kg. 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, 85+, tolerance gr. 500

* Female weights kg. 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, tolerance kg. 1.00

Duration of round men and women:

* Regional title two rounds of minutes three - break of one and a half minutes

* National title three rounds of minutes three - break of one and a half minutes

* European title four rounds of minutes three - break of two minutes

* World title five rounds of minutes three - break of two minutes

Sponsors and Advertising

*The athlete will have to wear the white karategi for the first called fighter and blue for the second fighter called however any athlete will have to have two karategi one white and one blue.

* The athlete in karategi will be able to exhibit a maximum of four sponsors, excluding the Personal badge, they can be placed in the back, on the front lower part of the jacket or on the trousers, sponsorships on the gloves are not allowed.

* The material used must not be hard or rough, in which case the Race Commissioner will arrange for it to be removed before the match.

* During the competition, before or after the match, the athlete can participate in TV interviews. and the press.

* In case of exclusive TV or print, reserved for I.K.F. , before the interviews it is appropriate to ask for the opinion of the tender commissioner

Duties of the Athlete

* Each athlete must strictly respect the safety of the opponent, who does not respect the rules of I.K.F. he will be punished by being liable for any damage caused to the opponent.

* To participate the Athlete must have a Coach and be registered with I.K.F. for the current year or belong to a Sports Association also not affiliated with I.K.F. and who has insurance coverage for the current year, be in possession of a medical certificate for competitive sports. the I.K.F. before starting the match, submit competitors to check the weight declared when registering for the match, in case it does not fall within the declared weight it will be disqualified and if a title holder is relegated.

* The Athlete with the Federal Doctor must allow the examination of doping after disqualification

* The Athlete in possession of a title is obliged, if asked to do so, to put the title up for grabs, after the second request the IKF will put the same title up for grabs and declaring the athlete lapsed from the title. 

How to access competitions with a title

* The I.K.F. selects, in federal and non-federal competitions, possible deserving Athletes able to participate in competitions with a Title, they are evaluated on the basis of the results obtained in the various competitions, even amateur ones, fill in a precedence ranking to the Title to be played, assign to each Athlete a score based on the result obtained, the challenger to the Title will be the one who will have the highest score in the ranking.

1st class in all kumitè competitions = 10 points

2nd class in all kumitè competitions = points 8

3rd class In all kumitè competitions = points 6

* An athlete who believes he or she is eligible to challenge a holder of a title must have an official Coach, he will arrange to apply to I.K.F. the possibility of being able to play the match, the International secretariat has thirty days to inform the athlete in possession of the title, will then give confirmation to the challenger athlete, later will be communicated city and date of the performance as well as the amount of the scholarship.

* If an athlete is in possession of a title acquired in another international organization, I.K.F. accepts the athlete for the dispute of the match to the unified title loss of title

a) - sports defeat

b) - renounces the match twice

c) - withdrawal from a competitive career

d) - disqualification with verdict of the Sporting Judge

e) - For positive doping

Cash prize

* The cash prizes are awarded for the Intercontinental title

* The value of the cash prize is valued based on the value of the event itself or of the sponsors.

* The amount is made available by the event organizer and approved by the general secretariat and then communicated to the athlete.

* The prize amount (Stock Exchange) will be divided between the two athletes 75% to the winner, the remaining 25% to the loser, in case of a tie 60% to the holder the title, 40% to the challenger.

* The amount will be paid to the athletes in a sealed envelope and can be delivered only if the athlete is in possession of the personal tax code, but it will not be paid to the athlete who will be guilty of disqualification or spontaneous abandonment without reason.

* The sum of the scholarship is subject to withholding tax with withholding tax as a paragraph of the nation in which the event takes place, therefore from the sum of the scholarship the amount of the tax on withholding tax will be withheld and then paid to the state offices for tax purposes, a copy of the payment must then be delivered to the contributing athlete.

 General conditions

The athletes of the event organizer must guarantee:

* Full refund of the flight ticket for Athlete and Coach

* Transfer to and from airport and the hotel

* Hotel for two days full board for Athlete and Coach

* The Athlete who for any reason feels injured or has suffered injustices, even during the match, can make, also through his coach, a written request for verification of the facts, the request must be made to the general secretary of I.K.F. The secretary will carry out the necessary checks also with the help of TV tests, with this, athletes and coaches will help us improve our organization and we will thank you. For any other clarifications, please consult our extensive Referees and Judges regulation..

Updated October 2019