In order to have a good experience in any competition, it is extremely
important to be familiar with the rules. Every competition has its own
rules, and the World Martial Arts Championships (WMAC)
are no exception.
These following pages are NOT a detailed listing of all the rules and
interpretation. A more detailed online version is available through the
links in the left hand menu, but the full set
of rules is available as a PDF from the links at the right, in the DOWNLOADS
menu.
These pages will however provide brief summaries of the rules, which
should give you a good idea of what will be expected of you and what you
can expect from the tournament officials.
SPARRING
WMAC has three types of sparring. Points, Freestyle, and Full Contact.
The first two are non-contact forms of sparring, where all strikes must
NOT hit their targets, but should be performed with balance and distance
and control such that the attacker COULD make effective contact if so
desired. Blocking of course, must have some contact to effectively invalidate
an attack.
In Point Sparring, one, two, or three points can be awarded, depending
on technique for a maximum of 12 points, and competition is stopped to
award points, warnings, and penalties. A six point advantage also results
in a win.
In Freestyle Sparring, the emphasis is on ring craft, skill (both in
attacking and blocking) and stamina. The bout is not stopped except to
award warnings and penalties, or to bring competitors back into the ring,
and the decision is determined by a show of judges hands or flags.
This is knock-down, knock-out fighting, based on Kyokushin style knock-down
rules. Bare knuckles, with only groin and mouth-guards. Women are also
permitted breast guards. Essentially, no hand-techniques to the neck and
up, no joint, groin, and spine attacks. No grabbing or takedowns, other
than those effected using a leg sweep. You can score either 1 or 2 points.
One point is a knockdown for less than 3 seconds, and 2 points is a TKO
or KO (and win). Winner is based on points, and in cases of overwhelming
superiority without points, it can be based on majority decision only.
This type of fighting is not legal in some regions and will not
be offered in those places.
SPARRING