KARATE KUMITE RULES

ARTICLE 1: COMPETITION AREA

• TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS

ARTICLE 2: OFFICIAL DRESS

• REFEREES
• CONTESTANTS
• COACHES

ARTICLE 3: ORGANIZATION OF KUMITE COMPETITIONS

ARTICLE 4: THE REFEREE PANEL

ARTICLE 5: DURATION OF BOUT

ARTICLE 6: SCORING

ARTICLE 7: CRITERIA FOR DECISION

ARTICLE 8: PROHIBITED BEHAVIOR

ARTICLE 9: PENALTIES

ARTICLE 10: INJURIES AND ACCIDENTS IN COMPETITION

ARTICLE 11: PROTEST

ARTICLE 12:
POWER AND DUTIES OF THE REFEREE COUNCIL, MATCH AREA CONTROLLERS, REFEREES, JUDGES AND ARBITRATORS

ARTICLE 13: STARTING, SUSPENDING AND ENDING OF MATCHES

ARTICLE 14: MODIFICATIONS

APPENDIX ONE:

• THE TERMINOLOGY

APPENDIX TWO: THE GESTURES OF REFEREE AND JUDGE

• REFEREE GESTURES
• JUDGES GESTURES

KATA RULES

ARTICLE 1: COMPETITION

ARTICLE 2: OFFICIAL DRESS

ARTICLE 3: ORGANIZATION OF COMPETITION

ARTICLE 4: THE REFEREE PANEL

ARTICLE 5: SCORING

ARTICLE 6: CRITERIA FOR DECISION

ARTICLE 7: OPERATION OF MATCHES

OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF W.K.F. SHITEI KATA

OFFICIAL KATA LIST OF THE W. K. F.

• GOJU-RYU KATAS
• SHITO-RYU KATAS
• SHOTOKAN KATAS
• WADO-RYU KATAS

RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF DRUG TESTING AT
W.K.F. CHAMPIONSHIPS & EVENTS

1. Preamble:

2. Operation of the Testing Program:

3. Notification of Results:

4. Disciplinary Sanctions:

5. Further Information: