Ring Layout/Schedule of events

A.F.O. NOTE: Scoring is based on a scale of 9.90-10.0 unless more than 8 competitors (9.90-9.93 is low, 9.94-9.95 is mid placement, 9.99-9.96 for the top four, 10 for a perfect score).

Please judge based on the following criteria: Skill demonstrated, speed and coordination, intensity/ spirit,

degree of difficulty of form, stances

If a student makes a mistake and has to restart, points will be deducted based on rank. For colored belts

.2 to .6 of a point may be deducted depending on rank and severity of mistake. For black belts deduct .5 to

1.0. Only two restarts are allowed, after that the student will automatically receive a score of 9.90 for not

completing their form. This does not apply to Tiny Tiger divisions.

If there are 5 judges the highest and lowest score will be dropped from the overall score total. If there are

3 judges, all scores will be included.

In the case of a tie with 5 judges, the highest and lowest scores will be added back in. 

Flag Sparring- Tiny Tiger Age 3-6: Tiny Tigers will do flag sparring. Each competitor will have 4 flags in his

or her belt, 2 in the front and 2 in the back. The first person to pull out all of the flags of their opponent wins

the match. If time runs out, the student who pulled the most number of flags out of their opponent’s belt

wins. Match is continuous, do not stop the match each time a flag is pulled. All matches are 2 minutes.

Point Sparring- Youth and Above: Light contact is allowed to the body and light contact to the head where

the helmet is covering. Legal strikes include straight punches and kicks to the body, and kicks to the head.

Controlled backfists and ridgehands are allowed to the side of the head where the helmet is covering.

A.F.O. NOTE: Backfists to front of helmet ARE PERMITTED

Hammerfists and groin strikes are not legal, top of the head strikes are not legal. 2 minutes per match, the

first person to score 5 points wins or the person with the highest score when time runs out.

Black Belt : 5 points for black belt matches or the person with the highest number of points at the end of

specified time.

A.F.O. NOTE ALL Belts may receive 2 points for clean and controlled kicks to the head or body. 2 minutes per match. This applies to youth, teens and adult ALL belt divisions.

Excessive Contact/ Disqualifications: If the judges deem a student is applying excessive contact there will

first be a warning called, if it happens again there will be a point deduction, if it happens a 3rd time it’s an

automatic disqualification.