Kempo Kick

Article 14 : KEMPO KICK  (to be organized just optional depending by each organizer country specific)
*Small resume : just stand-up fighting / full-contact punches , kicks ad knees .

TECHNIQUES PERMITTED
- Punches to the head and to the body
- Kicks to the head (just circulars)  , to the body ( any kind )  , and to the legs ( just circulars).
- Knees to the body and to the legs (only circulars and frontals , but not inside of the legs ). 
- Sweepings ( grabbing the opponent just 1 sec or without grabbing )
*any techniques which are not specified in the „Techniques Permitted ” are illegal .

FIGHTING TIME
1 round x 3 minutes  (running time) . In case of a draw there will be an extra round of 2 minute The extraround will start from 0-0 and after this extraround all referees must decide the winner.

POINTS
- Punches : 1 point
- Kicks to the legs and to the body : 1 point  
- Kicks to the head :  2 points
- Jumping kicks to the body : 2 points  
- Jumping kicks to the head : 3 points
- Sweepings : 1 point

PENALTIES and SCORE
- In case of repeted intentioned fouls the ring referee will give : warning , -1 , -3 points , disqualification.
- Depending by the intensity of the foul the central referee can disqualify the sportive directly or after the first/second warning for the competitor , with the approval of chairman of referees.
- Just the penalties and points given by the central referee will be scored on the scoretable .
- The tables referees will count just the strikes and throws and , at the end of the game , they will add the the points from the scoretable and after will declare the winner . Points counted by the table referees and points from the scoretable will be written in separate squares on each table referees registry .

HOW TO WIN
-By decision
-By K.O.
-By T.K.O.
-By abandon
-By 3 K.D.’s .

EQUIPMENT
- White Gi pants next to the ankle , Black Gi jacket , Red/Blue belts depending by the corner .
- Boxing gloves 8-10 oz , Red/Blue depending by the corner .
- groin protection for men and chest protection for women , just under the clothes
- any model of shinguard (NO plastic insertion inside) , not necessary to cover the entire foot.
- mouthguard (gum-shield ) .
- headgear with plastic mask under 16 y.o. ,  in the color of the respective corner .
*  in case of using headgear with plastic mask the mouth-guard is optional

REFEREEING and JUDGEMENT
-Central Referee will give points as follows :
  a) KD : 2 points
  b) 3 KD ( cumulative in all the rounds ) = KO
-Table Judges will give points just for  the stand-up fighting ( punches , kicks , takedowns and throws ).