SKIL FORMS RULES
A: Empty Hand
NUMBER OF JUDGES - Every blackbelt division must have five (5) Judges. Under blackbelt divisions can have three (3) Judges.
LOCATION OF JUDGES - One side of the ring for contemporary or open forms, corners for traditional forms.
UNIFORM - Player must wear a traditional or sport karate uniform with no foul language on it. T-Shirts as part of a school uniform are allowed in Chinese (soft style) divisions only. The top may be removed during the performance if appropriate for the division.
STYLE - Must compete in the proper style division for the form which is being performed.
TWO MAN SET/ GROUP/ PROPS - All are allowed in non-traditional divisions (no weapons allowed), but not allowed in traditional divisions unless it is traditional to the form being executed.
SEQUENCE - Luck of the Draw.
AVAILABILITY - When the division has been declared closed and/ or the charting has started, no late entries are accepted.
TIME LIMIT - Up to three (3) minutes per performance is allowed from the time the player enters the ring or when any player's music is started, whichever is first.
RESTARTS - Blackbelts receive no score, Underbelts receive no penalty for the first restart.
SCORING RANGE - Blackbelts will be scored 8-10 (average 9.00), Underbelts 5-8 (average 6.50) with five (5) judges and Underbelts 7-8 (average 7.50) with three (3) judges. Finals scoring will be 9.50 - 10.
TIES - Both players compete again with the same or a different form (finals winners determine by the Judges' show of hands). Second ties are broken by a show of hands.
B: Weapons
SPECIFICATIONS - Weapons must be authentic to martial arts and must be protected from sharpness.
WEAPON BREAKS - The player has five (5) minutes to replace it with the same or a different weapon or can complete the form with the broken weapon without penalty.
