SKIL FORMS RULES

A:  Empty Hand

1.      NUMBER OF JUDGES - Every blackbelt division must have five (5) Judges. Under blackbelt divisions can have three (3) Judges.

2.      LOCATION OF JUDGES - One side of the ring for contemporary or open forms, corners for traditional forms.

3.      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.

4.      STYLE - Must compete in the proper style division for the form which is being performed.

5.      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.

6.      SEQUENCE - Luck of the Draw

7.      AVAILABILITY - When the division has been declared closed and/ or the charting has started, no late entries are accepted.

8.      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.

9.      RESTARTS - Blackbelts receive no score, Underbelts receive no penalty for the first restart.

10.  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.

11.  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

1.      SPECIFICATIONS - Weapons must be authentic to martial arts and must be protected from sharpness.

2.      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.