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Rules

SKF Ground ®

Ranks

Novice: Maximum of 1 year martial arts training or 2 continuous fight matches (which ever occurs first)

Intermediate: Maximum of 2 years martial arts training or 5 continuous matches (whichever occurs first)

Advance: Minimum of 2 years martial arts training or 6+ continuous or Kickboxing matches

Age

Children (6 - 12yrs)

Youth (13 - 17yrs)

Adults (18 - 39)

Senior (40 + )

Protectors

Foot gear, Mouth Guard, Interior Groin Cup, Grappling or point Gloves.

Chest Protector, Shin Guards and Head gear optional.

Uniform

Pants (preferred)– T-shirts or jackets – Belts (preferred)

Rules Of Play

· Center Referee does not have sole decision on any warning, disqualification or any decision made to regards of bout in play

· Disqualification is awarded after 2^nd Warning and with all judges’ agreement – Warning = A warning in SKF is considered a penalty against the participant given the warning – Center Referee will watch all Judges’ flags and only with an unanimous (2 out of 3 judges) decision will call out “Warning” to score keeping table. They will then place a red mark against participant’s name, which will eventually lead to final decision of placing for that participant. Center Ref. can give only one pre-warning to participant with no penalty given without unanimous decision needed

· A participant who is throwing his/her techniques at more than 50% power will not be penalized unless those techniques actually connect their opponent

· A competitor entering the ring or caught in the middle of the match without proper safety equipment will be disqualified if proper gear is not obtained in 2 min time

· Swearing, bad sportsmanship or not listening to the referee’s direction will be cause for a disqualification with unanimous judges decision only

· Competitors not following the rules of play will be warned, and on the second warning, disqualified

· In a Draw scenario – if one participant has a penalty against his/her name they will automatically lose that bout – there will be no 30 second match to determine the winner

· In a Draw scenario there will be only two 30-second tie breaker matches to determine winner. If participants are stilled tied after the second 30 second match – the participants will go to the scales. The lighter participant will automatically be the winner.

Penalties

Disqualification is awarded after 2^nd Warning and with all judges’ agreement

· A competitor entering the ring or caught in the middle of the match without

proper safety equipment will be disqualified if proper gear is not obtained in

2 minutes time.

· Swearing, bad sportsmanship or not listening to the referee’s direction will be

cause for a disqualification

· Competitors not following the rules of play will be warned, and on the 2^nd

warning, disqualified

· Any strike, throw, takedown, or submission delivered with malicious intent will

be considered excessive force and may result in immediate disqualification

Scoring System

· Standing Superiority Gets 1 point Opponent – 0 points Tie – 1 point each

· Takedown Superiority Gets 1 point Opponent – 0 points Tie – 1 point each

· Ground Superiority Gets 1 point Opponent – 0 points Tie – 1 point each

· Total Superiority Gets 2 points Opponent – 0 points Tie – 0 points

Titles

SKF Titles will be awarded to competitors according to their rating and they must meet the criteria as follows:

Local Champion
City Champion
Provincial Champion
National Champion (2 round +)
Continental Champion (2 round +)
World Champion (3 round +)