ICKFA - table official's handbook v1.pdf

Kumite – Table Official's NotesThe table official panel will consist of a time keeper, a scorer and an announcer.Important - Only the Chief Referee or tournament organiser may alter the draw for adivision, ie, adding competitors or changing fighting orders.Duration of kumite bouts are 2 minutes for women and children, 3 minutes for men.Time is started every time “hajime” is called and stopped every time “yame” is called.The time keeper will indicate 30 seconds is left in the bout by calling “30 seconds”.Full time or 3 points will be indicated by 2 sharp whistle blasts.If the referee has made a mistake with scoring the arbitrator will indicate with one sharpwhistle blast to catch the referees attention and notify the referee of the error.Table officials may not change jobs half way through a bout.A winner is decided when one competitor reaches 3 points, or whoever has the mostpoints at the end of the bout.In the case of a draw, the referee may enter the bout into “sudden death” extra time.All warnings and penalties carry forward into the extra time.Additional notes for Team Kumite: Before each match, a team representative must hand to the official table, an officialform defining the names and fighting order of the team members. The fighting ordercan be changed for each round but once notified, it can not then be changed. A team will be disqualified if any of its members or its coach changes the team’scomposition without submitting the written fighting order. There is no extra time normal bouts in team kumite. The team that has won the most individual bouts will win the match and progress to thenext round. In the case that both teams have won the same number of bouts, the team with themost number of total points will be the winner. In the case that there is still a tie, each team will select a representative for a decidingmatch. Deciding matches may go into extra time.Announcements and Gestures of the RefereeSHOBU SANBON HAJIME(Important for time-keeper)Three point match, beginAfter the announcement, the Referee takes a stepback.ATOSHI BARAKU A little more time left An audible signal will be given by the timekeeper 30seconds before the actual end of the bout and theReferee will announce “Atoshi Baraku”.Page 1 of 7