Rules

• Start in Chi Sao Roll Position – Referee starts the round after 3 rolls
• Full Contact strikes below the neck and touch contact above the neck
• You can touch contact hit the above the neck with open hand strikes.
  i.e. palm or chop, but not to the nose.  (You can not strike at the Triangle of the face – Eyes, Nose, mouth)
• You can Push / Press / Pull / Grab / Hold the head, but no closed fist striking
  to the head
• You can strike the body full contact using the forearm, but not the elbow
• You can Punch / Palm / Chop / Knee / Kick below the neck
• If the roll is broken the fight can continue for 5 seconds before the referee restarts the from the roll position.
• You can kick from distance if roll breaks, but you can only punch with bridge contact. 
• Fighters can clinch, but will be restarted after 5 seconds
• A fighter may apply a submission, but this must be either standing or with only one knee down
• You can throw and trip, but you cannot shoot a takedown from distance
• If one fighter is on the ground and the other is in a one knee down position then the referee will restart both fighters after 5 seconds. Example would be a fighter throws down and the other fighter holds them down with a knee on the body
• If both fighters go to the ground then the referee will restart the fighters in the Roll Position
• You can grab pressure points

Forbidden Strikes

• No Closed fist Strikes above the shoulder level
• No finger Striking
• No Hard strikes above the shoulders (touch contact only)
• No Elbows (you can use the forearms below the neck)
• No Strikes to Joints
  
• No striking the Spine or back of the Neck / Head
• No Twisting the Neck
• No strikes to the Kidneys
• No Small joint locks (Fingers)
• No Stamping kicks
• No Groin Strikes
• No strikes to the nose, eyes or mouth
• No eye gouging or fish hooking
• No grabbing the ears
• No hair pulling, biting
• No thumbing
• No scratching and pinching
• No slippery substances allowed on body or clothing
• No Products on hands that can
• No kicking a downed opponent
  

During the match the Referee can stop the fight during the match when

• Heavy head contact is made to give a Warning or Disqualification
• A competitor is aiming at or hits an illegal area
• One or both competitors go to the floor together
• At opponent has been held on the floor for 5 seconds
• Needs to stop action to prevent injury.
• To restart after a 5 second break in Chi Sao or either or both fighters are
  out of bounds
• Any other action not covered by the rules in which safety is an issue.

Judging Guidelines

Gain Points judged for

• Control of the Ring
• Holding stance i.e. not being backed up
• Control opponents balance
• Clean Striking to the head or body - Structure and technique (stance and movements) / Timing and speed /Control of power and distance
• Proactive Aggression i.e. Coming to fight not stall
• Sensitivity/Reaction Skills

Loose Points for

• Not being able to keep control of your stance or balance
• Holding without controlling or striking
• Being hit without any defence of blow or counter
• Being thrown
• Lack of Proactive Aggression i.e. Stalling
• Contact to any illegal target area
• Attacking the opponent after the Referee has stopped the action
• Running out of the ring area or deliberately disengaging and stalling
• Forward pressure with no control ie just rushing into your opponent
  without bridge control
• A warning from the Referee

Disqualification

• A competitor shall be disqualified immediately upon a second Warning or
  if the foul was deliberate.
• Competitors who are disqualified in a match shall be considered to have
  lost the match
• Deliberate or serious violations of the rules means a fighter can be disqualified without having previously received any warnings. (Please note if a fighter tries
  to deliberate hurt an opponent outside the rules then they are leaving themselves open to civil action).
• Disqualification over a warning will be issued by the Referee and will then need
  to be agreed with by the judges.
• Rude behaviour / Language to opponent or Referee / Judges / Staff

Ways to Win

• KO – An opponent cannot continue
• TKO – Referee stops the Fight if the opponent is not defending or trying to counter
• Submission – An opponent Taps Out
• Points – Judges decision – The majority of votes of the Scoring Judges determines the winner in each match.
  
• Overall performance. The judges will determine the winner by the 10 /9 system
  10 to the Winner the round, 9 to the Loser of the round
• If the Round is won very strongly then it may be awarded as a 10 /8 round
• Judges will have to log key points for each round based on the guidelines of points gain or lose criteria in order to show why they gave the round.

Seni 2008 April 26th - 27th

We have been fortunate enough to have the event held at Seni 2008 show. The Seni Show has grown and grown over the years and has now become the premier martial arts show in the UK.

The event will be on the 26th April 2008.

Robert Chu will be teaching his first open UK seminar on body structure methods of the Chu Sau Lei Wing Chun System on 27th April 2008 at Seni. To book go to www.seni.tv

To book to fight at the Chi Sao event please go to www.alanorr.com for more details and an application form.

Pagoda Imports who make the best Wooden Dummy’s I have seen will be the official sponsors for the event. www.pagoda-imports.com

We will be holding a dates for the officials and fighters over 2008 to go over rules and event protocols.

Remember: It’s not about whether you win or lose. It’s about having the skills to be able to play in the first place! Just by competing you are already a winner!
Information on how to book coming soon!

For further information Tel: 07958 908 196 or email info@alanorr.co.uk