Rules and Regulations Summary (Only for 16 - 17 year olds)
The following rules are a summary of the Kuachi Lei Tai (Chinese Light Contact) rules for use in national and international tournaments.
Format
Continuous light contact sparring (contact must be minimised to 10% of power). Contestants will be matched by gender, weight, school/style and experience (in that order).
Match
Elimination: three rounds of one minute and thirty seconds duration with a thirty second rest between rounds. Finals: three rounds of two minutes duration with a forty-five second rest between rounds.
Area
The match area will be a square matted area of 20 ft x 20 ft (6 m x 6 m) minimum to 26 ft x 26 ft (8 m x 8 m) maximum. The matted area may be raised onto a Lei Tai (Platform) of up to 3 ft (0.9 m) high.
Safety Equipment
Compulsory: 4 oz (113.4 g) sparring mitts (minimum), groin guard, gum shield and head guard (with approved face shield). Optional: soft martial arts shoes and hand-wraps. Chest protectors may be worn by female contestants. Unless advised by medical staff the use of other safety equipment is prohibited. The use of tape under the sparring mitt is strictly prohibited.
Uniform
Long martial arts trousers (black preferred), plain tee shirt (or vest) (black preferred) and sash (yellow or blue to be supplied).
Officials
One Executive Referee to manage the match. Five Scoring Judges to award points. One Head Judge to ensure adherence to the rules and regulations. Two Administrators to keep score and organise the matches. One Doctor (First Aider) to ensure that Contestants are medically safe to compete.
Coaches and Seconds
Each contestant should have at least one coach or a second in his corner.
Competitors
- All competitors should be aged between 16 and 17 (inclusive) on the day of the event (or an earlier date specified by the organiser).
- All competitors should have read the rules and regulations and have signed the waiver declaration and have the written permission of their parent or carer to participate on submitting their entry.
At registration and on demand:
- All competitors should be able to produce a medical certificate (dated within two weeks of the event) to confirm that they are able to compete in a full contact event.
- All competitors should be able to produce evidence that they are appropriately licensed and insured.
- All competitors should be able to produce proof of identity and age.
Weight Categories
Contestants will be matched by gender and weight, in the first instance, to the following weight categories. Where there are insufficient number to run a category (ie less than two contestants) then categories may be combined at the discretion of the organiser, in consultation with the coaches and competitors. Click below to view the weight category table:
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