FIGHTERS’ HANDBOOK updated on 22.07.2012
Proudly organized by: Macan Association (Singapore)
PART I: PARTICIPANTS’ PROFILE............................................................................................……..Page 3 1. CATEGORIES 2. WEIGHT CLASSES
PART II: PHYSICAL APPEARANCE……………………………………………………………………………………..……….Page 4 1. COMPETITION ATTIRE 2. PROTECTIVE GEAR
PART III: FIGHT OBSERVANCES………………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 6 1. LIST OF ILLEGAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES 2. “KUNCIAN” (LOCKING & IMMOBILIZATION) RULES & REGULATIONS 3. SUBMISSION (VIA CHOKE) RULES & REGULATIONS
PART IV: PROCEDURES & DECISIONS……………………………………………………………………………………….Page 8 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
MATCH ARENA JUDGES BOARD SCORING CRITERIA STOPPING THE MATCH ‘WINNER OF THE MATCH’ DECISION JUDGES’ DECISION
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1.
CATEGORIES
The following categories apply for all male and female participants: Categories
Bout Duration
Minimum Silat Training Experience
Silat Competition Experience
SATRIA MUDA (14 – 17 years old)
3 rounds of 4 minutes (1 minute interval break)
2 years
Not Applicable
SATRIA (17 – 35 years old)
3 rounds of 4 minutes (1 minute interval break)
2 years
Not Applicable
PENDEKAR (22 – 35 years old)
3 rounds of 4 minutes (1 minute interval break)
5 years & above
Not Applicable
2. WEIGHT CLASSES
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Weight (in kilograms) 45 – 50 50 – 55 55.01 – 60 60.01 – 65 65.01 – 70 70.01 – 75 75.01 – 80 80.01 – 85 85.01 – 90 90.01 – 95 95.01 & above Open Class (no specified weight category)
Remarks Applicable to female participants only
Applicable to male & female participants
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1. COMPETITION ATTIRE Male Participants i) Long-sleeved Compression Shirt Top Options ii) Silat Uniform Shirt Bottom Option
i) Silat Uniform Pants (length must exceed the knees & covering it)
Female Participants i) Long-sleeved Compression Shirt (must be worn underneath short-sleeved T-Shirt) Top Options
ii) Silat Uniform Shirt iii) Long-sleeved T-Shirt
Bottom Option
i) Silat Uniform Pants (length must exceed the knees & covering it)
2. PROTECTIVE GEAR Only USC Singapore approved protective equipment are permitted to be used for this competition. All protective gear will be provided at the competition venue, with the exception of mouth guards, hand wraps and groin guards. *pictures are for illustrative purposes only Protective Gear
Illustration
Remarks
Head Gear
Mouth Guard
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Hand Wraps
Fight Gloves
Shin Guards (with / without instep guard)
Applicable to:
Body Vest
i) All female participants, regardless of category ii) All participants from Satria Muda category
Groin Guards
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1. LIST OF ILLEGAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES The following actions are not permitted at any time during the match. Participants failing to observe the listed rules and regulations will incur its corresponding penalties as described in PART III 1.1. i) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) vii) viii) ix) x) xi) xii) xiii) xiv) xv) xvi) xvii) xviii)
xix)
Hand-striking the opponent with non-padded areas of the gloves. (a) Head-butting the opponent. (a) Intentional eye-gouging / poking / fishing of any kind onto the opponent. (b) Biting the opponent. (b) Hair-pulling the opponent. (a) Striking the groin of the opponent. (a) Striking the back of the head of the opponent. (a) Striking along the spine (back-bone) and neck of the opponent. (b) Striking to the front knee-joint of the opponent. (b) Applying joint-breaking techniques onto the opponent. (b) Knee-striking the head region of a standing opponent. (a) Knee-striking the head region of a grounded opponent. (b) Elbow-striking the head region of the opponent. (b) Kicking / stomping the head of a grounded opponent. (b) Taking-down the opponent (e.g. throwing) in a ‘Pile-Driver’ fashion (head-first). (b) Slamming the opponent with added body weight from the executer. (b) Continuing to strike the grounded opponent after the 10 seconds time cap permitted by the ring referee. (b) Continuing to strike the opponent when his / her head gear is compromised from its safe & correct position (the affected fighter should immediately raise his / her hand to gain the ring referee’s assistance). (a) Refusal to engage in the fight (e.g. constantly running / turning away, etc.) (a)
1.1 Description of Penalties Dischargeable by the Referee Penalty Type (a)
(b)
Description A formal warning given to a fighter, following an illegal move / technique. Earning a penalty of this kind, following two initial formal warnings within the duration of the match will constitute to a disqualification. An immediate disqualification given to a fighter, following an illegal move / technique.
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2. “KUNCIAN” (LOCKING & IMMOBILIZATION) RULES & REGULATIONS i)
A successful “KUNCIAN” technique is defined as a physical manoeuvre of locking the opponent’s limb(s) and immobilizing him / her through the ring referee’s count of ten seconds. The restrained opponent must not be able to break-free or effectively counterattack for the count to be completed.
ii) KUNCIAN techniques are allowed to be performed from either a standing or grounded position. iii) A win is awarded to a successful execution of the KUNCIAN technique, under either of the following events: A- as described in PART III 2i). B- the restrained opponent taps out (out of concern for his / her personal safety), before the completion of the ring referee’s ten seconds count. *Note: The executer’s attempt to force a tap-out / submission from the opponent, through a KUNCIAN manoeuvre is regarded as a ‘joint-breaking technique’ and is thus deemed as illegal as described in PART III 1xiii). iv) The ten seconds count is broken and reset, when the restrained opponent is able to breakfree or effectively counter-attack during the count. A broken count is considered as one attempt by the executer. v) Two consecutive attempts at “KUNCIAN” will have the ring referee bringing both fighters back to standing position, before resuming the match.
3. SUBMISSION (VIA CHOKE) RULES & REGULATIONS i)
A submission technique (via choking) is defined as a physical manoeuvre of restricting the opponents’ air supply along the neck region, through the use of a choke-hold.
ii) Chokes are allowed to be performed from either a standing or grounded position. iii) Attempts to choke-out the opponent are kept at a ten seconds count by the ring referee, started upon the executer’s application of the choke-hold. Completion of this time cap will have the referee separating both fighters from each other (back to standing position if fighters are grounded), before resuming the match. iv) A win is awarded to a successful execution of the choking technique, under either of the following events: A- the choked opponent taps out / declares surrender, before the completion of the ring referee’s ten seconds count. B- the choke is broken by the ring referee before the completion of the ten seconds count, at his / her discretion (e.g. when the choked opponent seems to almost passed out).
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1. MATCH ARENA Bouts will be held on a padded mat surface, based on the following layout:
2. JUDGES BOARD Role
Quantity
Description Responsible for judging the match and deciding on the winning fighter at the end of the match.
Commission Judges
3
Ring Referee
1
Responsible for controlling the match in the match arena.
Match Inspector
1
Responsible for inspecting the fighters’ safety gear prior to entering the match arena.
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3. SCORING CRITERIA i)
All bouts will be evaluated and scored by 3 Commission Judges who shall evaluate the contest from the same location outside of the match arena. The ring referee may not be among the 3 judges.
ii) The ‘5-point Must System’ will be the standard system of scoring a bout. Under this system, 5 points must be awarded to the winner of the round and less than 5 points to the loser, except for a rare even round, which is scored as 5 – 5. iii) Judges shall evaluate Silat techniques such as: A- control of the fight in the match arena & effective defence B- effective striking C- aggressiveness iv) Evaluations shall be made in the order of which the techniques appear in PART IV 3iii), giving the most weight in scoring to the control of the fight & effective defence, followed by effective striking and finally to aggressiveness. A- Control of the fight in the match arena is judged by determining who is dictating the pace, location, position and effective attacking and defence technique throughout the active fighting bout. Effective defence is judged by avoiding being struck, takendown or reversed while countering the opponent’s attack with the fighter’s own offensive manoeuvres. B- Effective striking is judged by determining the total number of legal strikes landed by the fighter and the severity of any form of visible and physical damage to his opponent. C- Aggressiveness is judged by effectively moving forward towards the opponent, in an attempt to land a legal attacking manoeuvre. v) The following objective scoring criteria shall be utilized by the judges when scoring a round: A- a round is to be scored a 5 – 5 round when both contestants appear to be fighting evenly and neither of them show clear dominance in a round. B- a round is to be scored as a 5 – 4 when a contestant wins by a close margin, landing the greater number of effective legal strikes, fight control and good defence and other manoeuvres. C- a round is to be scored as a 5 – 3 round when a contestant overwhelmingly dominates by striking, takedown and display aggressive fighting in a round.
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vi) a round is to be scored as a 5 – 2 or 5 – 1 round when a contestant totally dominates by striking, takedown and ground strikes in a round. 4. STOPPING THE MATCH i)
The Ring Referee is the sole arbiter of a contest and is the only individual authorized to stop a contest. The referee may take advice from the ringside physician and / or the Commission Judges for the decision of stopping the match.
ii) The Ring Referee and the ringside physician are the only individuals authorized to enter the match arena at any time during the match, other than the rest periods and subsequent contest ending.
5. ‘WINNER OF THE MATCH’ DECISION Decision Type by “KUNCIAN” or Submission:
by Knockout (K.O):
by Technical Knockout (T.K.O):
category 1 (c1)Referee Stoppage
Description A fighter taps out on the mat or at any part of his body or taps on his opponent three times (or more) or verbally submits. A fighter falls from a legal blow and is either unconscious or unable to immediately continue. Should a fighter cannot continue the fight during the active fight time, the fight is ended as a technical knockout. Technical knockout can be classified into three categories: The referee determines a fighter cannot continue, intelligently defend himself in which is when *warning to the fighter to improve his position or defence go unanswered within the period of five seconds or less. *Maximum of two warnings within the period of five seconds or lesser can be given, about two seconds apart.
category 2 (c2)Doctor Stoppage
The qualified medical officer declares that it is no longer safe due to any instability or deformity of the fighter’s mental or physical state.
category 3 (c3)Corner Stoppage
The fighter’s corner physically signal or verbally declares to stop the fight for any reasonable reasons that they deem valid in consideration of their fighter’s safety in the ring/fighting arena.
by Judges’ Unanimous / Split Decision:
*See PART IV 6. for description
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6. JUDGES’ DECISION Decisions made by the ring referee and commissioned judges are final, based on either of the following types. Decision Type Unanimous
Description All three judges agree on which a fighter won the match. Fighter which has the majority votes wins the match.
Split
Two of the three judges agree on which a fighter won the match, while the third decides for the other fighter to win the match. Fighter which has the majority votes wins the match.
Draw
Two judges agree on which both fighters are equally good, while the third judge agrees that one of the fighter to win the match. Winner will only be decided at the end of an extra round matchup round of three minutes.
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