I. PLAYGROUND1. Playground must have plain surface and be safety.

2. Playground must have additional dimensions, which are not preventing the free execution of techniques.

II. OFFICIAL DRESSING FORM

1. Participants, Referee and filed judges must be in official dressing form, indicating in rules for KUMITE.

2. Participants, dressing without strict accordance of the rules, should not be admitted to the competition.

3. For participants, dressing without strict accordance of the rules, is given one minute to put themselves in correct form.

III.ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPETITION

1. The following age categories are acceptable: 10-11 years, 12-13 years, 14-15 years, 16 years and over.

2. Competitions on TAIHO-JUTSU are executed in the form of team matches. Competitions are executed between teams, consisting of 2 participants.

3. Participants demonstrate techniques with weapons and self-defense technique.

IV. REFEREE TEAM

1. Referee Committee determines at the beginning each match the referee team, consisting of 5 or 7 referees.

2. Besides, to make the execution of competition more simple, are selected the secretaries and informatory.

COMMENTS

Referees sit down in the corners and two sides of playground, as this manner helps to watch the competitions in proper way. As far as possible, the referee team must consist of the representatives of different states and styles.

V. CONDUCTION OF POINT

1. TAIHO-JUTSU Competitions consists of 3 circles. In first circle are selected the 16 participants, in the second – 8 participants and in the third circle is determined the winner and places taking up in final competition.

2. Each participant indicates the mark in accordance with point system. Cards with indicated points are held in right hand.

3. When the secretary summarizes the points, received by each participant in course of the circle, minimum and maximum points are not taken into account. If in any circle are fixed the equal number of points, collected by two and more participants, to the total amount is added the minimum point, which is not taken into account previously. If the is equal after this manipulations, to the total sum is added the maximum point, not taken into account previously. If after these manipulations the score will be draw, the winner will be determined by the total decision of referee.

COMMENTS

The sum of points is not accumulated from circle to circle. Each circle is considered separately as in individual duels on KUMITE.

In the first circle the participants have to demonstrate the compulsory Programme, including:

1. Hands’ kick technique;

2. Feet’s kick technique;

3. Throw technique;

4. Arm’s twisting and keeping technique.

In the second circle the participants have to demonstrate the compulsory Programme, including along with compulsory Programme the traditional weapons’ possession technique (tonfa-jutsu, hunchaku-jutsu, sai-jutsu, kama-jutsu, etc.).

In the third circle the participants have to demonstrate the optional Programme, including the traditional weapons’ possession technique, or techniques without weapons.

To make the draw duels not be appeared very often, it is recommended to vary points widely, for example, in the first circle they should be varied from 5 to 7, in the second circle – from 6 to 8, and in the third – from 7 to 9.

Referee Committee determines the exact system of execution of each competition after the consultation with Organization Committee.

VI. MARKS CRITERIA

1. To determine the marks of individual participant or team the following criteria should be taken into account:

a) Techniques should be executed skillfully and the participant should demonstrate the understanding of its principles.

b) Execution of techniques should demonstrate the correct way of attention concentration, force, good balance and correct breath.

c) Competition also should be valued by the other parameters.

COMMENTS

When determine, for how many points should be reduces the mark due to mistake, it is recommended to do the following:

— For accidental confusion, interrupting the fluent execution of technique, which is quickly overcome, from the final mark is deducted the 0.1 point. For the short, but evident pause the mark is reduced on 0.2 point. The result of evident stop is disqualification.

— Lost of balance for one second, when the participant, executing the technique, is makes the light sway but quickly takes the right position is lead to the reduction on 0.1-0.3 points. If lost of balance was more evident, but have been already overcome, the mark reduces on 0.2-0.4  points.

Besides the other criteria is the following:

— the correct breath, the good demonstration of force, speed, calculation of time, balance and tension;

— sequence and correctness of positions:

a) the correct correlation of weight, in accordance with the executed technique;

b) the adequate tension in positions;

c) feet, firmly staying on the floor.

Technique should demonstrate:

a) accuracy;

b) correct and sequential execution of technique;

c) correct tension, concentration;

d) adequate understanding of martial use of technique;

Execution of techniques should demonstrate in whole:

a) steady concentration of attention;

b) contrast tension, breath and movement;

c) understanding of demonstrating techniques;

d) real, but not theatrical show of techniques.