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M.M.A.S.C. - Karate Flag Division
This valuable activity allows youth competitors to learn basic martial arts
sparring skills while improving coordination, speed and timing, in a
manner that is safe yet exciting to the young competitor. This division
prepares young competitors for real sparring & helps older competitors
improve their skill. For the competitor who is already sparring, Karate
Flag helps develop skills that are necessary to excel at sparring. Good
footwork, balance, distancing, and self-control are all put to work in this
activity.
Karate Flag Rules:
1. Each competitor has 6 flags tucked inside their belt. Three on each
side, in a different color than the other competitor.
2. Flags are not allowed to be tucked into the back area of the belt.
3. As with Karate, we begin and end with courtesy. Competitors will bow
to each other at the start and finish of each match.
4. Time limit for the round is 1 minute.
5. The first student to remove all the flags from the belt of the opponent
wins.
6. As flags are removed, they are thrown to the ground.
7. If time expires before someone has removed all the flags from their
opponent’s belt, the competitor who has removed the most belts from
their opponent’s belt wins.
8. If at the end of the time limit, both competitors have the same number
of flags remaining, a “tie break” round will begin. Each competitor will
start the tie break round with only one flag, tucked into the farthest Right
Hand side of their belt. The first student to remove that single flag from
their opponent’s belt wins. There is no time limit for the tie break round.
9. If there should ever be a situation where the last flag is removed from
each competitor’s belt at the same time, this is considered a “tie”. The
judge will make the decision to set up a “tie break” round to determine the
winner.
10. During Karate Flag, you must stay standing at all times.
11. You may not take a flag from a “downed” competitor, OR remove
your opponent’s flags while you are down.
12. Competitors may not purposefully fall or take a knee to avoid from
having their flags taken.
13. You must stay within the boundaries of the ring.
14. You may not hold your hand over your flags to keep them from being
removed. You may only parry your opponent’s reach, or position your
body so that your flags are difficult to reach.
15. You may not purposefully bump into, or “plow over” your opponent.
This drill is designed to develop footwork and coordination. It is not a
contact event.
Violations: If a competitor is deemed by the judge to be in
violation of any of these rules, the judge has the ability to call a
penalty. This is a discretionary policy and the decision to call
violations is left to the judge or judges in that ring, based on the
contributing factors during the match.
1st Violation: Time is stopped, and a formal verbal warning is
given to the competitor who has violated the rules.
2nd Violation: Time is stopped, and the competitor who violated
the rule has a flag taken.
3rd Violation: The competitor who is violating the rules is
disqualified from that match. They are not disqualified from
subsequent rounds, only that match.
This valuable activity allows youth competitors to learn basic martial arts
sparring skills while improving coordination, speed and timing, in a
manner that is safe yet exciting to the young competitor. This division
prepares young competitors for real sparring & helps older competitors
improve their skill. For the competitor who is already sparring, Karate
Flag helps develop skills that are necessary to excel at sparring. Good
footwork, balance, distancing, and self-control are all put to work in this
activity.
Karate Flag Rules:
1. Each competitor has 6 flags tucked inside their belt. Three on each
side, in a different color than the other competitor.
2. Flags are not allowed to be tucked into the back area of the belt.
3. As with Karate, we begin and end with courtesy. Competitors will bow
to each other at the start and finish of each match.
4. Time limit for the round is 1 minute.
5. The first student to remove all the flags from the belt of the opponent
wins.
6. As flags are removed, they are thrown to the ground.
7. If time expires before someone has removed all the flags from their
opponent’s belt, the competitor who has removed the most belts from
their opponent’s belt wins.
8. If at the end of the time limit, both competitors have the same number
of flags remaining, a “tie break” round will begin. Each competitor will
start the tie break round with only one flag, tucked into the farthest Right
Hand side of their belt. The first student to remove that single flag from
their opponent’s belt wins. There is no time limit for the tie break round.
9. If there should ever be a situation where the last flag is removed from
each competitor’s belt at the same time, this is considered a “tie”. The
judge will make the decision to set up a “tie break” round to determine the
winner.
10. During Karate Flag, you must stay standing at all times.
11. You may not take a flag from a “downed” competitor, OR remove
your opponent’s flags while you are down.
12. Competitors may not purposefully fall or take a knee to avoid from
having their flags taken.
13. You must stay within the boundaries of the ring.
14. You may not hold your hand over your flags to keep them from being
removed. You may only parry your opponent’s reach, or position your
body so that your flags are difficult to reach.
15. You may not purposefully bump into, or “plow over” your opponent.
This drill is designed to develop footwork and coordination. It is not a
contact event.
Violations: If a competitor is deemed by the judge to be in
violation of any of these rules, the judge has the ability to call a
penalty. This is a discretionary policy and the decision to call
violations is left to the judge or judges in that ring, based on the
contributing factors during the match.
1st Violation: Time is stopped, and a formal verbal warning is
given to the competitor who has violated the rules.
2nd Violation: Time is stopped, and the competitor who violated
the rule has a flag taken.
3rd Violation: The competitor who is violating the rules is
disqualified from that match. They are not disqualified from
subsequent rounds, only that match.
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