WHO CAN
ENTER

Regardless of your placement at any of the Regional Seeding Tournament, or even if you NEVER attended a Regional Seeding Tournament, any male or female fighter between the ages of 8 and 50, from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Bermuda can attend this years 2005 IKF North American Classic - Amateur Championship Tournament.

WHO CAN
NOT ENTER

If You Have EVER Fought As A PRO Fighter In ANY Contact Sport (Boxing, Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts) Or Been PAID A Fighters Purse You CANNOT Participate in This Event

This Event Is For AMATEURS ONLY!
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HOW TO
ENTER

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REGISTRATION
DEADLINES

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SEEDING &
LATE FEES

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RULE
STYLES

• Full Contact Rules
• International Rules
• MuayThai Rules
  • Knees Only Below the Shoulder Line (No Groin of course)
  • Elbows to the BODY ONLY.
  • NO Downward Spiking Elbows.
  • Chest Pads are "MANDATORY FOR JUNIORS" Fighters Must Supply Their Own.
• Junior Amateur Rules - Ages 8-17
• San Shou Rules
  • San Shou will not be offered at any of the "Regional Tournaments". However, the San Shou Division WILL be offered at the IKF North American Classic Finals in Orlando. ALL San Shou Participants Must Be a minimum of 16 Years Old. San Shou participants ages 16 and 17 must register WITH a signature of their parent or legal guardian. There are no Junior Divisions (8-16) for San Shou This Year. To Register for the San Shou Division at the Finals in Orlando CLICK HERE

WEIGHT CLASS
INFO

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TRAINER &
COACHES
INFORMATION

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FIGHT GLOVES

• Mandatory For All Fighters In All Rule Styles
• All Fighters Will Wear 10 Ounce Gloves Provided By The IKF.
• Gloves will have "LACES" to secure their fit.
• Gloves will have an attached thumb.
• Once on, Laces must be covered by either white athletic tape or vinal IKF approved "Glove" tape.

HEADGEAR

Mandatory For All Fighters In All Rule Styles

Headgear that are sold with the word "Training" in there title are not legal "Competition" headgear for IKF Amateur Kickboxing. (Just like they are not allowed in USA Amateur Boxing) The issue with "TRAINING" Headgears is that they usually have the large ear padding or the jaw bars. When you look at the LEGAL Competition Headgear you will notice there is no Jaw Bar and the Ears are far less padded. Training Headgear range between 16 - 18 ounces depending on the size while Competition headgear is 10 ounces.
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GROIN
PELVIC
PROTECTORS

• Mandatory For All Fighters In All Rule Styles
• Must be supplied by each fighter.
• ALL Men must wear a full tuck under groin cup.
• ALL Women must wear a Pelvic Protector.
• "TRAINING" No Foul Protectors are "NOT" allowed.

SHIN PADS

• Mandatory For All Fighters In All Rule Styles
• No Metal loop fasteners.
• NO Soccer guards.
• Material must be made of a soft substance.
• Must be secured to the shin with their elastic strap AND Medical-Athletic Tape.
• Fighters are allowed to wear any brands of shin pads if they desire.

HANDWRAPS

• Mandatory For All Fighters In All Rule Styles
• Must be supplied by each fighter.
• "Cloth handwraps" or "Pro Style Wraps" are allowed for Amateur fighters.
• One winding of surgeon's adhesive tape, not over one and one-half inches wide, placed directly on the hand to protect that part of the hand near the wrist.
• Said tape may cross the back of the hand twice but shall not extend within one inch of the knuckles when hand is clenched to make a fist.
• Contestants shall use soft surgical bandage not over two inches wide, held in place by not more than two yards of surgeons adhesive tape for each hand.
• One 10 yard roll of bandage shall complete the wrappings for each hand.
• Contestant, if requested, may witnessing the wrapping of his/her opponent's hand.
• Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES shall there be ANY tape on the Front side of the knuckles!
• DO NOT WET your handwraps after being wrapped.
• The IKF event Referee, IKF event Representative or the State Athletic/Boxing Commission representative shall inspect all wraps and will sign across the back of the hand if approved before the gloves are allowed to be placed and secured on the fighters hands.

MOUTHPIECE

• Mandatory For All Fighters In All Rule Styles
• Must be supplied by each fighter.
• Must be FORM FITTING and remain in place when a fighter opens their mouth.
• The IKF Recommends Wipps/BrainPad. However fighters are allowed to use their own brand of mouthpiece if they desire.

FOOT PADS

• Full Contact Rules only
• Must be secured to the foot with their elastic strap AND Medical-Athletic Tape.
• Must cover all the toes and the entire heel.
• Laces if any should not be exposed.

CHEST
PROTECTOR

• Women: ALL Women must wear a minimum of a Sports Bra with Padding.
• Molded Chest protectors are acceptable.
• "TRAINING" Chest protectors are "NOT" allowed.
• It is MANDATORY For ALL Junior Muaythai fighters (Male & Female) to wear a Chest Protector Approved by the IKF.

MANDATORY
DRESS CODE

• All Full Contact Rules Fighters will wear Long, Full Length, Full Contact Style Pants.
• ALL MuayThai & International Rule Fighters will wear SHORTS that DO NOT extend lower than 3 inches from the top of the knee.

TRAVEL
EXPENSES

Since this is a TOURNAMENT and not a General Event, all fighters are required to pay their own travel expenses. We suggest each fighter to seek SPONSORS to pay for their travel expenses and in return, list these sponsors on fight clothing, warm up robes, cornermens jackets trainer T-shirts, hats or other areas you feel you can offer your sponsor exposure. ALL REGIONAL DIRECTORS/PROMOTERS are asked to negotiate special rates with hotels and restaurants in their area to attain special discount rates for the incoming fighters and trainers. We appreciate your work in this MUCH NEEDED AREA.

SEEDING
&
Placement At
The Finals

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1. *PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS: All previous IKF North American Classic Champions do not have to compete at their regionals to attend. Out of respect, they will be given the privilege of having a direct Walkover to the USA National Finals Tournament and only be required to register for the USA National Finals Tournament. ALL "PREVIOUS YEARS" CHAMPIONS will enter the National Finals Tournament as the NUMBER *1 SEED.
   • (*) If you are a previous years Champion and you plan to attend this years IKF North American Classic Tournament, you must defend the title in the same weightclass and the same rule style as the title you won last year. Otherwise, you will be required to qualify your seed through your regional tournament, if one.
2. SEEDING FOR FIGHTERS WITHOUT A REGIONAL: If there is no regional in a fighters area, they will be seeded below all fighters who do attend a "Seeding Regional Tournament". For this reason, it is in the best interest of every fighter to try to register, attend and fight at the closes possible "Seeding Regional Tournament".
3. PASSING TO ANOTHER REGION WITH A REGIONAL EVENT: If a fighter does not have a regional in their area and they would like to fight in another regional so they can attain a higher seeding at the IKF North American Classic Finals Tournament, they may do so as stated above.

BOUT
TIMES

• BOUT LENGTH: ALL BOUTS Are 3, 2 Minutes Rounds - Except Junior bouts, times vary to Age.
  • Juniors Ages 8 to 15: 1:30 Minute Rounds - 1 Minute Rests.
  • Juniors Ages 16 & 17: 2:00 Minute Rounds - 1 Minute Rests.

BOUTS
ENDING IN
A DRAW

If a bout ends in a draw or majority draw after the scheduled 3 rounds, the fighters will fight 1 more round to break the draw and continue this if necessary until 2 of the 3 judges determinea majority winner or all 3 judges pick the same winner.

PROTESTS

There will be NO PROTESTS OF ANY BOUTS ACCEPTED. This rule has come from the fact that in the first 3 years of the tournament, EVERY Protested bout that was either reviewed by video or had a scheduled "EXTRA ROUND FIGHT", ALL of them came out with the same winner.

RULE STYLE
REGISTRATION

All Fighters must choose a RULE DIVISION - FIGHTING STYLE to Fight in when they register.
If the fighter wins at the Regional Level and advances to the Finals, they CANNOT change their RULE DIVISION at the Finals Event UNLESS there are no fighters in or close to their weight-division.

MATCHMAKING
AT THE
REGIONALS

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1. All FINAL MATCHMAKING and BOUT ORDER for each regional event will be done AFTER ALL WEIGH-INS have been completed. For this purpose, we ask that ALL Regional Weigh-ins be done as they are at the Finals, the evening before. If this cannot be done, we require ALL WEIGH-INS to be done a MINIMUM 4 hours prior to the start of the Regional Tournament.
2. If a fighter discovers prior to their regional event that there are no CONFIRMED opponents for them to fight in their weight class , they will be given the option to either switch weight classes so they have a bout at their regionals or they may choose to be a WALKOVER WINNER. See 3 next - below;
3. REGIONAL WALKOVER WINNERS: IF no opponents show up to compete in your weightclass and rule division at your regional tournament, you can choose to be a WALKOVER WINNER and receive an automatic invitation to the Finals. You will still be required to officially register for the Finals as all other fighters will do.

MATCHMAKING
AT THE
FINALS

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1. All FINAL MATCHMAKING and BOUT ORDER will be Confirmed AFTER the Official Weigh-Ins.
2. WALKOVER CHAMPIONS: There will be several REGIONAL WALKOVER WINNERS if the regional Directors/Promoters cannot find fighters for some of the registered fighters. However, at the Finals, there will be NO WALKOVER CHAMPIONS.
3. "HOWEVER", IF Your confirmed with a scheduled opponent BEFORE the weigh-in date of the Finals Tournament and your opponent doesn't show up for some reason at the official weigh-ins of the Finals Tournament, you will be awarded the title by walkover if there are no other opponents in your division. If this happens, you are also allowed at this time to switch rule styles or weight divisions so you can at least have a fight, and a chance at winning "2" Titles.
4. If a fighter qualifies at a regional event and we discover that there are no CONFIRMED Opponents for them to fight in their weight class PRIOR to the date of the Finals Tournament Weekend, they will have several options.
   • SWITCH to a WEIGHT CLASS above or below them to be matched.
   • SWITCH to a different rule style.
   • Not attend the Finals Tournament and receive a full refund of their registration fees.

FIGHTER
SEEDING &
MATCHMAKING
AT THE
REGIONAL
EVENTS

• In Divisions with an EVEN Number of Fighters:
  • In Divisions of "2" Fighters: Seed #1 will fight seed #2 for the Regional Tournament Title.
  • In Divisions of "4" Fighters: Seed #1 will face seed #4 and seed #2 will face seed #3 in round 1. The winners of these 2 matches will fight for the Regional Tournament Title.
  • In Divisions of "6" fighters: Seed #1 & 2 will have a bye on the first round. In round 1, seed #3 will fight seed #4. Seed #6 will fight seed #5. In round 2, the winner of #3 & #4 will fight seed #2. The winner of #6 & #5 will fight seed #1. The winners of these last 2 bouts will fight for the Regional Tournament Title.

• In Divisions with an ODD Number of Fighters:
  • In Divisions of 3 Fighters: The #1 seed will receive a bye. Seed #2 will fight seed #3 in the first round. The winner of this bout will fight seed #1 for the Regional Tournament Title.
  • In Divisions of 5 Fighters: The #1 seed will receive a bye in round 1. In round 1, seed #2 will fight seed #3 in the first fight. The winner of this fight will advance to the Regional Tournament Title. In the second fight on round 1, seed number 4 will fight seed number 5. In round 2 , Seed # 1 will fight the winner of seed #4 & 5. The winner of this fight will fight seed #1 for the Regional Tournament Title.

FIGHTER
SEEDING &
MATCHMAKING
AT THE
FINALS

In Divisions with an EVEN Number of Fighters:

• In Divisions of "2" Fighters
  1. SATURDAY OR SUNDAY FINAL: Seed #1 will fight seed #2 on either Saturday afternoon or Sunday for the Tournament Championship.
• In Divisions of "4" Fighters:
  1. ROUND 1: Seed #1 will face seed #4 and seed #2 will face seed #3.
  2. SATURDAY OR SUNDAY FINAL: The winners of these 2 matches will fight Saturday afternoon or Sunday for the Tournament Championship.
• In Divisions of "6" Fighters:
  1. ROUND 1 Saturday: Seed #1 & 2 will have a bye. Seed #3 will fight seed #6. Seed #4 will fight seed #5.
  2. ROUND 2 Saturday: The winner of #3 & #6 will fight seed #2. The winner of #4 & #5 will fight seed #1.
  3. SUNDAY FINAL: Winners of last 2 bouts will fight for the Tournament Championship.
• In Divisions of "8" Fighters:
  1. ROUND 1 SATURDAY AM: Seed #1 will face seed #8. Seed #2 will face seed #7. Seed #3 will face seed #6. Seed #4 will face seed #5.
  2. ROUND 2 SATURDAY PM: Winner of 1 & 8 will fight winner of 3 & 6. Winner of 4 & 5 will fight winner of 2 & 7.
  3. SUNDAY FINAL: The winners of the last 2 matches will fight for the Tournament Championship.
• In Divisions of "10" Fighters:
  1. ROUND 1 SATURDAY AM: Seed #1 & 2 will have a bye. Seed #9 will fight seed #10. Seed #6 will fight seed #5. Seed #3 will fight Seed #4. Seed #7 will fight Seed #8.
  2. ROUND 2 SATURDAY PM: Winner of Seed 9 & 10 will fight Seed #1. Winner of Seed 7 & 8 will fight seed #2.
  3. ROUND 3 SUNDAY AM: Winner of Seed 9 vs 10 vs 1 will fight winner of Seed 6 & 5. Winner of 7 vs 8 vs 2 will fight winner of Seed 3 vs 4.
  4. SUNDAY FINAL: Winners of the last 2 bouts will fight for the Tournament Championship.

In Divisions with an ODD Number of Fighters:

• In Divisions of "3" Fighters:
  1. ROUND 1 SATURDAY: The #1 seed will receive a bye. Seed #2 will fight seed #3.
  2. SATURDAY PM OR SUNDAY FINAL: The winner of 2 vs 3 will fight seed #1 for the Tournament Championship.
• In Divisions of "5" Fighters:
  1. ROUND 1 SATURDAY AM: Seed #1 will receive a bye. Seed #4 will fight seed #5. Seed #2 will fight Seed #3. The winner of 2 vs 3 will advance to the Championship bout on Sunday.
  2. ROUND 2 SATURDAY PM: Winner of 4 vs 5 will fight Seed #1.
  3. SUNDAY FINAL: The winner of 4 vs 5 vs 1 will fight the winner of 2 & 3 for the Tournament Championship.
• In Divisions of "7" Fighters:
  1. ROUND 1 SATURDAY AM: The #1 seed will receive a bye. Seed #7 will fight seed #6 in the first fight. Seed #2 will fight Seed #5. Seed #4 will fight Seed #3.
  2. ROUND 2 SATURDAY PM: Winner of 7 & 6 will fight Seed #1. Winner of 2 & 5 will fight winner of 4 & 3.
  3. SUNDAY FINAL: Winner of 7 vs 6 vs 1 will fight winner of 2 vs 5 vs winner of 4 vs 3 for the Tournament Championship on Sunday.
• In Divisions of "9" Fighters:
• ROUND 1 SATURDAY AM: The #1 through 7 Seeded fighters will receive a bye on opening "Bracket". Seed #9 will fight Seed #8.
• ROUND 2 SATURDAY AM: Seed #4 will fight Seed #5. Seed #2 will fight Seed #7. Seed #3 will fight Seed #6.
• ROUND 3 SATURDAY PM: Winner of Seed 8 & 9 will fight Seed #1. Winner of Seed 3 & 6 will fight winner of Seed 2 & 7.
• ROUND 4 SUNDAY AM: Winner of Seed 8 vs 9 vs 1 will fight winner of Seed # 4 & 5.
• SUNDAY PM FINAL: Winner of the last 2 bouts will fight for the Tournament Championship.

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CONTACT

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