- All Event Officials can ONLY be Event
Officials at an IKF Sanctioned Event!
- Officials CAN NOT work a corner for a fighter during a show they are an
official on.
- Officials CAN NOT work with fighters on the event they are officials on.
This includes helping with hand wrapping, warming fighters up, etc. etc.
- Officials of course CAN NOT be an official on a bout where they know or
train one or both of the fighters. If you are an official and see a fighter that
you know well on a bout you may be assigned to work, it is your duty and
responsibility to EXCUSE yourself from the bout so that the event Representative
can assign a replacement for you.
- The IS NOT an issue about our TRUST in you as an IKF
Official. Of course we have great trust in your integrity or none of you would
be an official with the IKF. This is about
the PERCEPTION of what others who are watching may think they are seeing. NONE
of us can afford to be or want to be a victim of misunderstood PERCEPTION.
- Referee's Qualification
- Must have No Physical disabilities.
- Must be at least 21 years old.
- Must be trained and tested by an Officially Licenses & Certified
Instructor of the IKF
- Must be certified and registered as an IKF
Referee as properly qualified.
- Must not be over 60 years of age unless an extension is approved by the
IKF.
- DRESS CODE
- PANTS - MANDATORY
- Referees are required to wear black or dark blue slacks.
- IKF OFFICIALS
SHIRT - MANDATORY
- Referees are required to wear an IKF
Officials Shirt.
- If they do not have one they are required to purchase one from the IKF.
- The Fee for an IKF Officials Shirt is
$35.00.
- SHOES
- Shoes must be BLACK Soft rubber sole shoes.
- BELT FOR PANTS
- Belt buckle must be either small in size, covered or without a large
buckle.
- GLOVES
- Referees must wear rubber surgical gloves during all bouts.
- Referee must supply their own gloves.
- NO ALLOWED
- Jewelry
- Referees may not wear:
- Hats
- Watch
- Jewelry
- Glasses - Unless they are poly carbonate "rec specs", approved by
the IKF.
IKF REFEREE DUTIES
Chief Duty and Responsibility of the
IKF Referee To
Ensure the Safety of the Fighters.
-Sometimes 2 referees are needed, depending on if a pro event
and how many bouts.- The ring referee shall be in charge of the general
supervision of the bout. He enforces the IKF
rules and regulations as stated in this document. He shall promote the
safety of the fighters within the ring and shall insure a fair fight between the
fighters.
- The referee, before each bout, shall ask each fighter who their chief
second/trainer is at ringside. The referee shall hold said trainer responsible
for the conduct of his assistants & during the bout, assuring they follow
the Official IKF
Cornerman Rules.
- The Referee MUST make sure that each fighter understands their language so
there will be no confusion as to "Ring Commands" during the
fight.
- Three verbal commands need to be recognized:
- "STOP" when ordering the fighters to stop
fighting.
- "BREAK" when ordering the fighters to separate.
- "FIGHT" when ordering the fighters to continue
the match.
- When the fighters are ordered to "BREAK", both must step back a
minimum of 3 steps before the referee continues the fight.
- The referee shall call both fighters to the center of the ring before each
bout for final instructions, each fighter shall be accompanied by his chief
second. This should not be a SPEECH. This should be a basic reminder of, EX: "Gentlemen,
obey my commands at all times and lets have a fair fight."
- STARTING THE BOUT
- Immediately before the bout begins, the fighters shall bow to the referee,
followed by the fighters bowing to each other. Once done, the referee shall
instruct the fighters to "FIGHTING POSITIONS" and signal the
timekeeper to begin the bout. The timekeeper will ring the bell and the bout
will begin.
- In a FULL CONTACT RULES Bout
- In a FULL CONTACT RULES bout the referee has the responsibility of making
sure each fighter is attaining their requested number of kicks per round. If
not, the Referee shall warn such fighter, and ultimately have the power to
deduct a point if the fighter continues not to meet their requested minimum kick
count.
- In a MUAY THAI RULES Bout
- RUNNING FROM YOUR OPPONENT
- The Referee will warn a fighter who continually runs from his opponent not
to do so. If a fighter continues to do so, a 1 point deduction will be given to
the fighter for INTENTIONAL EVASION OF CONTACT.
- LEG SWEEPS, CUT KICKS, SLIPS OR FALLS
- A-Foot to foot, to the inside & outside of opponents front foot are
permitted.
- No spin sweeps.
- No sweeps above the foot pad.
- No sweeping the supporting leg unless in a Muay Thai bout.
- All sweeps/kicks to the legs that cause a fighter to fall from loss of
footing, slipping WILL NOT be counted as a knockdown.
- If the FALL ITSELF causes injury, the referee will begin a count on
the downed fighter. If the fighter does not stand by the count of 10, the bout
is over and the downed fighter loses. If the kick to the legs INJURES the
fighter and he/she is forced to drop to 1 knee or to the ring floor due to the
INJURY to their legs, the referee will begin a count.
- Again, if the fighter fails to stand after the count of 10 "OR"
limps in pain once up, the referee shall stop the bout and that fighter shall be
declared the loser by KO.
- STANDING 8 COUNTS
- During a flury, the Referee shall not step in to stop the action when the
fighter's are still standing "Strong."
- If a fighter looks helpless and receives several blows to the head or body
but continues to stand, not move and not be able to defend him or herself, the
referee will step in and give the fighter a standing 8 count.
- At this time, the Referee is to look over the fighter and if the referee
feels necessary, he/she may stop the fight at this time.
- If a fighter is not standing "Strong' and his/her eyes are not
clear, the referee may choose to stop a bout prior to a standing 8 count if the
fighter getting beat is not able to hold up his/her hands to chin height and
still protect him/herself.
- At ANY time, the referee can request the ringside physician to come up to
the ring and make a true medical determination whether a fighter should continue
or not.
- KNOCKDOWNS & KNOCKOUTS
- If a fighter is knocked down 3 times in 1 round, the fight is over.
- Sweeps do not count as a KNOCKDOWN and a leg kick to a single supporting
leg do not either.
- If a fighter is knocked down to the ring floor or falls to the floor, he
must get up under his own power.
- Fighters can only be saved by the bell in the final round.
- If one fighter is knocked down, the referee must instruct the other fighter
to retreat to the farthest neutral corner - WHITE.
- CLINCHING
- The referee must wait until a count of 3 before breaking up any clinch on
all Full Contact & International Rule Bouts. Let the fighters fight out of
it.
- On Muay Thai bouts, the clinch will not exceed 5 seconds and sometimes as
short as 3 seconds. This will be determined in matchmaking.
- The referee check with the promoter and or IKF
Representative of the clinch time agreed upon and then verify this to both
fighters and their trainers before the start of the bout.
- CORNERMAN
RULES
- The Referee will give a maximum of -2- warnings ONLY to a cornerman or
second that lean on top of the ring floor, Touch the ring ropes, slap or hit the
ring, yell or coach his/her fighter or yell at any official during the fighting
round.
- If after -2- warnings, said cornerman or seconds continue to do so, both
amateurs and pros, the fighter who's corner is not following the rules and
regulations of a cornerman could lose a point or his/her corner/trainer could be
fined, suspended or disqualified from the match by the
IKF representative at ringside.
- If disqualified, the fighter will lose by TKO.
- The only person other than the referee and the fighters allowed to touch
the ring canvas during the middle of a round, shall be the timekeeper who shall
slap the ring canvas "3" times when 10 seconds remains in each round.
- PROTECTING FIGHTERS FROM OUTSIDE
DISTRACTION
- If a spectator throws any object from the crowd into the ring, TIME will be
called by the referee & event security will escort the spectator out of the
arena room.
- The spectator will be subject to arrest & fines.
- If a second or corner throws anything into the ring, it will be taken as a
request to stop the fight and said corner will lose by technical knockout.
- FOULING-STOPPING THE FIGHT
- The referee shall administer the following for fouls:
- 1st time-Warning to the fighter.
- 2nd time, deduction of 1 point.
- 3rd time, disqualification.
- (*) If the foul is severe, the referee & or the IKF representative could stop the bout at ANY time.
- NON INTENTIONAL FOUL
- If the referee determines that the fighter being fouled needs time to
recover, he may stop the fight and the time and give the injured fighter time to
recover. At the end of such time, the referee and ringside doctor shall
determine if the fighter can continue. If so, the round will begin at the
stopped time. If not, the referee shall gather all 3 judges score cards and the
winner will be determined by who was ahead on the 3 score cards at the time of
the foul. If the fighters were even, a TECHNICAL DRAW will be awarded. If the
foul occurs in the first round, a NO CONTEST shall be awarded to each fighter.
- INTENTIONAL FOUL
- If the referee determines that the fighter being fouled needs time to
recover, he may stop the fight and the time and give the injured fighter time to
recover. At the end of such time, the referee and ringside doctor shall
determine if the fighter can continue. If so, the round will begin at the
stopped time. If not, the referee shall gather all 3 judges score cards and the
winner will be determined by who was ahead on the 3 score cards at the time of
the foul.
- Before the start of the fight, the Referee has to determine whether
he/she will:
- Offer a Warning to the Fouling Fighter.
- Take a 1 point deduction from the fighter committing the foul.
- Disqualify the Fouling Fighter.
- If the fouled fighter cannot continue:
- If the fouled fighter cannot continue after the INTENTIONAL FOUL,
regardless of the scorecards, the fouled fighter will automatically win by
disqualification.
- Should it be necessary to stop the match or penalize a fighter, the Referee
will immediately advise the reason to the IKF
Event Representative after making the announcement.
- COUNTING OVER A DOWNED FIGHTER
- When a fighter is knocked down or purposely falls down without will to
stand, the referee shall instruct the other fighter to retreat to the farthest
neutral corner of the ring from the downed fighter.
- The count of the downed fighter by the ringside timekeeper must begin once
the fallen fighter touches the ring floor.
- If the referee was occupied by instructing the other fighter to retreat to
the furthest neutral corner, the referee upon returning to the downed fighter
shall pick up the actual count from the ringside timekeeper who shall make the
count clear and visible by counting with his fingers over his head so the
referee can pick the count up clearly.
- From there, the referee shall continue the count over the downed fighter
with the referee showing with his arm in motion the number of the count with 1
hand up to 5 and continuing on the same hand up to 5 fingers to signal a count
of 10.
- At the end of each downward motion shall be the count of each number.
- If the fighter stands during the count, the referee shall continue the
count. If the standing fighter leaves the neutral corner, the Referee will stop
the count and once again, instruct the standing fighter back to the neutral
corner and then restart the count from the point of interruption when the
standing fighter complies.
- If the fighter on the canvas does not stand before the count of 10, the
standing fighter shall be determined the winner by knockout.
- If the referee feels that the fighter can continue, the referee shall wipe
the end of the fighters gloves on the referee's shirt before continuing the
fight.
- PROCEDURE IF A FIGHTER FALLS OUT OF
RING
- If a fighter falls through the ring ropes and out of the ring, the referee
shall order his opponent to stand in an opposite neutral corner and if the boxer
remains outside the ropes, the referee shall start a count to 10.
- The fighter who has fallen outside the ropes has up to 30 seconds to return
to the ring.
- If the fighter returns to the ring before the count ends, he/she will not
be penalized for a "Standing 8 count" UNLESS it was a strike from
his/her opponent that sent him/her through the ropes and out of the ring.
- If anyone prevents the fallen fighter from returning to the ring, the
referee shall warn such person or stop the fight if he continues his action.
- If this person is associated with his/her opponent, the fallen fighter will
win by disqualification.
- If both boxers fall out of the ring, the referee shall start counting.
- If one boxer tries to prevent his/her opponent from returning to the ring
before the count ends, he/she will be warned or disqualified.
- If both boxers fall out of the ring, the referee shall start counting and
the fighter that returns to the ring before the count ends, will be considered
the winner.
- If both return within the 30 seconds allowed, the fight can continue.
- If neither boxer can, the result will be considered a draw.
- OFFICIAL SIGNAL OF THE REFEREE FOR END
OF BOUT
- If the referee determines that the fight is over by a knockdown, knockout,
TKO, foul etc, the referee will indicate so by crossing both hands ABOVE his/her
head and or over his face as he/she steps between the fighters.
- STOPPING OF A BOUT
- The referee, ringside physician or the
IKF representative at ringside shall have
the power to stop a bout.
- SCORECARDS
- At the end of each bout, the Referee will collect the scorecards from each
of the three judges, inspect them to assure each is correct and SIGNED by each
judge and submit them to the IKF Event Representative or IKF Scorekeeper,
whichever has been designated by the IKF Event representative to tally the
scores.
- Once a decision has been reached, the referee will bring both fighters to
center ring. Upon announcement of the winner the referee will raise that
fighters hand.
- For TITLE BOUTS
- At the end of each ROUND, the Referee will collect the scorecards
from each of the three judges, inspect them to assure each is correct and SIGNED
by each judge and submit them to the IKF Event Representative or IKF
Scorekeeper, whichever has been designated by the IKF Event representative to
tally the scores.
IKF
OFFICIALS - GUIDELINES
- All IKF Event
officials shall be employed by the promoter and be approved by the IKF Event Representative ONLY.
- Each official must know all rules and regulations for an
IKF kickboxing event. To find properly
qualified officials, contact the local athletic commission or work with the IKF directly to select the best qualified officials
for each position.
- The IKF reserves all
rights to deny or appoint all necessary officials if the promoter's selections
do not meet the required qualifications of the IKF.
- Any official is found under the influence of ANY drug or
alcohol immediately prior to or during the event shall be fined by the IKF $500.00 and placed on a suspension determined by the IKF.
- Any official at an IKF
event shall give permission to the IKF for
drug testing before or after any bout, amateur or pro and especially if the bout
is a title match. If any official is found under the influence of ANY drug, the
official shall be fined by the IKF $500.00
and placed on a suspension
determined by the IKF.
- ALL officials must be pre-approved and licensed by the
IKF "UNLESS" other
IKF approved officials in the Promoters area are
available for the event.
For IKF Event Officials
Fees CLICK HERE
PROMOTERS... PLEASE
DO NOT Force your Officials to sit around and
WAIT for you to pay them or for them to approach you to be paid. No one likes to
ask for their money. BE RESPONSIBLE and
PROFESSIONAL and make sure you pay your officials
IMMEDIATELY after your event. They worked hard to
make your event possible. Thank You. |