TOURNAMENT RULES FOR GLOBAL TAEKWON-DO FEDERATION TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RULES Part I General Article 1 Purpose Article 2 Application Article 3 Official Representatives Article 4 Duties Article 5 Competitors Article 6 Dress Article 7 Safety equipment and protective ware Article 8 Medical preparedness Article 9 Square Article 10 Awards Article 11 Official terminology Article 12 Divisions of competitions Article 13 Compositions of teams Article 14 Order of matches Article 15 Weighing Article 16 Draw Article 17 Announcing Article 18 Coaches Part II Pattern Article 19 Divisions Article 20 Defeats Article 21 Performance and points - individual Article 22 Performance and points - team Article 23 Officials Part III Sparring Article 24 Divisions Article 25 Duration of bouts - time keeping Article 26 Target area Article 27 Points awards Article 28 Scoring procedure Article 29 Disqualification Article 30 Fouls Article 31 Warning Article 32 Injury Article 33 Match Procedure Article 34 Officials Part IV Power Test Article 35 Divisions Article 36 Procedure Article 37 Officials Part V Special Technique Article 38 Divisions Article 39 Procedure Article 40 Officials Part VI Special Technique Article 41 Divisions Article 42 Procedure Article 43 Officials Part VII Treatment of Protests Article 44 Tournament chief umpire Article 45 Protests Article 46 Decisions Article 47 Copies of rules PART 1 - GENERAL ARTICLE 1 - PURPOSE The purpose of these rules is to raise the level in Taekwon-Do by putting down in writing all aspects, and to provide that all aspects, and to provide that all competitors have the opportunity to show their best through friendly competition with one another. ARTICLE 2 - APPLICATION These rules are to be used at all international and national Taekwon-Do competition for all degree holders. They apply to both male and female, except where otherwise is specifically decided. ARTICLE 3 - OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES The juries, the referees and other judges will be selected from certified umpires in Global Taekwon-Do Federation. ARTICLES 4 - DUTIES a) The jury will normally consist of 1 senior umpire, who is seated at a honorary place in front, and who will reach the final decision on draws and other cases of doubt. b) For sparring, the referee will be in the ring to conduct and maintain control of the bouts. c) In pattern matches, the 5 judges are placed on a line facing the competition area. In sparring, the judges are placed in the four corners of the ring (refer to Article 9). They give points according to their own judgment. d) The timekeepers are placed at the ringside, and will control and signal start\stop of the bouts, and the continuation of each match. e) The keeper of the minutes is placed at the ringside, and is to fill in the match forms. ARTICLE 5 - COMPETITORS The competitors compete in divisions according to these rules, but all competitors must have 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th degree. No one over 4th degree is allowed to compete. The competitors must have a valid GTF certificate. They must be healthy and registered with the national federations. ARTICLE 6 - DRESS a) Official representatives dress according to GTF umpires rules. b) The competitors have to wear “dobok”, with badges recognized by GTF, and in addition a black belt showing the competitors degree. Every competitor is given a number. This has to be attached to his/her back and worn during the whole tournament. c) When not competing, the competitors can wear ordinary sports equipment, such as track shoes, training suit etc. At the opening and closing ceremonies the competitors shall normally wear dobok. d) Drinking of alcoholic beverages or smoking whilst wearing the dobok is prohibited. ARTICLE 7 - SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE WEAR a) For sparring, the competitors must wear approved safety equipment on their hands and feet, tooth-guard and suspensorium for men. The suspensorium must be inside the dobok. The color of safety equipment on hands and feet should be red or blue according to announcing (cfr. art. 17). b) The competitors can, if they wish, use the following: - Shin and wrist pads - Forearm protection - Breast protectors for female competitors - Suspensorium for male - Headguard All of these must be of approved types, and consist of elastic material with sponge- or rubber padding, without metal, bone hard plastic or other hard materials, including zippers, laces or buttons/press studs. c) The use of other protection equipment is not allowed. d) Every competitor with injuries demanding bandaging must prove his/her need to the judges, and get their approval. Pins or other kinds of hard material must not be used, and the bandages must not give extra support/protection in a way that the competitor achieves any advantages over his opponent. e) It is prohibited to wear jewelry, watches and things like that, the hair must be kept in place by soft elastic objects, so that hair-bands etc. are not allowed. Toenails and fingernails must be cut. ARTICLE 8 - MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS A doctor and/or qualified first aid personnel must be present at all tournaments. In the case of injuries, the doctor’s/first aid personnel’s recommendation is to be followed concerning the injured’s capability to continue the match. ARTICLE 9 - SQUARE a) The square for sparring will cover an area of 9 by 9 meters. The area has to be covered with approved mats. These must extend 1 meter outside the ring. The square for pattern is 11 by 11 meters. b) The jury table will be placed at least 2 meters from the ring. c) The referee’s position is marked with a white cross, directly opposite the middle of the jury table, and 1 meter back from the center of the ring. d) The corner judges shall be seated 1 meter from each corner of the ring. They are numbered 1-4 from the corner nearest the jury table’s left side, and clockwise round the ring. e) The competitors’ positions are marked with a red and a blue cross, 1 meter on each side of the center of the ring. The left one shall be blue and the right red, seen from the jury table. f) The coaches’ positions are marked with a red mark (right) and a blue mark (left), at least 2 meters from the ring. See enclosure for the arrangement of the ring (the competition area). ARTICLE 10 - AWARDS INDIVIDUAL Best in competition award. 2 gold -- only 1. place in each class. Pattern 6 gold/6 silver/6 bronze 1.2./3. place in each class/group/weight-class. Sparring 10 gold/10 silver/10 bronze 1./2./3. place in each class/group/weight-class. Breaking 8 gold-- only 1. place in each class/event. Special technique 8 gold-- only 1. place in each class/event. Free special technique 2 gold-- only 1. place in each class. Gold counts 3 points. Silver counts 2 points. Bronze counts 1 point. Only points achieved in individual events count for Overall Winners. TEAM Overall Champions 2 trophies-- only 1. place in each class. Pattern 12 gold/12 silver/12 bronze. 1./2./3. place in each class. Sparring 12 gold/12 silver/12 bronze. 1./2./3. place in each class. Breaking 12 gold/12 silver/12 bronze. 1./2./3. place in each class. Special technique 12 gold/12 silver/12 bronze. 1./2./3. place in each class. Gold counts 3 points. Silver counts 2 points. Bronze counts 1 point. The total score from the individual and the team events counts, except for Overall Winner. With regard to the teams, there is just one score, i.e. not multiplied by 6. For instance, the winning team in patterns gets 3 points in addition to the rest of the points, and not 18 points. In the case of a draw in the team competition, when all events are included, the winner is the team with the team with the highest score in patterns. At the organizer’s discretion, medals to the team coaches can be awarded. ARTICLE 11 - OFFICIAL TERMINOLOGY a) Cha Ryot ------ attention b) Kyong Ye ------ bow c) Jun Bi ---------- ready d) Shi Jak --------- start e) Haechyo------- stop/separate f) Gaesok -------- continue g) Goman--------- stop/end h) Ju Ui ------------ warning i) Gam Jum ----- minus point j) Sil Kyuk -------- disqualification k) Hong Sung --- red winner l) Chong Sung -- blue winner ARTICLE 12 - DIVISIONS OF COMPETITION The competition is divided into team match and individual match. The competition is settled by a cup-system. INDIVIDUAL The individual matches are divided into: * See Division Breakdown suject to change Patterns Male/female Division 1 for 1. Dan Division 2 for 2. Dan Division 3 for 3. Dan Sparring Male/female Weight-groups: Micro-weight, light-weight super heavy-weight Breaking Male/female Special technique Male/female Free Special technique Male/female In breaking, each competitor can take part in one hand technique and one foot-technique. In special technique, each competitor can take part in only two events, while all competitors can take part in free special technique. This means that each competitor can take part in maximum 5 events. TEAM The team competitions are divided into: Male/female. The competitors are not divided into weight groups. Each team must take part in patterns, sparring, breaking and special technique. ARTICLE 13 - COMPOSITION OF TEAM Each team consists of 6 competitors, and the same 6 must be used in all events. The team can freely choose which of the 6 they want to use in each of the events. For instance the substitutes in free-sparring can be a different person than the one in patterns. ARTICLE 14 - ORDER OF MATCHES Patterns, sparring, breaking, special technique and free special technique. The senior judge, together with the organizer may decide to alter this order if practical considerations indicate so. This must be announced at the beginning of the tournament. ARTICLE 15 - NO WEIGHING FOR TEAM ARTICLE 16 - DRAW a) The draw shall be carried out in public. b) Medals counting for Overall Champion award cannot be won unless there are at least 4 competitors in the event. c) No one can win 2 rounds in succession without a match (i.e. by walk-over). d) The competitors in sparring must have at least 2 matches. e) When the draw is finished the number of competitors is complete, and the registration is consequently finished. ARTICLE 17 - ANNOUNCING a) It shall be announced in which ring the different events are taking place, and it is each competitor’s/team’s responsibility to keep so close to the ring that they are ready for participation without delay when they are calledupon. b) When individual/team number, name and country are announced, one has to go to the side of the ring with the necessary equipment. If not in place at once, one is called upon for a second time. c) After 2 minutes number, name and country are announced twice. If the individual competitor/ team still is not present, they will be disqualified. d) Two persons are always announced together. The first one is red and the second blue. In sparring, the first one must have red safety equipment and the second blue equipment. In patterns, the first one must have red marks on arms, and the second blue marks. ARTICLE 18 - COACHES a) In sparring there may be 1 coach at the ringside (cfr. art. 9). They cannot interfere with the match by action or words, and they cannot give any advice to or encourage the competitor. They cannot address the competition’s official representatives, but have to treat protests according to the procedures stated in these rules. A coach who does not follow these rules, will be disqualified as a coach. b) The coach can withdraw the competitor from the match. In that case, the coach throws a towel into the ring. PART II - PATTERNS ARTICLE 19 - DIVISIONS Refer to Article 12 ARTICLE 20 - DEFEATS Defeat by the pyramid principle is to be applied in individual competitions. In team competitions, the judges will use score cards. ARTICLE 21 - PERFORMANCE AND POINTS - INDIVIDUAL a) The senior judge who is placed in the middle will give command to the competitors. b) Each competitor must perform one obligatory pattern. The pattern will be chosen by the judges as follows: For 1st Dan - Current Belt Pattern For 2nd Dan - Current Belt Pattern For 3rd & 4th Dan - tCurrent Belt Pattern c) The competitors will be drawn in the same manner as in sparring, and will compete one to one. Two competitors will perform the same pattern simultaneously and the judges will choose the winner, who goes on to the next bout. d) The two competitors bear red and blue badges, respectively. The judges decide the winner by indicating red or blue color. ARTICLE 22 - PERFORMANCE AND POINTS - TEAM a) The team leader will give commands to the team (start, stop, bowing and any formation). b) Each team (5 persons) must perform simultaneously one self-elected and one obligatory pattern. They can line up in any formation they want to, and the members of the team can perform the movements individually or together according to their own wishes, but there must be teamwork. c) The obligatory pattern is chosen by the senior judge prior to the competition. The teams shall not perform the obligatory pattern as their self-elected pattern. The self-elected pattern must be performed first d) Method of recording scoring: Each judge will record their score on the score cards and on the command “show” given by the senior judge, will immediately hold up scorecards and keep them in the position until the recorder acknowledges that all the scores have been recorded. The red score card will be held in the right hand and the blue card held in the left. The recorder will then deduct the highest and lowest scores given by the judges and total up the remaining three scores. This total is recorded as the competitors score. ARTICLE 22 - PERFORMANCE AND POINTS - TEAM cont e) Scores from the qualifying rounds are not carried on to the finals unless there is a draw in the final. f) The 5 teams with the highest scores in the qualifying rounds go on to the final. The teams will be awarded according to the following list: OBLIGATORY: Teamwork 2 Diagram 1 Power 1 Flexibility 0.5 Synchronism 0.5 Firmness 0.5 Beauty 0.5 SELF-ELECTED Teamwork 1 Diagram 0.5 Power 0.5 Flexibility 0.5 Synchronism 0.5 Firmness 0.5 Beauty 0.5 ARTICLE 23 - OFFICIALS 1 jury, 5 judges, 1 recorde PART III - SPARRING ARTICLE 24 - DIVISIONS *Divisions Subject To Change (Check for tourment division sheet per) INDIVIDUAL a) Refer to article 12. TEAM Male and female regardless of weight and degree. ARTICLE 25 - DURATIONS OF BOUTS - TIME KEEPING a) The bout length is normally 2 minutes for team as well as individual competitions. Semifinals and finals consist of 2 bouts of 2 minutes, with 1 minute break between the bouts. b) By a draw in the individual competitions, there will be another bout for 1 minute after a break for 30 seconds. If it is still a draw, the jury decides the winner. c) On the first “SIJAK” command from the referee, the time keeper starts the clock, and it continues until full time unless the referee orders “stop time” by showing this by sign. d) In team competitions, the results are registered as they stand at full time. Victory counts 2 and a draw 1 point to each team. ARTICLE 26 - TARGET AREA a) The part of the head that covers the area from the forehead to the collar bone, and between the ears. b) The upper part of the body vertically from the throat to the navel, and from a line, drawn on each side, from the arms pits down to the waist (i.e., the whole front except the back.) c) It is not allowed to hit the neck, on the top of the head, the back of the head, the throat, under the belt and in the back. ARTICLE 27 - POINT AWARDS a) One point will be awarded for: Hand technique directed to medium or high section. Foot technique directed to medium section. b) Two points will be awarded for: Foot technique directed to high section. Hand technique when jumping (both feet must be off the ground) directed to high section. Jumping/flying foot technique directed to medium section. c) Three points will be awarded for: Jumping/flying technique directed to high section ARTICLE 28 - SCORING PROCEDURE No contact is allowed by points will be given only for correctly delivered techniques which are within 2 cm of the section under the following conditions: a) Proper distance. b) Correct posture. c) Appropriate tool to the section. c) Forceful delivery ARTICLE 29 - DISQUALIFICATION a) Ignoring instructions given by the referee. b) Attack causing an injury on the opponent and inability to continue the match (refer to article 32). c) Committing 3 fouls. d) Repeated 1 point away offenses. e) Not the right weight according to the rules (refer to article 15 e). f) Not having the right equipment on within 1 minute after the referee’s control (refer to article 33, pt 2 c). g) Suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs. ARTICLE 30 - FOULS 1 point will be deducted for the following offenses: a) Bad behavior by the competitor or the coach. b) Attacking a fallen opponent. c) Purposely attacking after the referee’s stop command. d) Any kind of injury to an opponent (refer to article 32). e) Hard contact. ARTICLE 31 - WARNING 1 minus point will be deducted at the third warning for the following offenses: a) Attack to an illegal target. b) Stepping out of the ring (both feet) c) Fall (i.e. touching the floor with any other part of the body than the feet). d) Light contact. e) Holding f) Pushing g) Attack with illegal technique. h) Avoiding sparring. NB! Minus points are registered both for a combination of 3 different faults and 3 equal faults. ARTICLE 32 - INJURY If a competitor gets an injury, the referee shall judge as follows: 1. a) If the injured competitor is able to continue the match, the one responsible is to be judged by article 30 (minus point). b) If the injured competitor is not able to continue the match, the one responsible is to be judged by article 29 (disqualification). c) If the injured competitor is not able to continue the match, and it is impossible to decide who caused the injury, the winner is selected on the basis of the score achieved before the injury occurred. 2.Contact is penalized as mentioned above, but if the referee decides, after a discussion with the judges, that a competitor steps forward and into the technique which in other cases would have been correct, the attacker will be awarded as if it was a well performed attack. If a competitor is unable to continue the match in a situation like this, the bout will be awarded to the attacker 3.In all other cases of unintentional or intentional contact, after which a competitor is unable to continue the match, he/she will be awarded the bout. ARTICLE 33 - MATCH PROCEDURE AND REGULATIONS INDIVIDUAL 1.Lining up at the start and finish of the match. a) The competitors shall be standing on their marked places in the ring facing the chief umpire. b) The referee must be at his/her marked place in the ring facing the senior judge. c) The corner judges will be seated on chairs, placed on their marked places outside the four corners of the ring, all facing the square’s center. d) The jury shall be seated at a table facing the referee and the competitors. 2.Course of events at start/stop of the match and after the end of the match. a) On the referee’s command “CHARYOUT”, KYONG YE” the competitors shall bow to the jury. b) On the referee’s command “turn right-left”, the competitors shall turn against each other, and on the command “KYONG YE’ bow to each other. c) The referee must examine the competitors to ensure that they are wearing correct suit, safety equipment, and that they are not wearing watches, jewelry or any other objects that may cause injury to the opponent. If a competitor does not wear the prescribed equipment, he/she has maximum 1 minute to change, after which he/she will be judges by article 29 e. (disqualification). d) The referee starts the match with the command “SIJAK”, and the competitors go on sparring until the referee gives the command “haechyo”. Then the competitors stop sparring immediately, and stay where they are until the match is started again. The match is restarted by the referee giving the command “GAESOK”. e) At full time, the time keeper gives a distinct signal to notify the referee, but the match is ended only by the command “GOMAN” given by the referee. The competitors then bow in reverse order as they did at the start of the match. 3.Decision - announcement. a) If at least 3 of the judges have the same person as the winner, the outcome of the matches is decided. If this is not the case, there will be an extra bout of 1 minute after a 30 second break. If there is still a draw after the bout, the jury will make a final decision about the outcome of the match. b) The referee places himself in the center between the two competitors, all facing the jury. When the result is announced, the referee declares one of the competitors as winner by raising one of his/her arms. ARTICLE 33 - MATCH PROCEDURE AND REGULATIONS (con’t) TEAM a) The procedure prior to the matches is the same as in the individual competitions, but the results will be as given by the four judges. This means that if 3 or 4 judges consider the same person as winner, he/she wins by the score of 2 points. In the case of a divided decision, the match will be declared a draw with both teams getting 1 point each. b) Before the first match, the referee makes a draw together with the team captains. The red team chooses head or tails, and the referee spins a coin. If the red wins, blue sends a competitor into the ring first, if the red loses, red sends in a competitor. Thereafter, the teams take turns sending in the first competitor. c) If the result after 5 matches is a draw, both teams send in one each. The procedure will be as described under article 33, “Individual”. This extra match decides which team wins. ARTICLE 34 - OFFICIALS 1 jury, 1 referee, 4 corner judges PART IV - POWER TEST ARTICLE 35 - DIVISIONS MALE a) Ap-joomuk Jirugi b) Sonkal Daerigi (annuyro or bakkuro daerigi) c) Yopcha Jirugi d) Dollyo Chagi e) Bandae Dollyo Chagi FEMALE a) Sonkal Daerigi (annuyro or bakkuro daerigi) b) Yopcha Jirugi c) Dollyo Chagi ARTICLE 36 - PROCEDURE INDIVIDUAL a) In each event, the judges will decide a minimum number, e. g. 4 boards. Each board must be 30 X 30 cm and 1.3 cm (1/2 inch) thick. b) Each competitor will have one attempt to break only, but one time measuring the distance is allowed. On the judge’s command, the competitor adopts a ready stance, and attempts to break in one continuous movement when he/she gets the signal from the judge, ending back in ready stance. After the signal, the competitor has 30 seconds to complete the performance. c) The judges can reject a breaking if the following is not adhered to: 1) Complete balance and correct posture throughout the technique. 2) Correct attacking tool used correctly, e.g., that one is standing in the right stance in sidekick. It is permitted to slide as long as one does not jump. One foot must be in contact with the ground throughout the performance. d) When all competitors have made a try on the minimum number, the successful ones proceed to a higher number of boards, decided by the judges. Those who fail are left out of the competition. The winner is the competitor who manages to break the highest number of boards in 1 try. e) If it is a draw between 2 or more competitors, they will have 3 additional attempts to break the highest number of boards at which they failed. The winner is the one who manages to break the board(s) on the lowest number of attempts. f) Racks shall be used. This is to give equal resistance to all competitors. g) Judges must examine boards before and after each break. h) Points: Each broken board counts as one point. Each cracked board is 1/2 point. TEAM The minimum number is decided by the senior judge, f. inst. 3 boards in sidekick, after which the procedure as described above in part a, b, c is to be followed. Each individual competitor must break all the boards before 2 points can be added to the team’s total score. ARTICLE 37 - OFFICIALS 2 judges and 1 recorder PART V - SPECIAL TECHNIQUE ARTICLE 38 - DIVISIONS MALE a) Twimyo Nopi Ap Cha Busigi, starting level 260 cm. The winner is the one who achieves the highest kick. b) Twimyo Nomo Yop Cha Jirugi, starting length 300 cm. The height of the hurdles in 70 cm. The board would be placed 70 cm away of the hurdles in a height of 70 cm. The judges can reject the jump if the competitor touches the hurdles. The winner is the one who achieves the longest jump. c) Twimyo Dollmio Yop Cha Jirugi, 360 degrees, starting level 220 cm. The winner is the one who achieves the highest kick. d) Twimyo Dollyo Chagi, starting level 230 cm. The winner is the one who achieves the highest kick. e) Twimyo Bandae Dollyo Chagi, starting level 230 cm The winner is the one who achieves the highest kick. FEMALE a) Twimyo Nopi Ap Cha Busigi, starting level 215 cm. The winner is the one who achieves the highest kick. b) Twimyo Nomo Yop Cha Jirugi, starting length 210 cm. The height of the hurdles in 70 cm. The board would be placed 70 cm away of the hurdles in a height of 70 cm. The judges can reject the jump if the competitor touches the hurdles. The winner is the one who achieves the longest jump. c) Twimyo Dollyo Chagi, starting level 205 cm. The winner is the one who achieves the highest kick. ARTICLE 39 - PROCEDURE INDIVIDUAL a) 1 board is used in all events. The boards’ dimensions will be determined by the senior judge during the competition. b) The competitors get 2 attempts in each event to break the board. For instance: A competitor who fails in the first attempt in Twimyo Nopi Ap Chagi gets another chance. And if he/she succeeds in the second attempt, he/she proceeds to the next bout. c) The judges can reject an attempt if the following is not achieved: 1. Correct balance and posture throughout the technique. 2. Correct attacking tool used correctly. 3. Not tearing down one or more bundles. d) When all competitors have made attempts on the minimum height/length, those with approved attempts proceed to greater heights/lengths decided by the judges. As they fail, the competitors are left out of the competition. The winner is the one who breaks a board on the greatest height/length. e) If it is a draw between 2 or more competitors, these will have 3 additional attempts on the height/length on which they failed. The winner is the one who breaks a board on the lowest number of attempts. If no one manages to break the board, the winner is the one who manages to touch the board. f) Racks shall be used. This is to give all competitors equal resistance and height. g) Mats shall be used in all events. TEAM Minimum height/length is determined by the senior judge. The procedure described in part. a, b and c is to be followed. Each individual competitor must break the board before 2 points can be added to the team’s total score. ARTICLE 40 - OFFICIALS At least 2 judges must watch each attempt. PART VI - FREE SPECIAL TECHNIQUE ARTICLE 41 - DIVISIONS Male and female ARTICLE 42 - PROCEDURE a) The thickness of the boards is determined by the senior judge at the tournament before the start of the event. All competitors must deliver a detailed description of what they intend to perform before the start of the competition. The technique intended to be performed, must be regarded as above what an average TKD Dan graduate is capable of doing, and should normally include breaking of several boards. The chief umpire decides which techniques that can be included in the competition, and the competitors will be informed before the event begins. b) The individual competitor gets 1 attempt to estimate the distance. On the judge’s command, the competitor takes up ready stance and makes the attempt. After the signal from the judge, the competitor has 30 seconds to carry out the whole performance. ARTICLE 43 - OFFICIALS At least 3 judges will supervise each attempt. The same judges must watch all techniques. PART VI - TREATMENT OF PROTESTS ARTICLE 44 - THE TOURNAMENT CHIEF UMPIRE The judges elect one person as chief umpire and one person as his assistant. One of the two has to be present at the tournament all the time. Normally, these persons will be the highest ranked officials present at the event. ARTICLE 45 - PROTESTS Any competitor who wants to make a protest against a decision, must do this through their officially appointed representative. This is the one stated in the entry forms, and he/she goes to the senior judge. No one else has the authority to alter the results. ARTICLE 46 - DECISIONS a) To make a decision, the senior judge can call upon anyone to give evidence in the actual case. b) When he has made a decision, the senior judge informs all the parties involved. This decision is final and cannot be appealed. c) The senior judge makes his decisions according to the rules put down in this document, and his decisions cannot be against these. d) Team leaders/representatives or single persons who maintain protests against decisions made by the chief umpire can, to his/her judgment cause the whole team or the person himself to be disqualified. ARTICLE 47 - COPIES OF RULES One copy of these regulations has to be present at all tournaments, and must be available for all competitors and officials.