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State Championships - Aug 9th
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TA Coaching Course
A TA Coaching Course has been scheduled for August 1st. Click here to go to the calendar of events page.
Referee Seminar
A referee seminar which includes the new WTF sparring rules has been scheduled. Click here to go to the referees page for more information.
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State Championships

WTF Rule Changes

The new WTF sparring rules WILL be implemented at the upcoming State Championships on August 9th.

Click here to download the full WTF Rules Amendment document.

Listed here is a high level summary of the rule changes, NOT a comprehensive update. Please attend a coaches course or referee seminar to ensure you are completely up to date with all aspects of the rule changes.

Summary of rule changes
- Open Male and Female Weight Categories have shifted.
- Court size has reduced to an 8m x8m sparring area, with a 1m safety area, making overall court size 10m x10m.
- Valid head attack has been redefined to "Foot techniques above the collar bone"
- Lifting the knee "checking" - is invalid and subject to a warning
- Breaking strict time limits on inactivity will attract a warning

Scoring Changes
- 1 point for valid attack on body protector
- 2 points for valid "turning" attack on body protector (eg: back kick, or 360 turning kick).
- 3 points for valid attack to the head.
- no bonus point if the referee intervenes with a count.
- no 7 point gap or 12 point ceiling.
- Warning and deductions will now ADD to the opponents score, rather than reduce from the offenders score.