Article 06 - Rules for clothes, equipment
Fight-dress:
The
fighter has to appear in the ring with clean clothes,
the upper part of the body has to be undressed. It is
the decision of the fighter to fight in long or short
trousers. Fighting in
Full
contact requires long trousers, not a belt. The head
referees are advised to keep an eye on that.
Gloves:
For
health reasons there has to be fought with 10 ounces
(about 300 grams) in every.
Weight class. Open gloves are not admitted.
The
glove has to be hygienic. It has to fit tightly and must
not slip away.
It
must follow the common safety regulations. The
protective upholstery must neither be displaced nor be
broken.
Pro:
The gloves must be put on in the ring in front of the
main referee. In pro title
Bouts it is allowed to put
on the gloves in the dressing-room, under supervision
of the head referee. After closing and taping they have
to be sealed officially (sealing has to be done with a
waterproof pen on the taping, with the signature of one
of the delegates or the head referee).
After that
they can only be opened in the Presence of a delegate or
after the faith.
A
disregard of this clause leads to the immediate
disqualification of the fighter.
Foot
guard:
With
elastic constant protective function, which doesn't lose
its effect during the entire?
Time.
It must cover the whole foot and must not slip away. It
must be hygienic.
In
full contact kickboxing foot protection is obligatory.
In pro kick-boxing with low kick (event) using it is
optional, but the fighters have to reach an agreement.
Shin
guard:
The
shin guard may be used in full contact kickboxing with
low kick, but then only with long trousers. It must not
have hard fillings.
Head-, hand-, shin-, foot-guard and cup must be admitted
by the WKU. Gum shield, head award and CUP are
obligator.
Cup
and bandages:
The
cup has to be dressed under long trousers. If the
fighter doesn't have a cup entering
The
ring, he has two minutes to provide one; otherwise the
win is awarded to the opponent without a fight. In
A-class there must be waited until the fighter is in the
ring correctly. Bandages have to be dressed without
bigger tapings in the hands, but there can be
Adhesive plasters to hold the bandages. The protective
equipment has to be proved by the head referee before
every fight.
Events
amateur fights till B-class:
In
kick-boxing events from B-class on,
the
participants fight 5 x 2 minutes without head guard. In
C-class fights using a head guard is optional, but the
fighters have to reach an agreement.
