ARTICLE 1 : COMPETITION AREA

ARTICLE 2 : OFFICIAL DRESS

ARTICLE 3 : ORGANIZATION OF KUMITE COMPETITIONS

ARTICLE 4 : THE REFEREE PANEL

ARTICLE 5 : DURATION OF BOUT

ARTICLE 6 : SCORING

ARTICLE 7 : CRITERIA FOR DECISION

ARTICLE 8 : PROHIBITED BEHAVIOR

ARTICLE 9 : PENALTIES

ARTICLE 10 : INJURIES AND ACCIDENTS IN COMPETITION

ARTICLE 11 : PROTEST

ARTICLE 12 : POWER AND DUTIES OF THE REFEREE COUNCIL, MATCH AREA CONTROLLERS, REFEREES, JUDGES AND ARBITRATORS

ARTICLE 13 : STARTING, SUSPENDING AND ENDING OF MATCHES

ARTICLE 14 : MODIFICATIONS

APPENDIX ONE : THE TERMINOLOGY

APPENDIX TWO : THE GESTURES OF REFEREES AND JUDGES

ARTICLE 1 : COMPETITION

ARTICLE 2 : OFFICIAL DRESS

ARTICLE 3 : ORGANIZATION OF COMPETITION

ARTICLE 4 : THE REFEREE PANEL

ARTICLE 5 : SCORING

ARTICLE 6 : CRITERIA FOR DECISION

ARTICLE 7 : OPERATION OF MATCHES

OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF W.K.F. SHITEI KATA

OFFICIAL KATA LIST OF THE WORLD KARATE-DO FEDERATION

• GOJU-RYU KATAS
• SHITO-RYU KATAS
• SHOTOKAN KATAS
• WADO-RYU KATAS

RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF DRUG TESTING AT W.K.F. CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS

1. PREAMBLE

2. OPERATION OF THE TESTING PROGRAM

3. NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS

4. DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS

5. FURTHER INFORMATION