1. Goals and Objectives.
   The Competitions shall be held in compliance with the Timing Schedule of the Kyokushin, aiming the following purposes:
• Promotion and development of Kyokushin Karate-do in the SARC;
• Involving of children and young people into sports activities and healthy way of life;
• Formation of high moral and physical qualities, comprehensive development of personality;
• Strengthening of friendly ties between the athletes of different countries;
• The athletes' mastership level upgrading and revelation of the strongest fighters.

2. The Competitions time and location.

3. Competitions Arrangement.
   Immediate arrangement procedures of the Competitions holding shall be entrusted to the Organizing Committee of the 'Kyokushin Bangalore'.

4. Participants:
   Delegation make-up:
• Team's official representative (Head of the Delegation);
• fighters.

5. Competitions Regulations.
   Competitions in KUMITE in compliance with the IKO Rules,
            weight category:
• up to 70 kg (Light weight category)
• more than 70 kg (Heavy weight category)

6. Admission Terms.
   To be admitted to the Competitions, the pretenders' qualification may not be lower than 9 ku, the Physical Culture Medical Dispensary examination certificate obligatory.
   On the weighting procedure the Team representative shall present:
• Entry Form (KUMITE);
• Team Application certified by official representative;
• Copy of passport;
• Each Participant should have a clean dogi with a sash, corresponding to the rank.

All the Participants of the Competitions in kumite shall be equipped with the means of individual protection stipulated by the Competitions Rules.
In case of transgression of any of the above Clauses the athlete shall not be admitted to the Competitions. In case of failure to show up on tatami within 30 seconds after the athlete's name announcement the above shall be declared lost.

7. Competitions Schedule.
   November 16, 2007 - Participants arrival;
   10:00 - registration and weighing of the Participants;
   11:00 - Referees' Seminar.
   November 17, 2007:
   12:00 - start of preliminary fights.
   November 17, 2007:
   11:00 - ceremonial opening of the Tournament, Participants' Parade, tamishevari, semi-final and final fights.

8.      The original of the Application form shall be presented - jointly with the Documents certifying the information exposed in the Application - by the official Representative of the Team, to the Mandate Commission on November 16, 2007.
Applications shall be presented only in a printed version and be certified by the signature and seal of the Head of the Team, signature and seal of the Physical Culture medical Dispensary Doctor, certifying the admission for each athlete. Number of Participants been admitted shall be written by hand and certified with a seal and signature of the Physical Culture Medical Dispensary Doctor

9.      Preliminary Applications shall be admitted till November, 10th:

10.  Inopportunely presented or wrongly executed Applications shall not be considered.

11. Winners' defining and Awarding Ceremony.
    The Kumite Competitions shall be held on base of the play-off system (when the athlete is out after loss)
    Fights duration:

12. The tamishewari Competitions will be held before the final and semi-final fights. The fighters shall make 4 exercises: seiken (fist punch), empi (elbow hit) shuto (palm verge blow), sokuto (heel kick). 2 boards minimum.
    Starting from the semi-final and final fights, in case of the draw after weighting, the winner shall be determined by the tamishevari results; if not in this case the winner is determined, the 2 minutes overtime is to be set.