Point Scoring

Most high school karate associations use the following point scheme:

• 1 point: hitting the adversary's abdomen or head with your fists.
• 2 points: kicking the adversary's abdomen.
• 3 points: kicking the adversary's head.

International competition under the World Karate Federation also includes the following point scoring:

• 2 points: punching or kicking the adversary's back.
• 3 points: for a sweep/takedown with a follow up technique such as a stomp or a punch. (Any sweep/takedown that is not followed up with a technique may be ruled to be a dangerous technique that can result in a warning against the instigator of that sweep/takedown.)

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  Karate

  Karate is predominantly a striking art using punching, kicking, knee strikes, elbow strikes and open hand techniques such as knife-hands, spear-hands, and palm-heel strikes. In tournaments Kumite often takes place inside of a 'ringed' area similar to that of a boxing ring. If a karateka steps out of the ring, they are given a warning. If they step out of the ring two times, the other person gains a point.

  Tournament: Full contact is permitted to the torso area of the body only. Some tournament rules allow for light contact to the head, whereas other rules do not allow this.

  Point Scoring: Many international tournaments use a "point sparring" form of kumite that requires control ('pulling punches') and therefore warnings can be dealt for excessive force on techniques to the head, or sensitive areas.

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