KUMITE TEST 2025

1. If the competition area is elevated anothermeter to a total of 3 meters is required on all sides. - Correct Answer-T 2. Any voluntary religious headwear can be worn. - Correct Answer-F 3. The karate-gi jacket must be more than three-quarters thigh length. - Correct Answer-F 4. The karate-gi trousers must cover at least two-thirds of the shin. - Correct Answer-T 5. The karate-gi jacket sleeve must be no longer than the bend of the wrist. - Correct Answer-T 6. If a contestant's karate-gi jacket sleeves are too long and a suitable replacement cannot be found in time the Referee can allow him to turn them up on the inside. - Correct Answer-F 7. Competitors may wear 1 or 2 discreet rubber band or pony tail retainer in their hair. Ribbons, beads and other decorations are prohibited. - Correct Answer-T 8. Earrings are allowed if they are covered with tape. - Correct Answer-F 9. Metallic teeth (dental) braces may be worn at the contestant's own risk if approved by the Referee and the Official Doctor. - Correct Answer-T 10. Contestants must bow properly to each other at the start and end of the bout. - Correct Answer-T 11. The coach may change the team fighting order during a round. - Correct Answer-F 12. If a contestant is injured in an individual match the coach can enter a replacement if he notifies the Organising Commission first. - Correct Answer-F 13. Each Judge must be equipment with a red and a blue flag or electronic signal device. - Correct Answer-T 14. If two teams have the same number of victories and points, a deciding bout will be held. - Correct Answer-T 15. The Match Supervisor(Kansa) will be seated just outside the safety area, will be equipped with only a whistle. - Correct Answer-T 16. Disqualification by Kiken means that the contestants are disqualified from that category. - Correct Answer-T 17. Heels of more than 4 cm may not be worn with the uniform. - Correct Answer-T 18. Senior Male bouts are three minutes, and Women, Cadets, and Juniors, two minutes. - Correct Answer-F 19.Kumite team members may wear any type of Karate Gi. - Correct Answer-F 20. Different type of stripes may be used for team members. - Correct Answer-F 21. A competitor does not need to change the jacket if ties are torn off during the match. - Correct Answer-T 22. Competitors may wear any white Karate Gi. - Correct Answer-F 23. A fast combination of Chudan Geri and Tsuki each of which score in their own right will be given Ippon. - Correct Answer-F 24. In Senior matches a light "glove touch" to the throat need no result in a warning or penalty provided there is no actual injury. - Correct Answer-F 25. A kick in the groin will not result in a penalty provided the offender did not do it intentionally. - Correct Answer-F 26. Starting 2023, for Competitors under 14 years of age, the WKF approved protective helmet is allowed and compulsory from 01.01.2024. - Correct Answer-T 27. If Senshu is withdrawn when it is less than 15 seconds left of the bout, no further Senshu can be awarded to either competitor. - Correct Answer-T 28. Should a competitor that has been awarded Senshu receives a Category 2 warning for avoiding combat when there is less then 15 seconds left of the bout - the competitor will automatically forfeit this advantage. - Correct Answer-T 29. Voluntary religiously headwear must be approved by the WKF. - Correct Answer-T 30. The WKF Competition Supervisor,or the Organising Commission,can allow Coaches to instead of the track suit top to use any t-shirt . - Correct Answer-F 31. Hansoku-Chui is given when the contestant's potential for winning has been seriously reduced by the opponent's foul. - Correct Answer-T 32. An "exchange" is the period preceding when the bout is halted, and the clock stopped. - Correct Answer-T 33. The weight tolerance admitted for male and female 0.5 kg. - Correct Answer-F 34. Hansoku is imposed for serious rules infractions. - Correct Answer-T 35. Shikkaku can only be imposed after a warning has been given. - Correct Answer-F 36. If a contestant acts maliciously, Shikkaku and not Hansoku is the correct penalty. - Correct Answer-T 37. If a contestant acts maliciously, Hansoku is the correct penalty. - Correct Answer-F 38. A competitor can be given Shikkaku if the behaviour of the coach or non-combatant members of the contestant's delegation is considered to harm the prestige and honour of Karate-do. - Correct Answer-F 39. The same tolerance applies to both the upper and lower limis of a weight class . - Correct Answer-T 40.For individual Competition, the Round-robin system followed by quarterfinals,semi-finals and final is applied. - Correct Answer-T 41. There are five criteria to be met in determining a score. - Correct Answer-F 42. A male team must present minimum five competors for the initial round. - Correct Answer-T 43. Male teams comprise five to seven members with five competing in a round - Correct Answer-T 44. A fimale team must present minimum two competitors for the initial round . - Correct Answer-F 45. The maximum 32 Competitors per category are divided in 8 groups of 4 Competitors in the Round -robin system. - Correct Answer-T 46. If the coach continues to interfere after first warning, the Referee will stop the bout, approach the coach again and ask him/her to leave the tatami. - Correct Answer-T 47. If Aka scores just as Ao steps outside of the match area, both the score and a Category 2 warning or penalty can be given. - Correct Answer-T 48. If a contestant has been physically propelled from the area, Jogai will be given. - Correct Answer-F 49. In Premier League competition the losers to the finalists in the quarter -and semi- finals compete for the bronze medal . - Correct Answer-T 50. In case where there is a tie between two or more Competitors in a group, having the same number of total points, the first criteria