KUMITE STUDY EXAM GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Any technique, which results in injury, unless caused by the recipient cause a
warning or penalty. - ✔✔True
10.4.2 Contact causing injury: Any technique, which results in injury, can unless caused
by the recipient cause a warning or penalty.
✔✔An obvious overreaction to a contact will receive a CHUI. - ✔✔True
10.4.4 Overreaction to contact: A slight overreaction will receive a CHUI
✔✔Judges cannot indicate a score or warning before the Referee stops the bout -
✔✔False
15.4.1 The Judges (FUKUSHIN) powers shall be as follows:
1) To signal points scored on their own initiative.
✔✔An obvious display of exaggeration will receive a HANSOKU. - ✔✔False
10.4.4 Overreaction to contact: A slight overreaction will receive a CHUI. An obvious
display of exaggeration will receive a HANSOKU CHUI.
✔✔Any instance of feigning an injury, whoever slight, will receive a minimum warning of
CHUI. - ✔✔True
10.4.5 Feigning an injury: Any instance of feigning an injury, whoever slight, will receive
a minimum warning of CHUI while an obvious display of exaggeration will receive a
HANSOKU CHUI.
✔✔An obvious display of any feigning such as staggering around, falling on the floor,
standing up and falling down again, and so on, will receive SHIKKAKU directly. -
✔✔True
10.4.5 Feigning an injury: Any instance of feigning an injury, whoever slight, will receive
a minimum warning of CHUI while an obvious display of exaggeration will receive a
HANSOKU CHUI. A more serious exaggeration such as staggering around, falling on
the floor, standing up and falling down again, and so on, will receive SHIKKAKU directly
✔✔Any feigning of an injury from a technique that in fact have been determined by the
judges as a point will as a minimum result in HANSOKU CHUI. - ✔✔True
, 10.4.5 Any feigning of an injury from a technique that in fact has been determined by
the judges as a point will, as a minimum, result in HANSOKU CHUI.
✔✔If a contestant scores with more than one consecutive technique before YAME, the
Judges must show the higher point regardless of which sequence the techniques
scored. - ✔✔True
8.3 Only the first correctly executed technique of an exchange will score with the
exception of an effective combination of techniques in which case the highest scoring
technique will count regardless of the sequence of techniques in the combination
✔✔In team matches, if after the extra bout there are no scores, or it is equal scores with
no SENSHU, the match will be decided by HANTEI - ✔✔True
12.5.3 If the extra bout does not produce a winner based on superiority on points, nor
any of the Competitors receive SENSHU, the extra bout will be decided based on
HANTEI according to the same procedure as for individual bouts. The result of the
HANTEI for the extra bout will then also determine the result of the Team match
✔✔JOGAI occurs when a contestant exits from the competition area, and it is not
caused by the opponent. - ✔✔True
9.1.1 7) Exit from the competition area (JOGAI) not caused by the opponent or following
a score
✔✔The minimum warning for running away, avoiding combat or/and wasting time during
ATOSHI BARAKU is HANSOKU CHUI. - ✔✔True
10.4.16 Avoiding combat during the last 15 seconds of the bout (ATO SHIBARAKU) will,
as a minimum, result in HANSOKU CHUI and loss of SENSHU
✔✔The pivotal point of the throw must not be above the thrower's hip level and the
opponent must be held onto throughout, so that a safe landing can be made. - ✔✔True
10.4.8 The pivotal point of the throw must not be above the thrower's hip level and the
opponent must be held onto throughout, so that a safe landing can be made
✔✔Holding on to the opponent's Karate Gi is not permitted to break a fall. - ✔✔False
10.4.12 Holding on to break a fall: Holding on to the opponent's Karategi with one hand
is permitted to break a fall.
✔✔KANSA does not need to interfere if the Referee gives a score for a technique done
after the time is up. - ✔✔False
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Any technique, which results in injury, unless caused by the recipient cause a
warning or penalty. - ✔✔True
10.4.2 Contact causing injury: Any technique, which results in injury, can unless caused
by the recipient cause a warning or penalty.
✔✔An obvious overreaction to a contact will receive a CHUI. - ✔✔True
10.4.4 Overreaction to contact: A slight overreaction will receive a CHUI
✔✔Judges cannot indicate a score or warning before the Referee stops the bout -
✔✔False
15.4.1 The Judges (FUKUSHIN) powers shall be as follows:
1) To signal points scored on their own initiative.
✔✔An obvious display of exaggeration will receive a HANSOKU. - ✔✔False
10.4.4 Overreaction to contact: A slight overreaction will receive a CHUI. An obvious
display of exaggeration will receive a HANSOKU CHUI.
✔✔Any instance of feigning an injury, whoever slight, will receive a minimum warning of
CHUI. - ✔✔True
10.4.5 Feigning an injury: Any instance of feigning an injury, whoever slight, will receive
a minimum warning of CHUI while an obvious display of exaggeration will receive a
HANSOKU CHUI.
✔✔An obvious display of any feigning such as staggering around, falling on the floor,
standing up and falling down again, and so on, will receive SHIKKAKU directly. -
✔✔True
10.4.5 Feigning an injury: Any instance of feigning an injury, whoever slight, will receive
a minimum warning of CHUI while an obvious display of exaggeration will receive a
HANSOKU CHUI. A more serious exaggeration such as staggering around, falling on
the floor, standing up and falling down again, and so on, will receive SHIKKAKU directly
✔✔Any feigning of an injury from a technique that in fact have been determined by the
judges as a point will as a minimum result in HANSOKU CHUI. - ✔✔True
, 10.4.5 Any feigning of an injury from a technique that in fact has been determined by
the judges as a point will, as a minimum, result in HANSOKU CHUI.
✔✔If a contestant scores with more than one consecutive technique before YAME, the
Judges must show the higher point regardless of which sequence the techniques
scored. - ✔✔True
8.3 Only the first correctly executed technique of an exchange will score with the
exception of an effective combination of techniques in which case the highest scoring
technique will count regardless of the sequence of techniques in the combination
✔✔In team matches, if after the extra bout there are no scores, or it is equal scores with
no SENSHU, the match will be decided by HANTEI - ✔✔True
12.5.3 If the extra bout does not produce a winner based on superiority on points, nor
any of the Competitors receive SENSHU, the extra bout will be decided based on
HANTEI according to the same procedure as for individual bouts. The result of the
HANTEI for the extra bout will then also determine the result of the Team match
✔✔JOGAI occurs when a contestant exits from the competition area, and it is not
caused by the opponent. - ✔✔True
9.1.1 7) Exit from the competition area (JOGAI) not caused by the opponent or following
a score
✔✔The minimum warning for running away, avoiding combat or/and wasting time during
ATOSHI BARAKU is HANSOKU CHUI. - ✔✔True
10.4.16 Avoiding combat during the last 15 seconds of the bout (ATO SHIBARAKU) will,
as a minimum, result in HANSOKU CHUI and loss of SENSHU
✔✔The pivotal point of the throw must not be above the thrower's hip level and the
opponent must be held onto throughout, so that a safe landing can be made. - ✔✔True
10.4.8 The pivotal point of the throw must not be above the thrower's hip level and the
opponent must be held onto throughout, so that a safe landing can be made
✔✔Holding on to the opponent's Karate Gi is not permitted to break a fall. - ✔✔False
10.4.12 Holding on to break a fall: Holding on to the opponent's Karategi with one hand
is permitted to break a fall.
✔✔KANSA does not need to interfere if the Referee gives a score for a technique done
after the time is up. - ✔✔False
