WKF KUMITE REVIEW CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In Senior bouts a light "glove touch" to the throat need no result in a warning or
penalty provided there is no actual injury. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔A kick in the groin will not result in a penalty provided the offender did not do it
intentionally. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔For Athletes under14 years of age, the WKF approved protective helmet is
compulsory. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔If SENSHU is withdrawn when it is less than 15 seconds left of the bout, no further
SENSHU can be awarded to either Athlete. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Should an Athlete that has been awarded SENSHU receive a warning for avoiding
combat when there is less than 15 seconds left of the bout - the Athlete will
automatically forfeit this advantage. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Voluntary religious headwear must be approved by the WKF. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔The WKF Competition Supervisor, or the Organizing Commission, can allow
Coaches to instead of the track suit top to use any t-shirt. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔HANSOKU-CHUI is given when the Athlete's potential for winning has been
seriously reduced by the opponent's foul. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The weight tolerance admitted for male and female 0.5 kg. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔HANSOKU is imposed for very serious rules infractions. - ✔✔FALSE
,✔✔SHIKKAKU can only be imposed after a warning has been given. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔If an Athlete acts maliciously, SHIKKAKU and not HANSOKU is the correct penalty.
- ✔✔TRUE
✔✔If an Athlete acts maliciously, HANSOKU is the correct penalty. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔An Athlete can be given SHIKKAKU if the behaviour of the coach or non-combatant
members of the Athlete's delegation is considered to harm the prestige and honour of
Karate-do. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The same tolerance applies to both the upper and lower limits of a weight class. -
✔✔TRUE
✔✔For individual competition, the Round-robin system followed by quarterfinals, semi-
finals and final is applied. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔There are five criteria to be met in determining a score. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔A male team must present minimum five Athletes for the initial round. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Male teams' elimination comprises five to seven members with five competing in a
round. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔A female team must present minimum two Athletes for the initial round. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The maximum 32 Athletes per category are divided in 8 groups of 4 Athletes in the
Round-robin system. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔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. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔If AKA scores just as AO steps outside of the match area, both the score and
warning or penalty can be given. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔If an Athlete has been physically propelled from the area, Jogai will be given. -
✔✔FALSE
✔✔In Premier League competition the losers to the finalists in the quarter- and semi-
finals compete for the bronze medals. - ✔✔TRUE
, ✔✔In cases where there is a tie between two or more Athletes in a group, having the
same number of total points, the first criteria to consider is the highest World Ranking at
the date of the competition. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔It is possible for an Athlete to be disqualified from a bout (HANSOKU) and continue
the competition. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔An Athlete who scores and exits the area before the Referee calls YAME will not
receive JOGAI. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Athlete cannot be given penalties after the time-up bell has signalled the end of a
bout. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔In Junior competition any technique to the face, head or neck, which causes injury
will be warned or penalised unless it is the recipient's own fault. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔In Cadet and Junior competition Jodan kicks are allowed to make the lightest touch
("skin touch") provided there is no injury. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔In Senior competition a light touch is allowed for JODAN punches, and a greater
tolerance is allowed for JODAN kicks. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔An already qualified Athlete cannot be disqualified for misconduct (SHIKKAKU) at
the end of the Round-robin. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔If a variation of the competition format other than described in these rules is to be
applied for a particular tournament, this has to be clearly announced in the tournament
bulletin. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔A bad behaviour from a coach does not cause a SHIKKAKU to his/her Athlete and
the Athlete does not need to be expelled from the match/bout. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔When the Judges see a score, they will immediately signal with joy sticks or flags. -
✔✔TRUE
✔✔The referee panel is composed of 1 Tatami Manager, 3 Tatami Manager Assistants.
- ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The Referee Panel for each bout shall consist of one Referee, four Judges and one
Match Supervisor. - ✔✔FALSE
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In Senior bouts a light "glove touch" to the throat need no result in a warning or
penalty provided there is no actual injury. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔A kick in the groin will not result in a penalty provided the offender did not do it
intentionally. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔For Athletes under14 years of age, the WKF approved protective helmet is
compulsory. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔If SENSHU is withdrawn when it is less than 15 seconds left of the bout, no further
SENSHU can be awarded to either Athlete. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Should an Athlete that has been awarded SENSHU receive a warning for avoiding
combat when there is less than 15 seconds left of the bout - the Athlete will
automatically forfeit this advantage. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Voluntary religious headwear must be approved by the WKF. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔The WKF Competition Supervisor, or the Organizing Commission, can allow
Coaches to instead of the track suit top to use any t-shirt. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔HANSOKU-CHUI is given when the Athlete's potential for winning has been
seriously reduced by the opponent's foul. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The weight tolerance admitted for male and female 0.5 kg. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔HANSOKU is imposed for very serious rules infractions. - ✔✔FALSE
,✔✔SHIKKAKU can only be imposed after a warning has been given. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔If an Athlete acts maliciously, SHIKKAKU and not HANSOKU is the correct penalty.
- ✔✔TRUE
✔✔If an Athlete acts maliciously, HANSOKU is the correct penalty. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔An Athlete can be given SHIKKAKU if the behaviour of the coach or non-combatant
members of the Athlete's delegation is considered to harm the prestige and honour of
Karate-do. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The same tolerance applies to both the upper and lower limits of a weight class. -
✔✔TRUE
✔✔For individual competition, the Round-robin system followed by quarterfinals, semi-
finals and final is applied. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔There are five criteria to be met in determining a score. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔A male team must present minimum five Athletes for the initial round. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Male teams' elimination comprises five to seven members with five competing in a
round. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔A female team must present minimum two Athletes for the initial round. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The maximum 32 Athletes per category are divided in 8 groups of 4 Athletes in the
Round-robin system. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔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. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔If AKA scores just as AO steps outside of the match area, both the score and
warning or penalty can be given. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔If an Athlete has been physically propelled from the area, Jogai will be given. -
✔✔FALSE
✔✔In Premier League competition the losers to the finalists in the quarter- and semi-
finals compete for the bronze medals. - ✔✔TRUE
, ✔✔In cases where there is a tie between two or more Athletes in a group, having the
same number of total points, the first criteria to consider is the highest World Ranking at
the date of the competition. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔It is possible for an Athlete to be disqualified from a bout (HANSOKU) and continue
the competition. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔An Athlete who scores and exits the area before the Referee calls YAME will not
receive JOGAI. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Athlete cannot be given penalties after the time-up bell has signalled the end of a
bout. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔In Junior competition any technique to the face, head or neck, which causes injury
will be warned or penalised unless it is the recipient's own fault. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔In Cadet and Junior competition Jodan kicks are allowed to make the lightest touch
("skin touch") provided there is no injury. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔In Senior competition a light touch is allowed for JODAN punches, and a greater
tolerance is allowed for JODAN kicks. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔An already qualified Athlete cannot be disqualified for misconduct (SHIKKAKU) at
the end of the Round-robin. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔If a variation of the competition format other than described in these rules is to be
applied for a particular tournament, this has to be clearly announced in the tournament
bulletin. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔A bad behaviour from a coach does not cause a SHIKKAKU to his/her Athlete and
the Athlete does not need to be expelled from the match/bout. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔When the Judges see a score, they will immediately signal with joy sticks or flags. -
✔✔TRUE
✔✔The referee panel is composed of 1 Tatami Manager, 3 Tatami Manager Assistants.
- ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The Referee Panel for each bout shall consist of one Referee, four Judges and one
Match Supervisor. - ✔✔FALSE
