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16.2 All teams shall abide by the final decisions made by the Jury of Appeal. Strict measures will be taken, according to the severity of the case and IWUF’s relevant rules, against trouble-making caused by disobedience to the decisions.
Article 17 Fighting Methods
All attacking and defending techniques of sanshou may be used in fighting.
Article 18 - Prohibited Methods
20.1 Attacking with the head, the elbow, or the knee, or by twisting the opponent's joints.
20.2 Forcing the opponent to fall head over heels, or intentionally smashing or pressing him down.
20.3 Hitting the opponent’s head by any means when he is already down.
Article 19 Prohibited Areas
The back of head, the neck and the crotch.
Article 20 Scoring Areas
The head, the trunk and the thighs.
Article 21 - Scoring Criteria
21.1 A competitor will be awarded two (2) points
21.1.1 When the opponent falls off the platform;
21.1.2 When he remains standing while the opponent falls down ;
21.1.3 When he hits the opponent’s head or trunk with the leg technique;
21.1.4 When he makes the opponent fall down by falling down himself on purpose, only to get to his feet by means of a follow-through;
21.1.5 When the opponent is given a forcible counting; and
21.1.6 When the opponent receives a warning.
21.2 A competitor will be awarded one (1) point
21.2.1 When he hits the opponent’s head or trunk with the fist technique;
21.2.2 When he hits the opponent’s thigh with the leg technique;
21.2.3 When he falls down after the opponent:
21.2.4 When he makes the opponent fall down by falling down himself on purpose, without being able to get to his feet by means of a follow-through;
21.2.5 When the opponent fails to attack within eight (8) seconds after the order for appointed attack;
21.2.6 When the opponent fails to get to his feet within three (3) seconds after falling down on purpose;
21.2.7 When the opponent receives an admonition,
21.3 No point will be awarded to a competitor
21.3.1 When the techniques he uses are not clean and effective;
21.3.2 When both sides fall on or off the platform at the same time;
21.3.3 When the opponent falls on purpose as a fighting technique;
21.3.4 When he hits the opponent in a clinch.
Article 22 Fouls and Penalties
22.1 Fouls
22.1.1 A competitor commits a technical foul
1) When he holds the opponent passively or runs away passively;
2) When he raises his hand to request to stop the bout in a disadvantageous situation;
3) When he delays the fight intentionally;
4) When he acts impolitely towards the judges or disobeys their decisions;
5) When he wears no gumshield or spits out his gumshield, or loosens his protective gear intentionally; and
6) When he fails to observe the protocol.
22.1.2 A competitor commits a personal foul
1) When he attacks the opponent before the call of "Kaish (Start)!” or after the call of "Ting (Stop)!”
2) When he hits the opponent on prohibited areas;
3) When he hits the opponent with any prohibited method.
22.2 Penalties
22.2.1 An admonition will be given for a technical foul.
22.2.2 A warning will be given for a personal foul.
22.2.3 A competitor with three (3) personal fouls will be disqualified from the bout.
22.2.4 A competitor who hurts the opponent intentionally will be disqualified from the whole competition, with all his results annulled.
22.2.5 A competitor who uses prohibited substances or inhaling oxygen during the rest period will be disqualified from the whole competition, with all his results annulled.
Article 23 Stopping the Contest
The contest shall be stopped
23.1 When a competitor falls on or off the platform (except for a purposeful fall);
23.2 When a competitor is penalized;.
23.3 When a competitor is injured.
23.4 When the competitors hold each other in a clinch for more than two (2) seconds without launching effective attacks, or any attack at all, or run away passively;
23.5 When a competitor falls on purpose and remains down for more than three (3) seconds;
23.6 When a competitor raises his hand to request a stop of the fighting for objective reasons;
23.7 When the head judge corrects a misjudgment or omission.
23.8 When some problem or dangerous incident happens on the platform;
23.9 When competition is interrupted by some unforeseen troubles with the lighting or the competition area; and
23.10 When no attack is launched for eight (8) seconds after the order for appointed attack.
Article 24 Determination of Wins and Losses
24.1 Absolute victory
24.1.1 In a one-sided bout, the technically stronger will be declared the winner of the bout by the platform judge with the referee’s approval.
24.1.2 During a bout, the competitor whose opponent has been knocked down and fails to get to his feet within ten (10) seconds after receiving heavy blows (except for personal fouls), or who has managed to get to his feet but remains in an abnormal state of consciousness, will be declared the winner of the bout.
24.1.3 During a bout , the competitor whose opponent has been forcibly counted three times after receiving heavy blows (except for personal fouls), will be declared the winner of the bout.
24.2 Determination of the winner of a round:
24.2.1 The result of each round will be decided by the side judges.
24.2.2 During a round, the competitor whose opponent has been forcibly counted two (2) times after receiving heavy blows (except for personal fouls), will be declared the winner of the round.
24.2.3 During a round, the competitor whose opponent falls off the platform two (2) times, will be declared the winner of the bout.
24.2.4 In case of an equal number of points awarded in a round, the winner will be decided in the following order:
1) The competitor with fewer warnings will be declared the winner.
2) The competitor with fewer admonitions will be declared the winner.
3) The competitor with a lighter weight on the day of the contest will be declared the winner.
24.2.5 If the tie remains, the round goes as a draw.
24.3 Determination of the winner of a bout
24.3.1 The competitor who wins two rounds will be the winner of the bout.
24.3.2 During the fighting, if a competitor is injured or ill and, as certified by the doctor, unable to continue the competition, the opponent will be declared the winner of the bout.
24.3.3 During the fighting, if a competitor feigns injury in a foul committed by the opponent – an injury as later proved by medical supervisors to be a mere cheat, the fouling side will be declared the winner of the bout.
24.3.4 The competitor who is injured by the opponent in a foul and, as confirmed by medical supervisors, unable to continue the fight, will be declared the winner of the bout, but he will be barred from subsequent contests.
24.3.5 Under the round-robin system, an equal number of rounds won by the two sides in a bout will be declared a draw.
24.3.6 Under the elimination system, an equal number of rounds will be handled as follows:
1 ) The competitor with fewer warnings will be declared the winner.
2 ) The competitor with fewer admonitions will be declared the winner.
If the tie remains, an additional round will be held.
25.2 Placing of teams