ALL IKF Event
Representatives are required to make sure all these rules are abided to
at the events they oversee.
Event Officials and Event Personnel ONLY are allowed to sit at the
Ringside Tables. This is NOT a Spectator Area and NO GUESTS of
Officials will be allowed to sit at Ringside. all at ringside must be 18 years
of age or older. The event Officials shall include;
IKF Scorekeeper (This could be
the Ringside Representative as well)
IKF Judges as approved by the IKF Event Representative. There must be a minimum
of "2 FEET" between each Judge and anyone else at the table
they are sitting at.
Event Photographers as approved by the IKF
Event Representative. NO Flash Photography at Ringside or
within 10 feet of the edge of the fighting ring. Flashes can temporarily blind a
fighter which could lead to serious injury of the blinded fighter.
*IKF
Event Video Crew as approved by the IKF
Event Representative.
(*) ALL Video Crew
used on an IKF Sanctioned event can only
be approved by the IKF Event
Representative.
ANY other individuals allowed at Ringside must be approved by the IKF Event Representative. Event Promoter and family
members over 18 are allowed.
NO Flash Photography at Ringside or within 10 feet of the edge of
the fighting ring. Flashes can temporarily blind a fighter which could lead to
serious injury of the blinded fighter.
No "CHEERING" by those sitting at the ringside
tables. Those seated at the ringside tables are suppose to be "Event
Officials" who are suppose to be neutral to each and every fighter. For
this reason, Cheering of a fighter while sitting at a ringside table is
prohibited.
No Sharp Objects are allowed at Ringside that point upward such as
trophies. These items may cause serious injury if a fighter falls out of a ring.
No ALCOHOLIC Beverages of ANY kind are allowed at ANY of the
Ringside Tables.
All drinks must be in an enclosed bottle or, if an open cup, be
placed under the table at all times. This avoids any drinks splashing or
spilling on important paperwork if a fighter falls out or steps out of the ring
onto a ringside table and to avoid any fluids splashing in the drinks. (Blood
for example)
NO GLASS Containers, drink containers,
plates, trays etc. at all are allowed at ringside. We had a fighter get cut
on a water container when he slipped out of the ring and this should have never
happened.
ALL FOOD, if any, at or on any of the ringside tables must be
covered when a bout is in progress to avoid any fluids splashing on the food. (Blood
for example)
There must be a minimum of "5 Feet"
from the edge of each ringside table to the edge of the first spectator chair at
ringside so event officials can move freely around the ring during an event.
It is BEST if the promoter places a restrictive barrier between the
first row of ringside seats and the event officials area. This prevents the
crowd from confronting any event official and also keeps the crowd away from the
ring to avoid any incidents or safety issues with the officials as well as the
fighters and trainers.
There must be a minimum of 2 feet on each side of each event judge
to allow his/her privacy of judging each bout.
NO ONE may sit by an event judge while a bout is taking place
UNLESS one judge is training another as approved by the IKF Event Representative.
Each (2) Kick Judge/Counter is required to have a stool (not a
chair) Provided by the event promoter that places them high enough at
ringside to see the bout.
No "VOICED COMMENTATING" with a microphone to the
event audience by ANYONE when a bout is in progress. Commentating for TV is of
course allowed.