The following scale of penalties shall operate:
ATENAI YONI: May be imposed
for attended minor infractions or for the first instance of a minor infraction.
KEIKOKU: This is a penalty in
which WAZA-ARI is added to the opponent's score. KEIKOKU is imposed for
minor infractions for which a warning has previously been given in that
bout, or for infractions not sufficiently serious to merit HANSOKU-CHUI.
HANSOKU-CHUI: This is a penalty
in which IPPON is added to the opponent's score. HANSOKU-CHUI is usually
imposed for infractions for which a KEIKOKU has previously been given in
that bout.
HANSOKU: This is imposed following
a very serious infraction. It results in the opponent's score being raised
to SANBON. HANSOKU is also invoked when the number of HANSOKU-CHUIS and
KEIKOKUS imposed raise the opponent's score to SANBON.
SHIKKAKU: This is a disqualification
from the actual tournament, competition, or match. The opponent's score
is raised to SANBON. In order to define the limit of SHIKKAKU, the Referee
Council must be consulted. SHIKKAKU may be invoked. When a contestant commits
an act which harms the prestige and honor of Karate-do and when other actions
are considered to violate the rules of the tournament.
A penalty can be directly imposed for a rules infraction brut once
given, repeats of that particular infraction must be accompanied by an increase
in severity of penalty imposed It is not, for example, possible to give
a Keikoku for excessive contact then give a warning for a second instance
of excessive contact.
Penalties do not cross-accumulate. This is to say that a warning for
the first instance of Mubobi will not be followed by an automatic Keikoku
for the first instance of Jogai. The general penalties imposed are those
of Keikoku, Hansoku-Chui, Hansoku and Shikkaku. The infraction should be
indicated by prefacing the Hansoku-Chui or Keikoku with an explanation such
as 'Jogai (or Mubobi) Hansoku-Chui/Keikoku'.
When the penalties incurred in any one bout through various infractions
total Sanbon, then the offender will be declared the loser end the winner
announced as "Aka/Shiro no Kachi'.
Warnings are given where there has clearly been a minor infraction
of the rules, but the contestant's potential for winning is not diminished
(in the opinion of the Referee Panel) by the opponent's foul.
A Keikoku may be imposed directly, without first giving a warning.
Keikoku is normally imposed where the contestant's potential for winning
is slightly diminished (in the opinion of the Referee Panel) by the opponent's
foul.
A Hansoku-Chui may be imposed directly, or following a warning or
Keikoku and is used where the contestant's potential for winning has been
seriously reduced by the opponent's foul.
A Hansoku is imposed for cumulative penalties but can also be imposed
directly for serious rules infractions. it is used when, in the opinion
of the Referee Panel for the bout, the contestant's potential to win has
been reduced virtually to zero by the opponent's foul.
A Shikkaku can be directly imposed without warnings of any kind. The
contestant need have done nothing to merit it - it is sufficient if the
Coach or non-combatant members of the contestants' delegation behave in
such a way as to harm the prestige and honor of Karate-Do.
If the Referee believe that a contestant has acted maliciously, regardless
of whether or not actual physical injury has been caused, Shikkaku and not
Hansoku is the correct penalty.
A public announcement of Shikkaku must be made.