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Official Rulebook.

Clear rules. Consistent scoring. Fair review pathways. Use the sections below to understand gameplay, points, replays, fouls, and disqualification criteria.
Jung Review Board Form

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  1. Prior to entering the Maidan, a coin toss will determine which competitor will attack first.
  2. Competitors will take turns switching between offense and defense.
  3. Turns are rotated based on the previous initial attack of a sequence in gameplay, not by the last point scored.
  4. Competitors have 3 seconds to release their vaar.

  1. Legs and feet: 1 Point
  2. Torso, arms, head: 2 Points
  3. Back: 3 Points
  4. Block and counterattack: +1 block point and attack points

  1. Preliminary Rounds: 1 replay per competitor
  2. Semi-finals and finals: 2 replays per competitor
  3. If a referee rules in favor of a requesting competitor, the competitor will retain their opportunity to request another replay in the same match.

Referee Discrepancies — Replay System

  1. Preliminary Rounds: 1 replay per competitor
  2. Semi-finals and finals: 2 replays per competitor
  3. If a referee rules in favor of a requesting competitor, the competitor will retain their opportunity to request another replay in the same match.

Score/Time Discrepancies — Jung Review Board (JRB)

  1. Requesting competitor must provide evidence from livestream in the form submission.
  2. Must be submitted prior to the start of the next fighting round
  3. The alleged error must be a match overturning result

Submit evidence here: Jung Review Board Form

  1. Personal Fouls (do not contribute towards disqualification):

    1. Soti, fari, or personal shastar falls
    2. Stepping on the line of the outer circle or out of bounds
    3. Falling down
    4. Kamarkassa/dastaar opening or falling
  2. Sanjhe Vaar will be given as Personal or Technical Fouls at the discretion of the referees.
  3. Too-close calls can be given as Personal or Technical Fouls at the discretion of the referees.

  1. Mercy Rule: if a competitor scores 7 or more points while their opponent has not scored, the leading competitor instantly wins.
  2. Being more than 1 minute late results in 1 match disqualification, at the discretion of the referees.

  3. Technical Fouls (contribute towards disqualification):

    1. Illegal vaar (hool, kanpatti, marora vaar, using arms/legs/fari/hilt of a soti to hit opponent), by referee discretion
    2. Excessive arguing/use of foul language
    3. Excessive force
    4. Striking an opponent immediately after Fatehnama
    5. Stalling/passivity
  4. 3 technical fouls, whether consecutive or nonconsecutive, by a competitor will result in one match disqualification and the opponent will be deemed the winner.
  5. 2 points will be deducted for each technical foul.