UNIFICATION OF K1-Rules

2024-07-03

K1 

Yesterday was another work session between WAKO PRO Japan and Europe, to unify the rules of “K1-rules”, this time, we had the presence of Master Ishii Kancho, the founder of “K1-Japan”.
The meetings have focused on the abolition of the “clinch” in melee (knee strikes without grabbing) and, the weight of gloves in PRO (6 Oz up to 57kg, 8 Oz 60-71.8kg and 10 Oz from 75kg).
Japan, which is the pioneer in K1-rules, has adopted this rule for more than 5 years, with enormous success, making fights have a high and lively rhythm, without stops and brakes in fights, due to “clinches”.
Another online meeting is planned with a wider presence of senior referees from Europe and a face-to-face session (perhaps in Budapest in August), before officially implementing the new rules.

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