The Martial Arts Olympiad

"World Warrior Games"

Date:

September 9th 2029 | 09/09/2029

City:

Los Angeles, California

Event Address:

To be Announced

Team Trials Address:

To be Announced

Date of Trials: Los Angeles

July 10th, 11th, 17th & 18th, 2027 and

October 16th, 17th, 23rd & 24th, 2027

IMAC Rules & Principles

There are three distinct principles that govern the “values-ethics-honor” code of the Martial Arts Olympiad and its Warrior Games and those are discipline, respect and honor. This code establishes the bedrock upon on which all WWG Olympiad operations promote the idea of the WWG, integrate all cultures participating in WWG and educate the youth with an aim to inclusivity to fostering a respect for all in the martial arts family around the world.

Exhibiting reverence towards your opponents, your teammates, yourself, your art, the rules of WWG, the environment, the fans and putting conflicts aside to create a path to life based on the satisfaction gained in diligence, determination and discipline in training and competiting.

Olympiad Rules

Preliminary Phases:

Preliminary Weight Classes:

Finals Weight Classes:

There are three (3) Preliminary Phases (bouts of combat competition):

Phase 1) One-on-One competition in a randomly selected Stage;

Phase 2) Weapons Combat;

Phase 3) Mass Attack – single fighters duel multiple attackers [2,4 &6].

Phase 4) the Finals

Five Preliminary Weight Classes:

Lightweight: (146 - 155 lb)
Welterweight: (156 - 170 lb)
Middleweight: (171 - 185 lb)
Light Heavyweight: (186 - 205 lb)
Heavyweight: (206 - 265 lb)

Finals: Three Weight Classes: Each for Male & Female

Light: (146 - 170 lb)
Middle: (171 - 205 lb)
Heavy: (206 - 265 lb)

All competitors may fight with or without shoes or use other foot padding. Shirts, Full Gi or long pants (including Gi pants) indicative of their style, are also allowed and MMA-style gloves are required for combat competition.

The WWG Rules

NOTE: All Combat Matches will end via:

Submission: a fighter taps out on his opponent three times (or more) or verbally submits.
Knockout: a fighter falls from a legal blow and is either unconscious or unable to immediately continue.
Technical Knockout: stoppage of the fight by the referee if it is determined a fighter cannot "intelligently defend" himself or by ringside doctor due to injury.
Having more points than the opponent at the end of the Match.

Judges' Decision: Depending on scoring, a match may end as:

unanimous decision (all three judges score a win for one fighter),
split decision (two judges score a win for one fighter with the third for the other),
majority decision (two judges score a win for one fighter with one for a draw),
unanimous draw (all three judges score a draw),
majority draw (two judges score a draw).
split draw (the total points for each fighter is equal)

A fight can also end in a technical decision, technical draw, disqualification, forfeit or 'no-contest'. Competitors shall be divided by male / female categories.