SHIKKAKU

This is a disqualification from the actual tournament, competition, or match. In order to define the limit of Shikkaku, the Referee Council, must be consulted.

May be invoked when a contestant fails to obey the orders of the referee, acts maliciously, or commits an act which harms the prestige and honour of Karate-do, or when other actions are considered to violate the rules and spirit of the tournament.

In team matches, should a team member receive Shikkaku, the opponent will receive an additional eight points plus the opponent’s score, if that should be higher than their own.