I-Arnis Ground Rules (International Tournament 2015)

i-ARNIS WORLD ENCOUNTER 2016
January 19-23, 2016

Manila, Philippines
TECHNICAL GROUND RULES

I. QUALIFICATIONS
a. Participants must be members in good standing of Arnis Pederasyong

Internasyonal,Inc. (i-ARNIS) for the year 2016.
b. Participants must meet the specific requirement of the division where they will
compete. Team participants for the Anyo Events must be clearly stated for team
entry in the official tournament entry form.
c. Participants must be 18 years old and above. Must submit their Birth Certificates.
d. Participants must submit their medical certificates by a license physician stating that
they are physically fit for the tournament.
e. All participants must completely fill-up the i-ARNIS Tournament Entry Form and
send to Arnis Pederasyong Internasyonal email address
i_arnisphilippines@yahoo.com, together with the tournament fee of FORTY
DOLLARS (USD 40.00)/PER EVENT. Deadline of entries is on October 01, 2015.
f. All clubs w/ participants are obliged to send at least one (1) candidate for the
referees and judges seminar scheduled.
g. It is presumed that the participants know the Arnis Pederasyong Internasyonal

(i-ARNIS) INTERNATIONAL RULES (Updated 2011).
II. DISQUALIFICATIONS
Submission of fraudulent or falsified documents.
A participant who commits a dangerous intentional foul that may inflict injury to
the other participant.
Butting (head, hand and stick), kicking, kneeing, elbowing, boxing, sweeping and
tripping.
Any disruptive action or behavior of the participant or teammate which may lead
to violence breaking the spirit of sportsmanship.
Any official of any delegation who interrupts the orderly conduct of the event.
Attempting to influence the referees and judges.
Aggressive behavior toward referees and judges during and after the contest.
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Non-acceptance of referees decision by not leaving the playing area thereby
delaying the games.
Refusal to wear mandatory protective gears.
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III. EVENTS
ANYO EVENT - SENIORS DIVISION
INDIVIDUAL EVENT
Division MEN WOMEN
1 SINGLE WEAPON
2 DOUBLE IDENTICAL WEAPON
3 SWORD AND DAGGER
TEAM EVENT
Division MEN WOMEN
1 SINGLE WEAPON
2 DOUBLE IDENTICAL WEAPON
3 SWORD AND DAGGER
NOTE: A team is composed of exactly three (3) members
FULL CONTACT EVENT- SENIORS DIVISION
NOTE : There are eight (8) weight divisions for each gender.
Electronic scoreboards will be used during the tournament
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IV. RULES AND REGULATIONS
i-ARNIS INTERNATIONAL RULES
The i-ARNIS WORLD ENCOUNTER 2016 will be conducted in accordance with the Arnis
Pederasyong Internasyonal (i-ARNIS) INTERNATIONAL RULES (Updated 2011).
TECHNICAL ORGANIZATION
Arnis Pederasyong Internasyonal shall be appointing the technical officials who

have undergone and passed the i-ARNIS Training for Referees and Judges.
WEIGH IN ( FULL CONTACT EVENTS )
A Participant can officially weigh-in TWICE ONLY and must meet his declared
weight division. If he fails to meet the criteria, he will be disqualified.
WEIGH IN ATTIRE
Male and Female participant/s will be weighed wearing shorts and t-shirts only.
WEIGH IN OFFICIALS
The Technical Committee shall appoint at least two (2) officials to supervise the
weigh-in of the participants.
MATCHING AND PAIRING / DRAWING OF LOTS

In the Full Contact Event, blind matching and pairing for the single elimination
(knock out) system shall be used. The ROUND ROBIN SYSTEM will be used if
there are only three (3) participants in a division. NO WIN NO MEDAL RULE shall
be applied.
If a country has more than one (1) entry in a division for the full contact event,
they shall be the first to be match for their respective event. Blind Matching
shall be followed.
In the Anyo Event, the Order of Competition shall be decided through drawing of
lots.
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DURATION OF MATCH
A match for the FULL CONTACT EVENT shall have a maximum of three (3)
rounds. Each round shall last for a maximum of two (2) minutes.
For the ANYO EVENT, there will be one round of Anyo performance, wherein the
participants are awarded points by the judges based on coordination,
synchronization and artistic execution of movements. Poise and posture,
costume, musical accompaniment, degree of difficulty, creativity, bearing and
stage presence. Each performance shall have a minimum time limit of one
(1) minute and a maximum time limit of two (2) minutes.
UNIFORM / COSTUME
ANYO EVENT
The participants may use Ethnic Costumes for the Anyo Events to enhance their
presentations. They can also wear red loose pants and white short sleeves t-
shirt as prescribed in the Full Contact uniform requirement.
FULL CONTACT EVENT
White dominated short sleeves T-shirt ( athletes name, school/club, sponsors

logo are allowed on said shirt) and Red loose pants.
MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT
The participants with musical accompaniment must submit a copy of the music.
It should be Ethnic Asian in nature, possibly with title and country of origin and
may be played live or recorded in audio CD or USB.
WEAPONS
ANYO EVENT
Wooden Stick
The wooden stick shall measure not less than 60cm. and not more than
90cm. in length with a diameter of not less than 1.3cm. and not more
than 3.8cm. It must not have sharp or pointed edges.
Wooden Replica of a Bladed Weapon

The wooden replica shall measure not less than 60cm and not more
than 90 cm. in length and should be Ethnic Asian in origin. It must not
have sharp or pointed edges.
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Metallic Blunt Replica of a Bladed Weapon
The metallic replica shall measure not less than 60cm. and not more than 90
cm. in length and should be Ethnic Asian in origin. It must not have sharp
or pointed edges.
FULL CONTACT EVENT

The padded stick shall be the official weapon of the participant. The
specifications shall be in accordance with the i-ARNIS Standard.
No other similar material will be allowed to be used in any local, national or
international tournaments.
PROTECTIVE GEARS
Padded Sticks, Body Protectors, Head Gears, Groin Guards, Forearm/Shin Guards
and Hand Gloves must be worn by the participants.
Rubber soled shoes is encouraged to avoid injury (blisters and accidental foot
injuries)
PROTESTS AND COMPLAINTS
Protests and Complaints must be made in writing by the

COACH/PARTICIPANT addressed to the TECHNICAL COMMITTEE. These
should be submitted to the Officials Table immediately after the match.
A fee of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS (USD 220.00) shall be charged

per protest/complaint filed. Should the decision be in favor of the
complainant, the fee shall be refunded to the complaining party. If the
decision does not favor the complainant, the protest fee shall be
forfeited in favor of i-ARNIS.
WAIVER
The participant absolves i-ARNIS and its officials from any civil or criminal
liabilities arising from any injury sustained from the Arnis Tournament.
CEREMONIES
Participants are required to attend the opening and awarding ceremonies in their
official outfits. It is expected that they bring their respective Coat of Arms
(banners).
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V. COMPETITION SCHEDULES
January 19, 2016 PRE-COMPETITION

RJ BRIEFING / WORKING COMMITTEE MEETING
TEAM MANAGERS MEETING
WEIGH-IN OF ATHLETES
MATCHING & PAIRING
January 20, 2016 COMPETITION PROPER

OPENING CEREMONIES
ANYO EVENT / FULL CONTACT EVENT

ANYO EVENT / FULL CONTACT EVENT

FULL CONTACT EVENT

FULL CONTACT EVENT
AWARDING CEREMONIES
*NOTE: Payment payable to Arnis Pederasyong Internasyonal, Inc.
BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK E. RODRIGUEZ - BROADWAY BRANCH

E. Rodriguez Avenue, New Manila, Quezon City, Philippines
Under USD Account# 006874-0077-04
Swift Code: BOPIPHMM
Standard Exchange Rate: P45.00/USD
AWARDING MAY BE DONE AFTER THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF EACH DIVISION

DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND AT THE DISCRETION OF i-
ARNIS TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS.
RAYMOND S. VELAYO
President
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i-ARNIS WORLD ENCOUNTER 2016

January 19-23, 2016

TECHNICAL GROUND RULES

a. Participants must be members in good standing of Arnis Pederasyong

g. It is presumed that the participants know the Arnis Pederasyong Internasyonal

ANYO EVENT - SENIORS DIVISION

NOTE: A team is composed of exactly three (3) members

FULL CONTACT EVENT- SENIORS DIVISION

i-ARNIS INTERNATIONAL RULES

Arnis Pederasyong Internasyonal shall be appointing the technical officials who

WEIGH IN ( FULL CONTACT EVENTS )

MATCHING AND PAIRING / DRAWING OF LOTS

FULL CONTACT EVENT

White dominated short sleeves T-shirt ( athletes name, school/club, sponsors

Wooden Replica of a Bladed Weapon

FULL CONTACT EVENT

PROTESTS AND COMPLAINTS

Protests and Complaints must be made in writing by the

A fee of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS (USD 220.00) shall be charged

January 19, 2016 PRE-COMPETITION

January 20, 2016 COMPETITION PROPER

January 21, 2016 COMPETITION PROPER

January 22, 2016 COMPETITION PROPER

January 23, 2016 COMPETITION PROPER

*NOTE: Payment payable to Arnis Pederasyong Internasyonal, Inc.

BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK E. RODRIGUEZ - BROADWAY BRANCH

AWARDING MAY BE DONE AFTER THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF EACH DIVISION

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