Referees - WKF Kata Rules
ARTICLE 4: THE JUDGING PANEL
1. The panel of three or five Judges for each match will be designated by the Referee Commission or Match Area Controller.
2. The Judges of a kata match must not have the nationality of either of the participants.
3. In addition, timekeepers, scorekeepers and caller/announcers will be appointed.
EXPLANATION:
I. The Chief Kata Judge will sit at the perimeter of the competition area facing the contestant(s). The other two judges will sit on the left and right sides, two metres from the centreline of the area, and towards the contestant’s entry point.
II. Five Judges may be used when sufficient personnel are available to allow neutrality of nationality and karate style. If five Judges are being used the Chief Judge will sit in the centre position facing the contestant(s) and the other four will be seated at the corners of the competition area.
III. Each Judge will have a red and a blue flag or, if electronic scoreboards are being used, an input terminal.
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