TCS
KNIFE FIGHTING CONCEPT
Knife Cup 2014 – Competition in knife
sparring
Knife sparring and knife fighting – do they fit
together? The answer is clearly Yes! The International Knife Cup will be held
in Vienna for the fifth time this year, as a semi-contact point-fighting
tournament. Every hit gets you a point, reaction, speed and agility are
crucial, just like in real life.
November
15, 2014 is the big day: the International Knife Cup will take place in Vienna
for the fifth time, with participants from Austria and abroad. The previous
events have seen contestants from Russia, the Czech Republic, Germany, England,
Sweden, Italy, Spain, Greece, Argentina, Switzerland, Slovakia, and of course
from Austria.
Knife
sparring is primarily a sports competition, with the focus on skills, speed,
precision and agility. Knife sparring is based upon real knife fighting, of
course with the big difference that there are rules, categories, referees and
points in knife sparring.
The
idea of the event is to meet other contestants in a sporty exchange of skills.
Fairness will receive special attention, excessive force will be punished, just
like kicks, punches or throws, which will lead to disqualification.
Contestants
will use practice knives made of foam (Soft Sticks). Participants must wear a
helmet, shoes, cups and fist protection (Free Fight gloves) to reduce the risk
of injury.
Who can participate?
Everybody
is welcome to participate – beginners and advanced fighters from all
organizations and groups, rookies and old combat hands alike. To provide even
chances for all, there will be a Beginners Class for participants without
previous experience in competition and an Advanced Class for the more seasoned
fighters. Women will fight in their own Ladies Class, which has become more and
more popular over the years and has already produced some amazing encounters.
The tournament
The
tournament will start off with the preliminary rounds, divided in categories,
the categories will be divided in groups, depending on the number of
participants. Fights will be held Round Robin. Each fight lasts three minutes.
This allows each participant four or five contests and the chance to qualify
for the main event.
Beginners
and Ladies will get intermediate results depending on the number of rounds won.
When tied, points will decide upon the result.
The
participants ranked first and second from each category (Beginners, Advanced,
Ladies) will proceed to the main event. In the main event KO-modus will be
used, the first four ranks will be decided upon (semi-finals and finals).
Training techniques
Training
for the Knife Cup should focus o agility, speed and flexibility as well as on
tactics. The following exercises and techniques can help to hone these skills.
For
this year's Knife Cup we are looking forward to seeing many participants from
all organizations and groups because it is sport that unites us all. The
deadline for applications is November 13, 2014.
For
further information about seminars and instructors' courses go to www.sds-concept.com
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