Face Punches To The Head in kumite in sea games karate.

[explosive_power]

in the SEA games sparring.

are punches to head allowed in sea games karate?

and how many points are awarded for a clean shot?

thanks.

[bushido_man96]

What are the SEA games?

[Toptomcat]

Southeast Asian Games, a regional Olympics equivalent.

Looking at footage of their matches, they certainly do allow punches to the head, but I don't know the specifics of the scoring system.

[sensei8]

If you live in the USA, you won't be allowed to compete because the USA isn't one of the participating countries in the SEA. If you are in one of the participating countries, then you'll enjoy both Kata and Kumite, individual and team. The SEA Games Karate do Competition is conducted in accordance with the New Rules of the World Karate Federation, adopted in 2004.

Here's a link to the WKF rules, kumite and kata!

http://www.wkf.net/images/stories/downloads/version_6_january_2009_eng.pdf