Competition rules · WKO and EKO
66 short answers written from the official texts and sourced one by one, the permitted and prohibited techniques in 27 drawings, and a glossary of 55 words of the mat. The reference is the general WKO rulebook revised in July 2026; EKO 2019 and Karate Dream Festival differences are stated separately.
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Fifteen permitted techniques and twelve prohibited actions, each in a drawing, with its Japanese name, a caption and the section of the rulebook behind it.
PermittedHigh roundhouse kick 
PermittedKnee strike to the body 
PermittedAxe kick to the head 
PermittedRolling kick 
ProhibitedHand strike to the face 
ProhibitedHeadbuttFull point, half point, the three-second rule, the sweep followed by a gedan-zuki: what counts as a point, text by text.
Striking the face with the hands, grabbing, pushing, catching the leg, avoiding the fight, leaving the mat: the fouls (hansoku) as the rulebooks describe them.
Chui, genten, shikkaku: how warnings add up, what disqualifies outright, and whether a decision can be contested.
Five referees, three votes to decide, the hantei, the commands and the flags, the video review of the WKO 2026 rules.
The Japanese words heard at the edge of the mat, grouped by moment of the bout, with six judges’ flag signals in drawings.
Also: How long is a bout under the WKO 2026 rules? Which protectors for women (WKO 2026)? How is the weigh-in conducted? What do the referee’s commands mean? What are the kata judging criteria?
Every answer cites its text. The rulebooks belong to their organisations; when in doubt, the official document prevails.
Unofficial translation from Japanese (Claude, for the dojo, October 2026); the original text prevails.
Rules are there to be understood; the rest is learned at the dojo on Nuns’ Island, with a free first class.
