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The International Kickboxing Federation is the sanctioning body for A.K.A. England events and titles. Mission Statement : The eventual aim
of the A.K.A. and the I.K.F.
is to one day see Amateur Kickboxing recognised
and entered, as an Olympic Sport alongside
its cousins, Olympic Amateur Boxing, and
Olympic Amateur Taekwondo.
The O.S.R. ( Olympic Style Rules ) Amateur Kickboxing system: It is hoped the O.S.R. Kickboxing
system could one day be the official system for OLYMPIC
AMATEUR KICKBOXING. The 'OUTCLASS RULE' is one
of the leading attractions to O.S.R. Kickboxing
system as this influences the game play, encouraging
the athletes to compete using Technique and Speed, rather than raw aggression.
This only works due to the 'Open Scoring ' being displayed during the
contests for all of the Players and spectators to see as the matches
are contested.
During Olympic Taekwondo,
Kicks score more highly than Punches. The O.S.R.
Kickboxing system also adopted this important rule,
as this encourages Players not to direct too many strikes to the Head.
Many O.S.R. Players will predominantly work Shin-Kicks and Knee-Kicks
to the legs and the body, as these can be more quicker to deliver and
score higher than Punching to the head.
The Olympics Games are about PEACE and UNDERSTANDING. Therefore the I.O.C. insist that Combat-sports have to be conducted with this theme in mind. Olympic Athletes are refered to as 'PLAYERS', and just as there are JUDO 'PLAYERS', TAEKWONDO 'PLAYERS' and BOXING 'PLAYERS'. athletes competing at events are refered to as KICKBOXING PLAYERS. The AKA system has adopted these already accepted Olympic requirments!
The Boxing ring where bouts are conducted, will be refered to as 'THE AREA OF PLAY', as it is known in the Olympic games for the sport of Boxing. The O.S.R. Kickboxing system has adopted these already accepted Olympic requirments!
I.K.F. World President : Steve Fossum ( U.S.A.) The World President, is the
person charged with representing the IKF at International level. His priority is
to help extend the ideal of the Olympic
Kickboxing to all, regardless of any bias towards any
individual martial arts style. He is also responsible for ensuring that
the highest of standards are maintained by all involved with the AKA
, in the name of honour and sportsmanship. The World President is responsible
for electing who can challenge for O.S.R.
titles. The National President is
elected by those representatives of schools that are full members to
AKA England. He is supported
by a council made up of four authorities that lend advice on the actions
and directions to be taken. The A.K.A. of England has been running in its present format since 2003 and organises a circuit of 6 events a year. The AKA has been setup to give Martial Artists from ALL-STYLES the opportunity to develop and test their skills as an Amateur in a safe enviroment before moving into Professional Competition. Inspired by 'Olympic' Amateur Boxing, 'Olympic' Taekwondo Sparring, and the exciting Japanese Style of Professional Kickboxing known as 'K-1', the AKA has strict rules on safety with protective equipment worn during contests, and only controlled contact allowed to certain parts of the body. Records are kept on each competitors progress, who they matched with, when they last competed, what the result was, and a National Ranking is given in accordance. For those skilled individuals with a high ranking, Amateur Championship Titles are contested, and defended regularly, on the AKA Circuit. This gives competitors a focus for their training in the gym. Especially when there is an goal to aim for, as Fitness as well as Skill is certainly needed for AKA Kickboxing competitions. Many Martial Artisits are now competing on the AKA circuit as the emphasis on the competition is safety. and the events are staged in a very professional manner. Being part of a reputable sport is important to many people who not only want to win championships, but be recognised for their achievements. This is what the AKA is striving to achieve. There are now over '500' players currently registered in the AKA national rankings, which is more than listed for any other U.K. organisation! More importantly the AKA rankings are updated immediately after each event and posted for everyone to see on this website, this also adds further to the credance of holding an AKA Championship Title.
Why the O.S.R. ( Olympic Style Rules ) format is different. The IKF is the only Martial Arts organisation in the World that uses the 'OLYMPIX 3000 TM' scoring system for the O.S.R. format. This is a visual scoreboard display mounted next to the ring, and during the bouts as each player connects with a Kick, Knee or a Punch the scores tally up accordingly, very similar to Olympic Amateur Boxing. This leads to emphasis being on Speed and Technique, as opposed to just trying to power through an opponent, which again leads to safer competition. ( There were no Knockouts by concussion in any of the 2004 Olympic Amateur Boxing matches, only stoppages due to the OUTCLASS rule ). The AKA Kickboxing Competitions have also been helped by the recent success of Englands Amir Khan in the 2004 Olympics, as AKA Kickboxing is organised in a similar way to A.B.A. Amateur Boxing, and with a similar scoring system, that is known as 'OPEN SCORING'. Scores can be seen during the contest on the wall mounted display and at the final bell the player with the highest score wins. O.S.R. Kickboxing matches are very exciting to watch as one side leads, and then the other side pulls back and takes the leads themselves, this is proving very, very popular with new spectators to the sport. The T.K.O. can be declared by the referee stopping the contest, a player withdrawing - maybe not being fit enough, or the OUT-CLASS rule can be brought into effect. Similar to Olympic Amateur Boxing, should during a contest a player lead by 20 points a T.K.O. is declared to ensure a player does not continue too long if their opponent is too skilled for them ( hence OUT-CLASS rule ), this enhances the safety aspect of AKA Kickboxing Competitions and is another further reason as to why it is becoming so popular. A.K.A. - The future... Should you like what you hear about the O.S.R. Kickboxing format and wish to enter an AKA event, please speak to your Instructor and ask them to contact us. If you have any further questions
yourself please feel free to contact the AKA
and we will try our very best to be of help to you. |
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