All Kuo Shu Lei Tai full contact competitors and coaches should review the following information regarding equipment and medical requirements for the Kuo Shu Lei Tai full contact fighting events.
To compete in a Kuo Shu Lei Tai event, competitors must comply with the following requirements:
- Complete a 2013 Registration Form via online registration or paper form by 19 July 2013. Click here to register online
- Submit a 2013 Lei Tai Waiver Form. You may submit the waiver in advance or at the official Weigh-In. Click here to download the Waiver
- Comply with Documentation Requirements (see detailed below).
- Comply with Medical Requirements (see detailed below).
- Comply with Equipment Requirements (see detailed below).
- If you have any questions, please contact us at leitai@usksf.org.
Tournament Officials reserve the right to exclude or remove any competitor from the Kuo Shu Lei Tai event.
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Lei Tai competitors must provide the following documentation for review and acceptance. All Lei Tai competitors must also meet the Lei Tai Medical and Equipment requirements to be approved to fight.
Lei Tai competitors must be a minimum of 18 years of age on 26 July 2013 and less than 41 years of age on 28 July 2013. Lei Tai competitors are required to provide proof of age. Acceptable documentation includes the following:
- Driver’s License
- Passport
- Birth Certificate
Lei Tai competitors must provide proof that they are covered by a current health care insurance policy. Acceptable documentation includes the following:
- Health Care Insurance Card
- Official letter from the provider documenting current coverage
[/tab] [tab]Lei Tai competitors are required to complete a 2013 Lei Tai (Full Contact Fighting) Pre-Participation Health Questionnaire form as part of the registration process. We recommend that you print out a copy of these requirements and provide them to your medical doctor to ensure compliance. The 2012 Lei Tai (Full Contact Fighting) Pre-Participation Health Questionnaire (Click HERE to download the Questionnaire) form must conform to the following requirements:
- Health Questionnaire must be completed on 29 June 2013 or later.
- The form must be completed by a licensed medical doctor (MD) or equivalent. License must be current. We will not accept an evaluation form completed by a nurse practitioner, registered nurse, physician’s assistant, acupuncturists, Oriental Medical Doctors (OMD), Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors, dentists, oral surgeons, chiropractors, podiatrists, or other specialties that are not suited to evaluate fitness to compete in this event.
- You must have completed an HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and pregnancy test (for female competitors) after 28 June 2013. To compete, Lei Tai competitors must test negative for all the tests listed above. Competitors who have had an immunization shot for Hepatitis B and/or C are not exempt from being tested for Hepatitis B and C.
- You must bring the completed medical form, in conformance with all of the above mentioned requirements, to the competition weigh-in/registration on 28 July 2013.
- A doctor’s note is not a substitute for the Pre-Participation Health Questionnaire form and will not be accepted.
In an effort to minimize the risk of serious injury associated with full contact fighting, the USKSF has adopted the following guidelines regarding Medical Disqualifications effective immediately. At the Fighter Check-In, you will be required to certify that you are not subject to Medical Disqualification.
The following shall constitute mandatory grounds for medical disqualification and the associated minimum durations:
- Technical knockout (TKO)- 30 days disqualification from full contact competition
- Knockout (KO) or technical knockout (TKO) with loss of consciousness (first occurrence) – 60 days disqualification.
- Knockout (KO) or technical knockout (TKO) with loss of consciousness (second consecutive occurrence) – 120 days disqualification.
Consecutive occurrence refers to knockout or technical knockout with loss of consciousness in two consecutive bouts or tournaments regardless of period of time between events.
All competitors should also be advised that if it is later discovered that the competitor failed to disclose prior TKO or KO within the protocol time frame, the USKSF reserves the right to revoke any medals or awards. Disqualification from future sanctioned competition may also apply.[/tab] [tab]Competitors are required to provide their own headgear, gloves, pants, groin cup and mouth guard. The USKSF will continue to provide shoes for the event.
All headgear and handgear must be brought to the Lei Tai weigh-in to be checked by tournament staff.
Headgear, gloves and pants must conform to the tournament requirements.
The following guidelines will apply to protective equipment to be used during Lei Tai competition. Headgear must be of the face cage style. The cage must be made of hard plastic and of single piece construction. Clear plastic cage or shield, and multiple piece construction are not satisfactory. Additional padding is not permitted.
Handgear must weigh at least 4 ounces (120 grams) and no more than 6 ounces (180 grams). The fingers and palm must be able to open, and padding must extend beyond the first knuckle on fingers and thumb.
The USKSF will have for sale (at the tournament site) new and used headgear and gloves, and new kung fu pants. Registered Lei Tai competitors will be able to purchase this equipment at a substantial discount from retail prices. Mouth guards and groin cups will also be available for sale at the tournament.
Competitors may bring their own headgear, gloves and/or pants, but such equipment must conform to the general specifications of the standard USKSF approved equipment. Competitors will not be permitted to use unapproved equipment in the Lei Tai event.
The USKSF will be selling “ProForce Headguard with Face Cage,” which is available through Asian World of Martial Arts. The USKSF will also be selling “Sun Protector” black gloves, which are available through Choi Brothers, Inc. Registered Lei Tai competitors have an opportunity at the tournament to purchase this headgear for $40 and these gloves for $20 per pair. We believe that the USKSF pricing for these items on sale at the tournament (for registered Lei Tai competitors) will be at or below the price of other vendors on the market, including those vendors listed above. These specific brands and models conform to the USKSF accepted equipment for Lei Tai competition.
The Lei Tai competitor’s uniform will consist of a colored shirt with black kung fu style pants. The USKSF will continue to provide two t-shirts (one yellow and one blue) to each registered Lei Tai competitor. We will not, however, provide the pants. We will ask competitors to bring their own pants or to purchase suitable pants at the tournament venue.
- Acceptable pants will be black in color and will not feature any prominent logos, school names, or other graphics.
- The material should be a lightweight cotton or poly/cotton blend.
- Waistband should be elastic. Prefer elastic closures around ankles.
- Sweatpants, heavy weight material, or pants with any form of padding are unacceptable.
- Pants may not have any zippers, buckles, or metal closures.
- The pants cannot be torn or damaged in any way. The USKSF will have a limited number of suitable pants for sale at the tournament venue. Lei Tai competitors will have the opportunity to purchase these pants at a slightly reduced price.
- Competitors will be responsible for replacing their own pants, should their pants be damaged or torn during the competition. Therefore, we encourage each competitor or team to bring extra pants with them and have those pants available in their corner during each match.
- A vendor who sells black kung fu pants that meets the above cited requirements is Jonie Uniforms, although there are other vendors that produce pants suitable for competition.
- You may use your day-to-day school uniform pants, if those pants conform to the requirements above.
Since the USKSF will not be providing headgear, gloves and pants to competitors, we encourage each team to consider bringing spare equipment, in case a competitor’s gear is damaged during a Lei Tai match.
Chest protectors for female Lei Tai competitors will be provided. You may, but are not required, to bring your own chest protector.
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Equipment Requirements:
Competitors are required to provide their own headgear, gloves, pants, groin cup and mouth guard. The USKSF will continue to provide shoes for the event.
All headgear and handgear must be brought to the Lei Tai weigh-in to be checked by tournament staff.
Headgear, gloves and pants must conform to the tournament requirements.
The following guidelines will apply to protective equipment to be used during Lei Tai competition. Headgear must be of the face cage style. The cage must be made of hard plastic and of single piece construction. Clear plastic cage or shield, and multiple piece construction are not satisfactory. Additional padding is not permitted.
Handgear must weigh at least 4 ounces (120 grams) and no more than 6 ounces (180 grams). The fingers and palm must be able to open, and padding must extend beyond the first knuckle on fingers and thumb.
The USKSF will have for sale (at the tournament site) new and used headgear and gloves, and new kung fu pants. Registered Lei Tai competitors will be able to purchase this equipment at a substantial discount from retail prices. Mouth guards and groin cups will also be available for sale at the tournament.
Competitors may bring their own headgear, gloves and/or pants, but such equipment must conform to the general specifications of the standard USKSF approved equipment. Competitors will not be permitted to use unapproved equipment in the Lei Tai event.
The USKSF will be selling “ProForce Headguard with Face Cage,” which is available through Asian World of Martial Arts. The USKSF will also be selling “Sun Protector” black gloves, which are available through Choi Brothers, Inc. Registered Lei Tai competitors have an opportunity at the tournament to purchase this headgear for $40 and these gloves for $20 per pair. We believe that the USKSF pricing for these items on sale at the tournament (for registered Lei Tai competitors) will be at or below the price of other vendors on the market, including those vendors listed above. These specific brands and models conform to the USKSF accepted equipment for Lei Tai competition.
The Lei Tai competitor’s uniform will consist of a colored shirt with black kung fu style pants. The USKSF will continue to provide two t-shirts (one yellow and one blue) to each registered Lei Tai competitor. We will not, however, provide the pants. We will ask competitors to bring their own pants or to purchase suitable pants at the tournament venue.
- Acceptable pants will be black in color and will not feature any prominent logos, school names, or other graphics.
- The material should be a lightweight cotton or poly/cotton blend.
- Waistband should be elastic. Prefer elastic closures around ankles.
- Sweatpants, heavy weight material, or pants with any form of padding are unacceptable.
- Pants may not have any zippers, buckles, or metal closures.
- The pants cannot be torn or damaged in any way. The USKSF will have a limited number of suitable pants for sale at the tournament venue. Lei Tai competitors will have the opportunity to purchase these pants at a slightly reduced price.
- Competitors will be responsible for replacing their own pants, should their pants be damaged or torn during the competition. Therefore, we encourage each competitor or team to bring extra pants with them and have those pants available in their corner during each match.
- A vendor who sells black kung fu pants that meets the above cited requirements is Jonie Uniforms, although there are other vendors that produce pants suitable for competition.
- You may use your day-to-day school uniform pants, if those pants conform to the requirements above.
Since the USKSF will not be providing headgear, gloves and pants to competitors, we encourage each team to consider bringing spare equipment, in case a competitor’s gear is damaged during a Lei Tai match.
Chest protectors for female Lei Tai competitors will be provided. You may, but are not required, to bring your own chest protector.