Combat Sports

Karate Combat

🏛️Official — Karate Combat

Rulebook Versions(3)

Karate Combat Rules and Regulations, as published at karate.com/en/rules-and-regulations (current 2026 posting) — non-title bouts: 3 rounds x 3 minutes; title/championship bouts: 5 rounds x 3 minutesCurrentEffective August 21, 2026

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Recorded Aug 22, 2026

2026 Karate Combat Unified Rules (Rev. 2) — full-contact professional stand-up karate league; strikes-only, sunken Pit arena, standard bouts 3 rounds x 3 minutes, title bouts 5 rounds x 3 minutesEffective January 1, 2026

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Recorded Aug 22, 2026

2026 Karate Combat Unified Rules — full-contact professional stand-up karate league with strikes-only, 3-round x 3-minute fights in the sunken Pit arenaEffective January 1, 2026

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Recorded May 16, 2026