About Fight Fascism Tournament

Κείμενο στα ελληνικά: Σχετικά με το Fight Fascism Tournament



Text in italian: Sul Fight Fascism Tournament (Italian)



Φόρμα συμμετοχής/ Participation form 


Fight Fascism Tournament (FFT) will be held in Thessaloniki on the 1st and 2nd of June 2019 at WE sports&culture facility. The event will include political discussion and a seminar  from several martial arts and combat sports friendly matches. 

FFT will be a non-conventional self-organized event giving  the chance on each person regardless of age gender ethnicity or sexuality to take part and be part of the tournament and all its events. We also welcome all the  athletes wanting to participate on a sport event which stand against the distorted standarts of professional sports and against the rise of fascism trying to rise in our sports.

FFT goal is to continue the tradition of antifascists tournaments in Europe, as well as in our city in this period of time when antifascist action is needed in all our aspects of  our everyday life.

About Fighting Fascism Tournament 1:

Location:  

1. Discussion and party: Micropolis social space
2. Games and seminar: WE sports&culture facility, 3is Septemvriou Avenue (Leoforos) & Lampraki Grigoriou 54636, Thessaloniki

Organizer: The tournament is organized by the open, self-organized assembly of FFT along with Micropolis kick-boxing team and the APALEFTOS F.C. the first authorised self organized Fighting Club of Thessaloniki. 

Participation: Participation is open to all who respect the contents and motives of the tournament. It is required to practise the sport at least 1 year.

Different martial arts and competitive fighting sports: The tournament hosts all martial arts styles that there is interest in participation. The most popular until now are the following: boxing, kick-boxing, k1, muay thai, brazilian jiu jitsu, grappling, mma.

Match making: Couples will be chosen based on weight and fighting experience of athletes. As such, we request all athletes to respect the final date for the submission of registration forms as well as the accuracy of the information that they will submit.

Final date for the submission of registration forms: Entries should be provided by Saturday, 25 May 2019. The entry/registration form will be posted on the web page of the event. 

Weighing: The weighing will take place on Sunday, 2 June 2019 at 10:30 inside WE sports&culture facility sports arena. The weighing along with a general medical examination will be performed in order to verify the information provided by the athletes.

Duration of the matches:

boxing, kick boxing, k1 & muay thai: 3 rounds  x   2 min

mma: 2 rounds  x   4 min

brazilian jiu jitsu, grappling

1 round   x   5 min

* Changes can be made with the agreement of both the athletes and the event.

Categories kg: -42 | -45 | -48 | -51 | -54 | -57 | -60 | -63.5 | -67 | -71 | -75 | -81 | -86 | -91 | -101  | 101+

* Violation (Catchweight) of the categories will be made only by the organization committee with the consent of the athletes. Basic criterion will always be the participation of all the athletes and the avoidance of exclusion based on specific norms.

Result: The bouts will be friendly and without a winner. Winner for us is the one who gets into the ring. In MMA, Brazilian jiu jitsu & grappling matches after submission (tap) the two athletes will continue the bout without stopping (so there is no real reason on persistently holding or defending chokes/locks past a certain point). A knock down does not necessarily interrupt the fight if there is not a medical reason. After 3 knock downs throughout the game, the match will be interrupted on medical safety and care of athletes. The doctor and the referee of the match is right at its discretion to suspend a game if they violated the rules of the organization or whether it is necessary for the safety of athletes.

Equipment: Athletes must bring the following personal equipment:

Gloves

Mouth guards

Hand wraps

Shin guards

Groin protectors

Knee guards (k1)

Elbow guards (muay thai)

Athletes must comply with the regulations in respect of the equipment for their safety.

Combat Sport  

Size Specifications

boxing

Minimum 14 oz

kick boxing, k1

Minimum 12 oz

muay thai 

Minimum 10 oz

* Athletes are allowed to wear head gear for their safety.

Athlete’s corner: The corner of the athlete will be allowed to be consisted of his coach and an assistant coach (maximum of 2 people).

Feedback is highly welcome!