ARNIS RULES By: JOHN MICHAEL
&TERMS A. ROSALES
I. COMPETITION
RULES AND
R E G U L AT I O N
The DepEd-PEKAF Arnis Guidelines and
Ground Rules shall be adapted for the
purpose of the Department of Education
school sports competition leading to Palarong
Pambansa and other sports competition for
Arnis. The DepEd-PEKAF guidelines shall be
a modified Sports Arnis competition rules of
the Philippine Eskrima Kali Arnis Fedeartion
and the Department of Education Arnis
Association of the Philippines (DEAAP) for the
purposes of school sports event.
1 . AT H L E T E S
1.1 Eligibility of Athletes must
adhere to the Rules and
Guidelines for the National
Accreditation and Screening
(NSAC) requirements for
eligibility.
1.2 Athlete Records of
Participation, training and
2 . C O A C H E S / A SS I S TA N T
COACHES/CHAPERON
2.1 Eligibility of coaches, assistant
coach, and chaperon must adhere to
the Rules and Guidelines for the
National Accreditation and Screening of
athletes and coaches, assistant coach
and Chaperon for the Palarong
Pambansa.
2.2 Coaches, Assistant coaches
/Chaperons must be DepEd
accredited in accordance with
Technical Guidelines and NSAC
requirements.
I I I . PA RT I C I PA N T S :
TEAM COMPOSITION
Elementary Level
Boys: 3 Players and 1 Coach
Girls: 3 Players,1 Coach and 1
Assistant coach/Chaperon
Secondary Level (Full contact
events)
Boys: 5 Players and 1 Coach
Girls: 5 Players 1 Coach and
1Assistant Coach/Chaperon
I V. D I S Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S
1. Participants not qualify in
the NSAC Eligibilities and age
requirements;
2. Participants not qualify
for the weight category
based from the official entry
submitted during the officials
weigh in for secondary; and
V. S P O RT S E V E N T
FULL CONTACT SECONDARY
LEVEL - There shall be a
maximum of Five (5)
participants distributed evenly
in the different weight
divisions for both Secondary
Boys and Girls. Each region/team
is allowed only one (1) entry in
each weight category.
V I . C AT E G O R I E S : F U L L
C O N TA C T ( B L A D E D W E A P O N
C O N C E P T ) PA D D E D S T I C K
S E C O N D A RY L E V E L B OY S
C AT E G O RY G I R L S
C AT E G O R I E S
BOYS CATEGORY GIRLS
43 kgs up to 47 37 kgs up to 40
kgs kgs
PINWEIGHT
Over 47 Kgs Up To 51 Over 40 kgs up to 44
Kgs kgs
BANTAMWEIGHT
Over 51 kgs up to 55 Over 44 kgs up to 48
kgs FEATHERWEIGHT kgs
Over 55 kgs up to 60 EXTRA Over 48 kgs up to 52
kgs LIGHTWEIGHT kgs
Over 60 kgs up to 65 HALF Over 52 kgs up to 56
VII. EQUIPMENT
For the purpose of this standard,
all equipment shall adhere to the
specifications of DEAAP/PEKAF or its
approved equivalent and by no means
shall be substituted without prior
consent of the Tournament/Sports
Manager. No competitors shall be
allowed to compete without the basic
standard protective gears as follows:
VIII. CONDUCT OF THE
COMPETITION
1.1. The Conduct of the Competition for
Full Contact Bladed Weapon Concept shall
be on a two-out-of-three round system.
Each round shall be held for a continuous
0ne (1) minute and is counted upon
confirmation of Two (2) or Three (3) Judges
by raising of color coded flag system.
1.2. Players are required to show artistic
arnis movements unique to their styles for
at least three (3) seconds when the
referee says “HANDA”. Failure to do this –
First Offense will be given BABALA or
1.3. A SCORE: shall mean a strike with a padded
stick using one hand only, delivered to a specific
body points and is counted upon confirmation of
Two (2) or Three (3) Judges by raising of color
coded flags (2 same color – majority, 3- same
color unanimous), simultaneously recorded on
the score sheet. Every hit in the encounter,
confirm by the judges will be stopped by the
referee to award the score for the bladed
concepts must be observed.
1 . 4 . ( D R AW S C O R E )
M AT C H T I E - B R E A K E R
A match is won when one competitor
accumulates the majority of the points
earned after the one (1) minute round
expires. In the event that the scores,
disarms, and fouls are the same at the end
of the round, the ADVANTAGE POINT
Principle shall be applied to break the tie.
In every match, the first legitimate score is
immediately recorded by the
judges/recorder to the scorecard and
documents the corresponding point to the
1.5. INJURIES
In the event of a minor or major injury
caused by an accidental blow or hit,
intentional or unintentional, the referee
must stop the match and call for medical
attention. The injured player may be
given a brief rest period, not exceeding
two minutes, to assess their fitness to
continue. The decision to continue or
discontinue the game rests with the
medical doctor, whose judgment
supersedes the referee’s decision
temporarily.
2. GENERAL RULES OF THE
GAME FOR LABANAN BLADED
WEAPON CONCEPT MECHANICS
O F T H E M AT C H
2.1. Bladed weapon concept of sparring is characterized by
point system, in which a contestant who successfully landed a
legal strike/technique with one hand shall be awarded by point
immediately.
2.2. The normal duration of a match is 3 rounds, continuous 1
minute per round with a 15 seconds rest interval for
secondary level.
2.3. The timing of the bout starts when the referee gives the
signal to start (Handa) and stops each time he calls “Hinto.”
2.4. The Time-Keeper shall signal by an early audible gong or
whistle indicating time-up.
2.5. Contestants are encouraged to demonstrate twirling
technique before engaging into blows.
2.6. A score is awarded when a technique is performed
according to the following criteria to a scoring area:
3. PROHIBITED
B E H AV I O R
3.1. The following are forbidden:
a.) Techniques which make contact with the throat, groin and
back of the head.
b.) Techniques which make maliciously obvious in excessive
contact
c.) Intentional attack to the injured parts of the opponent.
d.) Prolonged and purposeless grabbing.
e.) wrestling, clinching, violent pushing, sweeping, throwing,
kicks, knee, punch, thrusting, butting, elbow smash, head
butting.
f.) Not engaging with the opponent.
g but.) Hitting an opponent who is in the act of rising, who
signals to surrender.
h.) Hitting the lower extremities (knee and below knee level
only)
i.) Failure to step back when ordered to break.
3.2. Competitors, coaches, and officials must
refrain from discourteous behavior such as
provocation or uncalled remarks towards the
refereeing panel. Any such behavior can result in
immediate disqualification of the entire team
from the tournament. Coaches are reminded to
maintain proper conduct and refrain from
interrupting matches. If a coach violates these
rules, their competitors will be penalized
accordingly.
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