UNITED STATES FIGHT LEAGUE
MMA VS PANKRATION
MMA
• California Business and
Professions Code §18627(c):
• “Full contact” means the use
of full unrestrained physical
force in a martial arts contest.
USFL Pankration
• California Business and
Professions Code §18627 (d):
• "Light contact" means the use
of controlled martial arts
techniques whereby contact to
the body is permitted in a
restrained manner, no contact to
the face is permitted, and no
contact is permitted which may
result or is intended to result in
physical harm to the opponent.
MMA VS PANKRATION
MMA
• California Business and
Professions Code §18640 states
in relevant part: “The commission
has the sole direction,
management, control of, and
jurisdiction over all professional
and amateur boxing, professional
and amateur kickboxing, all
forms and combinations of forms
of Full Contact Martial Arts
Contests. CSAC regulates sports
with participants 16 and older.
USFL Pankration
•
Some combative sports not
regulated by CSAC include: Tae
Kwon Do, Continuous Sparring
Karate, Kyokushin Karate, Point
Kickboxing, Jiujitsu & Wrestling.
RULES
MMA
USFL Pankration
• Unified Rules of MMA
• USFL Class B Rules
• Scoring criteria of striking:
BASED ON DAMAGE
• Scoring criteria of striking:
BASED ON PROPER
EXECUTION OF
TECHNIQUE
• Head Strikes & Knock outs
are encouraged and
allowed.
• CAMO’s version of
Pankration is MMA without
head strikes.
• Head Strikes & Knock
outs are illegal.
SCORING OF STRIKING TECHNIQUES
Unified Rules of MMA
• “Heavier strikes that have a
visible impact on the opponent
will be given more weight than
the number of strikes landed.
These assessments include
causing an opponent to appear
stunned from a legal blow,
causing the opponent to
stagger, appearance of a cut or
bruise from a legal strike and
causing the opponent to show
pain”.
USFL Pankration
•
Any technique that has a
reasonable chance of inflicting
injury is illegal. Bouts cannot be
won by punishment or brutality.
Striking and Grappling is scored
by points depending on difficulty
in technical execution.
•
Athletes hurt by legal techniques
are afforded up to two minutes
injury time to recover. Strikes,
takedowns & submissions cannot
be used excessively or to injure.
SAFETY
MMA
• Injury Statistics * Conducted by
John Hopkins University School
of Medicine 2002 – 2007
USFL Pankration
• Injury Statistics * Based on
reports from attending medical
staff provided for each event 2011
to May 2013
• 635 MMA matches were
studied in Nevada
• 1319 estimated matches
• 1,270 adult athletes
• 1,059 estimated athletes
*215 adults / 844 kids
• 59 Injuries treated by on scene
medical staff. *20 adults/ 39 kids
• 48 of the 59 injuries did not
require follow up treatment
• 300 documented injuries **
• **Most of these injuries
required follow up treatment
*Single Bouts & Double
Elimination tournaments
SAFETY
MMA
USFL Pankration
• Severe concussion rate was
15.4 per 1,000 athlete
exposures.
•
Of the 59 injuries,10 were
recommended for non-emergency
follow up care.
*4 adults & 7 kids
• MMA has a greater number of
severe concussions than all
Pankration injuries combined!
•
1-Moderate Concussion; 2Shoulders; 1-Stomach; 1-Knee; 1Calf; 1-Elbow; 1-Foot; 1- Chin/
Stitches and 2 Neck injuries.
* USFL recently implemented a rule changes to
address certain submissions which pose a risk
to the neck.
•
No Severe Concussions occurred and
only one Injury required Emergency
Medical Transport, an Adult with a
Dislocated Elbow
INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONING
ORGANIZATIONS
Amateur Boxing
• AIBA – International Boxing
Association
• World governing body for Boxing,
recognized under the
International Olympic Committee
and Sport Accord
• Organized competitions for
athletes as young as 8 years old
occur World Wide and in the
United States.
Amateur Pankration
•
FILA – International Federation
for Associated Wrestling Styles
•
World governing body for
Wrestling and Pankration,
recognized under the
International Olympic
Committee and Sport Accord.
•
2013 World Championships
contains age groups for athletes
as young as 8 years old.
• CAMO has no known National
or International affiliations.
CALIFORNIA SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS
CAMO Pankration
•
Bacause CAMO has no National
or International affiliation,
athletes cannot attend National
and World Championship
events.
•
CAMO uses Unified Rules of
MMA scoring which according to
CBPC 18627(c) is Full Contact.
They have no background or
expertise in Pankration and do
not keep known reports of
injuries.
USFL/ USA Pankration
• Direct National and
International affiliations.
Athletes regularly compete in
National and World
Championship events.
•
Uses a unique point scoring
system to ensure technique over
punishment/ brutality. Considered
the industry standard for the sport
by CSAC inspectors.
*as per CSAC report Oct. 25 2010
CALIFORNIA SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS
CAMO
•
Charges athletes over $100 to
enter database. Promoters pay a
$500 annual licensing fees and
$1250-$2500 per event.
• $356,661 in revenue. Spent
over $42,000 in rent & office
expenses and over $9,000 for
travel. * Based on public tax records
from 2010, their first full year of
operation.
•
No National or International
affiliations and provides no
known charitable function.
USFL/ USA Pankration
•
Provides a free database of
athletes. No licensing fees for
promoters and charges a small
fee per bout which goes directly
to referees and staff.
•
An all volunteer executive staff
with no salaries or office space
required to run organization.
•
Direct National & International
affiliations. Helps fund US
participation in International
competitions.
CONCLUSION
•
Pankration is an Internationally Sanctioned Sport, governed by a federation
recognized by the International Olympic Committee. FILA sanctioned
International Competitions have divisions for youth as young as 8 years old.
CAMO athletes cannot participate in National or International competitions.
•
As per California Business and Professions Code §18627 USFL Pankration falls
under the definition of “Light Contact Martial Arts”. The California State Athletic
Commission (CSAC) is responsible to regulate all forms of “Full Contact” Martial
Arts. CSAC only regulates sports with participants 16yrs & up.
•
Approximately 47% of Full Contact MMA matches resulted in a documented
injury. CAMO’s version of Pankration is conducted under MMA rules.
•
Approximately 4% of USFL Pankration matches result in a documented injury
and less than 1% required follow up medical care.
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