ISKA / Professional & amateur divisions

ISKA Disciplines.

ISKA sanctions and regulates martial arts and combat sport matches and events across professional and amateur disciplines for adults and cadets.

Six discipline groups · 32 divisions

Explore ISKA disciplines.

Competition formats across striking, grappling, sparring, forms and breaking.

Kickboxing

  • Kickboxing Full Contact
  • Kickboxing Low Kick
  • Kickboxing ABC Unified Rules
  • Kickboxing Oriental Rules
  • Kickboxing K-1 Rules
  • Kickboxing Semi-Contact
  • Kickboxing Light-Contact

Sparring

  • Continuous Light Contact Sparring
  • Point Sparring
  • Team Sparring
Karate practitioner performing a traditional kata stance
Traditional Karate Kata

Muay Thai

  • Muay Thai
Muay Thai athlete delivering a kick during a ring bout
Muay Thai

Forms & Weapons

  • Traditional Forms
  • Musical Forms
  • Creative Forms
  • Extreme Forms
  • Traditional Weapons Forms
  • Musical Weapons Forms
  • Creative Weapons Forms
  • Extreme Weapons Forms
  • Team Forms
  • Team Weapons Forms
  • Team Demonstration

Mixed Martial Arts & Grappling

  • Mixed Martial Arts
  • Mixed Martial Arts Light
  • Sport Mixed Martial Arts
  • Submission Grappling Gi
  • Submission Grappling No-Gi
  • Hybrid Styles

Breaking

  • Ultimate Breaking
  • Power Breaking
  • Creative Breaking
  • Multi-Directional Breaking
Karate practitioner breaking boards with a focused strike
Breaking