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 THE INDIAN PANGRATION ATHLIMA FEDERATION
Affiliated To
World Pangration Athlima Federation
  Recognized By

International Federation Of Associated Wrestling Styles(Fila)

General Association Of International Sports Federations 
International Olympic Committee

 

 

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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION RULES

         
        
 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTAINS

 

CHAPTER ONE. FUNDAMENTALS..…………………………...…….……………………………. 3

 

CHAPTER TWO. CENTRAL SEAT, GENERAL RULES

OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, CONFEDERATIONS, COMMITTEES.………………….. 3

 

CHAPTER THREE. RIGHT BEHAVIOR..…………………………………...…………………….... 5

 

CHAPTER FOUR. THE AGONON (EVENT) RULES….…………………………………………....6

 

CHAPTER FIVE. TECHNICAL ORDINANCES……..…………………………………………..….11

 

CHAPTER SIX. GRADING OF THE AGONES (CHAMPIONSHIPS)……………….…...……...17

 

CHAPTER SEVEN. QUALITY FACTOR. CHOOSING BY LOT………………………………....18

 

CHAPTER EIGHT. OFFICIAL SCHOOLS OF PROPONITES (TRAINERS)………………..….19

 

CHAPTER NINE. COMMITTEES…….……………………………………………………….……..19

 

·                    TECHNICAL COMMITTEE………………………………………………………………….20

 

·                    THE CULTURAL COMMITTEE OF FRIENDS OF PANGRATION ATHLIMA………..21

 

·                    HELLANODIKIA (REFEREEING). ……………………………………………………...…22

 

·                    TRANSCRIPTION COMMITTEE…………………………………………………………...23

 

·                    DECENTRALIZE PANGRATION ATHLIMA COMMITTEE……..……………………...24

 

·                    INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC ACADEMY.…………………………….…………………24

 

CHAPTER TEN. WORLD AGONISTIC ACTIVITIES……………...………………………………25

 

·                    MEMBERS OF W.P.A.F…………...………………………………………………………..25

 

·                    PROPONITES UNION OF W.P.A.F.………………….……………………………….…..25

 

·                    HELLANODIKON UNION……………………………………………….………………….26

 

·                    PANGRATION ATHLIMA CONFEDERATIONS…………………………………………29

 

CHAPTER ELEVEN. TRANSITIONAL ORDINANCE AND OTHER.……………………………30

 

 

 

 

WORLD PANGRATION

ATHLIMA FEDERATION

 

GENERAL RULES

 

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CHAPTER ONE. FUNDAMENTALS.

 

A.                  The conduct of the present General Rules is based on the standing Hellenic law, the decisions of the Hellenic sport authorities, the International Olympic Committee, the Hellenic Olympic Committee, the World Pangration Athlima Federation, the Status of the W.P.A.F., as also to all the dictated of the athletic spirit and the protection of the identity of Pangration Athlima as a cultural Hellenic heritage.

 

B.                  The ordinance keeping of the present General Rules is binding for all National Country Federation Members of W.P.A.F., the Confederations, the Committees and every other legal of physical person which is evolve with W.P.A.F. and the Pangration Athlima in any way.

 

C.                  Every case that is not covered by a specific ordinance of the present General Rules, will be in force all the anticipated from the paragraph (A) sport authorities.

 

CHAPTER TWO. CENTRAL SEAT, GENERAL RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, CONFEDERATIONS, COMMITTEES.

 

Α.        W.P.A.F. has its central office in Athens where it’s established:

 

a) The department of internationalization.

b) The department of programs planning

c) The department of agonistic planning.

d) The department of administration.

e) The Economics department.

f) The public relations office

g) The seat of the W.P.A.F., the Presidency and the administration’s services.

h) The seat of the E.P.A.C., the presidency and the administration’s services

 

B.                  If there is no anticipation from the administration’s general coordination or the W.P.A.F, the Confederations or the Committees decide for the seat of their central offices, after the decision of their General Assemblies, for better and more efficient work.

 

C.      After the decision of the E.C. of W.P.A.F. will be anticipated the composition and staffing:

 

a) Special committees, which will exert specific duties.

b) Local committees or other organs which will represent W.P.A.F. at place.

 

C.                  The number of members the time limit and the work of each committee, will be defined each time composed decision, in the case that those are not defined direct from their Status, the compose act or the Status of W.P.A.F.

 

D.                  For member participation of the committees or the Confederations will be in force the each time legal status for the membership’s participation to the administration.

 

E.                  All members of Committees are, appointed or disappointed freely by the Executive Committee of W.P.A.F. The resigning of W.P.A.F’s Executive Committee means automatically and ex officio the resigning of all committee directors. Only the Examination Committee is an exception.

 

F.                  The decisions of the Confederations or the Committees are not binding for W.P.A.F. but only a suggestion to the Executive Committee. Only the decisions of the Disciplinary penalties from the Executive Committee of W.P.A.F. and the Examination’s Committee decisions are exceptions.

 

G.                 The President and Secretary whose function is defined by their Status or the composed decision administrate the Committees. The President represents the befitted sector and the Secretary keeps the records of the assemblies.

 

H.                  The Committees of the Confederations are in session according the agenda, which they have, or after the suggestions of the Board. The Confederation or the Committees are in session according the anticipations of their status Οthe following have the right of an extraordinary session:

 

a) The President of W.P.A.F.

b) The President of the Confederation or the Committee

c) The 2/3 of the member from each sector or member.

 

I.                     The President and the Secretary are signature the documents of the Committees which are applied to the Executive Committee of W.P.A.F. or the Confederations. The President and the General Secretary of W.P.A.F will authorize the books. The Confederations, in exception, will authorize by their books either the same as the W.P.A.F. or according the legal status of their country host.

 

J.                   The notification for the ordinary session will be send to the members according the Status of W.P.A.F.

 

K.                  Telephone notifications can be done in the cases of extraordinary sessions.

 

L.                   Notification will include the agenda details to be discussed. Members that will make any kind of suggestions must notify he General Secretary in written.

 

M.                 Decisions can be taken after the deposit of written notification from the befitted Committee or local Committee and, if is necessary from the Executive Committee, it can be asked the presence of the responsible - qualified person for explanations. In case of obstructions she/he can be replaced with an authorized proxy.

 

a) Any suggestions from Confederations or Committees, which will be rejected from the Executive Committee of W.P.A.F. will be explained and recorded.

b) Especially matters, which are, evolved the technical or agonistic activity of any kind, Hellanodikia (refereeing), planning and development of Pangration Athlima and more, with the President of eh Technical Committee, it will be good to be present and participated, at the meetings all the implicated persons of the subject, with the right of speech.

 

N.                  The President and the members of eh E.C. of W.P.A.F., if it is needful asks the opinion of the experts, (in matters of their expertise) before of any decision, modification or reject of suggestions.

 

O.                 In cases of suggestion reject, it will be good if the proposal of the expertise will be recorded also and which are at the disposal of the N.C.F.M. in the cases that they are asking for part of the records with an authorized proxy and after the justification of their request.

 

P.                  Every kind of development suggestions of Pangration Athlima must have the approval of the E.C. of W.P.A.F.

 

Q.                 Only a copy of personal statements can be given to members of the E.C. of W.P.A.F. if requested. No other document can be given to any one with out the permission of the General Secretary.

 

R.                  The President, the General Secretary, the President of the International Athletic Academy or any one else the E.C. decides, are authorized to move or travel with out decision from the E.C. For any one else a written authorization by the General Secretary or his replacement is absolutely needed.

 

CHAPTER THREE. RIGHT BEHAVIOR.

 

A.                  All members of W.P.A.F., persons, N.C.F.M., Confederations, athletes, Proponites

(Trainers), Hellanodikes (Referees), officials, sport fans, escorts or others, are obliged absolute respect to the Behavior Rules, the Enagonii Nomi and Diataxis (Referee Rules), the Athletic Laws, the athletic ideals and the noble antagonism, which are defined from:

 

a) The noble competition.

b) The life according the laws.

c) The respect and discipline of the hierarchy of Pangration Athlima.

d) The absolute respect of the social values and morals and especially the principals of peace, friendship, respect of other members of our society, the protection of the weakest, the non profit athletic offer, the modesty, the self control, the keeping of the country laws, and the pure noble participation as it has be clarified from Pythagoras in the central keystone that: “In Agon (competition) value has the participation and not victory”.

 

B. It is a disciplinary violation, as an ant athletic behavior, any kind of expressive contempt, verbal or act, of the above paragraph. As a very crucial form of principal controversy, and of course serious penalty violation, in general are also the following:

 

a) The written or verbal provocation.

b) Disobeying and audaciousness before, after or at the time of the conduct of any kind of athletic events.

c) The manipulation and the insult of the symbols of Pangration Athlima such as the flag and more.

 

CHAPTER FOUR. RULES OF THE AGONES (EVENTS).

 

Α.         Athletic event such as the agones, (competitions), are allowed only between members of W.P.A.F. after the license and authorization of the E.C. these events distinguished in:

 

a) Agonistic meetings among two or more Federations or Confederations.

b) One, two or more daily training or agonistic events.

c) National Championships among national teams.

d) Federation or Confederation Championships.

g) For any kind of the above events the secretariat must keep the Lefkomata Symmetochis (participation sheets) and the Lefkomata Agonon (contest – fighting sheets) so that all the activities should have the certification and authorizations of the organizing authorities.

 

B.                  For the conducting or organizing any kind of agonistic event, there must be an authorization from the W.P.A.F. and the event, must be in the official annual program of the W.P.A.F.

 

a) All N.C.F.M. who want to organize any kind of agonistic event must notify, at least, the Presidency of W.P.A.F. one year before the specified date, so that there will be no simultaneous activities in one place with an other.

b) It is important that in those events there must b ea presence of representatives from W.P.A.F. E.C. whose expenses are prepaid from the organizing host country.

 

C.                  I case of invitation of national team, that team must be from a N.C.F.M. of W.P.A.F. The conducts of any kind of agonistic activities or other between federations, which are not members of W.P.A.F., are prohibited.

 

D.                  Any kind of championships or agonistic events are conducted from W.P.A.F. in the specified and authorized, to the following, agonistic events of Pangration Athlima and the Sires Kilon (kilo rows) as also the Sires Ilikion (age rows).

 

E.                  Championships are the National, Continental and World level. Any other activity Is conducted after the authorization of the E.C. of W.P.A.F. World Championships are organized every second year. Continental Championships are organized every year. Any other activity or change of the above must have the authorization of the E.C. of W.P.A.F.

 

a) Any kind of changes to the Technical – Training or Examination Program of Pangration Athlima is accomplished after the suggestion of the Technical Committee of W.P.A.F., which will be done with the cooperation with the other, evolved Committees and qualified persons, for the final decision. All the above suggestions if there will be authorized must have be certified and approved by the International Athletic Academy President and the Historical Documentation program for the protection of Pangration Athlima.

b) The conduct of championships is also possible for separate agonistic events of Pangration Athlima (Pangration, Pangration Paidon, and Palaismata, Pyx-lax, Polydamas). For the above authorization there must be a request from the organizer, to the Technical Committee of W.P.A.F. which by its turn will notify the E.C. or the Presidency of W.P.A.F. or if there will be judged necessary from the E.C. and not violates the rules of international organs.

c) Any kind of changes to the Sires Kilon (kilo rows) or Sires Ilikion (age rows), ways of agonistic and rules of conducting athletic events of Pangration Athlima, are followed by the N.C.F.M. automatically. For the above changes there must be an authorization from the I.A.A. in cases she is evolved.

d) Any country that wishes to organize an athletic event of Pangration Athlima must notify the W.P.A.F., after it’s approval, its obligated to notify the E.C. of W.P.A.F. for the details of place (gymnasium-stadium) as also with every other organizing matter of the event. The E.C. of W.P.A.F. will decide for the appointed representative (s), which will be present at the specified event.

e) In the jurisdiction of W.P.A.F. is the materialization of any kind the I.A.A. programs, which aims the systematic training of all Proponites (trainers), Hellanodikes, or any other which is evolved with Pangration Athlima, around the world, for the historical background the presents and the future of our martial art.

 

F. The conduct of any kind of agonistic activity is organized after the Proclamation, which is in written and can be sending to all participants by post, at least two months the specified date. The N.C.F.M. has the obligation to inform the W.P.A.F.’s Secretariat about receiving of the Proclamation or any problems will occur. Twenty days before the event date, the N.C.F.M. must inform the W.P.A.F. that the Proclamation has arrived at the N.C.F.M. seat and there is no problem about it. The receiving of the Proclamation is in the sole responsibility of the N.C.F.M.

 

a) The Proclamation must predetermine:

 

·                    The kind of the event.

·                    The place of the event.

·                    The date.

·                    All relevant with the athletic numbers and references..

·                    The members of the Agonon Committee.

·                    The members of the Hellanodikon Committee.

·                    The palaistra’s secretariats.

·                    The assistants

·                    The specific event’s Hellanodikes.

·                    The doctors (s)

·                    The draw by lot information

·                    The weighing

·                    The participated Sires Kilon (kilo rows) and Sires Ilikion (age rows)

·                    The Endyma

·                    The objection’s amount.

·                    Any thing is relevant with the event.

 

b)                  No late than twenty days before the championship, the Lefkomata Symmetochis (participation sheets) must be deposit to the secretariat of W.P.A.F. that must be signed by the President and the General Secretary of the Federation and sealed with the official seal of the organization.

c)                   No Proponitis (Trainer) that is not member of W.P.A.F., for any reason, can register athletes for the championships of W.P.A.F., except in the cases that she/he has a certification or Diploma from W.P.A.F.

 

1. The participation to the athletic events of W.P.A.F. is an unconditional acceptance of the terms of the Proclamation and the relevant ordinance of the rules of W.P.A.F.

2. If there is no annual, the year of participation, authorization to the athlete’s memberships it is not allowed to participate in any kind of athletic events of W.P.A.F.

3. The participation to the examinations, the handbook of health and I.D. of athletes, are defined by the decision of the E.C. of W.P.A.F. and they are binding for all.

4. The Protonites (Trainers) must not shout to their athletes and walk all over the palaistra’s area, or any other place except the specified one, and bather with their presence the secretaries to complete their work. The same is in force for athletes that are present at the agonistic area.

5. The Hellanodikis (Referee) has the right, for the above cases, to enforce penalties to the athlete in the palaistra. The Hellanodikis have also the right to enforce penalties to the fighting athletes of a N.C.F.M, when it’s Proponites (Trainers), officials, or any other behaves indecently at the Agonon (fighting) time.

6. When with verbal acts or facts, a person or a team proven violate the well known athletic spirit, or any other principal of Pangration Athlima, and with those acts they harm the organization of the championships in any way or anything else, the organizing Committee can enforce the “APOPOMPI” (dismissal) penalty.

7. No one can insert the agonsitic area (Palaistra) except the Organizing Committee, the Chief Coordinator, the Hellanodikes, the specified officials, the Proponites (Trainers), the Doctors and invited persons, for any reason.

 

d)                  The Pangration Athlima Endyma is composed from two parts. The upper one called “Chitonion” with white color and lower part which is called “Periskelis” with blue color. It symbolizes the colors of our planet earth, whit are the clouds that surrounding the planet (upper part) and blue the color of our oceans (lower part). The Proponiton (Trainers) Endyma is blue in both parts, as the Endyma of the Hellanodikes is Red according the ancient Olympic color of the Hellanodikes at ancient Olympia. All the Endymata have the only the distinguished symbol of the Taxis (classification) they belong. Only athletes from National Teams of the N.C.F.M. can have, on their shoulders the national flag. An exception is also allowed to the students of military academy and forces who can also have the symbol of their school at the front left side of the neck corner of Endyma. No other addition is allowed if there is no permission from the E.C. of W.P.A.F. The specified Proponites (Trainers), are dressed with trucking suit at the time of the agonistic event and must be declared at the Lefkoma Symmetochis (Participation Sheet)

e)                  The Enagonii Nomi and Diataxis (Referee rules) are the one’s that have been authorized by the International Athletic Academy and the Historical Documentation of Pangration Athlima in cooperation with the Hellanodikon Committee and are in force for all members of W.P.A.F.

f)                     The representative of the organizing – host country is the Organizing Committee. It takes over completely the realization of the any kind of agonistic activity, from the post of the Proclamations, the judges the by chance objections, it’s responsible for the keeping of the conducting ordinance, the realization of the Proclamation and the nomination of the winners, the role of the O.C. completes with the report after the end of the athletic event which must be deposit to the Secretary of W.P.A.F. no more than one month period.  No changes are allowed to the Proclamation of an agonistic event at the period of the event or after the posting of it, except if something like that is violating the Pangration Athlima in any way or for major reasons.  Any kind of changes must be done after one athletic event is a proposal to, at least, the Presidency of W.P.A.F., which will be in force after the notification of the N.C.F.M. and not less than one month from an international event.

 

1. For better results the Presidency can give extra powers to the Chief Coordinator for the completion of any kind of agonistic event.

 

g)                  The control of Lefkomata Agonon (Fighting Sheets), the coordination of athletes to or from the Palaistres (fighting area’s), the feed of the Palaistra’s Secretariats, which are keeping the records of the event and keeping the time limits, the publishing of the official results are in the responsibility of the Central Secretariat.

h)                   If any N.C.F.M. before the conduct of the championship’s beginning, Σhave the opinion that there is a violation, of any kind, is occurred have the right of Objection.

i)                     Reasons of Objecting can be:

 

a) Law violation.

b) Status violation.

c) Violation of General Rules.

d) Technical violation of Pangration Athlima.

e) Violation of decision of W.P.A.F.

f) Proclamation violation.

g) Different issue of Hellanodikon judgment.

 

R. The objection can have as a request:

 

a) The disqualification of a person, team or N.C.F.M. from the present event.

b) The exclusion of Hellanodikis.

 

j)                     The objection must be submitted in writing, singed by the authorized representative, sealed with the official seal of the N.C.F.M. and escorted with the fee bond, which is designated, from the Proclamation of each event an for which has been taken a decision from the Executive Committee of W.P.A.F. In the case of objection acceptance, the amount it is returnable, on any other case the amount goes to the treasurer of W.P.A.F. and a receipt should be given to the objected. 

k)                   The objection document is a special one and it should be written with decency, explicitness and have specific request, on any other case the document is rejected as unacceptable. 

l)                     If the objection if submitted for an irregular N.C.F.M. participation in an agonistic event, or for a irregular athlete’s participation or on any case in a violation known before final date of the deposit of Lefkomata Symmetochis (participation sheet), it must be submitted at least 24 hours before the choosing by lot. On any other case it must be submitted until the end of the agonistic activity. 

m)                 The objection is submitted with receive, to the President of the Agonon Committee and should be judged from the Committee, if it’s before the agonistic activity until one day of the beginning of the event, with the cal of the objected. In the case that the objection is at the time of the event, it should be judged before the end of the event. The Agonon Committee to complete it’s work can call any one decides, so that it would help to complete the procedure of the decision.

n)                   Against the decision of the Committee the N.C.F.M. that have different opinion, have the right of an appeal in front of the E.C. of W.P.A.F. that will complete the judgment of the appeal. The time limit of the appeal deposit is one week from the time of the decision from the Agonon Committee.

o)                  The objection that will be deposit against the above-mentioned ordinances will be rejected as an unacceptable.

p)                  All N.C.F.M. of W.P.A.F. must keep the basic principal, which is the primate responsibility of the cultivation, development and promotion of Pangration Athlima. For that reason every one which is evolved with W.P.A.F. and Pangration Athlima in general, such as persons, N.C.F.M., Confederations, Proponites (Trainers), Athletes, Officials, Representatives, Sport Fans, or any other, should follow the scientific directives of what is and represents Pangration Athlima, so that our sport will come to equal level with other Olympic Sports of today. For that reason, every one that is not member of W.P.A.F., or have been erased, for any reason, will not be recognized as an official representative of Pangration Athlima. All activities that damage Pangration Athlima will be confronted with all the legal measures.

q) All N.C.F.M. can have information, when it’s needed, from the E.C, before they express any kind of protests, for the issues they are involved.

 

1. Personal opinions or any kind of mistakes for any reason, does not decrease the responsibility of every member, when those opinions of B.D. members, or other which they represent, are written or verbal.

2. Every try of misinformation, which is an act for impression by every one and it’s deliberated, will be faced according the anticipated to the Status of W.P.A.F. and the General Rules.

3. The same goes for the members of the E.C. of W.P.A.F. the N.C.F.M. and the Committees.

 

Z. All kind of activities must conducted inside of a closed National Stadium – Gymnasium, which keeps the following conditions:

 

a)                   Have the possibility to host two (2) at least Palaistra’s of Pangration Athlima to the agonistic area, the participant athletes, Hellanodikes and the materials of the Secretariat.

b)                  Have the analogues platform for the sport fans.

c)                   Have at least three field houses.

d)                  Meet the national hygiene criteria.

e)                  Have the authorization of the sport authority of the license for the championship.

f)                     Have the medical representatives and doctors.

g)                  Keep the requests by the law for athletic places.

 

 

AA.             Athletes can have the Handbook of Health and I.D. when they complete the eighth year of age.

 

BB.             The Organizing Committee have the right to add in the direct upper Sira Kilon (age row) any athlete, if there will have not the chance to fight in the row they have been pronounced.  The same can happened to the Sira Ilikias (age row) only after confirmation of the Pronounced Proponites (trainers). Exception to the above is for the athletes of 6-7 years old who cannot participate in ‘Palaismata” of the 8-9 years old, the athletes of 12-13 who cannot participate in ‘Pangration Paidon” of the 14-15 years old, the athletes of 16-17 who cannot participate in “Pangration” of 18-19 years old and “Polydamas”. Any kind of violation of the above ordinance will disqualify the athlete.

 

CC.             In every Sira Kilon (Kilo row) or activity, to the official agonistic events, all participants can declare one athlete for the individual events such as ‘Pangration”, Pangration Paidon”, and one couple for each team competition such as “Palaismata” and “Polydamas”.

 

DD.             The organizing Committee will use so many precision balances, as needed to the event. In any case the weighing will be completed in every Sira Kilon (kilo row) with only one precision balance. The weighing will be completed at the time of the agonistic activity; with all the details the proclamation is pronounced. All the athletes are weighting only with their underwear so that are excluded violations on clean bodily weight. Infringement of present section involves exclusion of participating athlete. Any change to the present ordinance will be done after the E.C. decision of W.P.A.F., which must be rationalized.  A simple notification to the members is needed after any change of the above.

 

EE.             All Lefkomata Agonon (participation sheets) will be controlled and completed by the Championship’s Chief Coordinator with the cooperation of the evolved Committees that, the E.C. of W.P.A.F., will authorize.

 

CHAPTER FIVE. TECHNICAL ORDINANCES.

 

A.                  All know that Pangration Athlima represents the ancient Hellenic culture and in fact the philosophy which it contained.

 

B.                  To preserve the above, according the Status, the philosophy, the principals and uniqueness of the endless time existence of Hellenic culture thru Pangration Athlima, with farther aim the return of it to the synchronized sport society as the other Olympic sports, the members of W.P.A.F. which will be involve with it, must have continues and expert knowledge under the highest and more sophisticated purposes from the experts of W.P.A.F. 

 

C.                  According the above, all involved with Pangration Athlima and especially the experts of

W.P.A.F., are trying always to protect Pangration Athlima of any kind of violating to its Hellenistic origins, roots and identity in general. For that reason in all the Committees of W.P.A.F. will participate persons that have proved their respect and love to the Hellenic culture, with ethos, offer to Pangration Athlima, knowledge and experience, to which W.P.A.F. will afford every possible support for the achievement of W.P.A.F.’ S aim.

 

D.                  The Proponites (Trainers) of N.C.F.M. are trained from the prescriptive members – persons of W.P.A.F. according the above (C) paragraph. 

 

E.                  All athletes can participate to the training sessions freely according their proclamation.

 

a) Aim of the training sessions is the continuing training of every one who will participate in the agonistic events of W.P.A.F. For smoother conduct and entering of the youngest in Pangration Athlima agonistic events, of the training sessions must involve “Palaismata” which are the introductory agonistic activity and mail event.

 

F.                  W.P.A.F. includes the following five (5) agonismata (events):

 

a) Pangration (Athlima). Sires Ilikion (age rows), 18–19 years old Agenii (Young Men) – Nees Gynaikes (Young Women) and, 20 years old and over, Andron (Men) – Gynaikon (Women) in all Sires Kilon (kilo rows).

b) Pangration Paidon.. Sires Ilikion )age rows) 14-15 ετών Paides – Korasides (Children) and, 16-17 years old  Efivi – Neanides (adolescent - girls) and, all the Sirs Kilon (kilo rows)

c) Palaismata. Sires Ilikion (age rows) from 8-9 years old Paides – Pampaides (small children) until 20 years old and over of Andron Gynaikon (Men – Women) and no Sires Kilon (kilo rows) participation.

d) Polydmas. Sires Ilikion  (age rows) 18-19 years old (Agenii (Young Men) – Nees Gynaikes (Young Women) and, 20 years old and over, Andron (Men) – Gynaikon (Women) exclusively.

e) Pyx – Lax (Kick Boxing). Sires Ilikion (age rows) 12 – 13 years old Paides – Pampaides (small children) until 20 years old and over, with the anticipated Sires Kilon (kilo rows).

 

G.                 For the avoiding any kind of injuries, the above (F) paragraph must be kept in every detail as it is following the Athletic Laws, and the general rules of I.O.C. The keeping of SiIres Kilon and Sires Ilikion is very important and binding to all agonistic activities of W.P.A.F. Every one who’s trying to not follow the above means acting deliberately to injure athletes and Pangration Athlima. Under those cases the violator will face the heaviest penalties. For keeping the above all athletes in Pangration (Athlima) and Pangration Paidon must wear Chiroktia (gloves). No acceptance is allowed if athletes are not having Chiroctia for their participation. 

 

H.                  The new entry N.C.F.M in W.P.A.F. have the right of participation in every kind of agonistic activity or events under the supervision of W.P.A.F. if the Lefkomata Symmetochis (participation Sheets) are signed from an official Proponites (Trainer) of W.P.A.F.

 

I.                     N.C.F.M. that have not an official Proponitis (Trainer) are allowed to use a Proponitis

(Trainer) who have a Certification or Diploma from W.P.A.F.

 

J.                   W.P.A.F. have the right after the proposal of the Technical Committee and the acceptance of the Executive Committee, to declare classifications for individuals who are, with proves, recognized world wide in the field of the martial arts or heavy sports, with the condition that they are over the age of 23 years old and have many years of agonistic experience.

 

K.                  The accession of any kind of Certification or Diploma does not necessary means completion of the knowledge in the art of Pangration Athlima. Every Proponitis (Trainer) is obligated to participate and follow all the training sessions so that she/he will acquire the important education and the Historical Documentation for Enagonii Nomi and Diataxis (referee rules) which will help him to present Pangration Athlima and it’s agonistic events, as also every new rule and principal that govern our sport.

 

L.                   The classification in the hierarchy of Pangration Athlima, the approval as an examiner and the jurisdiction entrusting, for training individuals or teams is dependable from the continues participation or Proponitis (Trainer) to the training sessions, the examination programs, and the written projects (works) she/he must present.

 

M.                 Any kind of athletic participation, to all agonistic activities of W.P.A.F., is completely and binding responsibility of the President, the General Secretary and the pronounced Proponitis (Trainer) of the N.C.F.M. They are responsible according the laws for the declaration of not well-prepared athletes and with limited knowledge of the rules of the sport.

 

N.                  The developmental motives of W.P.A.F. for ALL members, are decided from the E.C. of W.P.A.F. after the suggestion – proposal of the General Secretary or any one else the E.C. authorizes for that, and are notified to the N.C.F.M. after the study of any existing proposal or relevant suggestions to him, from the N.C.F.M. of W.P.A.F.

 

a) Every one that will be punished with the penalty of “Apopompi” (Dismissal), athlete, Proponitis, Official or other member of N.C.F.M., reject him self and the N.C.F.M. from the developmental motives and if those are given, are interrupted immediately. 

b) Proponites (Trainers) that wishes to participate in the agonistic activities of W.P.A.F. can participate as athletes, except the cases that they are the pronounced one’s and sign the Lefkomata Symmetochis (participation Sheets).

 

O.                 The index of the Examination Program is defined from the “PARASKEVASTIKI – KATASKEVASTIKI” (training program) of the Historical Documentation from the International Athletic