Seni Tempur

Seni Tempur

Amateur No-Gi Seni Tempur Bout in Surubon
Highest governing body	Global Seni Tempur Federation
Characteristics
Contact	Full contact
Mixed gender	No, separate male and female events
Type	Martial art
Venue	Bulatan tempur, boxing ring, tempur ring
Presence
Country or region	Worldwide, predominantly Southeast Coius

Seni Tempur, sometimes refered to as Pelangi Boxing, is a combat sport that used striking, Throws, submissions, and is unique for its inclusion of headbutts. Originially a group of loosely related martial arts practiced throughtout the Pelangi-speaking world, it under went substantial changes and drew from global influences during the colonial period in Southeast Coius. The modern rule set was formulated by the All-Pelangi Sports and Athletics Conference in 1962, based on a form of the sport originating in Surubon. Seni Tempur has its origins in jacket wrestling practiced in the region. Pelangi warriors would traditionally wear a thickly padded jacket made of Abacá fibers, and Leather. this became the basis for the traditional uniform, the baju perang a thick abaca fiber jacket, and the kaki percuma a pair of loose abaca fiber shorts, tied down with a thick rope belt called a Tali. In recent years these traditional outfits have been suplamennted by modern alternatives, typically in most sactioned bouts, a competitor will wear a Uwagi based jacket, as well as an Obi, and a pair of western style boxing shorts.

Modern Seni Tempur can trace its origins to Surubon, where a variant of the sport was practiced since the pre-Agudan period. During the Guallican colonial period Seni Tempur was influenced by western boxing and Savate, and Taekwondo which was introduced by Ansene workers. During the Mandatdom period, other forms of popular combats sports were introduced, Judo, and Jiu-Jitsu would become popular forms of sport, the Grande Asterians would introduce Vale Tudo, and Luta Livre which had a significant impact on the development of the sport. The sports rules were formalized by Jako Katamso, Sudhar Bowo, and Adhemar Magalhães-Teixeira between 1949 and 1962 while the three men ran an illegal sports betting racket through their ownership of the Southeast Coian Personal Combat Federation.

Today Seni Tempur has gained worldwide popularity, events are held globally in multiple venues each year, with several amatuer and semi-pro leagues forming in Coius, Eculea, and both Asteria Superior and Inferior. Professional Seni Tempur is a nearly $870 Million a year industry, Concentrated primarily in the Brown Sea where it both originated and is most popular. The Brown Sea Seni Tempur Athletic Association (BSSTAA) is the largest of the international leagues.

History

present day

==Rules==

The current rules standardized by the Global Seni Tempur Federation stipulate that fighters may use their fists, elbows, shins, knees, and head to strike their opponents. A strike is considered full contact and thus scored if it strikes the body without being blocked, strikes that hit the opponents hands do not count and are not scored. A fighter may also sweep or throw an opponent to ground them, a fighter is considered grounded when his hips are in full contact with the canvas, the exception being if a fighter is in a sitting position. A fighter may strike an opponent when they are not grounded. Submissions may take place in a grounded or standing position, a fighter may attack an opponent's large joints (Elbow, Shoulder, Ankle, etc.), but small joint manipulation (Fingers, toes) is illegal. Choking submissions are legal, for a choking submission to be within the rules it must only target the neck, meaning moved such as the Triangle choke, and Arm triangle choke are deemed illegal. When performing a collar choke, a fighter must only use pulling force to apply the submission, chokes which use a pushing or thrusting motion are illegal. Fighters are scored by a panel of 3 judges based on 8 categories, completed strikes, strikes defended, throws, throws defended, ring control, technicality, submission attempts, and submission defense based on a ten point per category scoring system.

Fouls

A foul occurs when an illegal move or strike is conducted by one or more fighters during a bout. Fighters are allowed one foul per bout to occur, if a fighter fouls twice in a bout then the fighter is disqualified and their opponent is deemed the winner. Different leagues have differing rules regarding foul losses. The Brown Sea Seni Tempur Athletic Association uses a clean slate rule, and deems the fighter to have lost the bout with no other punishments enforced. Some leagues in Coius and Eculea have purse donation rules. This means if a fighter loses by fouling, then the DQ'd fighter must pay up to 60% of their purse (guaranteed money for showing up to the event) to their opponent. Other leagues have implemented fighter sanctions for repeated foul losses, with sanctions lasting up to 6 months.

The current standard foul list as maintained by the Global Seni Tembur Federation breaks these fouls into three categories.

Category 1 fouls are minor rule infraction, in which a referee is to give a warning when they first spot it, and then call a foul if the activity continues. Category 1 fouls include.

• Pacivity/timidity
• Holding the ropes of the ring
• Intentionally falling to ones hips
• Grabbing the face or collar bone
• Pulling hair
• Holding hands or shorts

Category 2 Fouls are infractions which result in an immediate foul to be called. Category 2 fouls include

• Striking the back of one's head
• striking the back or spinal column
• Striking a grounded opponent
• Using a pushing or thrusting motion when performing a collar choke
• Eye pokes
• Fish hooking
• Groin strikes
• Biting an opponent
• Spitting on an opponent
• Throat strikes and grabbing the trachea
• Small joint manipulation
• Clawing, pinching, twisting the flesh
• Flagrant disregard of the referee's instructions

Category 3 Fouls were added to the international rule set in 2001, Category 3 fouls are grounds for immediate disqualification. This category was added after a bout between Étienne Prévot and Dao Phakham, where Phakham would intentionally gouge Prévot's eye, causing a globe laceration that later left Prévot blind. However because the gouge at the time only constituted a regular foul, Phakham would be docked 1 foul point, and after Prévot took more than 5 minutes to return to the ring, Phakham would be declared the winner of the bout. List of Category 3 fouls include.

• Intentional gouging of the eyes, or orifices.
• Stomping on an opponent's spinal column while down
• Striking the Referee or other staff
• Striking an opponent after the bell has rang
• Striking an opponent while under the care of a ring doctor or other medical official
• Striking an unconscious opponent after the referee has moved to stop the bout

Organizations

Champions

Because there are multiple different organizations and leagues globally, the GSTF used a interorganizational ranking system for global rankings, irrespective of a league assosiation and preformance in that league or organization. Standardization on ranking criteria were developed in the mid 90's as the sport grew in popularity globaly. Tanking into accound wins, score card averages, and a basing them against their opposition in regards to those bouts, as well as striking and submission statistics. Many leagues have different weight class and elegibility rules set in place, making a comprehensive list dificult.

Fighter	Image	Record	Weight Class	Organization	Notes
Global Seni Tempur Federation Interorganizational Rankings
Embong Penjaga		23-4	Atomweight (Male)	Brown Sea Seni Tempur Athletic Association	Current BSSTAA Atomweight Champion