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A cultural competition in which two athletes from one nation perform traditional techniques together. An athlete may enter it or the Wai Kru contest, not both.

An armband, sometimes holding an amulet, that may be worn round the upper arm or waist if neatly covered.

Electronic scoring in which judges press red or blue for each landed strike; a strike counts when most judges press within a second. A warning gives the opponent five points.

The result when a fight is stopped by something outside the athletes' and referee's control, such as ring damage or a power failure, and cannot resume within 10 minutes.

An athlete who falls out of the ring has 20 seconds ("Yee-Sib") to get back in without help.

An athlete fights at most once a day, unless IFMA allows more; then they get at least two hours' rest and no more than three contests.