Sqay words · Intermediate
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I · Intermediate · 23 words · Step 2 of 2General terms
International Council of Sqay
The body that owns the rule book and sets its rules. They apply in its federations and affiliated units and also in school games, university and government competitions.
Also called: ICSQAY, ICS
Events and teams
Team Loba
The team fight, with three players, scored on the performance of the whole team in the same way as the individual event. The team list cannot be changed once submitted, except that the director may allow a change for injury or illness.
See also: Loba
Entry limits
A player may enter at most one individual and two team events in the artistic events, or one individual and one team event in combat. A combat player cannot enter the artistic events in the same championship, and the reverse.
Black belt entry
Black belt holders may play only when they are recognised by the state federations or the Sqay Academy headquarters at Drangbal, Pampore, Kashmir.
See also: Sqay
Loba: arena, equipment and bout
Starting the bout
The players face each other on the starting line, up on their toes, and bow. The referee starts the bout with Legyasha, stops it with Wordiga, announces any score or foul, and restarts with Legyasha.
Time out (sqay)
A 30-second time out that either coach may take during the bout, apart from official time outs.
Loba: scoring and penalties
Full point despite a weak blow
A full point is still given for a less powerful blow if it landed as the opponent began to move in, or as the opponent was thrown off balance, or was part of an effective combination of tura and kick, or the opponent lost fighting spirit and turned their back, or hit a defenceless part.
See also: Tura
No point (sqay)
No point is given when the attacker fails to deliver the blow before seizing or throwing the opponent, when both score together, for techniques that land as time ends, or when the attacker is inside the area and the opponent outside.
Fouls (sqay)
Direct attacks to the body other than the arms and legs, blows to the eyes or groin, dangerous tura strikes or kicks, direct attacks on the skin, hips, knee joint or insteps, leaving the area or wasting time, striking a downed opponent, hitting with the elbow or the grip of the tura, throwing the tura or shield on the ground, arguing with or misbehaving to the referee, and unsporting conduct.
Centre referee's power of disqualification
The centre referee may disqualify a player who does not obey, becomes so excited as to be a danger to the opponent, or breaks the rules with malice or otherwise.
Loba: injuries, protests and officials
Injury rules (sqay)
The referee stops the bout at once and calls the doctor, who may only diagnose and treat. A player declared unfit by the doctor cannot fight again in the competition. A player who refuses to go on or asks to quit after a minor injury loses. When both are hurt and cannot continue, the one with more points wins, and if equal the chief jury and two referees decide.
See also: Loba
Protest (sqay)
The referee's decision is final and players cannot protest. The manager or coach can lodge a protest in writing within 20 minutes after the end of the bout.
Chief jury (sqay)
The head of the referee panel. Resolves any dispute between the centre and assistant referee, calls the competitors to the arena and decides the timing of the bout. In the artistic events the chief judge starts and ends the performance with a whistle.
Khawankay, Aero Sqay and Snow Sqay
Khawankay arena
A 10 metre square for all competitors, with a 6 metre playing area and a one metre danger zone around it, on level ground without obstacles.
Khawankay scoring
Right start and finish 2 points, perfect stance 3, perfection of the form 3, and proper sounds and perfect timing 2, a total of 10.
Khawankay lesson forms
The named forms are Sangri, Judakh, Harbun, Hadiyatun, Kiratun, Asadhun, Hayatun and Aaqaab.
Team and mixed-team events
A team has three players and is scored on the whole team's performance in the same way as the individual. The mixed team is boys and girls together. The rule book says both 'minimum of 3' and 'maximum 3' players, so three is the working figure. Team names are fixed in advance, with changes at the director's discretion only for injury or illness.
Aero Sqay scoring
Up to 10 points: perfect technique, start and finish, stance, stamina and coordination with the music, 2 each. Negative scoring takes off 2 each for unbalance, an irregular start and finish, irregular dance movements and no coordination with the music, up to minus 8.
Snow Sqay
A winter event added in January 2008, played on ice with approved skates or on snow with approved snow shoes. It is a musical display of sqay skills and aerobic exercise of 3 to 5 minutes, scored like Aero Sqay, on a 10 metre square arena. The mixed team has four players, two boys and two girls, with three performing and one substitute.
The ruleWhat is Aero Sqay?Judges (artistic events)
Judges 1 and 2 watch the performance and give marks, the chief judge settles any dispute between them, and the timekeeper records the time and sounds the buzzer at the end.
Disqualification period
A player disqualified in one event cannot enter another in the competition, though the jury may allow it after an apology. The jury can bar the player from the tournament and report to the technical committee chairman, who decides a ban of one to five years.
Weight and age categories
School games categories
Under 14, under 17 and under 19, boys and girls. Weights step up by 4 kg: under 14 boys from 29 to 49 kg, under 14 girls from 27 to 47 kg, under 17 boys from 40 to 60 kg, under 17 girls from 36 to 56 kg, under 19 boys from 50 to 70 kg and under 19 girls from 46 to 66 kg, then an open class and the K1, K2 and ASI classes (the three letter classes are not explained in the book).
Federation championship categories
Cadet (under 11), sub-junior (under 14), junior (under 18) and senior (over 18). Senior men run from below 50 kg to below 86 kg in 4 kg steps and senior women from below 46 kg to below 82 kg, then an open class. Separate lists are given for the international masters cup, the youth games and the university championships.