Editing Martial arts (section)

=== Full-contact ===
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Full-contact sparring or competition, where strikes or techniques are not pulled but used with full force as the name implies, has a number of tactical differences from light and medium-contact sparring. It is considered by some to be requisite in learning realistic unarmed combat.<ref name=SB>{{cite web|url= http://www.straightblastgym.com/aliveness101.html|title= Aliveness 101|access-date= 3 November 2008|publisher= Straight Blast gym|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090107052738/http://www.straightblastgym.com./aliveness101.html|archive-date= 7 January 2009}} – An essay on contact levels in training</ref>

In full-contact sparring, the aim of a competitive match is to [[knock out]] the opponent or to force the opponent to [[submission wrestling|submit]].
Where scoring takes place it may be a subsidiary measure, only used if no clear winner has been established by other means; in some competitions, such as the [[UFC 1]], there was no scoring, though most now use some form of judging as a backup.<ref name="UFC1">{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AuvUi2TrSN_ILBVsuNLmsjk9Eo14?slug=dm-earlyufc111207&prov=yhoo&type=lgns|title=First UFC forever altered combat sports|author=Dave Meltzer|date=12 November 2007|work=Yahoo! Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604072236/http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dm-earlyufc111207|archive-date=4 June 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=3 November 2008}}</ref> Due to these factors, full-contact matches tend to be more aggressive in character, but rule sets may still mandate the use of protective equipment, or limit the techniques allowed.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Nearly all mixed martial arts organizations such as [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]], [[Pancrase]], [[Shooto]] use a form of full-contact rules as do [[Professional Boxing|professional boxing]] organizations and [[K-1]]. [[Kyokushin]] [[karate]] requires advanced practitioners to engage in bare-knuckled, full-contact sparring allowing kicks, knees and punching although punching to the head is disallowed while wearing only a karate ''gi'', [[mouthguard]], [[Jockstrap|groin guard]] for [[Male|males]], or chest guard worn under the karate ''gi'' for [[females]]. Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo matches do not allow striking, but are full-contact in the sense that full force is applied in the permitted grappling and submission techniques. Competitions held by [[World Taekwondo Federation#Sparring|World Taekwondo]] requires the use of [[Headgear (martial arts)|Headgear]] and padded vest, but are full contact in the sense that full force is applied to strikes to the head and body, and win by [[knockout]] is possible.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Within Kyokushin Karate, one of the defining aspects is the level of challenge and contact within kumite. The ultimate challenge in Kyokushin Karate is the [[100-man kumite]] challenge, this is where a challenger must complete a total of 100 continuous rounds each with fresh Karateka ready to fight often with minimal or no protective gear. This challenge is considered one of the ultimate tests of endurance, strength, technique and spirit in martial arts with only 30 people to have successfully completed this feat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.masutatsuoyama.com/kyokushin_100mankumite.htm |title=100 Man Kumite |publisher=MasutatsuOyama.com |access-date=May 6, 2025}}</ref>