Official Rules & Points Guide

Kick Warrior

• Goal: 5,000 points
• Count recognised martial arts kicks, punches, blocks, and strikes. Each approved technique counts as 1 point.
• Examples include front kicks, roundhouse kicks, side kicks, punches, palm strikes, knife-hand strikes, rising blocks, inward blocks, outward blocks, and low blocks.
• Technique and consistency are more important than speed.

Fitness Warrior

• Goal: 5,000 points
• Earn points through approved fitness exercises including push-ups, sit-ups, squats, burpees, planks, runs, and walks.
• Suitable for beginners, parents, coaches, schools, and general fitness enthusiasts.

Forms Warrior

• Goal: 5,000 points
• Perform recognised forms or patterns, including Taekwondo patterns, Karate kata, Kung Fu forms, and other recognised martial arts forms.
• Quality is encouraged over speed.

Combo Warrior

• Goal: 5,000 points
• Use the full official points system across martial arts techniques, forms, fitness, distance, and sparring rounds.
• Ideal for participants who want a balanced all-round challenge.

Eligibility

• Open to all martial arts styles, ages, belt ranks, fitness levels, individuals, families, schools, clubs, South African participants, and international participants.
• Participants under 18 should have parental or guardian consent.

Challenge Period

• The official challenge runs from 14 September 2026 to 27 September 2026.
• Only activities completed during the official challenge period may be submitted.

Daily Submissions

• Participants should submit progress daily through the online portal.
• Each submission includes the date, activities completed, total points earned, and optional training photo or video proof.
• Late submissions may not be accepted.

Verification

• The Warrior Challenge is based on honesty, integrity, and sportsmanship.
• Random verification checks may be carried out.
• Participants may be asked for short training videos, coach verification, parent confirmation, or witness confirmation.
• False submissions may result in point deductions, disqualification, or removal from leaderboards.

Fair Play

• Count only correctly completed repetitions.
• Maintain safe technique.
• Respect fellow competitors.
• Display good sportsmanship.
• Unsportsmanlike behaviour will not be tolerated.

Safety

• Warm up before training, cool down afterwards, train within your ability, wear appropriate clothing, train in a safe environment, and stay hydrated.
• Participants train entirely at their own risk.
• NMAA South Africa accepts no responsibility for injuries sustained during training.

Leaderboards

• Leaderboards include overall individual, Kick Warrior, Fitness Warrior, Forms Warrior, Combo Warrior, school rankings, and country rankings.
• Leaderboards will be updated regularly throughout the challenge.

Schools Competition

• Schools earn points from all registered participants.
• School rankings encourage teamwork and participation.
• The school with the highest total approved points may receive special recognition.

Awards

• Depending on the selected entry package, participants may receive a digital certificate, downloadable participant badge, Warrior Coin, printed certificate, event T-shirt, or challenge wristband.
• Completion awards are issued only after verification.

Digital Rewards

• Participants may unlock achievement badges, completion certificates, digital wallpapers, social media frames, and achievement graphics.

Sponsor Recognition

• Businesses and individuals may sponsor participants, schools, teams, provinces, or the overall event.
• Sponsors receive recognition according to their sponsorship level.

Photography & Media

• Participants grant NMAA South Africa permission to use submitted photos and videos for social media, the website, promotional material, and future Warrior Challenge marketing.
• Parents may request that children's images not be used publicly.

Code Of Conduct

• Every participant agrees to train honestly, respect all competitors, encourage others, represent their school positively, and follow NMAA values.
• Strength. Unity. Progress.

General Rules

• NMAA South Africa reserves the right to correct scoring errors, verify submissions, remove inappropriate content, modify rules where necessary, and make final decisions on disputes.
• All decisions by the organisers are final.