fighter signup k 1 jobs archive legends past events posters video login k 1 china k 1 japan online store coming soon news grand prix events fighters champions results how to watch at the venue on tv ppv fighter signup k 1 jobs archive legends past events posters video login k 1 china k 1 japan home k 1 world grand prix euro coming soon k 1 world grand prix euro coming soon k 1 world grand prix euro coming soon k 1 world grand prix euro coming soon k 1 world grand prix euro coming soon news wgp europe fight card announced for event in serbia october 10 2016 0 commentsk 1 open world amateur championships 2016 galleryoctober 10 2016 0 commentsk 1 open world amateur championships 2016september 30 2016 0 commentswgp europe new fighter announced from serbia september 29 2016 0 commentswgp europe second reserve fighter announced from germany september 29 2016 0 comments event announced k 1 world grand prix europe 85kg tuzla bosnia & herzegovina dec 3 2016september 29 2016 0 commentswgp europe reserve fighter announced from czech republic september 28 2016 0 commentswgp europe new fighter announced from belarus september 28 2016 0 commentswgp europe k 1 max super fight announced september 27 2016 0 commentswgp europe k 1 max super fight fighter announced from serbia september 27 2016 0 commentswgp europe k 1 max super fight fighter announced from russia september 27 2016 0 commentswgp europe super fight announced september 26 2016 0 comments history 1993 with karate moving closer to kickboxing in style ishii organizes the first k 1 grand prix at the yoyogi dai ichi stadium in tokyo . the event is held in a regulation size boxing ring under the revolutionary k 1 rules which permit punches to accommodate both karate and kickboxing fighters . a sellout crowd of 10 000 sees branco citatic win the first k 1 championship . two more k 1 events are held later in the year and these are won by satake and ernesto hoost . 1994 peter aerts wins the second k 1 grand prix with newcomer andy hug losing in his first match . in september hug wins a revenge bout at the yokohama arena and establishes himself as one of k 1 s first superstars . 1995 aerts successfully defends his title at the 3rd k 1 grand prix in may . the following month hug s native switzerland hosts k 1 fight night the rapidly growing sport s first overseas event . more than 12 000 people watch favorite hug win by knockout over wka usa champion dennis lane . read more ... k 1 international rules article 1 venue the match shall be held in 6m x 6m square ring surrounded by 3 levels of ropes . the ring must be square shaped in order to secure the safety of fighters in case of an accident such as tumbling down . article 2 essentials each fighter shall wear regulated gloves provided by the promoter . in principle usage of regulated protective cup and mouthpiece is mandatory . each fighter shall prepare their own protective cup and a mouthpiece . fighters must wear official protective cup specified by the promoter and the usage of commercially available protective cups which tend to cause defect upon application and structurally defective is prohibited . if fighters do not exercise their duties they are not entitled to preferential treatment to remedy unfairness caused by accidents . furthermore in case fighters do not wear official protective cups and use their own cups a fighters may severely be penalized for delaying the fight when the cup is damaged due to an accident or when the process of arranging a new cup to replace the damaged one is time consuming . read more ... pagesnews grand prix events fighters champions results how to watch at the venue on tv ppv fighter signup k 1 jobs archive legends past events posters video login k 1 china k 1 japan 2016 k 1 world