ARNIS
ARNIS
Shall refer to the area by which the conduct of the Warning Lines
competition shall be set or held including the free
A broken straight line is drawn one (1) meter
zone around it.
before each boundary line to serve as a marker
Dimensions before the outside zone.
The playing area is a square measuring 8.0 meters Playing Surface
by 8.0 meters with a two (2) meters minimum free
The surface must be flat and smooth and must
zone around it, and a clear space without any
not be elevated from the ground.
obstruction up to a height of not less than 5 meters
The playing surface must be clean and free
from the playing surface.
from foreign objects that may endanger or
Lines of the Playing Area cause injury to the players. It is prohibited to
hold any competition on a rough, slippery or
All lines of the playing surface are 5.08 cm. (2
soiled surface. Any other surface must have the
inches) and must be of different color from that of
approval of i-ARNIS.
the floor and other lines previously drawn for other
purposes. Neutral Corner
Boundary Lines The corner of the playing area farthest to the
official’s table and in between the two (2) judges
Four lines mark the boundary of the playing area.
within the free zone shall be designated as the
The free zone distance measuring 2.0 meters are
neutral corner. This shall be the consultation area
drawn outside of the playing area.
for the referee and judges.
Match Lines
Temperature
Two lines of 1.0 meter long and 2.0 meters apart
The minimum temperature for an outdoor
mark the horizontal match line.
competition shall not be below 25 degrees Celsius
The horizontal match lines are drawn 3 meters (77 Fahrenheit). For the indoor competition, the
from the boundary lines that run temperature shall not be higher than 25 degrees
perpendicularly to the official’s table, and 3.5 Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit) and lower than 16
meters from the boundary line that run parallel degrees Celsius (61 degrees Fahrenheit).
to the official’s table.
Lighting
The horizontal match line left of the official’s
table is colored red and the opposite horizontal Lighting apparatus is located above free space (rule
match line is blue to mark the respective line of 1.1) It must not cause any reflection to the surface
each player. and must not affect the vision of the players.
Referee Line Position of Players
A straight line of 1.0 meter long is drawn 2.5 Before the game starts, players must be positioned
meters from the farthest boundary line parallel to in the playing area so that the red-coded player is
the official’s table. at the right side of the referee and the blue-coded
player is on his left side.