1. The competition area will be a WKF Approved matted square, with sides of eight metres (measured from the outside) with an additional one metre on all sides as a safety area. There will be a clear safety area of two metres on each side. Where an elevated competition area is used, the safety area should be of an additional one (1) metre on each side.

2. The mats are to be of uniform colour with the exception that outer meter of the 8 x 8 metres mats that must be of a different colour.