Professional martial arts participant
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Licensing requirements
You must be at least 18 years old to be licensed.
How to apply for a license
- Mail us:
- Combative Sports License Application.
- Small photo of yourself (no more than 2 years old).
- Physical Examination for Referees and Professional Boxing, Martial Arts, and Wrestling Participants, completed and signed by a medical doctor, osteopath, or naturopath.
- Fee - check or money order payable to the Department of Licensing.
- Mail to:
Department of Licensing
PO Box 3856
Seattle, WA 98124-3856
What is professional martial arts?
Its a type of full-contact boxing without weapons. Participants use kicks, punches, blows, or other techniques to defeat an opponent or win by decision, knockout, technical knockout, or submission; not to injure or disable them.
Martial arts includes:
- Sumo
- Judo
- Karate
- Kung fu
- Taekwondo
- Pankration
- Muay Thai
- Other forms of full-contact martial arts or self-defense.
