Comment Re:Why do this in California? (Score 1) 75
Or maybe the law is a little more nuanced than a single sentence in a article? It might say things like:
"This chapter shall not apply to light and noncontact kickboxing and martial arts, and kickboxing and martial arts instruction and schools."
or
"An amateur contest or match does not include light contact karate, tae kwon do, judo, or any other light contact martial arts as approved by the commission and recognized by the International Olympic Committee as an Olympic sport."
I have doubts about their claim anyway, the "involving any human" doesn't seem like the rule to me given: "Any person, who, within this state, engages in, or instigates, aids, encourages, or does any act to further, a pugilistic contest, or fight, or ring or prize fight, or sparring or boxing exhibition, taking or to take place either within or without this state, **between two or more persons**,