Recently, however, there has been an increase in the number of organizations that allow a direct attack to the face with the hands (a punch to the face) in portions of their matches, such as International F.S.A Kenshin-kan and the Kyokushin-kan.
しかし、近年では国際FSA拳真館や極真館など一部の試合で手技による顔面への直接打撃を認める流派も増えている。