For the purpose of this chapter:

1. (1) "Combative sports" as used in this article means contests in which the participants are disposed to fight before an audience on a platform, a pad, or in an area surrounded by ropes or other markings.
2. (2) "Weapon" means anything that is not a part of the human body, excluding boxing gloves and equipment used in combative sports that are exempt from the provisions of this article by Section 52-7-30, which may be used to strike a person either through direct contact or the expulsion of a projectile.