TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

New for 2019 is the addition of a pre-novice age classification (ages 8 & 9) for kumite. The pre-novice divisions will be present in the recreation divisions only
 

Registration Costs

• $20 per individual event

• $30 per team for team kata

In order to ensure that the check-in process is as efficient as possible, we will not be accepting any new registrations at the door. We ask that all registrations be submitted no later than one week in advance of the tournament date.

Divisions

• Recreation

  • Ribbon Kumite 6

  • Ribbon Kumite 7

  • Ribbon Kumite 8

  • Ribbon Kumite 9

  • Pre-novice (8 - 9)

  • Novice (10 - 11)

  • Youth (12 - 13)

  • Cadet (14 - 15)

  • Junior (16 - 17)

  • U21 (18 - 20)

  • Senior (18+)

  • Kata Divisions separated by belt and age

• Grand-Prix

  • Novice (10 - 11)

  • Youth (12 - 13)

  • Cadet (14 - 15)

  • Junior (16 - 17)

  • U21 (18 - 20)

  • Senior (18+)

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Check-in Times

All competitors in the recreation divisions are required to check in between 9:15 to 9:45 AM. All competitors in the Grand Prix divisions are required to check in no later than 11:30 AM. Draw sheets for all divisions will be available by the check-in table for review.

Required equipment for all Kumite competitors

• WKF Style body protector

• WKF Style shin / foot pads

• WKF Style gloves

• Jock / Jill

• Mouth guard

• Female competitors in divisions above youth are required to wear a WKF approved female chest protector under the body protector.

• Pre-novice kumite competitors are required to wear over the gi style body protector rather than a WKF style body protector.

A face mask is required for all pre-novice kumite competitors. A face mask is optional for all Novice and Youth Kumite competitors. All Kumite competitors are responsible for their own equipment, and must have both red and blue sets, including belts.

In the interest of time, we will continue to use the format introduced in 2016 for all recreation kata divisions for white, yellow, and orange belts aged 11 and under. Two competitors will perform their kata in the ring at the same time. Kata competitors in Novice (ages 10-11) and up are required to have red and blue belts.

Any competitor can register to compete in a division above their current age appropriate division. This is subject to the following conditions:

1. The competitor must also be registered in their age appropriate division, AND

2. The competitor must qualify to compete in that division at the next National Championships (March 2019).

All Grand Prix divisions will follow WKF Rules (effective date January 1, 2018), with the following exceptions:

• Face mask and children's body protection are optional for Novice / Youth Kumite divisions. Standard WKF Style body protection may be used.

• Novice kata competitors will be able to perform the same kata twice during the draw, but may not perform the same kata twice in a row.

• Youth kata competitors must have performed five (5) different kata in the draw before being allowed to repeat a kata.

• All recreation and Grand Prix divisions will be modified double-elimination, unless the division has only three competitors, in which case, the division will be round-robin.

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New Divisions for 2019

At the East Coast Games tournament in 2019, we will be introducing the following divisions in a trial basis

• Team Ribbon Kumite (Cost $15 per team)

• King of the Ring (Cost $5 per participant)

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Team Ribbon Kumite Rules

1. A team is made up of 3 competitors, ages 7 - 9.

2. A match is made up of three (3) bouts.

3. The winning team of the match is the team who wins at least two (2) bouts. All three bouts are run.

4. There are no ties.

5. Standard Ribbon Kumite rules apply for each bout.

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King of the Ring Rules

1. Only open to competitors ages 14 - 17.

2. Competitor order is by random draw.

3. Standard kumite rules apply for each bout, with the exception of:

   1. Each bout is twenty (20) seconds.

   2. First score wins.

   3. Two warnings (category 1 or category 2) is a disqualification.

4. Winner of the bout stays in the ring. Loser of the bout goes to the back of the line.

5. Competitors who lose 3 bouts are removed from the draw.

6. Last competitor left is declared the winner.

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