🥋🏆 Competition 🏆🥋
Sunday 18th May @ Prudhoe West Academy
Doors Open - 9:30am
Kata Registration - 9:45am
Kata Categories Start - 10:00am
Sparring Registration - 11:45am
Sparring Categories Start - 12:00pm
Compete in Kata, Team Kata & Sparring with sections to suit all ages and grades.
Kata Sections -
White, Yellow & Orange Belts - Under 16 Years
Green, Blue & Purple Belts - Under 16 Years
Brown Belts - 9 Years & Under
Brown Belts - 10 - 15 Years
Black Belts - Under 16 Years
Over 16 Years - All Kyu Grades (Non Black Belts)
Over 16 Years - All Dan Grades (Black Belts)
Team Kata Sections -
Kyu Grades (White to Brown Belts)
Dan Grades (Black Belts)
(Teams of 3 people with the category determined by the highest grade in the team)
Sparring Sections -
7 Years & Under - Girls
7 Years & Under - Boys
8 - 10 Years - Girls
8 - 10 Years - Boys
11 - 13 Years - Girls
11 - 13 Years - Boys
14 - 17 Years - Junior Ladies
14 - 17 Years - Cadets
18 Years & Above - Ladies
18 Years & Above - Mens
(Categories may be split, combined or cancelled based on number of entries)
For Kata, the Kyu grades will compete across 2 rounds where everybody performs in both rounds and the Dan grades will compete in a repechage. Everybody up to Purple belt can perform the same kata across both rounds and Brown belts must perform two different katas. At the end of each performance 3 scores will be given, all scores will be added together. If after 2 rounds there isn't a clear 1st, 2nd & 3rd place, a final round will take place for the top 3-6 competitors where any previous kata may be repeated. For the Black belts, two competitors will demonstrate their kata with 3 referees then voting for the winner. After 2 losses a competitor is eliminated. A different kata must be performed in each round, but any previous kata can be repeated in the final.
For team kata, the Kyu grades must perform a Kata of their choice. Whilst the Dan grades must perform a Kata of their choice followed by a demonstration of Bunkai from their Kata. 3 referees will then rank the teams to determine a result.
For sparring, all sections will run as a repechage. This gives each competitor 2 lives and therefore guarantees a minimum of two bouts for all entrants.
