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$35 per competitor for students who belong to dojo(s) of the Traditional Japanese Karate Network

$TBD (insurance dependent) per competitor for students who belong to dojo(s) who are NOT in the Traditional Japanese Karate Network.

Waiver: On the morning of the competition itself you will be required to sign an insurance form/waiver upon arrival, after confirming your attendance at the registration desk at 9:30am. You will need to ensure that your guardian is present with you at the registration desk to sign otherwise you will not be able to participate in the tournament.

What to bring

• Traditional white dogi top and pants

• Belt appropriate to your rank (no separate tournament belt required, e.g. Aka/Ao)

• mouth guard required for ippon kumite and kumite & strongly recommended for bunkai and flag sparring .

Kumite events also require:

• Mouth guard

• Karate hand mitts (for Ippon kumite & kumite events; we will have this protection gear for sale on the day if needed (gloves $29, leg & foot pads $40). Must be WKF equivalent (does not need to be our organization's version though) for example see here...

• Groin guard (for boys sparring)

• for kids events (but not adults) we want to protect their growing bones, therefore shin/closed foot/toe guards for eye protection are required (for those sparring; we will have this protection gear for sale on the day if needed (WKF equivalent gloves $29, leg & foot pads $40)). In the case of adult competitors we follow the more traditional route of not over padding the body so students learn how to receive and throw techniques without damaging themselves.

• Chest protector (females only sparring, optional)

* standard competition karate mitts are a requirement of this competition for ippon kumite & kumite. MMA gloves, boxing, cotton only mits, and so on are not appropriate for the safety of your opponent. Gloves an leg pads with closed toes for eye protection must be WKF equivalent (does not need to be our organization's version though, nor do we care about branding/logo) for example see here...

Rules

Kihon Demonstartion (4-6yrs only - Little Tigers)

• Using using side by side elimination (AKA vs SHIRO):

• Standing in shoulder width stance, students will demonstrate a double stomach punch (chudan seiken)

• Standing in shoulder width stance, students will demonstrate an upper block (jodan-uke also called age-uke)

• Standing in forward stance students will demonstrate a step over stomach punch (chudan oizikuki)

• Standing in forward stance students will demonstrate a step over stomach kick with hands down by their sides in a fist (chudan maegeri)

• * kiai is encouraged to be delivered on every technique

Theory Competition (4-6yrs only - Little Tigers & 7yrs)

• A form & pencils will be handed out (much like a restaurant activity sheet) to kids sitting in a ring where they will attempt to write some words (see below for differing age groups), answer questions and know where Australia, China and Japan is on a map. If any two children score the same mark, the difference will be decided by neatness.

  • 4 & 5yr olds theory competition will cover

    • ring judge first talks with the kids about where karate comes from ("Japan" OK for this age group)

    • try and write: their first & last 1) name 2) karate 3) kick 4) Japan

    • color in Australia and Japan on a provided map (questions 5 & 6)

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  • 6 & 7yr olds theory competition will cover

    • try and write: 1) their first & last name 2) karate 3) kick 4) punch

    • color in 5) Australia 6) China 7) Japan on a provided map

    • write down where does karate come from (question 8; answer "Japan" for this age group)

    • what is the main martial art in China (question 9)

    • what is their karate style name (question 10; e.g. Shotokan, Shito-ryu, xxxx)

    • ring judge has a very brief talk with the kids about " what does "Do" in Karate-Do mean (answer to be "pen and sword" or development of a strong and smart mind & strong body) "

Note: If students are doing a very basic stance oriented kata (i.e a tachi kata like Shihozuki ichiban) both competitors can demonstrate the same bunkai (the video above shows kids doing a more advanced kata where each side does a different bunkai).

Demonstration of bunkai involves a team of 2 competitors performing 2 sections of their chosen kata. One team member lines up on the AKA (red) position and the other on SHIRO (white) facing the audience. Both simultaneously perform the segment of the kata that appears earliest in the sequence, then turn to each other and AKA performs the bunkai once slow on SHIRO to clearly indicate the application (without dialogue), then once at full speed. Both then turn back to the audience and simultaneously perform the second selected segment that appears later in the kata. They turn to each other and SHIRO performs that bunkai once slowly on AKA and then once at full speed. Both then turn and bow to the audience, awaiting scores. This is a team event, so both competitors must be well-versed in executing their selection of the team's bunkai and to be a convincing uke when their partner performs. Bunkai judging will be based on the speed, power, fluidity and practicality of the 2 bunkai, scored as a team (the same scoring range as Kata and Team Kata). This event is about not about executing an exhaustive display of every bunkai in the kata, nor acrobatic and fanciful techniques (for example, head kicks are not part of traditional karate kata nor do street police and hospital statistics indicate that they are common to assault/self defense related injuries).

Inquiries: email us (below), or call Jason Armstrong (040 9208143) for more information. Email is the most reliable and efficient method of contact using our contact us page:

There will be event t-shirts on sale of teh day, sorry we are not taking pre-orders so first-in-first served on the day. Visiting sensei bringing students will receive a gift t-shirt (hence adult versions exists in white & black), kids shirts will be grey as pictured below.

Archived Tournament Results:

2017 Competitor Results with Draws & Scores

Teams and draws for the day have been posted above. Some notes:

1. Where we needed fillers we decided to allow 7yr olds to join in for the Pad Relay - it will make the event a little more padded out. For the most part, the 7yr olds have been labelled as Team Captains, their job is to keep their teams quiet, lined up & organized - as that in the end usually determines who wins.

2. In a few cases we have mixed dojo people so as many as possible can be in teams. An example, of this & bullet 1, Louella as a 7yr old from from Mapleton has been added to a Fig Tree Pocket pad relay team (for the most part, teams have only one 7yr old to balance competition i.e. no one team will have three 7yr olds).

3. 7yr olds (10th to 8th kyu only) have been added to the "Kihon Comp" - this has added an extra event for them.

4. If there were not at least 3 competitors in a division - they were pooled with the next closest division.