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Grand Champions
Free Sparring:
Equipment:
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Contestants must wear
foam dipped headgear, handgear, footgear, groin protectors and mouthguards. |
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| B. |
Foot gear must be foam dipped and extend
and cover the toe area |
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| C. |
Handgear must be foam dipped and cover the
knuckle area. |
Matches:
Parents, instructors and
students are encouraged to coach the competitors!!
| A. |
Eliminations: Contestant
scoring the most points during the two-minute match wins.
There will be a 1/2 minute break after the first minute
where a competitor may be coached. This is the only time
that a competitor may receive "assistance" from
the floor.
Grand Champion Rounds: Contestant scoring
the most points during the four (4) minute match wins.
There will be a 1 minute break after two minutes where
a competitor may be coached. This is the only time when
a competitor may receive "assistance" from the
floor. |
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| B. |
If time runs out, contestant
with the highest score wins. |
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| C. |
It time runs out and
score is even, the contestant who was given a minus point
loses. |
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| D. |
When "A" has
two (2) minus points, but has gained no points to subtract
from, "A" loses the match. |
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| E. |
If time runs out and
there is a tie score, a (1) minute match shall commence:
the person with the first point will win or the person
with the first minus point will lose. |
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| F. |
If no additional points
are added or subtracted after the (1) minute match, the
judges shall select the winner. |
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| G. |
When blood is drawn,
the contestant causing the draw of blood should be disqualified
(unless self-inflicted). |
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| H. |
When a contestant is
disqualified, the opponent wins the match. |
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| I. |
When a contestant is
unable to continue, due to the fault of their own, the
opponent will win the match. |
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| J. |
When one contestant
is disqualified and the other is unable to continue (see "I"),
the match will have no winner. |
Target Areas:
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Facial area: light contact
or well controlled "no contact" techniques to
AREAS COVERED BY FOAM PROTECTION ONLY. |
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| B. |
Chest & Stomach
areas: no excessive contact allowed. |
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| C. |
Side of torso: no excessive
contact allowed. |
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Neck area (Knife-hand
attack only): light contact or well-controlled "no
contact." |
Illegal Target Areas:
Frontal Facial Area, Back
of Head, Throat, Groin, Thigh, Knee, Shin, and Back.
Proper Techniques:
Hand Techniques:
Fist punches (forward and reverse), knife-hand strike, back-fist.
Kicking Techniques:
All major kicking techniques, except knee kicks.
Illegal Techniques:
Floor sweeps and all other techniques not listed as Proper Techniques.
Points:
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Point: |
One
point shall be awarded to any proper technique executed
effectively to any proper target area. |
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| 2
Points: |
In
GRAND CHAMPION competitions only, 2 points shall be awarded
to light contact or well controlled “no contact” kicking
techniques to the facial area that is covered by foam protection. |
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| Minus
Points: |
A
minus point is an elimination of a point. If time runs
out and there is no point to be eliminated, a point will
be awarded to the opponent instead. A minus point shall
be awarded under the following circumstances:
| A. |
Any
malicious use of an illegal technique. |
| B. |
Continued
use, after warning, of an illegal technique. |
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Any
malicious attack to an illegal target area. |
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Continued
attack, after warning, to an illegal target area. |
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Faking
an injury. |
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Intentionally
avoiding fighting. |
| G. |
Continuously
running out of the ring after warning. |
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A
point will be deducted upon the second warning. |
| I. |
Coaching
during sparring. (This does not apply to spectators
from the stands.) |
| J. |
Intolerable
display of disrespect from competitor, parent,
coach or instructor |
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BREAKING
Time Allowance:
| A. |
Each
contestant has two (2) minutes to set up for their breaking
techniques. |
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| B. |
Points
will be deducted if a contestant exceeds the two (2) minute
time allotment. |
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| C. |
Contestants
should have holders prior to the commencement of the competition. |
Number of Techniques
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Each
contestant will be allowed to perform a maximum or three
(3) different breaking techniques. |
Successful Completion:
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Each
contestant will have two (2) opportunities to successfully
complete a breaking technique. |
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| B. |
The
second attempt at a break will cause a contestant to lose
points. |
Breaking Materials:
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To
promote fair competition, all boards used in Breaking Competitions
MUST be purchased at the tournament. |
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| B. |
The sizes of the
boards are as follows:
| 4" X
12" ($1.25): |
To
be used for HAND techniques in Tiny-tots/ Tots
divisions. |
| 6" X
12" ($2.00): |
To
be used for FOOT techniques in Tiny-tots/ Tots
divisions. |
| 6" X
12" ($2.00): |
To
be used for HAND techniques in Mini-Pee Wee/ Pee
Wee divisions. |
| 9" X
12" ($2.50): |
To be used for ALL techniques in Youth/Juniors and Adults divisions. |
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| C. |
Board
supporters (not holders) will be provided at the tournament. |
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| D. |
Board
spacers will be provided at the tournament and will consist
of two (2) ice cream sticks. |
Judging:
Each contestant will be
judged on the following:
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The "cleanness" of
the break; |
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The
level of difficulty of the technique; |
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The
contestant's preparedness to perform, i.e. set-up/ positioning
holders. |
WEAPONS
NO BLADED WEAPONS ALLOWED
Divisions:
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A
contestant may only compete in one division. |
Judging:
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Points
will be deducted when a contestant stops and resumes the
form. |
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In all instances where competitors have a tied score for first, second or third place, the tied competitors will be required to perform again (same or different form). UNDERBELT winners will be determined by a vote of at least 2 of 3 judges; BLACK BELT winners will be chosen by a vote of at least 3 of 5 judges. |
FORMS
Divisions:
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A
contestant may only compete in one division. |
Judging:
| A. |
Points
will be deducted when a contestant stops and resumes the
form. |
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| B. |
UNDERBELTS:
In all instances where competitors have a tied score for first, second or third place, the tied competitors will be required to perform again (same or different form). The winner will be determined by a vote of at least 2 of 3 judges.
BLACK BELTS:
For each division, the third place winner will be determined at the end of the first round. The two competitors with the highest scores in the first round will perform a second (different) form. The first place winner for the division will be the competitor with the highest average score from the first and second rounds. The winner of each Black Belt division will compete in the Grand Champion round and must perform a third (different) form at that time. In the result of a tie in any of the rounds, the competitors will perform a different form and the winner will be chosen by a vote of at least 3 of 5 judges. |
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