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Rules For
Kata/Form Competition
Divisions:
Juniors
Division 6 (10th to 4th
kyu/kup)
Division 5 (3rd kyu/kup to dan
grades)
Intermediate
Division 4 (10th to 4th
kyu/kup)
Division 3 (3rd kyu/kup to dan
grades)
Senior
Division 2 (10th to 4th
kyu/kup)
Division 1 (3rd kyu/kup to dan
grades)
There will be no separation on the basis of weight or sex
while competing in the kata/forms competition.
Kata/Form
Procedure:
For
the novice section judging (i.e. 6,4,2, there will be three dan-ranked judges,
from as many different styles as possible.
The
novice divisions will see two competitors on the floor at the same time and
their kata/forms will be performed at the same time.
At
the completion of the kata/forms the three judges will raise a flag in the
direction of the winning kata/form, with the majority choice winning. The winner
then goes on to the next round. This procedure continues until a single winner
is found and 2nd and 3rd places are also found.
In
this competitions, competitors may repeat a kata more than once, but not back to
back in consecutive rounds.
For the premier division judging (i.e. 5,3,1), there will be five
dan-ranked judges, from as many different styles as possible.
In
the premier divisions will see two competitors on the floor at the same time and
their kata/forms will be performed individually.
At
the completion of the second kata/form the five judges will raise a flag in the
direction of the winning competitor, with the majority choice winning. The
winner then goes on to the next round. This procedure continues until a winner
and 2nd and 3rd place getters are found.
In
this competition, no competitors may repeat a kata/form until semi-finals and
finals, but once again, no kata/form will be done back to back.
General
Guideline For Judging:
Kata/forms
may be traditional, or made up for the competition. They will all have a name.
The judges will be awarding a winner based on excellence of technical
performance, strength, spirit and the degree of difficulty of the form/kata.
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RULES
FOR THE WEAPONS KATA/FORM COMPETITION
Divisions:
There will be
only 2 divisions in the weapon competition; This will be 16 years and under and
17 years and over, there will be no separation of sexes or rank. In the first
round we will do our best to pair up weapons of similar description. After that
round the nature of the draw will determine which competitor and what weapon
each competitor will come up against.
Judging:
Will be done
by 5 black belts representing as many styles as possible. At the completion of
the kata/forms the judges will raise their flag in the direction of whom they
feel has performed the better of the two, with the majority choice winning.
General
Guideline For Judging:
Competitors
will choose one weapon for the competition and they can perform the same
kata/form in each round or they may choose to do a different kata/form with the
same weapon. Forms will be no
longer than 90 seconds and will be judged on excellence of technique
performance, focus and the degree of difficulty. This procedure will continue
until we have our 3 place getters.
If in any division the competitor numbers don’t fit into a draw, the organiser
has the right to allow a competitor a bye into the next round
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