Victorian Karate League - 2024 Shukokai Cup

Elite Divisions

Venue:

Dandenong & District Netball Centre

Bennett Street

Dandenong

Entry Costs:

$85.00 for the first event and $15 for each subsquent event

There are no PDF entries for this tournament

TOURNAMENT CLOSING DATE AND TIME:

 Strictly Tuesday 11 June 2024 at midnight.  No late entries will be permitted.

Spectator Fees and Refund Policy

NO Spectator Entry Fees.

In the event the athlete can no longer compete, the following refund will apply:

70%  -  8 days or more prior to the tournament date;

50%  -  7 days or more prior to the tournament date:

Nil refund if 3 days prior to tournament.

Age Cut-off

Age is determined by the age a competitor will be on 2nd August 2024 (National Championship date) applies to this tournament for Elite Divisions Only.

Timing of Tournament

Elite Divisions will start at 8.30am

Development Divisions will follow, please refer to timetable for event timing.  (Subject to change on the day).

Rules for Selection of Divisions

Definition of an elite athlete for the purposes of VKL: An elite athlete is someone who has been a member of the Victorian team in either of the previous two years. Please note this does not include reserves.

Any athlete who meets the above criteria must ONLY enter the Elite Divisions. However, this only applies to the discipline in which they have achieved state team selection eg if a competitor is a member of the State Team in Kata but not in Kumite, they are permitted to enter the development division in Kumite.

Athletes who do not meet the definition of an elite athlete may enter the Development Divisions. These athletes may also choose to enter the Elite divisions however, an athlete who has entered both Divisions and places 1st or 2nd in the Elite Division  (where there are 3 or more competitors) cannot participate in the Development Divisions in future events.

Tournament Entry

All entries to the VKL tournaments must be done via SET Australia Online website -  https:// www.sportdate.org/karate/set-online/index.php 

Equipment Requirements - Elite Divisions

• All athletes entered into the Elite Divisions are to provide ALL their own equipment as per AKF/WKF rules.
• WKF or AKF head protectors are compulsory for children’s divisions.
• Body protectors are compulsory for all competitors including seniors.
• Blue and Red belts will be used throughout the Championships.
• If a contestant comes into the area inappropriately dressed they will be allowed one minute to remedy matters, otherwise they will be disqualified.

Further Information

Elite Divisions will commence at 8.30am

Elite Kata Divisions –

• 13 yrs and under - ROUND 1 and 2 Shitei kata.  TOKUI/FREE kata ROUND 3 and after. 
• 13 yrs and under: Regardless of number of rounds, the FINAL round is always TOKUI-FREE
• 13 yrs and under will perform simultaneously - all rounds except medal rounds.
• 13 yrs and under can repeat but not consecutively i.e A-B-A-B
• 14 yrs and above: AKF Rules - TOKUI-FREE kata NO repeats - Flag System

Kumite Bout Times – Elite Divisions –

• 13 years and under 1.5 minutes;
• 14 years and over 2 minutes;
• Under 21 and Senior Kumite Divisions 3 minutes.

All stop-start timer.

Competitors 45 years and over entering Kumite must supply a medical clearance (issued within the last 2 weeks) on competition day to Event Manager.

Please note: some events may be combined due to insufficient numbers at organisers discretion.

Victorian State Team Selection

All athletes seeking selection in the Victorian State Team MUST have participated in the Victorian State Championships the same year. Athletes seeking selection in the State Team to compete at the National Championships are encouraged to enter the Elite Divisions. Points accumulated over the four VKL tournaments in the Elite Divisions will be considered in the process of State Team selection. PLEASE NOTE IT IS NOT COMPULSORY TO ENTER THE VKL FOR SELECTION INTO THE VICTORIAN STATE TEAM.

Coaches Requirements

Coaches are to wear full tracksuits including footwear (no thongs or sandals) while coaching at VKL events. They are not required to have NCAS qualifications or coach’s passes/photo id.  With regards to number of coaches per club, the number is 1 coach per 5 students to a maximum of 5 club coaches in total (5 mats).

Payments via Paypal

Please use the 1st line of the Billing Address to insert in competitors name and a contact number.

All athletes will appear on a waiting list until payment has been received, once notification of payment is received by Australian Shukokai Karate, the athlete will be moved from the waitlist into the competition.  Please note, athletes do not appear in the competition whilst on waitlist and until payment is confirmed.  If payment is not received by tournament cut-off date and time, athletes WILL NOT be eligible to compete as the entry will be deemed late.