INTRODUCTION

The Open British Championships will be held this year on Saturday 24th November 2018 at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, O’Donnell Way, Motherwell, ML1 2TZ

The tournament will start at 09:00hrs. Height / Weight registration is detailed further down.

The competition is open to all ITF Taekwon-Do students 10th Kup to 6th Degree. And will run according to ITF rules & regulations.

Competitors must wear ITF dobok, and ITF Belt.

Electronic scoring system and large screens will be used to bring a professional approach to the event.

AGE CATEGORIES & BELTS

7 years & under Youth White/Yellow/Green
8 years – 10 years Cadet White/Yellow/Green/Blue/Red
11 years – 13 years Pre-Junior White/Yellow/Green/Blue/Red/Black
14 years – 17 years Junior White/Yellow/Green/Blue/Red/Black
18 years – 35 years Senior White/Yellow/Green/Blue/Red/Black
36 years & over Adv. Senior White/Yellow/Green/Blue/Red/Black
Competitors must compete in the age category according to their date of birth.

EVENTS
• Pattern
• Sparring
• Special Technique (17 years & under only)
• Power (18 years & over only)

There must be at least two (2) competitors in any division and or category. In case of only one (1) competitor, the organising committee reserve the right to merge the competitor to another appropriate category.

PATTERN
Colour Belts will perform one optional pattern up to their respective grade.

e.g. 10th – 9th Kup: Saju Jirugi / Saju Makgi / Chon-Ji
8th – 7th Kup: Chon-Ji to Do-San
6th – 5th Kup: Chon-Ji to Yul-Gok
4th – 3rd Kup: Chon-Ji to Toi-Gye
2nd – 1st Kup: Chon-Ji to Choong-Moo
Black Belts aged 11 – 13 years will perform one optional pattern from their respective degree grade.
e.g. 1st Degree Kwang-Gae / Po-Eun / Ge-Baek

Black Belts aged 14 years and over will perform two designate patterns; first pattern from their respective degree and the second from Chon-Ji to the highest pattern of their grade.

All categories will compete in the traditional pyramid system.

SPARRING
Male and Female competitors will compete separately.
White belt 13 years & under only will be point sparring, all other bouts will be continuous.
Competitors aged 13 years and under will be split according grade and subsequently by height.
All categories will compete in the traditional pyramid system, with the exception of 14-17 years and 18-35 years Black Belts who will compete in a League format.

Age 7 years & under GRADES HEIGHT CATEGORIES
10th – 9th Kup (White) 110cm & under; 111cm - 120cm; 121cm - 130cm; 131cm & over

8th – 7th Kup (Yellow) 110cm & under; 111cm - 120cm; 121cm - 130cm; 131cm & over

6th – 5th Kup (Green) 130cm & under; 131cm & over

Age 8 – 10 years GRADES HEIGHT CATEGORIES
10th – 9th Kup (White) 120cm & under; 121cm - 130cm; 131cm – 140cm; 141cm – 150cm; 151cm & over

8th – 7th Kup (Yellow)  120cm & under; 121cm - 130cm; 131cm – 140cm; 141cm – 150cm; 151cm & over

6th – 5th Kup (Green) 130cm & under; 131cm – 140cm; 141cm – 150cm; 151cm & over

4th Kup – 3rd Kup (Blue) 140cm & under; 141cm – 150cm; 151cm & over

2nd Kup – 1st Kup (Red) 140cm & under; 141cm – 150cm; 151cm & over

All competitors 10 years & under are allowed to kick and punch to the body and headguard only, no direct contact to the face as this will result in a foul (minus point). Indirect contact to the face will result in a warning. All bouts are one (1) round of 60 seconds.

Age 11 – 13 years GRADES HEIGHT CATEGORIES
10th – 9th Kup (White) 140cm & under; 141cm - 150cm; 151cm – 160cm; 161cm – 170cm; 171cm & over

8th – 7th Kup (Yellow) 140cm & under; 141cm - 150cm; 151cm – 160cm; 161cm – 170cm; 171cm & over

6th – 5th Kup (Green) 140cm & under; 141cm - 150cm ;151cm – 160cm; 161cm – 170cm ;171cm & over

4th Kup – 3rd Kup (Blue) 140cm & under; 141cm - 150cm; 151cm – 160cm; 161cm – 170cm; 171cm & over

2nd Kup – 1st Kup (Red) 150cm & under; 151cm – 160cm; 161cm – 170cm; 171cm & over

Black Belts 150cm & under; 151cm – 160cm; 161cm – 170cm; 171cm & over

All competitors 11 – 13 years are allowed to kick and punch to the body and headguard only, no direct contact to the face as this will result in a foul (minus point). Indirect contact to the face will result in a warning. All bouts are one (1) round of 90 seconds.

Competitors aged 14 years and above will be split according grade and subsequently by weight.

Age 14 – 17 years Male GRADES WEIGHT CATEGORIES
10th – 5th Kup (White-Green) <56kg; <68kg; >68kg

4th – 1th Kup (Blue-Red) <56kg; <68kg; >68kg

1st – 3rd Degree (Black) <50kg; <56kg; <62kg; <68kg; <75kg; >75kg

Age 14 – 17 years Female GRADES WEIGHT CATEGORIES
10th – 5th Kup (White-Green) <50kg; <60kg; >60kg

4th – 1th Kup (Blue-Red) <50kg; <60kg; >60kg

1st – 3rd Degree (Black) <45kg; <50kg; <55kg; <60kg; <65kg; >65kg

All competitors 14 – 17 years: Coloured belts all bouts are one (1) round of 2 minutes, with the final being 2 rounds of 2 minutes.
Black belts will compete in a league format, with all bouts being one (1) round of 2 minutes.

Age 18 – 35 years Male GRADES WEIGHT CATEGORIES
10th – 5th Kup (White-Green) <65kg; <75kg; <85kg; >85kg

4th – 1th Kup (Blue-Red) <65kg; <75kg; <85kg; >85kg

1st – 6th Degree (Black) <57kg; <63kg; <70kg; <78kg; <85kg; >85kg

Age 18 – 35 years Female GRADES WEIGHT CATEGORIES
10th – 5th Kup (White-Green) <55kg; <65kg; <75kg; >75kg

4th – 1th Kup (Blue-Red) <65kg; <75kg; <85kg; >85kg

1st – 6th Degree (Black) <50kg; <56kg; <62kg; <68kg; <75kg; >75kg

All competitors 18 – 35 years: Coloured belts all bouts are one (1) round of 2 minutes, with the final being 2 rounds of 2 minutes.
Black belts will compete in a league format, with all bouts being one (1) round of 2 minutes.

Age 36 years & over Male GRADES WEIGHT CATEGORIES
10th – 5th Kup (White-Green) <68kg; <78kg; >78kg

4th – 1th Kup (Blue-Red) <68kg; <78kg; >78kg

1st – 6th Degree (Black) <68kg; <78kg; >78kg

Age 36 years & over Female GRADES WEIGHT CATEGORIES
10th – 5th Kup (White-Green) <55kg; <65kg; >65kg

4th – 1th Kup (Blue-Red) <55kg; <65kg; >65kg

1st – 6th Degree (Black) <55kg; <65kg; >65kg

All competitors  36 years and over: All bouts are one (1) round of 2 minutes, with the final being 2 rounds of 2 minutes.
 

SPECIAL TECHNIQUE
This event is only for competitor aged 17 years and under. And will be split by male & female and according to height categories in sparring (7 years & under, 8 – 10 years, 11 – 13 years and 14 – 17 years), all grades will compete together, with the exception of 14 – 17 years, who will be split White – Red and Black only.

The technique will be Flying high side kick (Twimyo Nopunde Yop Chagi).

The bar will be raised until there is a clear winner, in the case of a draw (only if the height has been cleared and the target hit correctly) will there be the possibility of 1 silver and 2 bronzes.

POWER TEST
This event is only open to 18-35yrs Colour Belts and Black Belts and 36yrs+ Colour Belts and Black Belts.

It will be split into Male and Female Yellow/Green, Blue/Red and Black Belt categories. Competitors will choose two out of the three techniques and the number of boards they want to break secretly. In a tie situation the third technique will be used (So you must practice all three). There must be a clear winner, in the case of a draw (only if boards are broken) there will be the possibility of a silver and two bronzes.

TECHNIQUE 1 Knifehand (Sonkal);

TECHNIQUE 2 Side Kick (Yop Chagi);

TECHNIQUE 3 Turning Kick (Dollyo Chagi)

ENTRY FEES, PAYMENT AND CLOSING DATE

• Coloured Belts £30.00
• Black Belts £35.00
• All Coaches £5.00
• Spectators Adults £5.00
• Children 5-15 years £2.50
• Children 4yrs & under Free

The closing date for this competition is Sunday 11th November, this is when all online registrations and payments must be completed.
Competitors will only be added to the draws once payment has been completed by the above deadline.