Dear Grand Masters, Masters and Instructors,

We are very excited to invite you to participate in the 2023 CTFI Canadian National Taekwon-Do Championships and Selections in Vernon, B.C. on May 6^th and 7^th, 2023. All CTFI black belts and coloured belts, ages four and over, are invited to participate in this memorable event.

It is our goal to provide an amazing and memorable experience for all participants and their supporters. This will be a well-organized event with excellent level of competition and sportsmanship, demonstrating the true spirit of the original ITF Taekwon-Do.

This National Championships will be the key qualifier for athletes vying for a spot on the Canadian National Team going to the ITF World Championships in Tampere Finland, September 2023.

For the 2023 National Championships, we are also pleased to provide the following features to the tournament program:

• Pre-Order shirts online! www.CTFI-Nationals.com
• All competitors will receive their ring locations and estimated time schedule for their events.
• Coaches/Instructors will register participants on-line via Sportdata.
• Seating for up to 3000 spectators!
• ITF Electronic Scoring System (ESS) will be used in competition rings.

For more information on registration, rules, etc., we invite you to check for updates on the CTFI website. All ITF/CTFI rules and the Team Manual are available through the “Downloads and Resources” page on the CTFI website as well.

We look forward to seeing you all in the heart of Canada's Vacation Land - the sunny BC Okanagan!

Sincerely,
Event Host -  Sundance Martial Arts
Contact:  Mr. David White (VI)      email: info@sundancemartialarts.com       tel: (250) 306-2285

*PLEASE SEE THE OFFICIAL INVITATION TO THE EVENT FOR FULL DETAILS AND RULES    www.ctfi.org

REGISTRATION:

All competitors, coaches and umpires must be registered by their Instructor/Coach directly through the SportData system.  Do not use the ITF on-line system.

Competitors and Parents: Do Not Register Here - you must go through your Instructor/Coach.

COACHES, please make it clear to your members that they must not try to make their own registration – if they do try it will be rejected.

If a coach already has a Club account in SportData that was used for a previous event, they can re-use that account.

COACHES Click Here for detailed instructions on how to create a club account and register your competitors, coaches and umpires.

FULL-TIME UMPIRES:

To have a successful event, it is critical that we have a strong team of full-time umpires and officials.

All Full-time umpires (not competing in any events) must be registered by their Instructor using their club account.  Do not use the eReferee system that was used for the eTournament. For instructions use the Coaches document above.

CATEGORIES FOR THIS EVENT:

A list of categories can be found on the Downloads page or click HERE.

NOTE that colour belt categories will be divided by age into new categories by age, rank and height/weight after registration is closed.