Tournament Rules & Regulations

• Competitors are divided into divisions according to belt rank, age, and gender when those divisions are available.
• A judging panel consists of three qualified judges.
• For sparring, there will be one center referee and four corner referees

Continuous Sparring

• Each match consists of two, one minute rounds.
• Points are scored as follows:
• Hand techniques to body or head – 1 point
• Kicking technique to body – 2 points
• Kicking technique to head – 3 points
• All penalties are 2-5 points
• 2 point penalty for running out of the ring or falling to the ground to avoid the fight (after 1 warning)
• 2 point penalty for face or groin contact (after 1 warning)
• 3-5 point penalty (center referee discretion) for excessive contact, hitting after the break or striking a downed opponent.
• Instead of breaking for each point, the sparring is continuous until the end of the round.
• During the round, corner judges are tracking points scored on a hand held clicker. The center referee is in charge of the ring. He or she is responsible to keep good control of the action and only breaks the action to award penalty points, restart a match in bounds, or when one fighter goes to the ground, there is no ground fighting.
• The four corner judges score the match in the following way.
• In round 1, two judges are assigned to watch and score fighter “A” while the other two score fighter “B”. At the end of round 1 the scores are tabulated.
• In round two the judges switch who they are scoring. At the end of round two scores are tabulated.
• Round 1 and round 2 scores and penalties are added up to decide the winner.
• In case of a tie the competitors go to a first point wins, sudden victory overtime, same as point sparring

Forms (Pattern) Competition

• Each competitor addresses the center official giving his/her name and form to be executed. Additionally, the competitor may give the name of the school or association, and the instructor’s name. Further, a brief explanation may be given if necessary, and permission to begin the form may be requested of the center official.
• Competitors are scored on a 7 to 10 point basis using hundredths of points.
• In the event of a tie the competitors perform again. They may use the same pattern or a different one. The officials will then choose the winner by a show of hands.
• Contestants that forget their forms during competition receive a 7.0 from all judges. The competitor may start his/her form over again in order to conclude the performance professionally, but he or she will still receive a seven.
• All form competition officials must remain in their assigned ring until their division’s eliminations are complete.
• Officials will show the forms score on cards visible to the competitors.
• The center official double-checks the score, (checking only places/totals – center officials do not recalculate the scores).

Traditional Forms

• Shoulder forward rolls ARE permitted in Traditional Forms.
• Gymnastic techniques and acrobatic kicks ARE NOT allowed in the Traditional Forms divisions.
• Gymnastic techniques and acrobatic kicks shall include the following: Cartwheels, round-offs, front and back handsprings, flips, “dive rolls”, aerials, barrel rolls, and splits.

Bag Jumping

Participants will jump over kicking bags, starting at one and continuing until the competitor can no longer clear the obstacle. Jumping will require knees up, turning to the side, and a kiyap. ‘Hurdle’ style jumping, splits, or jumping to the side is not allowed. A successful jump is defined as not touching the bags with any hand or causing any of the bags to fall off the stack. Small trembles or shifts in the stack are allowed.

Participants must be 13 and under. Divisions are defined by height:

• Under 48 inches
• 49 - 54 inches
• 55 - 60 inches
• 61 - 66 inches
• 66 inches and above
  

Creative Breaking

• Creative Board Breaking includes competitors 7 years old and up
• Judging will be based on difficulty of the technique, creativity of execution, and the completion of the break(s).
• There will be a 1.0 point deduction for any unbroken materials
• All techniques are allowed in breaking competition.
• Competitors must inform the Judges as to what technique(s) they will be using before they attempt a break.
• There is a two (2) minute time limit on all breaking competitions. This time includes set up and cleaning of the area.
• A 0.1 point deduction for every ten seconds over the allotted time.
• Competitors must purchase all breaking materials from the Supply Merchant at the event.
• The safety of the competitor and the audience comes first, NO EXCEPTIONS! The Judges reserve the right to restrict any break they deem to be unsafe.
• No material may leave the ring as a result of breaking to ensure that no other competitor, spectator, or Judge will be struck or put in danger by materials as a result of a break.
• The Judges have the right to disqualify a competitor if they feel that the
  safety of others is compromised.
• The break cannot cause damage to the facility or surrounding fixtures.

• Creative Breaking competitors may make more than one attempt to
  complete their break, but must remain within the required time limit of 2 minutes.
• All wooden boards are one inch nominal thick pine. Wooden boards for:
• Extra Small (3 inch), for weights 55 lbs and under
• Small (4 inch), for weights 56 - 85 lbs
• Medium (6 inch), for weights 86 - 135 lbs
• Large (10 inch), for weights 136 lbs and above
  
• All competitors must provide holders for creative breaking.
• A competitor may have up to three stations for creative breaking.
• Creative breaking is limited to a single board per technique.