SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 018 Rahway Recreation Center 75 E Milton Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065 Dear Masters, Instructors, Competitors and Parents, The 13th Annual Metro Open Championship, hosted by International Martial Arts, is quickly approaching. Last year's championship was a huge success and this year we plan to make it even better. The school with the most participants will receive a 018 Metro Open Championship Special Award and all schools attending will receive Participation Awards. Our student athletes will get a Participation Certificate, a gift at the door and the best award of all...first CLASS EXPERIENCE! Parents can also participate in a gift raffle during the opening ceremony. Our goal is to run a very organized, well-judged, and time efficient tournament. This level of expertise will be insured by the professionalism and experience of certified masters, referees, instructors, and trained personnel. We stand by our tradition of fairness, honest judging and officiating. Again this year we are featuring Daedo TrueScore PSS Gen 1 & Gen E-HeadGear for Belt competitors and the Belt Sport Poomsae featuring the Poomsae Pro system. We promise to make this a positive experience for all involved. Your support is greatly appreciated and has contributed to the success of this tournament. We invite you and all the schools in the tri-state area to join us on Sunday, June 10, 018 at Rahway Recreation Center located at 75 E Milton Ave in Rahway, NJ. The facility is spacious ensuring added comfort for all of our staff, competitors, their guests and all spectators. This event is a great stepping stone for one day achieving the ultimate goal of an Olympic gold medal. Most importantly, we strive on making this event a lifelong learning experience for all participants regardless of who wins. With your support, we can achieve that goal. Please give us a call and let us know you are coming so we can plan your arrival. Best wishes and see you at the event! Sincerely Yours, Master Mohamed Elshikh, Host & Vice President, NJ State Tae Kwon Do Association Antwan Wilson, Tournament Director Cristopher Aldama El Escolta, Tournament Director Master Arnoldo Jimenez, Referee Chairman Co-Directors: Miguel Martinez Manuel Nieves, Ahmad Saleh, Myles Allyn Rada & Mohamed Selim Sanctioned by USATKD USAT Belts ages 8 and up will be eligible to earn ranking points with USA Taekwondo. Register at www.usat.hangastar.com ONLINE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE AT WWW.METROOPENNJ.COM While in the area, please dine at our sponsor, Olive Garden, located at 510 Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. Ask for Manager Nicholas Conti at 73-76-3191. For your convenience, we have blocked rooms at a discount rate at the Comfort Suites at Woodbridge located at 175 Route 1 South, Avenel, NJ 07001. To reserve your room, call 73-396-3000. Mail written registration forms to: INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL ARTS 54 Cutters Dock Road, Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095 Tel: 73-636-0044 Fax: 73-636-4079 info@imatkd.com 018 Metro Open Championship. All rights reserved. Website & Design by BiggerFish Marketing.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 1. Thursday, June 7 at 6:00 pm: Pre-registration applications must be received by this date to avoid late registration fees.. Saturday, June 9 at 1:00-4:00 pm: Belts Weigh-Ins at International Martial Arts at 54 Cutters Dock Road, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. For directions, call: (73) 636-0044. 3. Sunday, June 10: Late registration at the door. CASH only. 4. Sunday, June 10: Competition Day 5. 8:00 am: Doors open, check in for 9 and under (Color & Belts) 6. 8:50 am: All Masters, Officials and Referees meetings 7. 9:30 am: Competition begins for ages 9 and under (Color Belts) 8. 9:30 am: Check in for Belts ages 8-9 & 10-11 years old 9. 10:45 am: Check in for ages 10-11 years old (Color Belts) 10. 10:45 am: Check in for ages 10-11 years old ( Belts) 11. 11:45 am: Check in for ages 1-14 years old (Color Belts) 1. 11:45 am: Check in for Belts ages 1-14 years old 13. 1:00 pm: Check in for ages 15-17 years old (Color Belts) 14. 1:00-1:30 pm: Lunch Break / Opening Ceremony 15. 1:30 pm: Check in for Belts ages 15 and up 16. 1:30 pm: Check in for ages 18 and up (Color Belts) ADMISSIONS General Admissions $10.00 Adults. $5.00 Children ages 10 and under. Raffle drawing during the Opening Ceremony. Please schedule your competition day accordingly. If you are late, you will be disqualified. AWARDS Awards Sport Poomsae, Forms, Sparring, Breaking, and Weapons competitions. Medals will be awarded to all winners. Participants will receive gift at the door. Limited quantity. All participants will be awarded with a participation certificate. Grand Championship title belt and cups: All adult (18-34) Belt sparring winners will receive 018 Metro Open Championship Title Belts. The 5 schools with the most pre-registered competitors will receive a 018 Top School Award for their school. School Awards: All participating schools will receive a 018 Metro Open Championship Award. ONLINE & MAIL REGISTRATION Register online and make easy payments via PayPal or Credit Card: www.metroopennj.com Metro Open sanctioned by USATKD USAT Belts ages 8 and up will be eligible to earn ranking points with USA Taekwondo. Register at www.usat.hangastar.com All registration forms can be mailed to: International Martial Arts 54 Cutters Dock Road, Woodbridge, NJ 07095 / Tel: (73) 636-0044 / Fax: (73) 636-4079 More information: www.metroopennj.com or email us at info@imatkd.com EVENT LOCATION Rahway Recreation Center 75 E Milton Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065 Food and beverages will be available! - 3 -
RULES & REGULATIONS Current WTF/ USA Taekwondo rules and regulations will govern the championships with few modifications to enhance the competitions experience for all participants. Masters, Instructors, Holders will only be allowed on competition floor to hold boards when their competitors are competing in the Kyuk-Pa competitions. MANDATORY EQUIPMENT White V-neck WTF approved for all events trim is allowed for black belt competition & martial arts uniform. All competitors must supply their own regulation size breaking boards (see free style Kyuk-Pa rules for size.) you will be able to purchase breaking boards at the tournament. WTF POOMSAE, OPEN (FORMS) COMPETITION 1. WTF approved poomsae (forms) only. Color belt poomsae: T aeguek 1-8. black belt forms: 1st Dan-Koryo, nd Dan Keumgang, 3rd Dan Taebaek, etc.. All competitors must perform a rank appropriate Poomsae. 3. Open Forms, Created Forms, ITF Forms, Non-Taekwondo Forms will be allowed in this competition. Forms / Poomsae Scoring will be based on: Concentration 0% ( points) Balance 0% ( points) Grace 0% ( points) Strength 0% ( points) Understanding of Poomse 0% ( points) (Correct and orderly execution of movements) Three (3) judges will score from 5.0 points (lowest) to 10.00 (highest) with 0.1 point increments. From the five scores, the lowest and the highest will be cancelled, and the three remaining scores will be tallied to give the competitor his/her score. In the event of a tie, all five scores will be tallied to determine the winner. Open forms same as above. GYOROOGI (SPARRING) COMPETITION 1. All competitors must have a head gear, chest protector, mouth piece, shin and instep guard, forearm guard (no fist), and groin protective cup (male competitors). Any competitors without any of these required and mandatory equipments, at the time of his or her match will be declared disqualified.. All junior divisions and adult color belt divisions will run two rounds lasting one minute each round with 30 seconds break intervals. 3. All adult and junior black belts (1-17 years old) will compete in two rounds lasting one-and-a-half minute each round with 30 seconds break in between each round. Divisions will be governed by USA Taekwondo National Rules: 1. Ages 7 and under All Belts: NO contact to the head and face area.. Ages 11 and under Color Belts: NO contact to the head and face area. 3. Ages 8-9, 10-11, and 1-14 Belts: Full contact to the body and light contact to the head and face area. 4. Ages 1 and up Color Belts: Full contact to the body and light contact to the head and face area. 5. Ages 15 and up Belts: Full contact to the body and head and face area. Scoring for Gyoroogi 1. Please refer to the official referee seminar textbook for valid scoring area.. State of the art, electronic scoring system will be used to score at this competition. We are featuring Daedo TrueScore PSS Gen 1 & Gen E-HeadGear and Poomsae Pro for Belt competitors. WEAPONS COMPETITION 1. The same scoring procedure applies for weapons as for hand forms.. Any Style of Weapons Forms are accepted in this category. 3. Competitors are allowed to use weapons (Nun-Chucks, Bo-Staffs, Swords, etc.) in this Weapons Competition. 4. 1/ point will be deducted if the competitor gets hit with the weapon. - 4 -
RULES & REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FREE STYLE KYUK-PA (BREAKING) COMPETITION Regulation breaking board sizes for this competition are as follows: 1. Adult and Senior Division (18 years & over) 1 x 10 x 1 inch Pine. Teen Division (15 years 17 years) 1 x 6 x 1 inch Pine 3. Junior Division (10 years 14 years) 1 x 10 x 1/ inch Pine 4. All Children ages 9 years & under 1 x 6 x 1/ inch Pine (demo board also accepted) 5. Competitors must provide their own breaking boards. 6. Official size Breaking Boards will be sold at the day of the competition by Rhingo USA. 7. Competitors must provide their own board-holders. 8. Competitors are advised to protect the floor when using any breaking materials that will damage the gym floor. 9. Only board breaking will be allowed for all breaking competitions. Competitors will not be allowed to break any glass, bricks or perform any fire breaking. 10. Each competitor will be allowed three (3) minutes to set up and complete his/her routine. 11. Clock begins as soon as the competitor steps onto competition area. 1. Competitors will be allowed only two () attempts per station. (After an unsuccessful nd attempt, you must move on to the next station.) 13. No more than three stations will be allowed. Scoring for Free-Style Kyuk-Pa 1. Scoring will be based on the level of difficulty on the techniques, the number of boards broken at one time, the accuracy of the breaks, the flow of the routine, and the competitor s show of power, speed, creativity and style. All boards must be broken completely. Cracked, rotted or tampered wood will not be counted in scoring!. Five (5) judges will score from 5.0 (lowest) to 10.0 (highest) with 0.1 point increments. From the five scores, the lowest and the highest scores will be cancelled out and the three remaining scores will be tallied to give the competitor his/her score. In the event of a tie, all five (5) scores will be calculated to determine a winner. Breaking Scoring will be based on: Breaking Stations: Accuracy & Focus Techniques Power Creativity Smooth flow of routine, degree of clean breaking Ki-op (yelling) and showmanship 0% ( points) 0% ( points) 0% ( points) 0% ( points) Competitors must follow these breaking stations: Station 3 0% ( points) Station 1 Station Competitor Judges (no more than 3 stations permitted) Wholesale Martial Arts Supplies, Custom Print & Embroidered Apparel Daedo Socks and Demo Boards will be sold on the day of the competion. Bringing your own Demo Boards will also be accepted. - 5 -
COMPETITION OFFICIAL DIVISIONS WTF & OPEN Forms Division 5 years & under 6 & 7 years White/Yellow/Orange 8 & 9 years Green/Blue/Purple 10 & 11 years Groups exceeding Groups exceeding 8 Brown/Red 1-14 years 8 competitors will be competitors will be Bodan 15-17 years 18-3 years 33 &up Gyoroogi Sparring Division 5 years & under LT / HVY 6 & 7 years LT / MDL / HVY LT / HVY 8 & 9 years LT / MDL / HVY White/Yellow/Orange 10 & 11 years LT / MDL / HVY Weight specifications Green/Blue/Purple 1-14 years LT / MDL / HVY will be determined on Brown/Red the day of the 15-17 years LT / MDL / HVY Bodan competition. 18-3 years LT / MDL / HVY 33 &up LT / HVY Free Style Breaking Division 5 years & under 6 & 7 years White/Yellow/Orange 8 & 9 years Green/Blue/Purple 10 & 11 years Groups exceeding Groups exceeding 8 Brown/Red 1-14 years 8 competitors will be competitors will be Bodan 15-17 years 18-3 years 33 &up Weapons Division 5 years & under 6 & 7 years White/Yellow/Orange 8 & 9 years Green/Blue/Purple 10 & 11 years Groups exceeding Groups exceeding 8 Brown/Red 1-14 years 8 competitors will be competitors will be Bodan 15-17 years 18-3 years 33 &up - 6 -
COMPETITION OFFICIAL DIVISIONS (CONTINUED) Belt Sport Poomsae Division Sport Poomsae is open to all Belts, ages 8 and up. We will be using Poomsae Pro to score this division just like States and Nationals! 8 years & up Groups exceeding 8 competitors will be Groups exceeding 8 competitors will be All divisions are subject to change. Based on registration, divisions maybe further subdivided. SAVE THE DATE - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 018 USA TrueScore East Coast State Championship Rahway Recreation Center 75 E Milton Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065 ***** An all Daedo TrueScore Competition ***** Hosted By Master Mohamed Elshikh International Martial Arts Vice President, NJ State TKD Association TO LEARN MORE OR TO BECOME A SPONSOR: Contact Master Mohamed Elshikh 73-08-00 info@imatkd.com - 7 -
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