For all practitioners of ITF style TaeKwon-Do EVENT HOST: Dragon Star Martial Arts 10 Kugler Road Limerick, PA 19468 EVENT LOCATION: Spring-Ford (9th Grade Center) 350 S. Lewis Road Royersford, PA 19468
8 th Annual General Information Hosting Do-Jang: Dragon Star Martial Arts, USITF/ITF Date: Saturday, November 5th, 2011 Location: Schedule: Events: Eligibility: Spring-Ford (9th Grade Center) 350 S. Lewis Road Royersford PA 19468 Competitor Arrival 9:30am to 10:00am (don t be late) Black Belt Meeting 9:45am to 10:00am (All Black Belts are expected to participate) Competition Starts 10:00am SHARP! Children & Adults Patterns Children & Adults Sparring All ranks and all ages accepted and encouraged to compete! Protective Gear: Medals: Safety Boots, Gloves, Headgear, Mouthpieces mandatory. Athletic supporters are mandatory for male competitors. 1 st, 2 nd and (2) 3 rd place medals will be awarded as well as participation medals. Entry Fees: $40.00 (patterns and/or sparring) By October 22nd $50.00 (patterns and/or sparring) Between Oct. 23rd - Oct. 29th No Registration accepted after October 29th, 2011 Admission: $5.00 (children under 5 are free) Umpires and Referees: Must wear ITF dobok or standard ITF umpire attire required. CHC Director: CHC Coordinator: Robert Benedetto, V Dan Kyle Benedetto, II Dan, Christina Pierce III Dan
8th Annual - Spring-Ford (9th Grade Center) 350 S. Lewis Road, Royersford PA 19468 Registration Information $40.00 (patterns and/or sparring) By October 22nd $50.00 (patterns and/or sparring) Between Oct. 23rd - Oct. 29th No Registration accepted after October 29th, 2011 Make checks payable to: Mail Application and Payment to: Robert Benedetto 10 Kugler Road Limerick, PA 19468 Competitor Information: (please fill out form completely and clearly) First Name Last Name Dojang (school) Instructor Address Date of Birth Phone E-mail Events: (which event are you competing in?) Individual Patterns Individual Sparring Your belt rank: (ex. Yellow belt w/ green stripe) Your Degree (Black Belts only): I II III IV V or higher Age: (mandatory) Gender: Male Female Weight: (mandatory) Your Height: feet inches (mandatory) I hereby submit my application to participate in the Chang Hun/Dragon Star Championships. I agree to waive all claims against any persons connected with the Chang Hun/Dragon Star Championships for injuries I may sustain, likewise assume full responsibility for my actions in connection with said championships. I understand that any pictures of me participating in said championships may be used for publicity without compensation. NO REFUNDS! Signature (parent if under age 18) Date Competitor check in: Yes / No For Office use only Registration fee Amount payment: received by: Method of payment: Cash: Check:
Chang Hun Championships Tournament Rules PATTERNS The bracket system of elimination will be used. The competitors will compete head-to-head, performing their patterns at the same time. The winner will advance to the next round. Team patterns may have 3 to 5 members per team. Teams will also compete in the bracket format. SPARRING 1. Sparring Gear Requirements. All competitors must have foam style hand, foot and head gear. Also each competitor must have a mouthpiece and groin cup for males. 2. Continuous Style of Sparring. Two-minute rounds for black belt divisions and one minute, thirty second rounds for color belt divisions. Corner judges will tally their scores at the end of the match. In the event of a draw, warnings will be evaluated to determine a winner. If match is still a draw, center referee will decide winner (color belt). A draw in the black belt division will result in a thirty second overtime round. If match is still a draw, winner will be decided by a sudden death round. 3. One point will be awarded for: Hand technique to middle or high section or kicking technique to middle section. Two points will be awarded for: Three points will be awarded for: Kicking technique to the high section, jump kick to middle section, jump hand technique to high section. Jump kicking technique to the high section. 4. Scoring procedure. Light contact to the body and head is allowed. Contact is not required to score, but points will be given only for correctly delivered techniques with proper re-chamber. 5. Legal target areas: forehead to chin, side of head, chest, abdomen, armpit to waist. 6. Illegal target areas: Neck, throat, top of head, back and all areas below the belt. 7. Illegal techniques: Blind techniques, open hand, knee strikes, elbow strikes and sweeps. 8. Warning. One point will be deducted after the 3rd warning for any combination of the following offenses: attacking an illegal target, stepping out of the ring (both feet), falling, excessive force, holding, pushing, grabbing, avoiding sparring, illegal technique. 9. Fouls. One point will be deducted for the following offenses: Unsportsmanlike conduct, attacking a fallen opponent, attacking after referee gives stop command, any kind of injury to opponent, excessive force. 10. Disqualification. Ignoring instruction given by referee, attack causing injury to opponent and inability to continue the match, committing three fouls of any kind, committing two fouls of the same nature. 11. Coaching. Coaching is not permitted during matches unless indicated from a tournament official. If coaching is granted, both fighters must have a coach present. POWER BREAKING Power breaking will be grouped by age not rank and will also be separated by male and female. Power breaking will consist of power hand and power foot techniques. Re-breakable boards will be used in all divisions. Breaking competition will be done in rounds; competitors that do not make a complete break will be eliminated from competition. Competitors may measure one time, and only one attempt may be made to break. Boards must be completely separated. Competitors have only: 30 seconds from guarding block to break to guarding block.
8th Annual Referee/Staff Application Thank you for participating in our tournament. All black belts are required to complete this form. To run a fair and steady moving event, we require competing black belts to register to judge to be eligible to compete. All black belts from each school are expected to participate! ITF uniforms or standard ITF umpire attire required. Thank you for your cooperation and I hope you enjoy the event. Name Rank Age School Are You Competing? If yes, in what Events? Note: Adult Gups or parents who would like to participate in timekeeping, scorekeeper or helping out, please fill out this form also. Thank you for your support!