HOKUSHIN KARATE ACADEMY

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BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF RULES

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE RUN ON TRADITIONAL SHOBU IPPON RULES BASED UPON THE JKA TOURNAMENT SYSTEM. A TRADITIONAL (CLEAN) WHITE KARATE DOGI’S ONLY (AT THE CORRECT LENGTH, NO TURN UPS, ANKLE BONE & WRIST BONE MUST BE VISIBLE). WOMEN MAY WEAR CHEST PROTECTORS & MALES MAY WEAR A GROIN BOX. A GUMSHIELD IS COMPULSORY. THIN WHITE HAND MITTS ARE ACCEPTABLE. NO OTHER PADDING OR PROTECTION WILL BE ALLOWED (THIS IS A KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS NOT A BOXING EVENT), TECHNIQUES MUST BE CONTROLLED.
KATA WILL BE DONE ON THE HEIAN / PINAN SYSTEM UNTIL THE BEST FOUR, THEN FREE KATA. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH THIS IS AN OPEN EVENT, THE MAJORITY OF REFEREES WILL HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN SHOTOKAN KARATE. ALL REFEREES WILL HOWEVER BE FAIR, IMPARTIAL AND PROFESSIONAL. ANY CATEGORIES WITH INSUFFICIENT ENTRIES MAY BE MERGED WITH ANOTHER. ALL CLUBS / GROUPS ARE ASKED TO BRING AT LEAST ONE REFEREE (WITH KNOWLEDGE OF IPPON SHOBU RULES) AND ONE TIME KEEPER OR COURT OFFICIAL. ALL COMPETITORS ARE EXPECTED TO BEHAVE IN A MANNER APPROPRIATE FOR A TRADITIONAL KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS; ANY BAD BEHAVIOUR WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION. ANY COMPLAINTS MUST BE DONE IN WRITING AND GIVEN TO THE HEAD TABLE BY A CLUB COACH OR INSTRUCTOR. ALL COMPLAINTS WILL BE IMMEDIATELY DEALT WITH AND AN ACTION WILL BE DECIDED. ANYONE WHO COMPLAINS DIRECTLY TO REFEREES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. CONTINUED BAD BEHAVIOUR WILL RUN THE RISK OF THEIR ENTIRE GROUP BEING DISQUALIFIED – WITH NO REFUND AND NO EXCEPTIONS. ALL EVENTS WILL RUN STRAIGHT THROUGH TO A CONCLUSION. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COACH AND / OR INSTRUCTOR TO ENSURE ALL THEIR COMPETITORS ARE LICENCED AND INSURED AT THE TIME OF COMPETING. A LICENCE CHECK MAY BE PERFORMED ON THE DAY TO VALIDATE DATE OF BIRTH AND INSURANCE. ALL EVENTS: HEIANS FOR ELIMINATIONS. CHOICE KATA FOR FINALS (FINAL 4). ALL COMPETITORS MUST WEAR APPROVED KARATE HAND PROTECTORS. A GUM SHIELD MUST BE WORN IN ALL SPARRING EVENTS. GROIN GUARDS ARE ADVISED IN FOR MALES AND CHEST PROTECTORS FOR FEMALES IN SPARRING. IN SPARRING EVENTS, GLASSES CANNOT BE WORN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT CONTACT LENSES ARE ALLOWED. THE ISKU ARE CONSTANTLY TRAINING THEIR CURRENT REFEREES AND ALSO THE REFEREES OF THE FUTURE. THEREFORE, THE ISKU WELCOME ANY DAN GRADE OF ANY DOJO (MUST BE 16 YEARS AND OVER) TO TAKE PART IN REFEREEING AT THE TOURNAMENT. EACH AREA AND THE REFEREES IN EACH AREA WILL BE OVERSEEN BY AN INTERNATIONALLY QUALIFIED REFEREE. PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP YOUNG CHILDREN (SPECTATORS) UNDER CONTROL AT ALL TIMES.