Up Coming Tournaments

All Red and Black Belts, and Umpires/Officials should plan to assist with officiating. All who are registered as an umpire/official and attend the umpire meeting at 8:30 am will be awarded $10 lunch vouchers to use at the concession stand. All umpires need to dress in either full dobok, team tracksuit/club shirt, black slacks with WAKO official shirt or suit with blue tie. (there will be a meeting on both Saturday and Sunday for that day of competition)

The tournament host reserves the right to make modifications to divisions as needed prior to and during the event to ensure a good experience for the competitors.

• Saturday 9/14 ITF Taekwon-Do
• Order of the day:
• Doors open 8 am
• Umpire meeting 8:30 am (Coaches encouraged to attend)
• Opening Ceremonies 9 am (clubs welcomed and recognized)
• Adapted & Color Belt Patterns
• Black Belt Patterns
• Adapted Chon-Ji Challenge
• Color Belt Chon-Ji Challenge
• Black Belt Chon-Ji Challenge
• Color Belt Breaking opens
• Color Belt Sparring
• Black Belt Sparring
• Black Belt Breaking
• Awarding of Grand Champions

ITF Patterns divisions will be divided in male/female categories in both color belt and black belt divisions. Age groups: 4-7, 8-12, 13-17, 18-39, 40+. Color belts = 1 optional pattern, may begin again with official request. Black belts = 1 optional and 1 designated pattern, may not begin again. Patterns will be performed head-to-head. Designated patterns will be assigned by Jury President – from lowest rank competitor in group or below).

ITF Sparring divisions will be divided in male/female categories in both color belt and black belt divisions. Age groups: 4-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-17, 18-39, 40+. Black belt divisions will have 4 weight categories. Male -140 pounds, 140.1-170 pounds, 170.1 – 200 pounds, 200 + pounds, Female -100 pounds, 100.1- 125 pounds, 125.1 -150 pounds, 150 + pounds. ITF Rules – 2 Minute Continuous Sparring (headgear & closed finger gloves mandatory, groin protection male required, shin guards optional, face, chest and arm protection not allowed. Sports glasses allowed); Black Belt 1st/2ndplace = 2/2 minute rounds.

ITF Power Breaking divisions will be divided in male/female categories in both color belt and black belt divisions. Age groups: 4-7, 8-10, 9-11, 11-14, 15-17, 18-39, 40+. Power Breaking:
All – Side Kick (Standing/Skipping/Jumping) and Knife Hand Strike (Inward or Outward) Only – 1 attempt only, 1 measure only, begin and end in guarding block.
Color belts – choice of boards
We have a choice of rebreakable boards in white – 1 point, yellow – 2 points, green – 4 points, blue – 6 points, black – eight points. The 1 point white is safe for smaller kids’ hand break.
Black belts – assigned boards
Pre-Junior female (up to 14): hand 1 green, foot 1 international white
Pre-Junior male (up to 14): hand 2 green, foot 1 international white
Junior female (15-17): hand 2 green hand, foot 1 international white
Junior male (15-17): hand 1 international white, foot 2 international white
Adult Female (18-39): hand 1 international white, foot 2 international white
Adult Male (18-39): hand 2 international white, foot 3 international white
Veterans over 40 Female: hand 1 international white, foot 2 international white
Veterans over 40 Male: hand 2 international white, foot 3 international white.

Adaptive & Color Belts:
1st/2nd/3rd & Alternate Bronze awarded in all Color belt events with 4 or more competitors. 1 overall Color Belt Male & Female Grand Champion, must compete in all three categories: patterns, power breaking, and sparring to be eligible for Grand Champion. Belt Buckles will be awarded.
Black Belts:
1st/2nd/3rd places awarded in Black Belt events, regardless of bracket sizes. 8 categories of Grand Champion awarded to Black Belts – Pre-Junior Male & Female (up to 14) Junior Male & Female (15- 17), Adult Male & Female (ages 18 – 40), Senior Male & Female (ages 40+). Must compete in all three categories: patterns, power breaking, and sparring to be eligible for Grand Champion. Hats will be awarded.
In the event of a Grand Champion tie, Jury Presidents will vote between competitors on best overall performance.

In the event of a tie for power breaking we will add a board to the tied foot break until we have a winner.

Categories of competition for ITF Taekwon-Do not listed on tournament registration (no additional fee):

Color Belt Chon-Ji Challenge (Male & Female 10th-1st gup)
Black Belt Chon-Ji Challenge (Male & Female 1st – 6th dan)
Adaptive Special Needs Chon-Ji Challenge (Male & Female – all ranks)
Chon-Ji Challenge: 1 trophy awarded for each division. #’s are assigned to those competing, #’s will be drawn, competitors go head-to-head with a panel of our highest-ranking officials, 1 will advance, 1 will not, numbers are kept, and we keep going until we have our Champion in each division.

All Adaptive Special Needs Competitors please message event host to be bracketed properly.

Grand Champions will be awarded as follows: Saturday
1 Male/1 Female Color Belt
1 Male/1 Female Pre-Junior (ages 10-14)
1 Male/1 Female Junior Black Belts (ages 14-17)
1 Male/1 Female Adult Black Belt (ages 18-39)
1 Male/1 Female Veteran Black Belts (ages 40+)

Grand Champions will be determined based on medal awards, bracket sizes, and overall Umpire review.

Head Umpire Saturday Miss Lillian Randall

Full ITF white dobok with belt required for all competitors in all categories. Undershirt is optional for male competitors. ITF continuous sparring will require closed finger gloves, helmet, mouth guard, groin protection (male), shin guards are optional. No chest or arm protection or face shields allowed. Protective goggles for glasses are allowed.

• Sunday 9/15 WAKO USA Kickboxing
• The order of the day:
• Doors open 8 am
• Umpire meeting 8:30 am (Coaches encouraged to attend)
• Opening Ceremonies 9 am (clubs welcomed and recognized)
• Light contact divisions
• Kick Light Divisions
• Point Fight Divisions
• Low Kick Ring Exhibitions
• Full Contact Ring Exhibitions
• Ring Exhibitions: 3 – 2-minute rounds
• Tatami Matches: 2 – 2-minute rounds
• WAKO rules

Age categories are:

CHILDREN (CH) (boys and girls)
YOUNGER CADETS (YC) (boys and girls)
OLDER CADETS (OC) (boys and girls)
JUNIORS (J) (male and female)
YOUNGER JUNIORS (YJ) (male and female)
OLDER JUNIORS (OJ) (male and female)
SENIORS (S) (male and female)
MASTER CLASS (VETERANS) (V) (male and female)
CHILDREN category (CH): 7,8 and 9 years old. the age group is determined by the year of birth. In the
year of the competition, the kickboxer can be 7, 8 and 9 years old. Children can participate in tatami
disciplines point fighting.
YOUNGER CADETS Category (YC): 10, 11 and 12 years old. The age group is determined by the
year of birth. In the year of the competition, the kickboxer can be 10, 11 and 12 years old. Younger
cadets can participate in tatami disciplines point fighting.
OLDER CADETS Category (OC): 13, 14 and 15 years old. The age group is determined by the
year of birth. In the year of the competition, the kickboxer can be 13, 14 and 15 years old. Older
cadets can participate in tatami disciplines point fighting, light contact, kick light.
JUNIORS Category (J): 16, 17 and 18 years old. The age group is determined by the year of birth.
In the year of the competition, the kickboxer can be 16, 17 and 18 years old. Juniors can participate
in tatami disciplines point fighting, light contact, kick light.
SENIORS category (S): 19 to 40 years old. The age group is determined by the year of birth. In the
year of the competition, the kickboxer can be from 19 to 40 years old. Seniors can participate in tatami disciplines: point fighting, light contact and kick light.
MASTER CLASS (VETERANS) category (V): 41 to 55 years old. The age group is determined by the
year of birth. In the year of the competition, the kickboxer can be from 41 to 55 years old. Master class
(veterans). Veterans can participate in tatami disciplines: point fighting, light contact and kick light.

Older Cadets, Juniors, Seniors and Veterans Kick Light and Light Contact weight categories:
Male -140 pounds, 140.1-170 pounds, 170.1 – 200 pounds, 200 + pounds, Female -100 pounds, 100.1- 125 pounds, 125.1 -150 pounds, 150 + pounds.

There will be intermittent WAKO ring exhibitions matches in Full Contact and Low Kick on Sunday. Please message tournament host if you want to participate in an exhibition match.

Grand Champions will be awarded as follows: Sunday

1 Male/1 Female (ages 7-12) CH, UC
1 Male/1 Female (ages 13-18) OC, J
1 Male/1 Female (ages 19-40) S
1 Male/1 Female (ages 41-55) V

Grand Champions will be determined based on medal awards, bracket sizes, and overall Umpire review.

Head Umpire Sunday Master Aaron Fruitstone

Equipment and clothes

Kickboxers in Point fighting
• Head guard
• Face mask (in children’s and younger cadets’ categories)
• Mouth guard,
• Breast protection (for female kickboxers only, optional for younger female cadets’ category),
• Gloves for point fighting,
• Hand wraps (optional)
• Elbow pads
• Groin protection (mandatory for male and female)
• Shin guards
• Foot protection
• V-neck top (V-neck T-shirts are not allowed)
• Long pants.
• Belts are optional and should indicating their grade.

Kickboxers in light contact
• Head guard
• Mouth guard,
• Breast protection (for female kickboxers only)
• Kickboxing gloves,
• Hand wraps (mandatory)
• Groin protection (mandatory for male and female),
• Shin guards
• Foot protection
• T-shirt (round neck)
• Long pants.
• No belts indicating grade are allowed.

Kickboxers in kick light
• Head guard
• Mouth guard,
• Breast protection (for female kickboxers only)
• Kickboxing gloves,
• Hand wraps (mandatory)
• Groin protection (mandatory for male and female),
• Shin guards
• Foot protection
• Sleeveless T shirt
• Kickboxing shorts
• No belts indicating grade are allowed.