8:30 AM All volunteers meet at the tournament at Murchison Middle school

9:00 Registration begins

10:10 Competition begins for all kids

11:30 Adult competition begins

6:30 Demo people show up for run through

7:00 PM demo begins

Awards

There will be 1^st-4^th medals awarded today and then everyone else will still receive a participation medal with the tournament year of 2009 to remind yourself in years to come that you “did it”. This goes for adults and children.

KIDS

Point Sparring

Match Length

Each match will last 60 seconds. During the first 30 seconds the stop watch will not be stopped during point calls. During the last 30 seconds, the clock will be stopped each time center judge calls “stop”.

Scoring

Points will be awarded based upon light contact or likely contact on “pulled” strikes. No head contact will be tolerated. Intentional joint, throat and eye strikes will result in immediate disqualification. For lesser violations the center judge will use warnings and point deductions.

Hand strikes will receive 1 point

Foot strikes will receive 2 points

Take downs with a follow up strike will receive 3 points

At the end of the match the one with the most points will win. In the case of a tie, the next point wins.

Sparring Equipment

Hand and foot gear must be worn by all competitors. The gear must meet the safety standard of the center judge in each ring. We highly recommend you use a mouthguard and groin cup for boys and men.

External Empty-hand and Weapon Kata

We will encourage all the children to compete with forms as well. They will be judged by the black belt panel. Points will not be given because of form difficult since students are doing only the forms they have learned for their level. And weapons will compete separately.

ADULTS

External Empty-hand and Weapon Forms

Forms will be judged by a panel of higher belts.

In this division the student must use a form at his/her level. Therefore, no points will be given for the difficulty of the form. Weapons and empty will compete together.

Open Forms Division

If you are competing with a form outside your own belt level then this is the division for that. It will be judged just like the other forms division. Weapon and empty hand will compete together.

Tai Chi Forms

Empty Hand and weapon competitors will have 2 minutes to perform a portion of their form. All competitors must start at the beginning of the kata.

Point Sparring

Match Length

Each match will last 60 seconds. During the first 30 seconds the stop watch will not be stopped during point calls. During the last 30 seconds, the clock will be stopped each time center judges calls “stop”.

Scoring

Points will be awarded based upon light contact or likely contact on “pulled” strikes. No head contact will be tolerated. Intentional joint, throat and eye strikes will result in immediate disqualification. For lesser violations the center judge will use warnings and point deductions.

Hand strikes will receive 1 point

Foot strikes will receive 2 points

Take downs with a follow up strike will receive 3 points

At the end of the match the one with the most points will win. In the case of a tie, the next point wins.

Sparring Equipment

Hand and foot gear must be worn by all competitors. The gear must meet the safety standard of the center judge in each ring. We highly recommend you use a mouthguard and groin cup for boys and men.

How Do You Win in The Adult Sparring?

Point Sparring

You will put you name on a business card and matches will be randomly put together for 50 minutes of sparring. You will likely spar at least 3 or 4 times before the finals. Then the 4 people with the best sparring records for the day will spar down for 1,2, and 3 places.