2^nd Annual Round Rock Karate Invitational

RULES & ELIGIBILITY 

This tournament is an invitational event. All competitors, instructors, and studios must be invited by and be considered in good standing with Round Rock Karate Academy. 

Complete rules and regulations governing this tournament can be found here . An Officials’ meeting will be held for all dans before competition begins to ensure competition rules are understood by all judges.

JUDGES

All dans attending are asked to sign up to volunteer. We will ensure that all dans who are also competing will be relieved of volunteer duties with time to eat, warm up, and practice before their competition begins.

Sparring

All sparring at this competition will be light contact.

Sparring matches will be two minutes long or first to 3 points.

In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken by a sudden death round. The first competitor to score a point in the 2-minute sudden-death round is the winner.

Target Areas for Points

The following areas are allowed targets for both hand and foot techniques:

• The front and sides of the body below the neck and above the belt
• The sides of the head

Legal/Illegal Techniques

Legal hand techniques: straight punch (jab or reverse), side punch, cross punch, back fist, and ridge hand are allowed to any legal target area

Legal foot techniques: any valid kick is allowed to all legal target areas

WEAPONS

• Traditional weapons allowed include Bo-staff, knife, and sword. No other weapons will be allowed
• Forms must be traditional Tang Soo Do weapons forms
• Competitors must be a minimum rank of 6th Gup
• All weapons must be competition or training weapons. No live blades will be allowed.

BREAKING

• Competitors to supply their own boards. Boards will be available onsite for purchase too (Limited supply)
• All breaks must be 1” thick wooden boards
• Boards must be 6” wide for competitors under age 10, 8” wide for competitors ages 10-12, 10” wide for competitors 13 and older, and 10” wide for ALL Dans regardless of age
• Gups may use a maximum of 4 boards in total
• Dans are not limited to the number of boards
• Board holders must be either a dan or an adult. Adult dans are preferred. As much as possible, competitors should provide their own holders
• If any supports are used, the competitor must supply a tarp or other protective floor covering

PRESENTATION

• Competitors will have 3 minutes to set up their presentation
• Competitors will have 2 minutes to complete their presentation
• Gups
  • Gups are allowed a maximum of 3 techniques
  • Gups are allowed 3 attempts per technique
• Dans
  • Dans are allowed a maximum of 4 techniques
  • Dans are allowed 2 attempts per technique

UNIFORM AND SPARRING EQUIPMENT

• All competitors must wear traditional white uniforms
• All sparring competitors must have the following safety gear in order to compete:
  • padded hands
  • padded feet
  • padded headgear
  • mouthguard
  • groin protection (males)

TOURNAMENT TSHIRTS

One tournament t-shirt is included free of charge with each tournament registration. Additional shirts may be ordered at the time of registration. We will NOT have tournament t-shirts available for purchase at the event, so please be sure to preorder.

FOOD AND DRINK

Outside food and drinks are NOT permitted at Kalahari. The convention center has many food options  available to participants, from concessions to full-service restaurants. We highly encourage you to take advantage of these options. Participants are also permitted to leave a cooler in their vehicle and eat in the parking lot if the convention center options do not appeal to them. Water will be provided for all attendees and we encourage you to bring a refillable water bottle for the water stations.

RAFFLE

We will be holding a tournament raffle with several prizes, including a grand prize ($200 value). One raffle ticket is included in each registration. Additional tickets can be purchased at the Merchandise booth. Drawings will be held throughout the day and winners must be present to claim their prize.

DEADLINES AND FEES

Early registration is available through Saturday, September 27, 2024. FREE Tournament T-Shirt Included!!

All applications must be submitted by the final deadline of Wednesday, October 25, 2024. We will not accept any applications after the final deadline. All registrations include a competitor swag bag, a tournament t-shirt, and one raffle ticket. No Tournament T-Shirts will be available with Late registrations.

Early registration fees are as follows:

• Tiny Tiger/Little Dragon: $50
• Gup/Dan: $70 (includes Forms and Sparring)
• Gup/Dan Weapons: additional $10
• Gup/Dan Breaking: additional $10

Registration fees AFTER September 27, 2024:

• TinyTiger/Little Dragon: $60
• Gup/Dan: $80 (Forms and Sparring)
• Gup/Dan Weapons: additional $10
• Gup/Dan Breaking: additional $10