Competition Rules

Age categories

• Juniors: Kumite: 18, 19, 20 years old
• Juniors: Kata: 16 'til 20 years old
• Seniors: 21 years old and above

Kata elimination rounds

• Until 16: Flag system: SHITEI KATA: Heian 2 - Tekki 1
• Until 8: Flag system: SHITEI KATA: Bassai Dai, Kanku Dai, Enpi, Jion
• Until 4: Point system: SENTEI KATA: Bassai Dai, Kanku Dai, Enpi, Jion, Hangetsu
• Final: Point system: TOKUI KATA: JKA SHOTOKAN KATA

Kumite

• Eliminations: IPPON SHOBU; JKA rules
• Finals: IPPON SHOBU; JKA rules; except senior men SANBON SHOBU; JKA rules

For all age categories

• Individual Kumite: Men, women, maximum 4 participants per category
• Individual Kata: Men, women, maximum 4 participants per category
• Team Kumite: 3 men (+ 1 reserve), 3 women (+1 reserve)
• Team Kata: 3 men (+ 1 reserve), 3 women (+1 reserve)

Participants are only allowed to participate in 1 category (junior or senior)!

All participants are required to have a JKA master degree (minimal 1st Kyu or Dan), a copy of the certificate will be requested as confirmation.