6th HDKI (Ireland) Open Shotokan Karate Championships
Sunday 19th May 2024
Tallaght Leisure Centre
Furtunestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Doors open 9am
Championships start 9.30am prompt!
ENTRIES AND ALL MONIES TO BE RECEIVED BY Wednesday 15th May
ABSOLUTELY NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY
Cost
Juniors - Individual events €12.00
Seniors - Individual events €16.00
Team Kumite & Kata - €35.00
Age, height and grade can and will be inspected randomly on the request of officials and coaches, it is your responsibility to have your association licence with you for verification.
Basic Synopsis of Rules
The Championships will be run using traditional Shobu Ippon rules.
Traditional, clean, white karate dogi only.
Kumite: Women may wear a chest guard. Men must wear a box. Gum shields and WKF approved mitts must be worn. No other protection or padding will be allowed.
Kata: Heian kata will be used for the eliminations until the best four. Then the best four may choose their kata and it will be judged by points.
Any category with insufficient entries may be merged with another.
Any club or group with less than 10 entries must bring either a table official or referee with experience with Shobu Ippon rules. Any club with more than ten entries must bring both a table official and referee.
All competitors are expected to behave in a manner appropriate for a traditional karate championship. Bad behaviour will result in immediate disqualification.
ANY COMPLAINTS MUST BE DONE IN WRITING AND GIVEN TO THE HEAD TABLE. 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.
Category List
EVENT
KATA
1 10th – 7th Kyu 11yrs old and below - Mixed
2 10th – 7th Kyu 12-15yrs old - Mixed
3 6th – 4th Kyu 11yrs old and below - Mixed
4 6th – 4th Kyu 12-15yrs old - Mixed
5 3rd Kyu & Above 11yrs old and below - Mixed
6 3rd Kyu & Above 12-15yrs old - Mixed
7 10th Kyu – 4th Kyu 16yrs old + Women
8 3rd Kyu & Above 16yrs old + Women
9 10th Kyu – 4th Kyu 16yrs old + Men
10 3rd Kyu & Above 16yrs old + Men
TEAM KATA
11 Any Grade 15yrs & Below - Mixed
12 Any Grade 16yrs & Above - Mixed
Team Kata will be judged on the point system. All participants will perform one kata. The best four will then go through to the finals where they then may perform the same kata or a different one. The finals will also be judged on the point system.
SHOBU IPPON KUMITE
13 Any Grade 5 - 7yrs old - Mixed
14 Any Grade 8 – 9yrs old - Mixed
15 Any Grade 10 –11yrs old - Girls
16 Any Grade 10 –11yrs old - Boys
17 Any Grade 12 – 15yrs old, Below 5’ 2” - Girls
18 Any Grade 12 – 15yrs old, Above 5’ 2” - Girls
19 Any Grade 12 – 15yrs old, Below 5’ 2” - Boys
20 Any Grade 12 – 15yrs old, Above 5’ 2” - Boys
21 Any Grade 16 – 19yrs old - Girls
22 Any Grade 16 – 19yrs old - Boys
23 Any Grade 20yrs old & Above - Women
24 Any Grade 20yrs old & Above - Men
25 Any Grade 40yrs old & Above - Men
26 Any Grade 35yrs old & Above - Women
3 MAN TEAM KUMITE
27 Any grade 18yrs old & Above - Men
Age, height and grade can and will be inspected randomly on the request of officials and coaches, it is your responsibility to have your association license with you for verification