The next grading will be on Friday the 27th of June.
The cost will be £10. Please let me have your red Budo books either on the day, or beforehand.
I'll be checking everyone in the next week or two to see who is ready to grade.
University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Sports Centre
Cost
£20.00 Junior
£25.00 Senior
General Restrictions
Entrants must be green belt and above for both juniors and seniors. Minimum age for juniors is 10 years.
Weapons Kata
Juniors must be brown belt and above.
Accepted Weapons – Boken/Bo/Jo/Nunchuka/Tonfa/Sai. No live (sharp) blades will be permitted. Only hand held weapons will be accepted. Association Katas only. All seniors must demonstrate with a katana, not a boken.
Random Attacks
In the initial stages there will be 3 attacks per round, increasing to 5 for the finals. There is a maximum of two finishes per attack and all entrants will endeavour not to do repetitive techniques to the same attacks. A list of all the random attacks is attached below.
Pairs
Junior Time - One and a half minutes (maximum)
Senior Time - Two minutes (maximum)
If a pair is comprised of a kyu grade and a Dan Grade then they will be entered into the Dan Grade Division.
Continuous Fighting
Minimum age for Juniors is 12 years old.
Sparring - one point to be awarded for each clear kick or punch. No straight punches to the head or hard contact.
After 45 seconds the Centre Ref shouts “grip”. The fighters then grip and try to throw/take down their opponent. No kicking or punching is allowed. 5 points to be awarded for clean throw – 3 points for takedown. If the fighters go to the ground by a throw then they continue with ground fighting. If, after 45 seconds of gripping, no throw has been achieved the ref will shout “grip” again and the fighters keep hold but are now placed in a kneeling position.
They ground fight for a further 45 seconds. A tap out or submission will be awarded 5 points.
They then start again on the sparring section – time permitting.
Any fighter who delivers hard contact or illegal moves will be warned with a yellow card and 3 points will be added to the opponents score. A second yellow card indicates instant disqualification and will be followed up by a red card.
Age groups
Each event is separated into age categories:
Juniors
10-12 years
13-14 years
15-17 years
Seniors
18-39 years
Veterans
40-65 years
Weight divisions will be decided by the amount of entries.