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U.S.A. ANNUAL
SHITOKAI KYU EXAMS Q4 2011
All we are planning on conducting the annual Kyu exams
for Q4 2011.
The informational sheets will be passed out this week for
studies. Below
are a current list of names who will be testing;
Kyu
Anna Meyer
Amanda Lombard
Crista Lim Santosa
Madison Apodaca
Yudansha
Christian Patricio
John Patricio
30th ANNUAL FRIENDSHIP
FOOD DRIVE KARATE/KOBUDO TOURNAMENT
Karate Tournament 2011 Information:
Where:
Paradise Valley Community Center
17402 North 40th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85032
602 495-3777
When:
Saturday December 3rd, 2011
Starts Promptly at 1000am
Judge/Referee Meeting is at 0930am
Cost:
15 cans of non-perishable food
covers all events - Kata/Kumite/Kobudo/Team
Kata
No legal tender will be accepted
RULES
Kata divisions will be using scorecards, for point accumulation
totals.
Kumite Rules
1.5 minutes for youth matches
5 Max points
2.0 minutes for adults
6 Max points
ARTICLE 6:SCORING
1.Scores are as follows:
a) SANBON Three points
b) NIHON Two points
c) IPPON One point
2.A score is awarded when a technique is performed according to the following
criteria to a scoring area:
a) Good form
b) Sporting attitude
c) Vigorous application
d) Awareness (ZANSHIN)
e) Good timing
f) Correct distance
3.SANBON is awarded for:
a) Jodan kicks.
b) Throwing or leg sweeping the opponent to the mat followed by a scoring
technique.
4.NIHON is awarded for:
a) Chudan kicks.
b) Punches on the back, including back of the head and neck.
c) Combination hand techniques, the individual components of which each score in
their own right.
d) Unbalancing the opponent and scoring.
5.IPPON is awarded for:
a) Chudan or Jodan Tsuki.
b) Uchi.
6.Attacks are limited to the following areas:
a) Head
b) Face
c) Neck
d) Abdomen
e) Chest
f) Back
g) Side
7.An effective technique delivered at the same time that the end of the bout is
signaled, is considered valid. A technique even if effective, delivered after an
order to suspend or stop the bout shall not be scored and may result in a
penalty being imposed on the offender.
8.No technique, even if technically correct, will be scored if it is delivered
when the two contestants are outside the competition area. However, if one of
the contestants delivers an effective technique while still inside the
competition area and before the Referee calls “YAME”, the technique will be
scored.
9.Simultaneous, effective scoring techniques delivered by both contestants, the
one on the other (AI UCHI) shall not score.
EXPLANATION:
In order to score, a technique must be applied to a scoring area as defined in
paragraph 6 above. The technique must be appropriately controlled with regard to
the area being attacked and must satisfy all six scoring criteria in paragraph 2
above.
Vocabulary
Technical Criteria
Sanbon (3 Points) is awarded for:
Jodan kicks. Jodan being defined as the face, head and neck.
Any scoring technique which is delivered after legally throwing, leg sweeping,
or taking the opponent down to the mat.
Nihon (2 Points) is awarded for:
Chudan kicks. Chudan being defined as the abdomen, chest, back and side.
Punches (Tsuki) delivered to the opponent’s back, including the back of the head
and neck.
Combinations of punching and striking (tsuki and Uchi) the individual components
of which each score in their own right, delivered to any of the seven scoring
areas.
Any scoring technique (other than Jodan Kicks) delivered after permissible
physical action of the contestant has caused the opponent to lose balance as the
score is made.
Ippon (1 Point) is awarded for:
Any punch (tsuki) delivered to any of the seven scoring areas excluding the
back, the back of the head and neck.
Any strike (Uchi) delivered to any of the seven scoring areas.
I. For reasons of safety, throws where the opponent is thrown without being held
onto, or thrown dangerously, or where the pivot point is above hip level, are
prohibited and will incur a warning or penalty. Exceptions are conventional
karate leg sweeping techniques, which do not require the opponent to be held
while executing the sweep such as de ashi-barai, ko uchi gari, kani waza etc.
After a throw has been executed the referee will allow the contestant two to
three seconds in which to attempt a scoring technique.
II. When a contestant slips, falls, or loses balance as a result of their own
action and is scored upon by the opponent the score will be given as if the
contestant had been standing upright.
III. A technique with “Good Form” is said to have characteristics conferring
probable effectiveness within the framework of traditional Karate concepts.
IV. Sporting Attitude is a component of good form and refers to a non-malicious
attitude of great concentration obvious during delivery of the scoring
technique.
V. Vigorous Application defines the power and speed of the technique and the
palpable will for it to succeed.
VI. Awareness (ZANSHIN) is that criterion most often missed when a score is
assessed. It is the state of continued commitment in which the contestant
maintains total concentration, observation, and awareness of the opponent's
potentiality to counter-attack. He does not turn his face away during delivery
of the technique, and remains facing the opponent afterwards.
VII. Good Timing means delivering a technique when it will have the greatest
potential effect.
VIII. Correct Distance similarly means delivering a technique at the precise
distance where it will have the greatest potential effect. Thus if the technique
is delivered on an opponent who is rapidly moving away, the potential effect of
that blow is reduced.
IX. Distancing also relates to the point at which the completed technique comes
to rest on or near the target. A punch or kick that comes somewhere between skin
touch and 2—5 centimeters from the face, may be said to have the correct
distance. However, Jodan punches, which come within a reasonable distance of the
target and which the opponent makes no attempt to block or avoid will be scored,
provided the technique meets the other criteria.
X. A worthless technique is a worthless technique —- regardless of where and how
it is delivered. A technique, which is badly deficient in good form, or lacking
power, will score nothing.
XI. Techniques, which land below the belt may score, as long as they are above
the pubic bone. The neck is a target area and so is the throat. However, no
contact to the throat is permitted, although a score may be awarded for a
properly controlled technique, which does not touch.
XII. A technique, which lands upon the shoulder blades, may score. The
non-scoring part of the shoulder is the junction of the upper bone of the arm
with the shoulder blades and collarbones.
XIII. The time-up bell signals the end of scoring possibilities in that bout,
even though the Referee may inadvertently not halt the bout immediately. The
time-up bell does not however mean that penalties cannot be imposed. Penalties
can be imposed by the Refereeing Panel up to the point where the contestants
leave that area after the bout's conclusion. Penalties can be imposed after
that, but then only by the Referee Commission.
XIV. True Ai-uchi's are rare. Not only must two techniques land simultaneously,
but both must be valid scoring techniques, each with good form etc. Two
techniques may well land simultaneously, but seldom are both, if indeed either,
effective scores. The Referee must not dismiss as Aiuchi, a situation where only
one of the simultaneous pair is actually a score. This is not Ai uchi.
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ARTICLE 7:CRITERIA FOR DECISION
The result of a bout is determined by a contestant obtaining a clear lead of
eight points, or at time-up, having the highest number of points, obtaining a
decision (HANTEI), or by a HANSOKU, SHIKKAKU, or KIKEN, imposed against a
contestant.
1.When a bout ends with equal scores, or no scores, the Referee will announce a
tie (HIKIWAKE) and the start of the ENCHO-SEN if applicable.
2.In individual bouts, if there is a tie, an extension not exceeding one minute
will be fought (ENCHO-SEN). An ENCHO-SEN is an extension of the bout, and all
penalties and warnings issued still apply. The first competitor to obtain an
award will be declared the winner. In the event that neither competitor is
awarded a score, during the ENCHO-SEN, the decision will be made by a final vote
of the Referee and three Judges (HANTEI). A decision in favor of one or the
other competitor is obligatory and is taken on the basis of the following;
a) The attitude, fighting spirit, and strength demonstrated by the contestants.
b) The superiority of tactics and techniques displayed.
c) Which of the contestants has initiated the majority of the action.
3.In team competition, there will be no extension (ENCHO-SEN) in the event of
drawn bouts except as stated in paragraph 5 below.
4.The winning team is the one with the most bout victories. Should the two teams
have the same number of bout victories then the winning team will be the one
with the most points, taking both winning and losing bouts into account. The
maximum points difference or lead recorded in any bout will be eight.
5.If the two teams have the same number of bout victories and points, then a
deciding bout will be held. In the event of a continuing tie, there will be an
extension (ENCHO-SEN) not exceeding one minute. The first competitor to obtain
an award will be declared the winner. In the event that there is no score the
decision will be made by vote of the Referee and three Judges (HANTEI).
6.In team matches when a team has won sufficient bout victories or scored
sufficient points as to be the established winner then the match is declared
over and no further bouts will take place.
EXPLANATION:
I. When deciding the outcome of a bout by vote (HANTEI) at the end of an
inconclusive ENCHO-SEN, the Referee will move to the match area perimeter and
call “HANTEI”, followed by a two-tone blast of the whistle. The Judges will
indicate their opinions by means of their flags and the Referee will at the same
time indicate his own vote by raising his arm on the side of the preferred
contestant. The Referee will give a short blast on his whistle, return to his
original position and announce the majority decision.
II. In the event of a tied vote, the Referee will resolve the tie by use of his
casting vote. On returning to his original position, the Referee will place one
arm across his chest and raise his bent arm on the side of the preferred choice
to show he is using his casting vote. He will then indicate the winner in the
normal way
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