TOURNAMENT RULESBelow is an overview of the General Rules for the 8th Junior World Championships. A full set of rules will be distributed once we receive confirmation of attendance. COMPETITORS
OFFICIAL DRESS Officials must wear Navy Suit/Skirt with white shirt and Navy tie, with white umpiring shoes (not multi-coloured sneakers or street shoes) Competitors while competing must wear the Official TKD Dobok with only badges/symbols/banners officially approved by ITF and that black belt (the official dimension) which must indicate the competitor's degree. A number will be given to all competitors and this must be worn on the back of the Dobok all the time (just below the belt). They must have printed the country name in the back just over the belt. The sponsors can be located on the right sleeve and cannot be more than 10 x 10 cm. Coaches may wear only sports wear / Track suits. (Not short pants) SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE WEAR All Individual and Team Sparring Competitors must have in possession 2 pair of safety equipment: one red and one blue. 1. Safety equipment on their hands and feet 2. Groin guard protection of Male (it must be inside the Dobok trousers). B) Optional safety equipment 3. Shin protectors 4. Forearm protectors 5. Breast protector 6. Mouth guards Competitors cannot wear any other protection or safety equipment COMPETITORS NUMBER PER COUNTRY A) Individual The number of individual competitors who may enter each item is restricted to 3 persons from each country. These competitors may be team member, or not, as chosen by the national trainer from that country. B) Team Each country may enter 1 team of each gender only. Team will consist of 5 competitors (one more for optional reserve) and the same competitors must be used for all items. Any 5 may perform in patterns. Any 5 may perform in sparring. Any 5 may perform in power. Any 5 may perform in special technique. The competitor in reserve can be used in all items alternatively. DIVISION OF COMPETITION Competition is divided into team match and individual match. Competition will be decided by the pyramid tournament system. A) Individual Individual match is further divided into: Pattern - Male/Female. 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree Divisions. Sparring - Male/Female. Micro light Middle, Heavy and Hyper weight divisions. Power - Male/Female. Special Technique - Male/Female B) Team Team match is divided into: Male and Female. The competitors in Sparring may be any weight. Each team must perform Pattern, Sparring, Power, and Special Technique. WEIGHT CHECK Checking the weight of competitors will not be earlier than 24 hours and not later than 1 hour before the competition. PROTOCOL Officials, Coaches and Competitors must know the Protocol and the procedures to carry on all the items in the event. Competitors/Coaches cannot claim ignorance about the rules that are laid down in the competition. AWARDS A) Individual Pattern: 6 Gold / 6 Silver / 12 Bronze (Each Group Division - lst. / 2nd. / 3rd. x 2. Sparring: 10 Gold / 10 Silver / 20 Bronze. (Each Group) Division - lst. / 2nd. / 3rd. x 2. Power: 2 Gold / 2 Silver / 4 Bronze. (Each Group) - lst, / 2nd. / 3rd. x 2. Special Technique: 2 Gold / 2 Silver / 4 Bronze (Each Group) - lst. / 2nd, / 3rd. x 2. Overall Champion Overall Champion: 2 trophies. Male and female. Only Gold medals gained In individual events will count for Overall Winners of the individual events. However, in the event of two or more competitors having the same number of Gold Medals then the Silver medals will count. If the tie persists then Bronze medals will count in determining the overall champion. In case of continuing with a tie then the competitors will share the award of overall champion, The medals that count for the overalls must be gained with the minimum of 4 competitors for each category. B) Team Pattern: 12 Gold / 12 Silver / 24 Bronze. (Each Group) lst. / 2nd. /3rd. x 2. Sparring: 12 Gold / 12 Silver / 24 Bronze. (Each Group) lst. / 2nd. / 3rd. x 2. Power: 12 Gold / 12 Silver / 24 Bronze. (Each Group) lst. / 2nd. / 3rd. x 2. Special Technique: 12 Gold / 12 Silver / 24 bronze. (Each Group) lst. / 2nd. / 3rd. x 2. Overall Team: 2 trophies. Male and female. Only the Gold medals gained in team events will count for the overall team. In case of a tie between 2 or more teams will be counted silver medals. If the tie persists then Bronze medals will be counted in determining the overall team. In case of continuing with a tie then the teams will share the award of the overall team. C) Overall Country All the individual and team Gold medals will count for the overall country with the exception of the overall champion and overall team. In the case of teams the Gold medals will count as a simple gold medal and not multiplicative by 6 for example, the winning team in patterns will have only one gold to count for the overall country, and not 6 gold. In case of a tie in the score to determine the overall country there will be given 2 trophies. PATTERN A) The competitors will be from 1st to 3rd degree. B) Groups male and female A) Individual: lst degree will compete with lst degree with the designated pattern and one optional from Chon-Ji to Ge-Baek; 2nd degree will compete with 2nd degree with the designated pattern and one optional from Chon-Ji to Juche; 3rd degree will compete with 3rd degree with the designated pattern and one optional from Chon-Ji to Choi-Yong. B) Team: Each team (5 competitors) must perform together 1 designated and 1 optional pattern. The designated and optional pattern will be from Chon-Ji to Ge-Baek, They may line up in any form that they choose and the team members may perform movements individually or together, but it must be seen to be in teamwork i.e. one member may not perform moves of the pattern on his own without the others following sequentially in unison. SPARRING DIVISIONS / SPARRING A) Competitors must be from lst to 3rd degree B) Male and Female Groups C) Weights Male: Micro to 50 kg, Light from 50 to 58 kg, Middle from 58 to 63 kg, Heavy from 63 to 70 kg, Hyper over 70 kg Female: Micro to 42 kg, Light from 42 to 48 kg, Middle from 48 to 53 kg, Heavy from 53 to 60 kg, Hyper over 60 kg. Team & competitors, 5 competitors and one extra in reserve, male and female free weight. DURATION OF BOUTS A) Individual: Each bout (eliminatory and finals) will normally be 2 rounds of 2 minutes period each one with one minute break between rounds. B) Teams: Each bout (eliminatory and finals) will be 1 round of 2 minutes. INDIVIDUAL - TIE: In case of tie after 30 seconds break 1 minute extension will follow. If once again the result is tie one extra round will follow without time limit where the competitor that gets the first point will be the winner. To decide the winner in this instance 3 judges must agree with the same scoring. TEAM - TIE : When the five matches are finished and the result is a tie every team will choose his best competitor to perform another round of 1 minute of duration. If once again the result is tie 1 round without time limit will follow where the competitor that gets the first point will be the winner. To decide who the winner is, three judges must agree. The score is ascendant and descendant, this means that the competitor who has 1 minus point due to a sum of warnings or a direct minus point automatically loses. TARGET AREA A) Head and neck area at the front and sides but not at the back. B) Trunk of the body from neck to navel vertically and from a line drawn from the armpit vertically down to the waist on each side (that is frontal area only excluding the back). POINT AWARD One point will be awarded for: Hand attack directed to mid or high section. Foot attack directed to mid section. Hand attacks while are in air to mid section. Two points will be awarded for: Foot attack directed to high section. Jumping or flying kick directed to mid section. Hand attack while is in air directed to high section. Three points will be awarded for: Jumping or flying kick directed to high section. SC0R1NG PROCEDURE The technique will be valid when: A) Correct execution in a proper distance. B) Dynamic, with power, speed and accuracy. C) The execution must be controlled and in the correct target. DISQUALIFICATION A) Misconduct to the Referee and to ignore his instructions. B) Full contact C) Three minus points direct. D) The competitor who is under influence of alcoholic beverage and drugs. FOULS l point will be deducted for the following faults: A) Lose of temper. B) Misconduct to the opponent in any way. C) Bite/scrabble D) Knee/elbow/head attack, E) Attack to the fallen opponent F) Contact G) The mixture of any three faults 1 point will be automatically deducted. WARNINGS A) Attack to an illegal target. B) Get out of the ring (stepping completely out with both feet). C) Falling, intentional or not (this means any part of the body other than the feet touching the ground) D) Holding/grabbing/pushing (if one competitor is pushed out of the ring, the warning will not consider) E) Sweeping. F) To intentionally avoid sparring. G) To pretend to gain 1 point (celebrating). H) To simulate to be hurt after have received a kick or punch. *From one round to the other the warnings are summed POWER BREAKING DIVISIONS / POWER BREAKING A) The competitors will be from lst to 3rd degree. B) Male and female groups C) There are five Techniques to be competed in for this section. 1. Ap-Joomuk Taerigi 2. Sonkal Daerigi 3. Yopcha Jîrugi 4. Dollyo Chagi 5. Bandae Dollyochagi It's not compulsory for each competitor to attempt each Techniques listed for his/her group. But the total score for all Technique attempted will be summed to determined the winner. MALE: (1) + (2) + (3) + (4) + (5). FEMALE: (2) + (3) + (4). PR0CEDURE INDIVIDUAL AND TEAMS Individual A) The T.C. can decide a technique and the quantity of the pieces of wood for the initial classification and will determine the quantity of the pieces of wood for each Technique C) Power techniques 1. It is permitted to slide, but is not permitted to jump; that means 1 foot keeps contact with the floor at all the time. For the Sonkal Taerigi; the strike can be executed in two ways, inwards or outwards. Protocol 1. Attempt: only one prejudging of distance touching the board is allowed. 2. Execution: for each item each competitor will have only one attempt to break. At the command from the judge the competitor will adopt a ready position and will try to break in one continuous movement ending in the ready position as at the beginning. 3. Timing: after the command from the judge the competitor has 30 seconds to complete that Technique. The judges will disallow an attempt for failure: 1. Correct balance and posture throughout the technique. 2. Correct attacking tool and correct execution. Every broken board will be counted as 2 points and each cracked will be counted as 1 point. TIE: In case of tie between 2 or more competitors after all technique are complete the judges will choose one Technique by draw so as to be the determine break. They will decide how many boards will be used. The tie competitors will then carry on until the places are decided. Team Male Team: 5 competitors + 1 extra for reserve. Female Team: 3 competitors + 1 extra for reserve. SPECIAL TECHNIQUE DIVISIONS / SPECIAL TECHNIQUE A) The competitors will be from lst to 3rd degree. B) Male and female groups C) There are five items to be competed in for this Section. 1. Twimyo Ap Chagi 2. Twimyo Nomo Yop chagi 3. Twimyo Dolmyo Chagi 4. Twimyo Dollyo Chagi 5. Twimyo Bandae Dollyo Chagi It's not compulsory for each competitor to attempt each item (listed for his/her group. But the total score for all technique attempted will be summed to determined the winner. I MALE: (1)+(2)+(3)+(4)+(5). FEMALE: (1)+(2)+(4) INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PROCEDURES 1 board will be used. The board thickness and height / length will be set by the T.C. prior to the event. For each Technique, each competitor has the possibility of 1 attempt for prejudging the distance without touching the board and 1 attempt to break. The competitor must adopt a ready posture before and after performing, this one must be executed in a continuous movement. After the Referee signal the competitor has 30 seconds to complete the Technique. Judges will disallow a break for failure in: 1. Correct balance and posture throughout the technique. 2. Correct attacking tool and correct execution 3. Knocking over any or all of the hurdles. Every broken board will be counted as 2 points and each touched board will be counted as 1 point, the highest score after attempting all techniques The winners (lst, 2nd 3rd X 2) will be the competitors with the highest score after attempting all techniques listed for their group and will be considered for the overall winner section respectively. TIE: In case of tie in this stage between 2 or more competitors the jury president will choose one item by draw 1 item from the group to be tie break. He also will decide the height and length for the choosing Technique. The competitors who make the superior breaks will gain the appropriate points. This procedure will carry on until the three places are decided. A holder machine will be used in place to give uniform resistance to the breaking. Team Male Team: 5 competitors +1 extra for reserve Female Team: 3 Competitors +1 extra for reserve OFFICIAL PROTEST A) Only the coach can present the official protest when the decision breaks the rules. B) After the notification of each protest, the official protest form must be presented in to the Jury President at the end of match, no later than 5 minutes after match is finished. The protest must specify the circumstances and it must be accompanied by the payment of the tax previously fixed by the T.C., This is done to limit the protest to truly questionable cases. Only in cases where the protest is positively accepted by the T.C., the tax wi11 be given back to the coach. DISQUALIFICATION The team or individual delegates who persist in arguing against decisions made by the T.C. may, by a decision of the Committee, have an individual or a whole team disqualified from all events of the tournament. The matter wil1 be considered by the T.C. at a later date with a view to further action being taken. WITHDRAWAL If a competitor or a team in case of individual or team withdrawing from Championships as a protest, the following determination will be applied: A) Automatic disqualification from that event, which means no placing for that event therefore any medals. B) Automatic disqualification from any further events at the Championship. C) Further disqualification from future events as decided by the T.C.
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