Martial Arts

Date

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Site

Peosta Community Centre
7896 Burds Road
Peosta, IA 52068

Time

Registration 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Coach & Official’s meeting 8:30 am
Competition begins at 9:00 am

*Black Belts will be asked to assist with judging

Commissioners

Master Shane Nixon
563-593-5094

2021 State Games of America
Qualifying Event

All Iowans are eligible to participate!

Events

Forms, Team forms, Point Sparring, Weapons, Breaking, and Olympic Sparring.

For Breaking, participants will need to supply their own boards. For Children ages 3-6 you may use 4” wood.   Children ages 7-12 may use 6” wood. Children and Adults ages 13 and up may use 12” wood.  White to Orange Belts will only break 1 board. Green & Blue Belts will only use 2 boards. Red, Brown & Black Belts will use 3 boards. Bring your own boards. They may be inspected before

For Olympic Sparring, participants will need to bring their own Hogu/chest protector. No electronics will be used at this time. This will be scored by proper technique and power to the correct scoring areas. Body kicks will be scored 1 point however a spinning kick will be scored 2 points. A punch to the body is scored as 1 point. NO punches to the head. Head kicks to the sides of the helmet will be scored at 3 points unless they involve a spin then they will be awarded 4 points. Opponents cannot grab their opponent, hold or push. The rounds will be two one minute rounds  for kids and two two minute rounds for adults.  THIS IS NEW AND A TRIAL DIVISION. The Gap will the used if a person at the break has a overall 12 point gap over another competitor. If this competition does well we will include full rules in the future. THIS IS NOT USAT, AAU.

NOTE: Forms will be adjusted to accommodate all styles. Divisions may be added or combined at the tournament director’s discretion if they are too large or too small.

Belt Determination

Novice: 10th Gup to 7th Gup
Intermediate: 6th Gup to 4th Gup
Advanced: 3rd Gup to 1st Gup

Rules

Click Here for Iowa Games Martial Arts Info

Age Determining Date

January 25, 2020

Awards sponsored by Grinnell Mutual

Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each division. All athletes 13 & Under will receive a participation medal. A sportsmanship award will be awarded to the school or individual for overall contribution to the tournament; including participation, judging and good sportsmanship.

T-shirts

Registration includes a cotton t-shirt. Pre-Registered athletes have the option to upgrade their cotton shirt to a dri-fit shirt for an additional $12 through December 30.