Samurai Inter‑Dojo Competition 2025

DATE: 10 May 2025
VENUE: Action Sports Key West, Top Floor of the Parking Area, c/o Viljoen Street & Cecil Knight Street, Krugersdorp, Gauteng.
TIME: 08h00

ENTRY FEE: R250 per individual. R150 per Kata Team (R50pp)

ENTRIES CLOSE: 30 April 2025 (no late entries)

This is a friendly tournament open to all our students and is the perfect introduction to the competition arena.

This competition also serves as the Gauteng Championships qualifier for the more serious competitor.

Brown and Black belts must please be available to serve as officials and judges.

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FULL PAYMENT IS DUE: 02 MAY 2025
If we do not have your proof of payment by 03 May 2025, the competitor will be de-registered and will not be able to compete.

NO INDIVIDUAL PAYMENTS!

Payment must be done by each Dojo Head.
Account: Elmarie van Zyl
Bank: FNB
Acc Nr: 6277 3943 496
Branch Code: 256 955
Reference: Samurai-DOJO NAME

Proof of payment must be emailed to elmarie@evzkarate.co.za

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WUKF Competition rules will be used, with some exceptions/changes, set out below.

Kata:
1. Kiddies Belts - Yoji Kata or Kihon Kata (One Round only).
2. White Belts - Kihon Kata or Taikyoku Shodan (One Round only).
3. Pre-Yellow Belts - Kihon Kata; Taikyoku Shodan or Heian Shodan (One Round only).
4. Yellow and Orange Belts - Heian Shodan; Heian Nidan or Heian Sandan (One Round Only).
5. Green to Red Belts - Shitei Kata (No repeat).
6. Brown-Black Belts - 1st Round - Shitei (Heian) Kata (nominated by the table); 2nd Round - Sentei Kata (No repeat).

Kata Elite:
1. Age group: 09 years and up.
2. Elite (Green to Black Belts) - 1st Round - Sentei Kata; 2nd Round - Tokui Kata (No repeat).
Must be different katas from the ones performed in the Kata division.

Kumite Basic:
1. Kiddies & White belts - Static Jodan (x 5).
2, Pre-Yellow Belts - 3 x Jodan Oi zuki attack & opponent will defend with 3 x Age uke. Gyaku zuki counter.
3. Yellow Belts - 3 x Jodan Oi zuki attack & opponent will defend with 3 x Age uke. Gyaku zuki counter.
- 3 x Chudan Oi zuki attack & opponent will defend with 3 x Soto uke. Gyaku zuki counter.
4. Orange Belts - Sanbon Kumite.
- Attacker - Jodan Oi zuki x Chudan Oi zuki x Chudan Mae geri.
- Defender - Age uke x Soto uke x Gedan uke x Gyaku zuki counter.
5. Green to Black Belts u/13yr - Nihon Kumite.
6. Green to Black Belts 13yr and older - Ippon Kumite.
7. White or red bubble mitts for Nihon and Ippon Kumite
8. Gum guards are compulsory for Nihon and Ippon Kumite.
9. Body protectors and Helmets for children are optional and if a helmet is worn, they don't have to wear a gum guard.
10. Foot and shin protectors are optional.

Belts:
Novice: Pre-School, White belts with stripes, White, Pre-Yellow, Yellow and Orange Belts
Intermediate: Green to Red 3 Belts
Advanced: Brown to Black Belts

General:
1. If less than 4 competitors in a category, it might be combined with another category.
2. Competitors are ONLY ALLOWED to compete in 1 kata and/or kumite team, not in multiple teams.

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KATA:
Ages: 04-06y; 07-08y; 09-10y; 11-12y; 13y; 14-15y; 16-17y; 18-35y; 36-49y; 50+
Male & Female categories
Coaches may count for Kiddies to Orange Belt Competitors and assist Kiddies and White belts on the tatami.
No variations are allowed.

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TEAM KATA:
Ages: 06-12y; 13-17y; 18+y
All Belts
Mixed gender categories
Can do a Tokui Kata
Kata Team must enter the category of the oldest member.

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INCLUSIVE KATA:
Ages: 06-12y; 13-17y; 18-35y; 36y+
All Belts
White -Red Belts must do a Shitei Kata.
Brown-Black can do a Tokui kata.
Mixed gender categories

INCLUSIVE COMBAT:
Ages: 06-12y; 13-17y; 18-35y; 36y+
Novice and Intermediate Belts must do Kihon (Basic) Combat.
Advanced Belts must do Chukyu (Intermediate) Combat.
All Belts
Mixed gender categories

Inclusive categories are for students with special needs and/or medical conditions, such as: ADHD, Physical disabilities, Profound hearing loss, Visual Impairments, Autism, Dyspraxia, Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Tourette’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson’s etc.

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SHOBU NIHON KUMITE
Ages: 06-08y; 09-10y; 11-12y
Duration: 1:30 min
Intermediate: Green to Red 3 Belts
Advanced: Brown to Black Belts
Male & Female categories

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SHOBU IPPON KUMITE
Ages: 13y; 14-15y, 16-17y; 18-35y; 36-49y; 50y+
Duration: 2:00 min
Green to Red 3 Belts
Brown to Black Belts
Male & Female categories