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2015ENGLISH OPEN

POOMSAE CHAMPIONSHIPS Great Britain

Sunday 7th June

Lee Valley Athletics Centre61 Meridian Way, London

Edmonton N9 0AR

www.tkdenglandltd.org.uk

Welcome

Dear Taekwondo friends

On the behalf Taekwondo England it brings me great pleasure to invite you and your team to the Taekwondo England Open Championships.

Last year was a great success and we hope to make this event even bigger with your amazing support. As last year, the event will set a president for our future events assuring true openness, fair play and great Taekwondo.

The event will take place in London and will be a one-day event.

The organising committee are working hard to make sure even the small detail is to a very high standard.

Taekwondo England will be honoured to welcome you and your athletes and I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone the best of luck.

Yours Sincerely,

Master Usman Dildar President - Taekwondo England

Event Overview3


ORGANISATION Taekwondo England LTDPRESIDENT Master Usman DildarCHAIRMAIN

JUDGING COORDINATORJUDGING DIRECTOR

EVENTS COORDINATOR

Master Seelan RengasamyMaster Tino CesarMaster Abilio Costa (IR)Mr Mehdi Mirza

E-MAIL [email protected] 00 44 (0) 7477 549370

WEB SITE www.tkdenglandltd.org.uk

COMPETITION HALL Lee Valley Athletics Centre61 Meridian Way, London

POST CODE N9 0AR COUNTRY United Kingdom

COMPETITION DATE Sunday 7th June 2015

English Open ChampionshipsSCHEDULE

Saturday 6th June 13.00 - 19.00 Registration at the Hall

Sunday 7th June 07.00 - 08.30 Doors open / Registration

08.00 - 08.30 Judges / officials meeting 09.00am Start of the competition

19.00 - 19.30 End competition (approx.)

19.30 - 20.00 Awards Ceremony

Eligibility of Applicants

The competition is open to students from all Taekwondo associations who hold the minimum rank of 10th Kup (white belt).All competitors MUST bring the required documentation to the competition for inspection.

ResultsThe contestants agree that the announcement of the results (with the names of the athletes) may be reported on the internet as well as in printed media.

Divisions

A - Class: 1st Dan / Poom and higherB - Class: 4th Kup (Blue Belt) - 1st Kup (Black Tag)C - Class: 7h Kup (Green Tag) – 5th Kup (Blue Tag)D - Class: 10th Kup (White Belt) – 8th Kup (Yellow Belt)

Maximum 200 individual entries Note: Kup divisions may be combined if less than 3 competitors in a division

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Poomsae Championships 2015Application

Competitors must enter under their club. Clubs cannot combine or compete as an association or squad. Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Online Application OnlyPlease complete the competition application online: www.tpss.eu

Payment can be made by bank transfer to the following account details:Account Name: TKD England LimitedBank: Barclays Bank, United KingdomSort Code: 20-68-79 Account: 63412598 Bank ref: TKDEL Open 2015

Alternatively a cheque made payable to “Taekwondo England Ltd”and can be send to:Master Dennis RobinsonTaekwondo England Ltd Mansfield Business CentreAshfield Avenue, MansfieldNG18 2AE

All applicants must be either a current member of Taekwondo England OR inpossession of a valid Taekwondo licence to be eligible to compete.

All competitors must bring their licence with them on the day as this will need to be presented at registration.

They must also submit their licence information / number with their application.

ImportantWe will not be accepting applications or payments for players or teams on the day of the competition.

All application and fees should be with us by 22nd May 2015

All players must show a valid Taekwondo licence at registration.

Any changes to entries on the day of the competition will incur an admin fee of £20 per change.

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English Open ChampionshipsEntry FeesDivisions Dan (A - Class) Kup (B / C / D - Class)Individual competition: £25.00 £25.00Pair competition: (per person) £15.00 £10.00Team competition: (per person) £10.00 £10.00

Freestyle Individual: £25.00 N/A Freestyle Pair: (per pair) £25.00 N/A

Entry fees may be paid by cheque (UK) made payable to: Taekwondo England Ltd For International bank transfers please contact us.

Compulsory PoomsaeAll competitiors must preform the set poomsae, if they cannot they will be disqualified.

All compulsory Poomsae shall be drawn, set and announced by the organising committee 3 days before the competition.

Cut-Off System will be used

1st Round: If there are 20 or more competitors in a division then the competition will start in this round. Two assigned compulsory poomsae will be required to be performed with a one minute rest period in between.

2nd Round: The top 50% of the competitors with the highest scores from the 1st round will qualify for this 2nd round (including competitors with equal scores). Two assigned compulsory poomsae will be required to be performed with a one minute rest period in between.

Final Round: The top 8 competitors (with the highest scores) from the 2nd round will qualify for this round. Two assigned compulsory Poomsae will be required to be per-formed with a one minute rest period in between

Divisions may start in the final if there are 8 entrants or less. 9 entrants or more will start in the 2nd round round.

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7A - CLASS DIVISIONS (DAN/POOM GRADES)(Contestants can only enter a division once) Individual (Male & Female) - Division Compulsory PoomsaeU8 Years (Mini Peewee)Age 8 yrs & below Taeguk 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Jang

U11 Years (Peewee)Age 9 yrs - 11 yrs

Taeguk 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Jang

U14 Years (Cadet)Age 12 yrs - 14 yrs Taeguk 4,5,6,7, 8 Jang,U17 Years (Junior)Age 15 yrs – 17 yrs

Koryo, Keumgang, Taebaek

U30 YearsAge 18 - 30 yrs Taegeuk 6,7,8 Jang, Koryo

Keumgang, Taebeak, Pyongwon, ShipjinU40 YearsAge 31-40 yrsU50 YearsAge 41-50 yrs

Taeguek 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang, Taebeak ,Pyongwon, Shipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon

U60 Years Age 51-60 yrsU65 YearsAge 61 - 65 yrs +

Koryo, Keumgang, Taebeak , Pyongwon,Shipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon, Hansu

+66 YearsAge 66 yrs +

Pairs (1 Male and 1 Female) - Division Compulsory PoomsaePeewee PairU11 yrs Taeguek 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Jang

Cadet Pair 12 - 14 yrs

Taeguek 4,5,6,7 JangTaeguek 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang

Junior Pair15 - 17 yrs

Taegeuk 6,7,8 Jang, Koryo ,Keumgang, Taebeak

1st Pair 18 yrs - 30 yrs

Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo ,Keumgang, Taebeak, Pyongwon, Shipjin,

2nd Pair 31 yrs +

Taeguk 8 Jang, Koryo ,Keumgang, TaebeakPyongwon, Shipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon

Teams (3 Males or 3 Females) - Division Compulsory PoomsaePeewee TeamU11 yrs Taeguek 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Jang

Cadet Team12 - 14 yrs

Taeguek 4,5,6,7 JangTaeguek 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang,

Junior Team15 yrs – 17 yrs

Taegeuk 6,7,8 Jang, Koryo ,Keumgang, Taebeak, Pyongwon, Shipjin

1st Team 18 yrs – 30 yrs

Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo ,Keumgang, Taebeak, Pyongwon, Shipjin,

2nd Team31yrs +

Taeguk 8 Jang, Koryo ,Keumgang, Taebeak,Pyongwon, Shipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon


Dan Grades only 12 -17 yrs and 18 yrs +

Individual Male Individual Female Mixed Pairs (One male & one female)

Freestyle Poomsae is the performance based on Taekwondo techniques with composition of music and choreography.

Composition of Poomsae 1. Yeon-mu line shall be the choice of the competitor

2. Number of Poom: each performance shall be composite of 20 - 24 poom (composition shall be no more than 5 motions) 3. Music and choreography shall be the competitors choice.

4. Performance shall be within the boundary line.

5. Performance shall be within 60 - 70 seconds.

6. The competitor must submit a plan of their freestyle performance on

7. Music shall be supplied by the competitor; this must be in MP3 format and be done on registration. 8. Music track must not contain any EXPLICIT lyrics, political, social and religious contents.

8A - Class Freestyle Poomsae

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Guide line for Freestyle Poomsae

Technical skills

1) Level of difficulty of foot techniques

2) Height of jump kick

3) Number of jumping kicks

4) Gradient of turn kicks

5) Number of consecutive kicks

6) Acrobatic Actions 7) Taekwondo basic accuracy of movements

Presentation

1) Creativeness

2) Harmony

3) Expression of energy

4) Good music & Choreography

B - CLASS DIVISION - (4th Kup Blue Belt to 1st Kup Black Tag)If 9 competitors or more: Two Poomsae to be performed in first round (top 8 to progress), and Two further Poomsae in the final. A Poomsae cannot be repeated in the final. If 8 competitors or less: Straight to final, two Poomsae performed.

Individual (Male & Female)Division Compulsory PoomsaeU8 Years (Mini Peewee)Age 8 yrs and below

Competitors choice of PoomsaeFrom Taegeuk 3 to Taegeuk 8

U11 Years (Peewee)Age 9 - 11 yrsU14 Years (Cadet)Age 12 -14 yrs U17 Years (Junior)Age 15 – 17 yrs U35 YearsAge 18 - 35 yrsU49 YearsAge 36 – 49 yrs


Pairs (1 Male and 1 Female)Division Compulsory PoomsaeU11 Years - Peewee PairAge 11 yrs and below


U14 Years - Cadet PairAge 12 - 14 yrs U17 Years - Junior PairAge 15 – 17 yrs 1st Pair Age 18 - 30 yrs 2nd Pair 31 yrs +

Teams (3 Males or 3 Females)Division Compulsory PoomsaeU11 Years - Peewee TeamAge 11 yrs and below


Cadet TeamAge 12 - 14 yrs U17 Junior TeamAge 15 – 17yrs 1st Team 18 – 30 yrs2nd Team 31 yrs +

All Poomsae shall be chosen by the competitor, there will no drawn compulsory Poomsae.

However a Poomsae cannot be repeated

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C - CLASS DIVISION - (7th Kup Green Tag to 5th Kup Blue Tag) If 9 competitors or more: Two Poomsae to be performed in first round (top 8 to progress), and two further Poomsae in the final. A Poomsae may be repeated in the final.If 8 competitors or less: Straight to final, two Poomsae performed.












However a Poomsae may be repeated.

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D - CLASS DIVISION (10th Kup White Belt to 5th Kup Yellow Belt)If 9 competitors or more: Two Poomsae to be performed in first round (top 8 to progress), and two further Poomsae in the final. A Poomsae may be repeated in the final. If 8 competitors or less: Straight to final, two Poomsae performed












However a Poomsae may be repeated.

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13Para Categories

Awards: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place for both divisions.As the categories are Open Age & Open Belt, the judges will use their discretion and take into consideration age, disability and belt of the competitor.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Dress:

All taekwondo groups and styles are eligible to attend, however competitors must wear a WTF style dobok (white with a black v neck) or one of the new WTF Poomsae doboks as described and available from retailers such as Kicksport.

Optionally Female competitors may wear a white T-shirt under their dobok. Jewellery is strictly not permitted

Spectators: Family: £15 (2 x adults + 2 x childrens)Childrens: £3.00Adults: £6.00

Judges/ Referees/ Officials:Invitations shall be made by the TKD England Poomsae committee to selected judges who have passed the TKD England Poomsae judges course or similar coaching course of a WTF affiliated body. Please contact us if you would be in-terested in judging at the event.

All judges/officials will receive lunch and refreshments throughout the competi-tion day.

It is our request that all judges dress in appropriate attire (shirt and tie etc.) in accordance to WTF / TKD England regulations.

The organisers shall try to ensure that regular breaks and rotation of judges is provided for all judges and officials.

Para Division WTF

Open AgeOpen Belt (Kup & Dan)Male & FemaleMust Perform any standard recognized WTF Poomsae

Para Division (Non-WTF)

Open AgeOpen Belt (Kup & Dan)Male & FemaleCompetitors may perform a non-recognised WTF Poomsae (no longer than 70 seconds).

English Open ChampionshipsFURTHER INFORMATION Awards: 1st, 2nd and two 3rd place medals shall be awarded in each category. There shall also be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place overall team trophies based on number of medals won by each team:

5pts Gold, 3pts Silver, 1pt Bronze

Protest:Only the official head coach is allowed to protest to the Competition Director. This must be made within 5 minutes of the end of the contest. A protest fee of £75 will be payable immediately to the competition board. This will be refunded if the protest is upheld.

Other Information:

Contestants can only enter a division once.

Age categories are based on the year of birth. For example, if someone is 17 years old on the day of the competition but will be 18 before the end of the year (2015) then he/she shall participate in the category of U30 (18 - 30 years old).

The organising committee reserves the right to make any necessary changes or amendments to the above information.

All competitors and coaches participate at their own risk.

Neither the organising committee nor TKD England Ltd will accept responsibility for any injuries, losses or damages sustained or incurred as a result of attendance at this event either as a coach, spectator, competitor or volunteer.

Photography & video recording:

By registering to compete at the event you are agreeing to have your image taken whilst in the venue by both the press and members of the public. In ad-dition, you are agreeing to have your image shown on video, TV and online.

Situations not covered by the rules:

Where any situation arises which is not covered by these rules, it shall be dealt with and decision given by the referee after consultation with the orga-nizing committee

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Poomsae Championships 2015CHECKLIST

To avoid disappointment on the day of the competition, please ensure the following when completing the online registration: www.tpss.eu

1) Poomsae - Correct entry applied for2) Taekwondo Grade - Correctly entered3) Age - Is Correct (proof may be requested)4) Devision - Correctly entered5) Valid Licence - Will need to be show at registration6) Deadline - Your registration is done by Friday 22nd May 2015

COMPETITION LOCATION

Lee Valley Athletics Centre61 Meridian WayLondon, EdmontonN9 0AR

Web: www.visitleevalley.org.ukPhone: 020 8344 7230

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FOR FULL INFORMATION VISIT

www.visitleevalley.org.uk

English Open Championships HOTELS

Travelodge Hotel - London Edmonton

Address:3 Smythe CloseLondon, N9 0TWwww.travelodge.co.uk0871 984 6494

Travelodge Hotel - Enfield

Address: Lumina ParkGreat Cambridge RdEnfield, Greater LondonEN1 1FSwww.travelodge.co.uk0871 984 6292

Premier Inn Chingford Hotel

Address:Ranger’s RdChingford, EssexE4 7QHwww.premierinn.com0871 527 9386

Ridgeway Hotel Ltd

Address:115 - 117 The RidgewayLondon, E4 6QUwww.ridgewayhotellondon.co.uk020 8529 1964

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2015 ENGLISH OPEN

POOMSAE CHAMPIONSHIPS

2015 ENGLISH OPEN

POOMSAE CHAMPIONSHIPS

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