Description
We are delighted and honored to invite martial art schools to participate in the 2025 Summer ITF Cup - Taekwon-Do Tournament. This tournament is hosted by Warrior Code Taekwon-Do Academy. For questions or concerns, please email to: team@itfwarriors.com
DATE OF EVENT:
- SATURDAY, June 21, 2025
REGISTATION PERIOD:
- Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM (registration closes)
Please note that there will be NO REGISTRATION after June 8. The Competition draws for the event will be posted on Monday, June 9, 2025. Once the draws are published, we will send out an email to all competitors and coaches.
Our tournament features two age groups:
- Little Warriors Group (Ages 4 to 6)
- Taekwon-Do Group (Ages 6 & up)
Each age group will have various events offered.
LITTLE WARRIOR EVENTS: (ages 4 to 6)
- SPEED KICKING
- TAIL SPARRING
- OBSTACLE COURSE RACE
TAEKWON-DO EVENTS: (ages 6 & over)
- SPEED KICKING
- PATTERNS / FORMS
- CONTINOUS SPARRING
COST TO PARTICIPATE:
- $50 per competitor
LOCATION OF EVENT:
Warrior Code Taekwon-Do Academy
832 Malone Road, San Jose, California, 95125
https://g.co/kgs/yXGAido
WHAT MAKES THIS EVENT DIFFERENT?
Our mission and vision involves providing students with more opportunities to perform, learn and develop. In order to do this they need to have more chances to compete. For this reason, we most of our events as a "Round Robin" or "Double Elimination". This is what that means:
ROUND ROBIN DIVISIONS
If a division of competitors has 3 or 4 competitors, we will have them compete in a "Round Robin" style. This means that each competitor will compete against each person in the division; regardless whether they won their first match or not.
In a round robin we keep track of the number of votes in each match as they become important as there are often ties between competitors when the win/loss records are the same. Then the winners are determined by overall judge votes (how many judges voted for you throughout each match).
DOUBLE ELIMINATIONS
When a division of competitors are 5 people or more, we will run the division as a "double elimination" bracket. This means you are guaranteed at least 2 matches (you are out when you lose two times).
The nice part of a double elimination tree is that if you lose in the first round, you still have the opportunity to come back and win 3rd place (bronze medal).
AWARDS
Our tournament will have medals for competitors who place 1st, 2nd or 3rd. For each division 11 years of age and lower, we will have 2-bronze medals and all Little Warriors who complete the obstacle course will win a medal (like all athletes who complete a marathon win a medal - regardless of the placing).
COMPETITION SCHEDULE
12:00 Noon - Doors Open at Warrior Code Taekwon-Do Academy
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM - LITTLE WARRIOR COMPETITION
- 1:00 PM to 1:15 PM - Little Warrior Speed Kicking (ring 1)
- 1:20 PM to 1:40 PM - Little Warrior Tail Sparring (ring 2)
- 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM - Little Warrior Obstacle Course (ring 3)
- 2:45 PM to 3:00 PM - Medal Presentations (in the lobby)
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM - COLOR BELT COMPETITION
- 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM - Speed Kicking Competition (ring 1)
- 1:45 PM to 3:00 PM - Pattern Competition (ring 2)
- 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM - Sparring Competition (ring 3)
- Medal Presentations take place after each age group has completed all 3 events
UMPIRES
We are looking for umpires to help make this event more successful. If you are a black belt over 12 years of age and would like to volunteer as an umpire, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/LwxNg6Bvsq5gGpx7A
COACHES:
Each school is permitted to have 1-coach for every 8 students signed up with a maximim of 4 coaches. The Coaches Passes are $20 per coach
There will be NO COACHING PASS REGISTRATIONS accepted after Sunday, February 23, 2025.
SPECTATOR FEES
FREE for Spectators
TOURNAMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS
Pattern Competition:
Pattern Competition in the ITF Warrior Cup will be run according to the ITF Rules in a "Double Elimination" Style. In order to be eliminated - each competitor must lose 2 times.
Each round 2-competitors will face each other and perform one or two patterns depending on the belt level of the competitor (black belts will perform 2-designated patterns each round while color belts will perform 1-optional pattern).
Competitors will continue to compete until 1st, 2nd and 3rd place is determined.
Sparring Competition:
Sparring Competition in the ITF Warrior Cup will be run according to ITF Rules in a "Double Elimination" Style. In order to be eliminated - each competitor must lose 2 times.
Each round 2-competitors will face each other. Black Belts will spar for 2-rounds of 2-minutes while color belts will compete for 1-round of 2-minutes.
The point system is as follows:
1-point for any punch
2-points for any kick to the body
3-points for any kick to the head
Competitors continue to compete until 1st, 2nd and 3rd place is determined.
Video 1- Basic Rules, Point System, Warnings/Fouls and approved gear https://youtu.be/i5x-AqVz4zc
Video 2 - Legal Tools, Target Areas & Level of Contact https://youtu.be/efAWhjsFFM8
SPEED KICKING CHALLENGE EVENT
This event is a special add on at no extra cost. Each competitor is automatically added to the speed kicking division. It will be run as a single elimination division.
Each competitor will be given 2 attempts of 30 seconds to kick the target as many times as possible using ONE of the following kicks:
- Front Snap Kick (Apcha Busigi)
- Turning Kick (Dollyo Chagi)
- Reverse Hooking Kick (Bandae Goro Chagi)
Only kicks that are belt height or above will be counted. Upon completing both attempts, the higher number will be used as your score.
Speed Kicking Divisions (males and females are grouped together)-
Color Belts
Ages 6, 7 & 8 / Ages 9 - 11 / Ages 12 - 14 / Ages 15 - 17 / Ages 18 - 35 / Ages 36 & up
