Please note rule changes to the Pattern and Special Technique events are detailed below!
ENTRY CLOSES: MARCH 13th at 23:59
(There will be a £10 late-entry fee for entries made after this time)
Venue and Directions
Sunday March 17th – Angel Leisure Centre, Tonbridge
Under 9s and 9-11s Registration from 8:30AM, Competition from approx. 9:30AM
12-14s, 15-17s and Adults may register later from 12:00PM, Competition from approx. 13:30PM
Angel Leisure Centre, Tonbridge, TN9 1SF
01732 359966
Parking: Please use the long-stay car park next to the Sainbury’s Car Park.
Competitor Protection Requirements
This is mandatory for each age category. Groin guards are compulsory for male competitors over 135cms. Glasses cannot be worn during the Sparring event unless they are specific sports glasses for contact sports.
14 yrs & below: Mouth Guard, Head Guard, Closed fingered gloves, Groin guard (Male), Feet Pads, Shin Guards
15-17yrs & 18 years +: Mouth Guard, Head Guard, Closed fingered gloves, Groin guard (Male), Feet Pads
Closed fingered gloves: The thumb must be securely attached to the rest of the glove and not float free.
Spectators
Spectator Fees
There will be no spectator fees.
Spectator interference
To ensure smooth running of the competition if any spectators or competitors are rude towards the organiser, referees or other competitors, then they will be asked to leave the competition venue immediately and risk that the competitor may be disqualified from all events including future AETA Competitions until further notice.
Coaches
To ensure fairness there will be no coaches allowed. All Black Belts are asked to umpire to ensure fairness and a smooth running of the event. Colour belt students may cheer and support their team members from the spectator areas.
Pattern
Two competitors of the same belt colour will go up against each other performing one designated pattern.
Yellow Belts/Green Tags: Dan-Gun
Green Belts/Blue Tags: Won-Hyo
Blue Belts/Red Tags: Joong-Gun
Red Belts/Black Tags: Hwa-Rang
For white belts and yellow tags they can perform an optional pattern between Saju Jirugi (4 Direction Punch), Saju Makgi (4 Direction Block) or Chon-Ji.
In the case a competitor moves down a belt division they must perform the pattern of that belt colour division they have been moved to. In the case a competitor is moved up a belt division then they can still perform their belt colour pattern.
After both competitors have performed their pattern the five referees will then vote which pattern was the best based on technical content, power, breath control, rhythm and balance. The winner goes through to the next round, the loser will go into the Bronze medal draw for another match. Once a competitor has lost two matches then they are out of the event.
Sparring
Two competitors in the same height category and similar belts will be drawn against each other (depending on numbers, belts colours may be mixed together). They must do their best to score with controlled punches and kicks to the front of the body, face and head guard in a round of 1 minute for 13yrs and under, 1.5 mins for 14-17yrs and 2 mins for 18yrs+. They score 1 point for any punch, 2 points for a kick to the body and 3 points for a kick to the head. Competitors can pick up warnings if they fall down, go out of the ring or kick an illegal target. For every 3 warnings, that competitor will lose a point from each umpires score. If the competitor uses excessive contact then they will get a foul where they instantly lose a point from each referee. Three fouls and the competitor is disqualified. The centre referees job is to keep the bouts safe and ensure it is touch/controlled contact only. The winner goes through to the next round, the loser will go into the Bronze medal draw for another match. Once a competitor has lost two matches then they are out of the event.
Sparring Contact Rules
Under 9 years, 9-11 years and 12-14 years
Controlled contact to the body, the face and head-guard will be allowed. Punches and kicks are allowed to the body, face and head-guard. Excessive contact will be penalised and may result in disqualification.
12-14 years
Controlled contact to the body, the face and head-guard will be allowed. Punches and kicks are allowed to the body, face and head-guard. Excessive contact will be penalised and may result in disqualification.
15-17 years and 18+
Controlled contact to the body, the face and head-guard will be allowed. Punches and kicks are allowed to the body, face and head-guard. Excessive contact will be penalised and may result in disqualification.
Fouls (minus points) and Warnings
Fouls (1 minus point per foul) (3 fouls = Disqualification)
-Heavy Contact
-Attacking a fallen opponent
-Leg sweeping
-Holding/grabbing
-Intentional attack to an illegal target
Warnings (3 warnings = 1 minus point)
-Pretending to have scored a point by raising one or both arms
-Stepping completely out of the ring
-Falling down
-Faking a blow
-Intentionally avoiding sparring
-Adjusting equipment during the bout without the Centre Referee’s consent
– Unintentional attack to an illegal target
Power Test
This event is for all competitors aged 18 years and above. Two techniques will be performed, one hand and one leg. Each competitor will choose the number of boards they wish to attempt for each technique and tell the referees prior to the event.
The competitor’s choice of techniques from the selection below.
Hand Techniques: Elbow or Knifehand
Foot Techniques: Side Kick or Turning Kick
In the event of a draw, competitors will have to do the techniques that they have not chosen in the first round and again tell the number of boards to the umpire. Both techniques will be required.
Medals can only be given out to competitors who have gained some points. 2 Bronzes will only be awarded if the competitors are on the same number of points. If there is only one competitor in the division then they must score points to win the medal.
3 points for a broken board and 1 point for a bent board.
Special Technique
This event is for all competitors 17 years and under.
Each competitor will have two attempts at performing both the flying high kick and flying side kick (the foot needs to be sideways for Flying Side Kick and with the Ball of the Foot for Flying High Kick, although some allowances will be given for younger competitors). For the flying high kick those who are 14yrs and under just need to make contact and touch the board to go through the next round. For 15-17yrs, the board must either reach the 1 point (half flipped back) or 2 point position (fully flipped back), if the competitor misses the first attempt they will get another straight afterwards.
For the flying side kick if the bar falls off on the first attempt then they will get a second attempt straight afterwards. Points from both the flying side kick and flying high kick will be added together to decide the winners. Each round competitors will perform both kicks until the winners are decided with the heights of the holders or bar being raised each round.
For 12-14yrs the special technique divisions will be split into 3 height categories. For 11yrs and under it will be split into each height category.
For the flying side kick the starting height for the bar for 14 years and under is half of the height category they are in. For Flying high kick it will be the upper end of the height category plus 5cms for 11yrs and under and plus 10cms for 12-14yrs.
Medals and/or Trophies and Draw System
We are using a re-qualification system that means if a competitor loses a round then they will compete again in the Bronze medal draw where two bronze medals will be up for grabs. In the case of 3 competitors in a draw it will be a round robin, with four competitors it means after losing the first round they will still compete for Bronze.
In the case of 5 competitors once the two finalists are decided the remaining 3 will compete in a round robin to decide the two bronzes. This means they may do more rounds than those going for Gold/Silver. Whilst competitors continue to win they remain in the Gold/Silver Draw.
Only medals that are won can go towards points for competitors and Clubs. Medals will still be handed out though in categories of 4 or less that will not count towards overall points. Overall champions from all three events will be invited to the AETA Gala at the beginning of the following year to receive a special overall trophy.
There will be up to 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals available for each division unless in special technique or power test less than 3 are successful in passing the first round. These special medals are custom made, exclusive AETA medals.