TAGB - ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday 18th March 2012

The International Centre, St. Quentin Gate – Telford – Shropshire - TF3 4JH

For Full Details Contact Your TAGB School Instructor

 

Student Information

ALL Competitors to arrive by 9.30 A.M.

There are now divisions for everyone:

JUNIORS
Up to & including 14 years old.

CADETS
15 years up to & including 17 years old.

ADULTS
18 years & over

EXECUTIVE MALE
40 years & over (All belts) (sparring only no patterns)


EXECUTIVE FEMALE
35 years & over (All belts) (sparring only no patterns)

**NEW BLACK BELT PATTERNS DIVISIONS.

 

Closing Date:

The closing date for entries and officials will be: MONDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2012.

All applications received after this date WILL BE RETURNED WITH NO EXCEPTIONS.

This is prior warning that this will be strictly adhered to.

Send your entries in early to avoid disappointment. No faxed entries, no special delivery entries.

ENTRIES MUST BE GIVEN TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR IN AN ENVELOPE WITH YOUR NAME,HEIGHT/WEIGHT,GRADE,EVENTS,AND SPECTATOR TICKET INFORMATION CLEARLY MARKED ON THE FRONT AND MONIES CONTAINED WITHIN.

Please remind all spectators that they ARE NOT ALLOWED onto the competition area.
Failure to adhere to these rules could result in them being asked to leave the tournament venue.

 

OFFICIALS.

Officials must be Black Belts who have attended at least part 1 of the TAGB umpires course.

Officials must wear the official t-shirt with smart grey or black trousers and sports shoes.

NOT SHIRT & TAGB TIE. Officials t-shirts can be obtained from Mr. Donnelly, before the event.

All officials MUST register BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT by entering their name and qualification with their instructor.  Failure to pre-register will mean that no meal has been provided for you.

All officials MUST bring their BLACK BELT LICENCE BOOK FOR STAMPING TO RECORD THEIR ATTENDANCE.

** YOU MUST ARRIVE BY 9.30 A.M. OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PAY TO ENTER


COMPETITORS

All competitors may only wear standard white TAGB doboks, the most recent national doboks or TAGB Tiger Dobok. (No club doboks)

All junior competitors will receive a participation certificate at this event.

All sparring competitors may wear forearm protectors in addition to their regulation TAGB sparring equipment.

 

ENTRY FEE’S

Competitor £12.00 per event (i.e. 3 events £36.00) Spectator £8.00

Tag Team: £15.00 per 3 person team. To be paid & entered on the day.

NO CAMERAS OR VIDEO CAMERAS PERMITTED ANYWHERE ON THE COMPETITION AREA.

 

PATTERN DIVISIONS

Juniors
Yellow (9th Kup to 7th Kup)
Green (6th Kup to 5th Kup)
Blue (4th Kup to 3rd Kup)
Red (2nd Kup to 1st Kup)
Black (All grades together)
Boys & Girls in separate divisions

Cadets
Yellow & Green (9th Kup to 5th Kup)
Blue & Red (4th Kup to 1st Kup)
Black (All Dan Grades together)
Male & female in separate divisions.

Adults
Yellow (9th Kup to 7th Kup)
Green (6th Kup to 5th Kup)
Blue (4th Kup to 3rd Kup)
Red (2nd Kup to 1st Kup)
Black (1 ) (1ST Dan Only)
Black (2+3) (2nd & 3rd Dan)
Black (4+) (4th Dan and above)
Male & Female in separate divisions

 

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE EXECUTIVE PATTERN DIVISIONS

Please check with your instructor which patterns are available for your grade.

Medals awarded 1 x Gold 1 x Silver 1 x Bronze

 

SPARRING DIVISIONS


Please check weight divisions with your instructor
All the junior, cadets and executive divisions will be 1 x 1.5 minute rounds.
Adult Black Belt Final 2 x 2 minute rounds.
Medals awarded 1 x Gold 1 x Silver 2 x Bronze

 

DESTRUCTION (BLACK BELTS ONLY)


For technique options for destruction please see your instructor

 

RULES OF TAG TEAM SPARRING
ALL TEAM EVENTS TO START AFTER THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION.
Teams will consist of a 3 person team; bouts will be for 4 minutes. Each time the bout is stopped you can change with a member of your team by tagging your team members glove. All 3 members must fight at some stage during the bout. All team matches will be point stop.
The same 3 fighters must compete for the duration of event. Teams who do not have 3 fighters will not be allowed to continue in the competition.
No substitutions due to injury or disqualification.

TAG TEAM SPARRING DIVISIONS

MALE:

3 person team. White/Yellow/Green belts together. No weights.
3 person team. Blue/red belts together. No weights
3 person team. Black belts. No weights.

FEMALE:

3 person team. White/Yellow/green belts together. No weights.
3 person team. Blue/red belts together. No weights.
3 person team. Black belts. No weights.


JUNIOR’s


3-person team. White/Yellow/Green belts together. Must all be from the same division.
3 person team: Blue/Red belts together. Must all be from the same division.
3 person team: Black belts. Must all be from the same division.

* There will be four junior divisions
1. Pee wee.
2. Lightweight.
3. Middleweight.
4. Heavyweight.

* Boys and Girls separate teams
** There are no team events for Executive Male & Executive Female or Cadet Male & Cadet Female.
All junior teams are under 16 years old
All senior teams are 16years and over

 

Students Guide To Entering TAGB Competitions

BEFORE ENTERING:- Please make sure that:-

. You have a current T.A.G.B. / B.T.C. Licence.
. You are training regularly and understand what is expected of you.
. You are wearing a White TAGB suit, a current TAGB ‘National’ suit or a TAGB Tiger suit.
. You have a full set of TAGB sparring equipment. (i.e. boots, shin guards, groin guards (for men and boys) gloves, headguard and gum shield).
. You have transport to the venue and you arrive on time.

 

PRICES

COMPETITORS (Adults & Juniors) £12 per event Make sure you are the correct grade as stated on your entry form.

SPECTATORS £8 ENTRY FEES ARE NON REFUNDABLE


JUNIORS (under 15)
Make sure you are the correct height for your division. You will be height tested on the day and if you are not in the correct height division you will be disqualified from that division.

CADETS (15 – 17 years) & ADULTS (18 years +)
Make sure that you are the correct weight for the division you want to compete in. You will be weighed in on the day, and if you are not within your entered weight division you will be disqualified from that division.
In tournaments where there are no cadet divisions, junior divisions are up to 15 years old and Adults are from 16 years and above.

EXECUTIVES (male 40 years +, female 35 years +)
Executive divisions are usually weighed on the day and split into the appropriate divisions.
You will receive a competitor’s ticket from your instructor which must be taken to the competition. Do not forget or lose this ticket. If you forget or lose this ticket you will have to pay the spectators fee of £8 to gain access to the competition.

SPECTATORS
You may purchase a ticket from your instructor on request, or you may pay on the door at the competition. There will be a separate queue for spectators. All spectators who purchased a ticket beforehand will generally be allowed into the competition hall before those who are paying on the day.

 

On the day of the competition

 NO SPECTATORS ARE ALLOWED AROUND THE COMPETITION AREAS – THEY MUST BE SEATED IN THE SEATS PROVIDED, OR THEY MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE HALL.

The competition will start with the patterns events, first with the juniors and some designated cadet and adult divisions.

Each competition area will be allocated with an area number that will be indicated by the number on the tablecloth and a numbered signpost. There will also be a coloured sign, signifying the belt colour and category of the current division, situated underneath the numbered signpost at head high level.

Listen out for an announcement of the start of your division on an allocated area over the Public Address System. (You can also check the running order, which may be displayed on a plasma screen somewhere in the hall, when available.)
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All juniors will be height tested before the sparring competition starts at an allocated area (i.e. all yellow belt boys, all heights).

All cadets & adults will be weighed in before they spar at the allocated area for that division.

Failure to be height tested / weighed in will result in a competitor not being entered for the sparring event (if they are competing in the sparring event). You must make sure that you are in the right competition area at the right time. If you are unsure, then you must ask your instructor or an official.

 




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