Competition divisions
Competitors will be grouped based on age, weight, and rank to optimize fairness and safety. If a division has only one contestant, we will attempt to move them up or down a weight or age division; if that still does not result in matches for the competitor, we will contact them or their coach to discuss the situation.
Age is calculated as of the day of the tournament. For example, if a competitor was born on November 11, 2010, they are 12 years old; if born on November 12, 2010, they are 13 years old.
See the bottom of this page if you are interesting in competing "up."
Weight
The listed weight are the group breakpoints; all weights are in lbs.
Male
Junior 5-6 years old: 42, 51, 62, 62+
Junior 7-8 years old: 51, 59, 68, 77, 77+
Junior 9-10 years old: 57, 66, 75, 84, 95, 95+
Junior 11-12 years old: 62, 68, 75, 84, 92, 103, 114, 114+
Intermediate 13-14 years old: 79, 88, 97, 106, 117, 128, 141, 141+
Intermediate 15-17 years old: 110, 121, 132, 145, 161, 178, 198, 198+
Senior 18 years old and older: 132, 145, 161, 178, 198, 220, 220+
Female
Junior 5-6 years old: 42, 51, 62, 62+
Junior 7-8 years old: 51, 59, 68, 77, 77+
Junior 9-10 years old: 57, 66, 75, 84, 95, 95+
Junior 11-12 years old: 62, 68, 75, 84, 92, 103, 114, 114+
Intermediate 13-14 years old: 79, 88, 97, 106, 117, 128, 141, 141+
Intermediate 15-17 years old: 88, 97, 106, 114, 125, 139, 154, 154+
Senior 18 years old and older: 106, 114, 125, 139, 154, 172, 172+
Rank
We will be using your belt color as a grouping criterion. In general, white/yellow, orange/green, blue/purple for juniors and intermediates, and white/green, brown, and black for seniors. If you wear a mixed color belt (e.g. white/yellow), you may pick either color; some will result in being placed in a higher ranking group.
We use the following guidelines when grouping competitors:
Junior white, yellow: Junior Novice
Junior orange and above: Junior
Intermediate white, yellow: Intermediate Novice
Intermediate orange and above: Intermediate
Senior white, green: Senior Novice
Senior brown, black: Senior
Adjustments
- We will attempt to have a minimum pool size of 3 competitors.
- All pools will use the round robin competition format. We will make an attempt to give competitors four matches in their pool.
- Divisions may be combined, at the discretion of the tournament committee, to keep age, rank, and weight as close as possible for safety.
- New divisions may be created, at the discretion of the tournament committee, to keep age, rank, and weight as close as possible for safety.
Competing in a higher division
We can try to accommodate special requests for assignment to higher level divisions, for example as a 17 year old ikkyu to compete in a Black Belt division.
Please have the competitor register in their division, and then have their instructor send us an email requesting the change. We will then move the competitor manually into the requested division.
Note that we do reserve the right to decline to make the change if we don't think it is safe.
Contact
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Entrées
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Junior Male 5-6 years old 60 USDBoys aged 5 or 6 on the day of the event
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Junior Female 5-6 years old 60 USDGirls aged 5 or 6 on the day of the event
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Junior Male 7-8 years old 60 USDBoys aged 7 or 8 on the day of the event
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Junior Female 7-8 years old 60 USDGirls aged 7 or 8 on the day of the event
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Junior Male 9-10 years old 60 USDBoys aged 9 or 10 on the day of the event
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Junior Female 9-10 years old 60 USDGirls aged 9 or 10 on the day of the event
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Junior Male 11-12 years old 60 USDBoys aged 11 or 12 on the day of the event
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Junior Female 11-12 years old 60 USDGirls aged 11 or 12 on the day of the event
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Intermediate Male 13-14 years old 60 USDBoys aged 13 or 14 on the day of the event
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Intermediate Female 13-14 years old 60 USDGirls aged 13 or 14 on the day of the event
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Intermediate Male 15-17 years old 60 USDBoys aged 15, 16, or 17 on the day of the event
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Intermediate Female 15-17 years old 60 USDGirls aged 15, 16, or 17 on the day of the event
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Senior Men Novice 60 USDMen 18 years old and above, belt color is not brown or black
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Senior Women Novice 60 USDWomen 18 years old and above, belt color is not brown or black
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Senior Men Brown Belts 60 USDMen 18 years old and above, brown belt
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Senior Women Brown Belts 60 USDWomen 18 years old and above, brown belt
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Senior Men Black Belts 60 USDMen 18 years old and above, black belt
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Senior Women Black Belts 60 USDWomen 18 years old and above, black belt