BUCS Karate Championships

Event Date

Saturday 12^th- Sunday 13^th of March 2022

Location

Ponds Forge, Sheffield, Sheaf St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BP

Entry Opening Date

Wednesday 15^th December 2021

Entry Closing Date

Tuesday 22 February 2022 at 11:59pm – Student/Competitor Deadline

(Students/Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 24 February 2022 at 11:59pm – Institution Administrator Approval Deadline

(Institution Administrators are given 48 hours after the Student/Competitor deadline to approve entries)

Staged Entry

Should the competition allow more entries a Stage 2 entry window will open. Priority will remain with the entries received before the Stage 1 entry closing date. Entries received in the Stage 2 window and accepted into the competition, will be charged an additional 20% fee.

Stage 2 Entries

Friday 25 February 2022 – Tuesday 4 February 2022

Entry Costs

Individual Kata and Kumite – £27.25
Men's Team Kumite – £54.75
Women's Team Kumite – £43.00
Open Team Kata – £43.00

Kata Senior (Men’s and Women’s)

Kata Intermediate (Men’s and Women’s)

Kata Novice (Men’s and Women’s)

Men’s Senior Kumite -60kg

Men’s Senior Kumite -67kg

Men’s Senior Kumite -75kg

Men’s Senior Kumite -84kg

Men’s Senior Kumite 84kg+

Women’s Senior Kumite -50kg

Women’s Senior Kumite -55kg

Women’s Senior Kumite -61kg

Women’s Senior Kumite -68kg

Women’s Senior Kumite 68kg+

Men’s Novice LW Kumite -70kg

Men’s Novice MW Kumite -80kg

Men’s Novice HW Kumite 80kg+

Women’s Novice LW Kumite -57kg

Women’s Novice MW Kumite -63kg

Women’s Novice HW Kumite 63kg+

Team Kumite (Men’s and Women’s)

Team Kata (Mixed)

Please note: The categories listed here for Kumite are subject to change. Categories are only available according to the number of entries received and/or the number of competitors who attend the event and as a result some may be cancelled or merged either pre-event or at the event. If categories are merged only one set of BUCS Points will be awarded.

The allocation of BUCS Points can be found in Appendix 1.

Individuals are not permitted to enter more than one Kumite weight category, or both novice, intermediate or senior.

Kata

• Novice: 8th to 4th Kyu
• Intermediate: 3rd to 1st Kyu
• Senior: Dan grades

Kumite

• Novice: 8th to 4th Kyu
• Senior: 3rd Kyu and above

There is the possibility that weight categories for Kumite may be merged if entries are low.

For non-team events, entries are limited to a maximum of three entries per category per institution. 

Round times: 

• Novice Kumite rounds will be one and a half minutes long.
• Senior matches as per WKF rules will be 3 minutes for men’s matches and 2 minutes for women’s

We reserve the right to alter these timings of matches across the event. The categories listed here are subject to change. Categories are only available according to the number of entries received and / or the number of competitors who attend the event, and as a result some may be cancelled or merged either pre-event or at the event.

The following equipment is compulsory and will not be provided by BUCS:

• Gum Shields
• Ladies chest protectors
• Groin guards are strongly recommended
• WKF style/approved red and blue mitts
• WKF style/approved red and blue foot and shin pads
   

Competitors must provide their own equipment.

As is now the norm full WKF rules will apply. Competitors will be required to wear red (aka) or Blue (ao) belts, and the corresponding coloured mitts, according to their side of the draw. White mitts will not be allowed.

Entry Allowance 

Women's Team Kumite - 3 people per team, 1 guaranteed entry per university

Men's Team Kumite - 5 people per team, 1 guaranteed entry per university

In Kumite- institutions are permitted to enter a team as long as they gain ascendency- this is a minimum of 2 for women's or 3 for men's teams

Open Team Kata - 3 people per team, 1 guaranteed entry per university

Individuals entering the team events must enter as an individual via BUCS Play and the insititution administrator must rank these competitors by the same number to form the team i.e., 1, 1, 1, to be in the same team.

8th to 4th kyu

Pinan/Heian kata only. Competitors will be expected to know a minimum of two kata, but will not be allowed to repeat a kata consecutively (including the final). They may alternate between any of the five pinan/heian kata as they wish or between the minimum two.

3rd to 1st kyu (brown belt kata)

Only the following kata may be performed. Competitors may repeat any kata only once but not consecutively. The number of kata a finalist will need will depend on the entry, but a minimum three kata should be sufficient. If the entry is unusually large we will review the situation prior to the event. For the finals, a competitor may perform any karate kata they wish from the WKF list.

• Bassai dai (Passai)
• Saifa
• Seienchin (Seiyunchin)
• Juroku (Seiru)
• Matsukaze (Wankan)
• Jion
• Shio-kosokun
• Tekki Shodan (Naihanchin Shodan or Naifanchin)
• Gekiai dai Ichi or Ni
• Heian or Pinan kata’s

Senior Kata
The 2013 changes in WKF kata rules apply to the Senior Kata.

Competitors must provide their own equipment.

• No belts of mitts will be available around the mats on the day.
• Gum shields, foot and shin pads and ladies chest protectors are compulsory.
• Groin guards are advised.

In addition, competitors, as well as coaches, must only wear insignia of their institutions on all clothing including the Gi. No insignia of style, nation, federation or association will be allowed.

Please note that as per BUCS regulations that this event will be run in accordance with WKF rules. All competitors must hold a valid, up to date recognisable karate licence, duly completed with full and appropriate grading history. For competitors that gained grades from another association, then that licence must also be presented for scrutiny. Licence checks will be carried out on the day, and institutions and competitors are reminded that a valid licence must be presented upon request; failure to do so may result in disqualification.

If in doubt as to what this potentially means for your entry, or if you have any eligibility queries, please do not hesitate to contact the BUCS Event Lead, Olivia Hellas. Please be assured of your eligibility prior to submitting an entry for this event.

At the event licenses will be spot checked throughout.

Competitors can make changes to their entries through BUCS Play until the entry closing date.

After the entry closing date, no changes to entries can be made except only changes to weight categories on the day of the event, dependent on availability.

Withdrawals after the entry closing date must be made by the Athletic Union (or equivalent) via e-mail to Olivia Hellas. Withdrawals after the entry closing date will still be charged the entry fee (REG 3.2.3).

Withdrawals after 17:00 on Wednesday 9^th March 2022 will be classified as a ‘no-show’ and will be charged the entry fee and an additional £10 fine payable by the Athletic Union (or equivalent).

Entrants who do not withdraw, and do not register at the event, will also be classified as a ‘no-show’ and will be charged the entry fee and an additional £10 fine payable by the Athletic Union (or equivalent).