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TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Doors Open at 9:00 AM

Divisions that start at 10:00 AM

 - Padded Sword Sparring

 - First Timers

 - Self-Defense

 - Extreme & Musical

All other divisions will begin after Extreme & Musical divisions have complete

Raffle drawings at 1:00 PM

Registration:

BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL (From 9/11/23 - 9/17/23)  - $60 for all divisions

Early Bird (ends 11/10/2023) - $55  first division, $5 each additional division

Door (After 11/10/2023) - $55 first division, $10 each additional division

 

AKA Members get $5.00 off their registration!

Spectator Pricing

Regular - $10.00

Vets (with proper ID) - $5.00

Kids 3-Under - Free

VENUE - TOCA - Naperville
1740 Quincy Ave, Naperville, Illinois 60540

Venue Info
Hotel Info

This year we will be using Holiday Inn Express - Naperville as the official hotel for our event. Room rates for the weekend of the event will be $99 a night. You have until 10/28/2023 to reserve a room at this price.

For those staying only Saturday night, please use the link below:

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS - 1 Night

For those staying for Friday and Saturday night please use the link below:

HOLDAY INN EXPRESS - 2 Nights

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Divisions

Traditional Forms

 

Black Belts (M/F)

9 & Under

10-11

12-13

14-15

16-17

18-29

30 & Over

 

Under Belts (M/F)

7-Under (Nov, Int/Adv)

8-9 (Nov, Int/Adv)

10-11 (Nov, Int, Adv)

12-13 (Nov, Int, Adv)

14-17 (Nov, Int, Adv)

18-Over (Nov, Int/Adv)

First Timers Division

 

Traditional Forms (M/F)

10 & Under (Novice only)

Traditional Weapons (M/F)

10 & Under (Novice only)

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Traditional /Creative Weapons

 

Black Belts (M/F)

9 & Under

10-11

12-13

14-15

16-17

18-29

30 & Over

 

Under Belts (M/F)

7-Under (Nov, Int/Adv)

8-9 (Nov, Int/Adv)

10-11 (Nov, Int, Adv)

12-13 (Nov, Int, Adv)

14-17 (Nov, Int, Adv)

18-Over (Nov, Int/Adv)

Musical Forms/Weapons

 

Black Belts (M/F)

10 & Under

11-12

13-14

15-17

18 & Older

 

Under Belts (M/F)

11 & Under (Nov, Int/Adv)

12-14 (Nov, Int/Adv)

15-17 (Nov, Int/Adv)

18 & Over (All Ranks)

Self -Defense*

Black Belts (M/F)

17-Under

18 & Older

Under Belts (M/F)

17-Under (All ranks)

18 & Over (All Ranks)

Padded Sword Sparring*

18 - Over All Ranks

17 - Under All Ranks

Traditional Korean Forms*

Black Belts Only (M/F)

18 - Over

17 - Under

Traditional Japanese Forms*

Black Belts Only (M/F)

18 - Over

17 - Under

*Divisions may be split at the ring

All 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners are eligible for medals

Cash prizes for Grands
$200 - Adult Black Belt Forms/Weapons
$200 - Adult Black Belt M - Sparring
$200 - Adult Black Belt F - Sparring
$200 Jr. Black Belt - Forms/Weapons
$100 - Jr. Under Belt - Forms/Weapons

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Creative Forms

 

Black Belts (M/F)

9 & Under

10-11

12-13

14-15

16-17

18 & Over

 

Under Belts (M/F)

7-Under (Nov, Int/Adv)

8-9 (Nov, Int/Adv)

10-11 (Nov, Int/Adv)

12-13 (Nov, Int/Adv)

14-15 (Nov, Int/Adv)

16-17 (Nov, Int/Adv)

18-Over (All Ranks)

Extreme Forms/Weapons

 

Black Belts (M/F)

10 & Under

11-12

13-14

15-17

18 & Older

 

Under Belts (M/F)

11 & Under (Nov, Int/Adv)

12-14 (Nov, Int/Adv)

15-17 (Nov, Int/Adv)

18 & Over (All Ranks)

Point Sparring

 

Black Belts (M)

10 & Under

11-12

13-14

15-17

18 - 29

30 - Over

Black Belts (F)

10 & Under

11-13

14-17

18 & Over

30 & Over

 

Under Belts (M/F)

7-Under (Nov, Int/Adv)

Under Belts (M)

8-9 (Nov, Int/Adv)

10-11 (Nov, Int, Adv)

12-13 (Nov, Int, Adv)

14-17 (Nov, Int, Adv)

18-Over (Nov, Int/Adv)

Under Belts (F)

8-9 (Nov Int/Adv)

10-11 (Nov, Int/Adv)

12-13 (Nov, Int/Adv)

14-15 (Nov, Int/Adv)

16-17 (Nov, Int/Adv)

18-Over (All Ranks)

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Divisons

Blatant disrespect toward Officials, Timekeeper/Scorekeepers or other competitors will not be allowed. Blatant disrespect will be defined as yelling, name calling, improper gesturing, improper taunting, interrupting the ring without due process or threatening any official or competitor. Brawling or total disregard for the rules will result in immediate disqualification of a competitor be it through their own actions or actions from an outside source on their behalf. Brawling will be defined as physical confrontation between two or more people with the sole intent of causing bodily harm or damage to one another. Any fights where “street” techniques are being used (Example: Elbows, eye gouging, purposeful groin shots, hair pulling). 

Rules

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