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Updated : 10-31-2006

The University of Minnesota Shotokan Karate Club is hosting its 23rd Annual Traditional Karate Tournament for March 2009. The tournament is scheduled for Saturday, March 7, 2009, and will run from 10:30 AM to about 5:00 PM. All clubs from the midwest region are invited! We regularly see competitors from North and South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Also we will having a separate children's tournament. Events will include individual kata, individual kumite, team kata, team kumite, and enbu, with several divisions for different levels of rank, and Men's and Women's divisions. The tournament is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the UMN Shotokan Karate Club, and all proceeds help pay for quality instruction and judging, equipment rental for the tournament and training, and other tournament trips. This event is a great opportunity to exchange ideas with fellow college karate clubs, and we look forward to seeing everyone! Finally, we meet after the tournament for dinner every year, at one of the many restaurants around the Minneapolis campus. Details will be announced during the tournament.

The University of Minnesota Traditional Karate Tournament is open to all karateka studying the JKA-Shotokan style of traditional Japanese karate.

21th Annual UMN Karate Tournament
Date:	Saturday, March 7, 2009 (3-07-2009)
Place:	University Recreation Center
Time:	10:30 - 11:30 Competitor check-in and late registration. 11:30 - 12:00 Review of Rules 12:00 Tournament begins!
Fees:	One Event:   $25.00 Two Events:   $30.00 Three or more Events:   $35.00 Make checks payable to: UMN Shotokan Karate Club

Competition Events

Listed here are the events available to compete in at the UMN Tournament. These cover all possible categories, but actual groupings may change during the tournament depending on how many entrants each division has ( For instance, team kata may be combined with the advanced team kata division ). Men and women compete together both in the individual kata and team events, and separately for kumite.

Men's Individual Events :

White & Orange belt Kata (10-7 Kyu)
Green & Purple belt Kata (6-4 Kyu)
Brown belt Kata (3-1 Kyu)
Black belt Kata (Shodan and up)

Kumite (10-7 Kyu)
Kumite (6-4 Kyu)
Men's Kumite (3-1 Kyu)
Men's Kumite (Shodan and up)

Women's Individual Events :

White & Orange belt Kata (10-7 Kyu)
Green & Purple belt Kata (6-4 Kyu)
Brown belt Kata (3-1 Kyu)
Black belt Kata (Shodan and up)

Kumite (10-7 Kyu)
Kumite (6-4 Kyu)
Women's Kumite (3-1 Kyu)
Women's Kumite (Shodan and up)

Team Events :

Team Kata (4th Kyu and below)
Advanced Team Kata (3rd Kyu and above)
(Team kata is classified according to common rank of two of the three members.)

Registration Details

Competetors will need to fill out a Registration Form and mail it in, or have it ready at the start of tournament registration. A Liability Waiver must be filled out and turned in as well (UMN Club members don't need the liability waiver, we already have them on file). Both forms can be downloaded below.

Forms
Registration Form	Registration Form
Liability Waiver	Liability Form

Make checks payable to the UMN Shotokan Karate Club.



For any further questions on events, directions, or registration, please contact our club email at karate@umn.edu.

Any tournament correspondence can be mailed to the University of Minnesota Shotokan Karate Club:

UMN Shotokan Karate Club

221 Cooke Hall

1900 University Ave SE

Minneapolis, MN 55455

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Updated : 10-31-2006