DATE                           Sunday, November 12th, 

 

 

LOCATION                   Dover Bay Secondary School gymnasium

                                    6135 McGirr Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9V 1M1

 

 

HOST                           Shima Karate School, Nanaimo

 

 

CONTACTS                   Event managers

                                     Kurt Nordli, 250­756-1055

                                      nanaimo@shimakarate.com

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Tournament Director

                                     Richard Jane, 250-618-3595

                                      rjane@ikgacanada.com

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PARTICIPANTS                                  Any Karate BC member (standard fees)

Non­Karate BC member     ($10 non­member extra fee as per Karate BC policy)

 

RULES                          World Karate Federation (WKF) plus Karate BC modifications

 

 

SANCTION                   Karate BC (provincial sport organization with Sport BC)

 

 

SPECIAL Event             Kata GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP competition during lunch

 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE      November 3rd

 

All ages & belt levels:

$40 first event

$20 each additional event

 

Note: There will not be any weapons or team kata divisions this year

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REGISTRATION LINK   Shima Invitational Championships 2023 Registration
 

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SCHEDULE

 

Sunday, November 12th

8am                             Gymnasium Opens

8:30am                        Volunteer Meeting

9am                             Coaches/Officials Meeting

9:30am                        Opening Ceremony

9:35am                        Competition Begins

5pm                             Competition Ends

 

*BE ADVISED*

 

1. Times are approximate and the schedule is subject to changes without notice.

 

1. Athletes should be ready to compete 60 MINUTES prior to the start of your divisions.

 

1. Be advised divisions may run ONE HOUR PLUS OR MINUS of the original posted start times.

 

TO OFFICIATE AT THE EVENT

 

For current officials, please contact ROB WALKER (westshorekarate@gmail.com) with your: name, phone number, club and current officiating qualification in the WKF system (regional, provincial, national, continental and world).

 

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ATHLETE ONLINE REGISTRATION

 

1. Individual divisions: online registration is completed by athletes or parents directly in order to correctly complete the liability waiver.

2. The tournament director reserves the right to combine or split divisions in order to create better competitive experiences for athletes.

3. Division Timetable to be emailed to participants approximately 24hrs before the event.

4. Division Draws will be released on the morning of the event.

 

DIVISION QUALIFICATION

1. Please use your best judgment to determine which divisions you qualify for in regards to registration.

2. The karate style chart listed below is simply a guide to help any karate style athlete determine their divisions, even if their own dojo style is not listed.

3. This event is open to all karate athletes who wish to compete under the WKF rule system.

4. Numbers indicate KYU or a pre-black belt RANK, as normally a Kyu rank is designated a belt color, different from dojo to dojo.

5. DAN means a black belt DEGREE, from SHODAN (1st degree) upwards

 

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