British Championships 2022

to be held at

Worcester Arena
University of Worcester, Severn Campus, Worcester, WR2 5JN

Sunday 27th November 2022

ALL Competitors are to arrive by 9.00 A.M.

There are now divisions for everyone:
JUNIORS
Coloured Belts Up to & including 15 years old.
Black Belts Up to & including 14 years old.

CADETS (Black Belts Only)
15 years up to & including 17 years old.

ADULTS
Coloured Belts 16 years & over
Black Belts (Female) 18 years to 34years
Black Belts (Male) 18 years to 39 years

EXECUTIVE MALE (Black Belts Only)
40 years & over (patterns & sparring)

EXECUTIVE FEMALE (Black Belts Only)
35 years & over (patterns & sparring)

The closing date for entries and officials is Friday 11th November 2022

All officials MUST bring their BLACK BELT LICENCE BOOK FOR STAMPING TO RECORD THEIR ATTENDANCE.
** YOU MUST ARRIVE BY 8.30 A.M. OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PAY TO ENTER**

COMPETITORS
All competitors may only wear standard white TAGB doboks, the most recent national doboks or TAGB Tiger Dobok. (No club doboks)
All sparring competitors may wear forearm protectors in addition to their regulation TAGB sparring equipment.

BLACK BELT WEIGH-IN
All Black Belt Divisions (Adults, Cadets & Executives Only) MUST weigh in before the closing time or they will be withdrawn from the competition.
The weigh-in will close at 10.30 am

ENTRY FEE’S
Competitor £15.00 per event (i.e. 3 events £45.00) Spectator £10.00
Tag Team: £15.00 per 3 person team. To be paid & entered on the day.
NO CAMERAS OR VIDEO CAMERAS ARE PERMITTED ANYWHERE ON THE COMPETITION AREA.

PATTERN DIVISIONS

Juniors
All junior pattern divisions are as follows.
Yellow (9th Kup to 7th Kup)
Green (6th Kup to 5th Kup)
Blue (4th Kup to 3rd Kup)
Red (2nd Kup to 1st Kup)
Black (All grades together)
Boys & Girls in separate divisions

Cadets
Cadet pattern divisions are as follows.
Black (All Dan Grades together)
Male & female in separate divisions.

Adults
All adults pattern divisions are as follows.
Yellow (9th Kup to 7th Kup)
Green (6th Kup to 5th Kup)
Blue (4th Kup to 3rd Kup)
Red (2nd Kup to 1st Kup)
Black (1 ) (1ST Dan Only)
Black (2+3) (2nd & 3rd Dan)
Black (4+) (4th Dan and above)
Male & Female in separate divisions

EXECUTIVE (Black Belt Only)
All grades together, competitors must perform a pattern of their grade

Male & female in separate divisions.

PATTERNS
All competitors can perform a pattern up to their grade from the list below.

TEAM PATTERN COMPETITION
Divisions
Juniors – Boys and Girls in the same divisions
Three competitors in a team
Split as follows
9th kup to 7th kup
6th kup to 4th kup
3rd kup to lst kup
All Dan Grades

Adults – Males and Females in the same division
Three competitors in a team
Split as per junior divisions

RULES OF THE COMPETITION
Each team to perform a pattern in unison.
Pattern to be scored in the same way as in individual pattern events.
The pattern to be relevant to the most junior grade in the team.
(eg A team with a 9th Kup in can only perform Chon Ji and a team with a 3rd kup in can
perform any pattern up to and including Toi Gye)
Scoring to be based on the following:-
1. The correctness of the pattern moves
2. Power, balance, focus, fluidity etc. As per individual pattern competition.
3. Synchronisation of all members when performing the pattern.
Cost £5.00 per competitor. Same as TAG team event.
ENTRY ON THE DAY AT THE TAG TEAM DESK

SPARRING DIVISIONS

All the above divisions 1 x 1.5-minute rounds.  Medals awarded 1 x Gold 1 x Silver 2 x Bronze

All the above divisions 1 x 2-minute rounds.  Medals awarded 1 x Gold 1 x Silver 2 x Bronze

All the above divisions 1 x 2-minute rounds.   Medals awarded 1 x Gold 1xSilver 2xBronze

All the above divisions 1 x 2-minute rounds.   Medals awarded 1 x Gold 1 x Silver 2 x Bronze
Black Belt Final 2 x 2-minute rounds.

All the above divisions 1 x 2-minute rounds.  Medals awarded 1 x Gold 1 x Silver 2 x Bronze
Black Belt Final 2 x 2-minute rounds.

All the above divisions 1 x 2-minute rounds.   Medals awarded 1 x Gold 1 x Silver 2 x Bronze

All the above divisions 1 x 2-minute rounds.   Medals awarded 1 x Gold 1 x Silver 2 x Bronze

DESTRUCTION (BLACK BELTS ONLY)

Competitors may enter: hand, foot or both

Medals awarded 1 x Gold Foot destruction    1 x Gold Hand destruction

RULES OF TAG TEAM SPARRING

ALL TEAM EVENTS TO START AFTER THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION.
Teams will consist of a 3 person team; bouts will be for 4 minutes.
Each time the bout is stopped you can change with a member of your team by tagging your team members glove.
All 3 members must fight at some stage during the bout. All team matches will be point stop.
The same 3 fighters must compete for the duration of the event.
Teams who do not have 3 fighters will not be allowed to continue in the competition.
No substitutions due to injury or disqualification.

TAG TEAM SPARRING DIVISIONS

MALE:
3-person team. White/Yellow/Green belts together. No weights.
3-person team. Blue/red belts together. No weights
3-person team. Black belts. No weights.

FEMALE:
3-person team. White/Yellow/green belts together. No weights.
3-person team. Blue/red belts together. No weights.
3-person team. Black belts. No weights.

JUNIOR’s
3-person team. White/Yellow/Green belts together. Must all be from the same division.
3-person team: Blue/Red belts together. Must all be from the same division.
3-person team: Black belts. Must all be from the same division.

* There will be four junior divisions
1. Pee wee.
2. Lightweight.
3. Middleweight.
4. Heavyweight.

* Boys and Girls separate teams
** There are no separate team events for Executive Male & Executive Female or Cadet Male & Cadet
Female.
All junior teams are under 16 years old
All senior teams are 16 years and over

Students Guide To Entering TAGB Competitions

BEFORE ENTERING:-  Please make sure that:-
• You have a current T.A.G.B. / B.T.C. Licence.
• You are training regularly and understand what is expected of you.
• You are wearing a White TAGB suit, a current TAGB ‘National’ suit or a TAGB Tiger suit.
• You have a full set of TAGB sparring equipment. (i.e. boots, shin guards, groin guards (for men and boys) gloves, headguard and gum shield).
• You have transport to the venue and you arrive on time.

HOW TO ENTER: – Competitors
All competitors, juniors or adults, whether competing in sparring or patterns or both, must complete a competition entry form.
The forms can be obtained from your instructor and must be completed as requested and handed over to your instructor
before the closing date stated on the competition information or announced in your class.

PRICES
COMPETITORS (Adults & Juniors) £15 per event Make sure you are the correct grade as stated on your entry form.
SPECTATORS £10 ENTRY FEES ARE NON REFUNDABLE

JUNIORS (under 15)
Make sure you are the correct height for your division. You will be height tested on the day and if you are not in the correct height division you will be disqualified from that division.

CADETS (15 – 17 years)
ADULTS (18 years +)
EXECUTIVES (male 40 years +, female 35 years +) Black Belt only patterns & sparring

Make sure that you are the correct weight for the division you want to compete in. You will be weighed in on the day, and if you are not within your entered weight division you will be disqualified from that division.
In tournaments where there are no cadet divisions, junior divisions are up to 15 years old and Adults are from 16 years and above.

You will receive a competitor’s ticket from your instructor which must be taken to the competition. Do not forget or lose this ticket. If you forget or lose this ticket you will have to pay the spectators fee of £10 to gain access to the competition.

SPECTATORS
You may purchase a ticket from your instructor on request, or you may pay on the door at the competition. There will be a separate queue for spectators. All spectators who purchased a ticket beforehand will generally be allowed into the competition hall before those who are paying on the day.

ON THE DAY OF THE COMPETITION
NO SPECTATORS ARE ALLOWED AROUND THE COMPETITION AREAS – THEY MUST BE SEATED IN THE SEATS PROVIDED, OR THEY MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE HALL.
• The competition will start with the pattern events, first with the juniors and some designated cadet and adult divisions.
• Each competition area will be allocated with an area number that will be indicated by the number on the tablecloth and a numbered signpost. There will also be a coloured sign, signifying the belt colour and category of the current division, situated underneath the numbered signpost at head high level.
• Listen out for an announcement of the start of your division on an allocated area over the Public Address System. (You can also check the running order, which may be displayed on a plasma screen somewhere in the hall, when available.)
• All juniors will be height tested before the sparring competition starts at an allocated area (i.e. all yellow belt boys, all heights).
• All cadets & adults will be weighed in before they spar at the allocated area for that division.
Failure to be height tested / weighed in will result in a competitor not being entered for the sparring event
(if they are competing in the sparring event).

You must make sure that you are in the right competition area at the right time.
If you are unsure, then you must ask your instructor or an official.

Click Here to Complete Your Entry Form