In March 31 of 2012 year the Sports Centre “Martial Asahi” in cooperation with Federations of Karate, Kobudo, Ju-Jutsu, Pankration, Taekwondo will held the Eleventh Open International Festival “Freestyle Fighting 2012”. It will take place in Riga Sport Hall by address – Riga, Maskavas street 160.
The festival’s major goal is to strive for gathering different martial arts styles and schools by unified rules and criteria. Adjustment of contacts between various clubs and a unification of people from the different countries.
Main objective of our sports center – physical development of children and youth. To protect yours generation from the negative influence of modern lifestyle.
March 31
8.30 – Registration.
9.00 – Judges seminar.
9.30 - Competition start.
13.00 - The opening ceremony of tournament.
Awards after end of each discipline
Participating in the tournament:
The trainer must explain the rules of disciplines in which sportsmen take part.
Participants fee
20 Euro per one discipline,
30 Euro - per two disciplines,
40 EUR - three or more disciplines
Team Kata – 30 Euro (It is paid separately)
Team Kumite – 50 Euro per team from 5 sportsmen and 30 Euro per team from three sportsmen (It is paid separately)
Categories:
1. Open Latvian Karate tournament (Kumite WKF)
Male:
6-7 y.o: Open
8-9 y.o: -30 kg, +30kg
10- 11 y.o: -30 kg; -40kg ; +40 kg
12-13 y.o.: -40 kg; -50 kg; +50 kg
14-15 y.o.: -55 kg; -60 kg ; +60 kg
16-17 y.o.: -60 kg; -75 kg; +75 kg
18 y.o. and older: Categories of weight are formed after reception of all Application forms.
Female
Under 9 y.o.: -30 kg; +30 kg
10- 11 y. o.: -35 kg; +35 kg
12-13 y. o.: -45 kg; +45 kg
14-15 y. o.: -55 kg; +55 kg
16-17 y. o.: -60 kg; +60 kg
18 y. o. and older: Categories of weight are formed after reception of all Application forms.
2. Open Latvian Karate tournament (Kata WKF)
Male and female separately.
6-7 y.o. (Heian Shodan and higher, can repeat in each round)
8-9 y.o. (Heian Shodan and higher, can repeat in each round)
10-11 y.o. (Heian Shodan and higher, can repeat in each second round)
12-13 y.o. (Heian Shodan and higher, can repeat in each third round)
14-15 y.o. (WKF rules)
16-17 y.o. (WKF rules)
18-30 y.o. (WKF rules)
3. Open Latvian Karate tournament (Freestyle Kata)
Freestyle Kata (can repeat in each round)
Male and female separately.
Under 9 y.o.; 10- 12 y. o.; 13-15 y. o.; 16-18 y. o.; 19 y. o. and older.
4. Open Latvian Kobudo tournament (Freestyle KATA Kobudo)
Forms and freestyle compositions with weapon (separately male - female)
Under 9 y.o.; 10- 12 y. o.; 13-15 y. o.; 16-18 y. o.; 19 y. o. and older.
5. Open tournament Team Kumite (WKF):
1) The command consists from 5 persons in the age of:
1-st sportsman under 9 years old
2-d sportsman 10-11 years old
3-d sportsman 12-13 years old
4-th sportsman 14-15 years old
5-th sportsman 16-17 years old
2) 18 y.o. and older command consist from 3 persons
6. Open tournament Team KATA:
Team in each category consists from 3 sportsmen. Male and female together.
1) under 9 years
2) 10-12 years
3) 13-15 years
4) 16 years and older
7. Open Latvian Kobudo tournament (Nunchaku & Bo)
Fight consists of 2 rounds.
(First round – fight with Bo- 1 minute)
(Second round – fight with nunchaku – 1 minute)
Male and female separately.
10- 11 y. o.; 12-15 y. o.; 16-18 y. o.; 19 y. o. and older.
8. Self-defense (goshin-jutsu) (separately male - female)
Under 9 y. o.; 10-12 y. o.; 13-15 y. o.; 16-19 y. o.; older than 20 years.
