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WELCOME

It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 2025 BUDO SOUTH OPEN Championship. This year we will be holding the Budo South Open as a ONE DAY EVENT, on SATURDAY the 12th of APRIL.

On Sunday the 13th April, there will be a Poomsae Seminar/Workshop held at the venue (TAURANGA BOYS’ COLLEGE) from 9am to 2pm. The event is open to any taekwondo practitioners. It will be presented by the various coaches present for the tournament.

All players and coaches should be knowledgable of the WT Kyorugi and Poomsae Competition rules. Please refer to:

http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/rules/

LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF COMPETITORS

The tournament will be limited to 300 competitors (Poomsae (100) and Kyorugi (200) combined (300)).

Kyorugi (Sparring) Competitors

This is a single elimination tournament format, held under WT competition rules. All competitors must pre-register and qualify through weigh-in. Late entries will be accepted but with a $30 fee attached. Kyorugi is scheduled for the afternoon of Saturday (12th)
Saturday 12th April – Kyorugi
Start time  – 3 or 2 Courts starting at 1pm, with projected finish by 8pm.
Daedo Electronic Scoring System and Sensor Socks
It will be necessary that each competitor in these divisions bring their own pair of Daedo Sensor socks. Please visit http://www.kwon.co.nz to order and purchase the latest Daedo Sensor Socks.

Poomsae (PATTERN) Competitors

The Poomsae competition will be held on Saturday 12th April – Poomsae from 9am to 1pm
Saturday 12th April – Poomsae
Start time – 2 Courts starting at 8am, with projected finish by 12noon.

ENTRY Details

  • Two competition mats in Gym 1 for Poomsae, with a third mat in action for Kyorugi
  • Gym 2 acting as the warm up room
  • 200 Kyorugi competitors maximum
  • 100 Poomsae competitors maximum
  • Preference will be given to Clubs on the following basis:
    • Clubs that attended the Budo South in 2024
    • Oceania Clubs based from outside New Zealand
    • The Rest – First come basis

See you on the mats,

Garry Carpenter

Technical Delegate