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WELCOME
It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 2026 The Tauranga Open Championship. This year we will be
holding the The Tauranga Open (formerly the Budo South Open) as a ONE DAY EVENT, on SATURDAY the
4th of APRIL at TAURANGA BOYS’ COLLEGE GYMNASIUM.
EXTRA EVENTS
On Friday the 3rd April, there will be:
• Poomsae Referees and Coaches Seminar/Workshop held at the Tauranga Boys’ College (664
Cameron Road, Tauranga) from 930pm to 1230pm. The event is open to any taekwondo
practitioners. It will be presented by an International Referee and assisted by various other
International Referees.
• Kyorugi Referees and Coaches Seminar/Workshop held at the Tauranga Boys’ College (664 Cameron
Road, Tauranga) from 1pm to 4pm. The event is open to any taekwondo practitioners. It will be
presented by International Referee, Aaron Dean, and assisted by various other International
Referees.
On Sunday the 5th April, there will be a Poomsae Athletes Seminar/Workshop held at the venue
(TAURANGA BOYS’ COLLEGE) from 9am to 1pm. The event is a closed event. It will be presented byDiego
Chiriff and assisted by various other Poomsae coaches. If you wish to attend, please contact
hayley@ilovetkd.nz
LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF COMPETITORS
The tournament will be limited to 390 competitors (Poomsae (130) and Kyorugi (260) combined (390)).
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 (4th)
SATURDAY 4TH APRIL – KYORUGI (SPARRING)
Start time – 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.
SATURDAY 4TH APRIL – POOMSAE (PATTERNS)
This is a single elimination tournament format, held under WT competition rules. All competitors must pre-
register. Late entries will not be accepted. The Poomsae competition will be held on Saturday 12th April –
Poomsae from 8am to 1230pm. Poomsae is scheduled for the morning of Saturday (4th)
ENTRY DETAILS
• Two competition mats in Gym 1 for Poomsae and Kyorugi
• Gym 2 acting as the warm up room
• 260 Kyorugi competitors maximum, 130 Poomsae competitors maximum
HEAD OF TEAM MEETING
A Head of Team/Coaches meeting will be held, via Zoom, on Wednesday 1st April, 2026 from 9pm to
10pm. This meeting is mandatory for all Heads of Team.
See you on the mats,
GARRY CARPENTER
Technical Delegate