2025 Central Region AAU National Qualifier

ALL ATHLETES AND COACHES MUST HAVE A CURRENT AAU MEMBERSHIP IN GOOD STANDING TO COMPETE. To renew your aau membership go to www.aautaekwondo.org

-COACHES ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR AAU APPROVED BLUE COACHING POLO.

NO SHIRTS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR!

To Order Coaches Polo see link below-:

https://www.aamasupply.com/collections/aau-tkd/products/official-aau-taekwondo-coach-polo?fbclid=IwAR0SGTi5a3NcLZH0N3b2jI8S_T7FO7Fz0pd0OgxCm2fcpi2vwYoL6KBC20k

We are pleased to offer Olympic Sparring, Sport Poomsae, Freestyle, WT Forms, OPEN Traditional Forms, Creative Board Breaking Divisions

Olympic Sparring; KPNP, MANDATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:

*KPNP SOCKS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR RENT OR PURCHASE ONSITE-

PRE-ORDERS FOR SOCKS WILL END BY MARCH 31ST 2025

-ALL MATCHES WILL BE BEST OF 3 ROUNDS

MATCH DURATION:

• ALL COLOR BELTS- 1 MINUTE ROUNDS
• MINI CADET BLACK BELTS (5-9, 10/11)- 1 MINUTE ROUNDS
• CADET (12-14), JR(15-17), SR(18-32), EXECUTIVE, ULTRA- 90 SECOND ROUNDS

NON-KPNP - ALL BELTS- YOUTH DIVISIONS- AGES 5-9

Mandatory Equipment for Non-PSS Matches. All competitors must wear:

1. Olympic style chest protector

2. Headgear - WHITE, BLUE OR RED ACCEPTABLE

3. Commercially manufactured shin and instep protectors (white only and must be worn underneath the dobok)

4. Forearm protectors (white only and must be worn underneath the dobok).

5. Mouth-guard. May be any color except red. Athletes with dental braces must wear special mouth guards that cover braces on both upper and lower teeth

6. Males are required to wear groin protection (hard cup). Female groin protection is optional. All groin protection must be worn inside the dobok

7. Foot Gloves (in lieu of manufactured insteps) and Hand Gloves are optional, but if used must be white half finger TKD Hand Protectors (WT style Gloves).

KPNP REQUIRED-

-MINI CADET (AGES, 10-11) - ALL BELTS

-CADET (AGES, 12-14) - ALL BELTS

-JR (AGES, 15-17)- ALL BELTS

-SENIOR ( AGES ,18 -32) ALL BELTS

-EXECUTIVE- (AGES, 33 - 42) ALL BELTS

-ULTRA AND DIAMOND- (43 AND ABOVE)- ALL BELTS

MANDATORY EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

1. Both competitors shall wear the same size chest protector with the following exception:

B.1.a. When combining weight divisions resulting in extreme size differences in the competitors, a competitor may be allowed to wear the PSS Electronic Protector appropriate for their weight class, at the discretion of the Head Referee for the event, however they will be required to use the pressure settings of the division they are moved into.

2. Headgear

-The Blue competitor must wear blue headgear

-The Red competitor must wear red headgear

B.2.c. Other than the headgear, no other item shall be worn on the head with the exception of religious headwear which shall be worn under the headgear

3. Shin protectors (white only, no instep, and must be worn underneath the dobok)

4. AAU Taekwondo approved vendor sensing socks

5. Forearm protectors (white only and must be worn underneath the dobok)

6. White half finger TKD Hand Protectors (WT style Gloves)

7. Mouth-guard. May be any color except red. Athletes with dental braces must wear special mouth guards that cover braces on both upper and lower teeth

8. Males are required to wear groin protection (hard cup). Female groin protection is optional. All groin protection must be worn inside the dobok.

• SPORT POOMSAE: (Intermediate, Advanced, Black Belt) - AGES 8 AND UP

-Sport Poomsae: Designated Poomsae's to be released 1 week prior to competition date!

-Black Belt Athletes MUST be in PROPER Sport Poomsae Competition Uniform-

-Color Belts Solid WHITE Uniform- **No Colored Uniforms are allowed

-Athletes will be judged using electronic scoring system-

-ELIMINATION- CUT-OFF SYSTEM

-MIXED PAIRS TO CONSIST OF 1 MALE, 1 FEMALE ATHLETE

-TEAM TO CONSIST OF 3 MALE OR 3 FEMALE ATHLETES

PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH DIVISION IS AN ADDITIONAL EVENT!!

EXAMPLE- IF YOUR ATHLETE IS DOING BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND PAIR THEY WILL NEED TO REGISTER FOR 2 EVENTS!

AN ATHLETE DOING INDIVIDUAL, PAIR AND TEAM WILL NEED TO REGISTER FOR 3 EVENTS

NO ATHLETE WILL BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE UNLESS REGISTERED ACCORDINGLY AND PROPERLY!

* *PLEASE REFER TO THE SPORT POOMSAE RESOURCE PAGE ON AAUTAEKWONDO.ORG

• WT and OPEN Traditional Forms

-All Ages, All Belts.

-No specific uniform requirements

-Athletes may perform their current belt rank or up 1 form below current rank.

-Traditional WT or WTF ( Taeguek or Palgwe Forms)

-Traditional ITF

-Traditional TSD/MDK

OPEN Board Breaking-

$3.00 PER BOARD - CASH ONLY PAID AT THE DOOR!

-Single Elimination Bracketed Format

- Athletes compete in a side-by-side manner (superior technique advances to the next round) -90 seconds maximum setup/break time allowed per competitor

-Maximum of 10 boards utilized is allowed per competitor, per round of competition

-No forehead breaking, open flames, or bladed props may be used

- No jumping/flying over people will be allowed

-No spacers will be allowed

-No direct elbow strikes will be allowed

-Athlete technique will be judged based on the following criteria Technique, Focus, Balance, Power, and Creativity

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

EARLY REGISTRATION- JAN 6 - FEB 6 - $99 + $20 EACH ADDITIONAL EVENT

REGULAR REGISTRATION - FEB 7 - APRIL 13 - $109 + $20 EACH ADDITIONAL EVENT

LATE REGISTRATION - APRIL 14 - APRIL 21ST - $129 + $20 EACH ADDITIONAL EVENT

BOARDS - $3.00 PER BOARD *CASH ONLY PAID AT THE DOOR

ABSOLUTELY NO ATHLETE OR COACH REGISTRATON AT THE DOOR!

ALL SALES ARE FINAL - NO REFUNDS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE !

SPECTATOR TICKETS:

ONLINE PURCHASE - $15.00 PER TICKET (ENDS APRIL 21ST!)

CASH AT THE DOOR - $15.00 PER PERSON

CHILDEN AGES 5 AND UNDER - FREE OF CHARGE!

Please reach out to us with any additional questions or concerns and we look forward to seeing everyone in April

OLYMPIC SPARRING WILL USE KPNP EQUIPMENT-

*KPNP SOCKS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR RENT OR PURCHASE ONSITE-

PRE-ORDERS FOR SOCKS WILL END BY MARCH 31ST 2025

-MINI CADET (AGES, 10-11) - ALL BELTS

-CADET (AGES, 12-14) - ALL BELTS

-JR (AGES, 15-17)- ALL BELTS

-SENIOR ( AGES ,18 -32) ALL BELTS

-EXECUTIVE- (AGES, 33 - 42) ALL BELTS

-ULTRA AND DIAMOND- (43 AND ABOVE)- ALL BELTS

ALL COACHES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CURRENT AAU MEMBERSHIP IN GOOD STANDING-

ALL COACHES ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR BLUE COACHES POLO- ABSOLUTELY NO EXPECTIONS WILL BE MADE

ALL COACHES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE TAKEN AND PASSED THE MANDATORY COACHES COURSE THROUGH AAU! *ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS!

SPORT POOMSAE UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS;

COLOR BELTS- SOLID WHITE UNIFORM ONLY

BLACK BELTS- APPROPRIATE COLORED UNIFORM AND BELT

Host or Publisher Master Ray Kyi