Venue : Cottonera Sports Complex, COTTONERA, MALTA

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1 Venue : Cottonera Sports Complex, COTTONERA, MALTA Closing Date: 28th February if number of established entries is reached before Closing Date, NO MORE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED Don t leave it till late!

2 MALTA KARATE OPEN 2016 Events KATA DAY 1 : Friday, 18 th March Start 10:00am (Children, Cadets, Juniors, Seniors, Masters, Pairs, Team, Weapons & Freestyle) KATA & KUMITE Events Fees : KATA KATA KATA Spectators Tickets covering both days (Eur14.00) Early Bird Tickets (Eur10)

3 KUMITE (DAY 2 : Sat, 19 th March Start 9:00am) (Boys, Girls, Juniors, Seniors,, Masters, Teams, Team Rotation) Spectators Tickets covering both days (Eur14.00) Early Bird Tickets (Eur10) All Competition entries and Fees must be received by SUNDAY, 28th FEBRUARY 2016 Entries after this date will NOT be entered into the draw. Kindly respect Closing Date.

4 If maximum number of entries will be reached before CLOSING DATE, competition entries will be stopped. This will be announced on website and facebook Group MALTA KARATE SKSM and EVENT Page MALTA OPEN 2016 Please include Payment with entry form payable to SKSM in EURO ONLY. Include all details of sender on reverse of cheque with full club or association name if paying by cheque. Postal Address SKSM KARATE MALTA c/o DB SPORTS CENTRE Triq Ballut MOSTA MALTA EUROPE Address : sksm@maltanet.net AS TO AVOID ANY UNNECESSARY WAITING AT THE SPORTS HALL, DIRECT SECURE PAYMENT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED DIRECT PAYMENT by bank, kindly find details below : Account name: MR CHRIS GALEA A/C SKSM SCHOOL Account number: IBAN: MT60VALL SWIFT/BIC: VALLMTMT Bank Address: Bank of Valletta plc, Racecourse Street, Marsa MRS1631 Malta Bank sort code:

5 ACCOMODATION & TRANSPORT DEALS Malta is a very small island, and one can find hotels and youth hostels around the island very easily. We Recommend to use the following hotel for booking well in advance and get special prices by simply mentioning the booking Code listed on the Accommodation Package (Send to receive it on sksm@maltanet.net). Booking can be made through internet, fax or phone. Country Code to be used when calling to Malta is Official Hotels to choose from DB SAN ANTONIO SPA HOTEL & SPA 4 Star St. Paul's Bay / Qawra MAIN OFFICIAL HOTEL (free SAYONARA PARTY FOR ALL) Rates starting from Eur23.00 b/b per person per night (triple room) ALEXANDRA HOTEL 3 Star St. Julians, Malta Rates starting from Eur19.50 b/b per person per night (triple room) Send separate for Accommodation Special Deal in order to make your booking on sksm@maltanet.net ALL HEAD OF DELEGATIONS PLEASE NOTE : FOR BEST PRICES ON ACCOMMODATION we recommend these 2 Hotels in the heart of ST. JULIANS and in one of the best touristic places in Malta - Qawra... We recommend you to book through SKSM KARATE MALTA to help us support this event... send NOW FOR MORE INFORMATION. TRANSPORT : Ask for our unbeatable prices... KINDLY FILL IN TRANSPORT APPLICATION FORM TO CONFIRM YOUR TRANSFERS

6 More accommodation in Malta Airport : Malta International Airport Luqa Other Interesting sites about MALTA MALTA WEATHER TOURIST INFORMATION 2 DAY PROGRAM Venue : Cottonera Sports Complex, COTTONERA, MALTA FRIDAY, 18 th March 2016 MALTA OPEN 2016 CHAMPIONSHIPS KATA...starts 10:00pm onwards (Kindly note : New STARTING TIME) Kindly Note : If Kata is not finished on Friday, Categories will commence on Saturday morning first thing before Kumite Categories. SATURDAY, 19 th March 2016 MALTA OPEN 2016 CHAMPIONSHIPS KUMITE... starts 9:00am NEW SPECIAL CATEGORIES ADAPTED KARATE for athletes with SPECIAL NEEDS to be introduced in this tournament. Kindly see Category list for Category Details (Kata Categories 67, 68, 69)

7 RULES and REGULATIONS ON THE DAY KATA (Friday, 18 th March Day 1... START 10:00 AM) All kata Categories will be judged by POINTS 4 Tatami will be used throughout the day (see area setup) Kata will be judged by points. If Category is less than 8 athletes : one round one kata. If Category more than 8 athletes : 2 rounds -2 kata (second round 8 Athletes pass). Chief Area Referee will inform athletes how many rounds. Any athlete can participate in any amount of Categories, if possible, there will be no waiting or stoppage of categories, simply to wait for an athlete. From the organizers side, we will do our best for everyone to take part in every category entered. If the same 2 competitors tie twice, final decision is to be taken by flags. Categories 6, 8,10,12,14A,16A, 14B, 16B Change Kata each round (3 rd kyu (brown and above)). All other Kata Categories can repeat same kata all rounds. Athletes can compete with their own coloured belt. There may be amalgamations of categories without notice, due to lack of athletes in the said events. Kindly note that in Team Kata and Pair Kata, one round one kata. If there is a draw, same kata can be repeated. (No Bunkai is needed in final). Medals will be awarded to the first, second and Joint third places. Only one trophy for the winning team. Any known style kata will be allowed for all grades Categories 25A, 26A, 26PRA, 27, 28, 29 will have Music, therefore all areas will be stopped and only one tatami will be used for these categories. The coach is to provide the music on a USB Stick (NOT cds) as to avoid any malfunction on the day. Coach will be ask to send by one week before the championships all Music (in mp3 format) with athletes details (name and length of music to be played) : NOT MORE THAN 1min 30sec. Trophies awarded to the first 4 places in INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES ONLY. PARTICIPATION TOKEN TO EVERYONE ON THE DAY. KUMITE (Saturday, 19 th March Day 2... START 9:00AM) Rules based on WUKF. Coaches and Referees will be briefed before the competition with all the changes by the chief referee before the Kumite section starts. Red and White Belts/ mitts ONLY... This is tournament is on WUKF Guidelines (No Blue Mitts). Gum shields (a must) Clean gis are compulsory. Chest guards (ladies/girls) and groin guards are recommended. No T-shirts or other fancy type of equipment/gear is allowed (except in FREE STYLE forms Categories Kata Section) Very IMPORTANT : For Safety reasons, any athletes without gum shields will NOT be allowed to fight. Coaches please take note. Every competitor is to provide his own equipment, protection, belts etc..etc. Team Kumite. You must be registered to a club or association you are competing. You must list all team members names on the entry form... In team kumite, if the first 2 bouts are won by the same team, that team will be awarded a 2-0 win. The last bout will not be fought. All team Categories are SHOBU IPPON

8 All categories (30-64 including 42B-53B) are SHOBU IPPON Only Categories 42A-53A are SHOBU SANBON Athletes can enter in both sections Ippon and Sanbon. COMPETITION GUIDELINES Please ensure that your forms are filled in correctly, that is Name, sex, age, grade etc.etc. Mark the event(s) you are entering on the entry form, that is any of the numbers 1 to 69 of the category list. Enter total amount payable per competitor and Licence Number. Friday, 18 th March 2016 : Juniors KATA event begin at 10:00AM sharp. First events will be MASTERS/ SENIORS and Team / Pair Kata... Children / Juniors/ Cadets/ Seniors... Saturday, 19 th March 2016 : KUMITE starts 9:00am. The minimum number of competitors per event category and the cancellation of events is at the discretion of the organisers. Full amount is to be settled before closing date, and sent with entry forms or by Bank Transfer (See details above). STRICTLY No late entries on the day. All clubs / organizations are asked if possible to provide a Referee/judge who s names must be entered on the slip provided. They will be given free entry on the day for their services, refreshments and special event tokens. Only the official coach on duty (with tag) may approach the control table for any queries. Competitors and spectators must go via their coach for information. Spectators entry fees for the day is Eur7.00 which you will pay at the spectators entrance. Block ticket (2 Days) Eur10.00 Every competitor will be presented with a participation TOKEN An overall Winners TROPHY will be presented to the team/club with the highest score at the end of the Championships. Points 3 points (first place), 2 points (second place) 1 point (third place) The SPECIAL AWARDS SHIELD will also be presented to the WINNING TEAM at the end of the event on Saturday. This is a special award which shows all the history of winning teams of the MALTA OPEN EDITIONS since 2003 and is kept by organizers. First Aid will be provided on the day by RED CROSS MALTA Check website for possible updates on MALTA OPEN 2016 CLOSING DATE SUNDAY, 28th February 2016 Subject to change as already advised if number of entries is reached before the closing date.