Competition Information
For those who wish to compete, the club enters a number of top class competitions around the country and abroad. Besides these major competitions we also enter interclub open competitions at National and Regional Level.
The academy has produced English/British gold medals and gold’s at international level. Some of our squad members have qualified for the England Karate Team at European, Commonwealth, World and Home Internationals.
Click Here for the WKF rules of Karate competition
Kata
Kata as a Sport
To read about what the original meaning of kata, how it is linked to self-defence against physical violence that was practiced prior to the sportification of Karate in Japan in the early 1900s, please visit our Karate Jutsu article.
Kata as a performance sport, is a great form of physical conditioning and a major discipline within Competitive Karate, it improves balance and co-ordination, Speed and Strength, focus and technique, and is great for young children to improve there attention and all the above.
It can take years to understand how to get each technique to look perfect, string the movements together with timing / movement of the body and put all your strength / speed / focus in every move.
In high-level competition, the standard of Kata is very high; it seems mostly dominated by countries such as Spain, France, Italy and Japan. In resent years England as really started to make its mark on the World and European stage.
Kata Competition
Kata Competition is done with a knock out system. Judged with 3 or 5 referees each holding a red flag and a blue flag, this represents the red belt one athlete is wear and blue the other belt the opponent is wearing ( like the blue and red corners of boxing ).
Both athletes will show there kata to the judges one at a time, after both have finished the referee blows his whistle and the judges lift up the flag of the athlete they though performed the best kata.
What Kata does the NWKA practice?
We perform and practice kata of the Shitoryu School. There are well over 60 Kata’s in this style, we don’t have time to do them all and the syllabus contains usually one or two kata for each belt. Remember, its quality not quantity. In the Days of Karate Jutsu many would only practice one maybe two Katas.
In competition the WKF there a 43 Shitoryu Kata recognised by the World Karate Federation, here is a list of them.
1. Jitte 2. Jion 3. Jiin 4. Matsukaze 5. Wanshu 6. Rohai 7. Bassai Dai 8. Bassai Sho 9. Tomari Bassai 10. Matsumura Bassai 11. Kosokun Dai 12. Kosokun Sho 13. Kosokun Shiho 14. Chinto 15. Chinte 16. Seienchin 17. Sochin 18. Niseishi 19. Gojushiho 20. Unshu 21. Seisan 22. Naifanchin Shodan 23. Naifanchin Nidan 24. Naifanchin Sandan 25. Aoyagi (Seiryu) 26. Jyuroku 27. Nipaipo 28. Sanchin 29. Tensho 30. Seipai 31. Sanseiru 32. Saifa 33. Shisochin 34. Kururunfa 35. Suparimpei 36. Hakucho 37. Pachu 38. Heiku 39. Paiku 40. Annan 41. Annanko 42. Papuren 43. Chatanyara Kushanku
Compulsory Kata for preliminary rounds are highlight in orange
Kumite
Kumite is semi contact competition sparring within the rules of the World Karate Federation ( WKF ), we have tried to simplify the rules for you below. But if you wish to download the full rules from the official website please click here.
Points Structure
Score is as follows
Ippon ( 1 point )
Is awarded for punches
Nihon ( 2 Points )
Is awarded for kicks to the body
Sanbon ( 3 points )
Is awarded for kicks to the head or throwing an opponent to the ground, followed by a scoring technique
Once an athlete has score using the correct criteria to receive a point(s). The referee calls “yame” ( meaning stop ) and awards the relevant athlete there point(s) using hand signals. The scoring is as following
The referee with also stop the match if a foul has been made, they will then award the relevant penalties and point(s)
Criteria for score
A score is awarded when a technique is performed according to the following criteria to a scoring area:
a) Good form
b) Sporting attitude
c) Vigorous application
d) Awareness (ZANSHIN)
e) Good timing
f) Correct distance
Attacks are limited to the following areas:
a) Head
b) Face
c) Neck
d) Abdomen
e) Chest
f) Back
g) Side
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