Time: Opening ceremony at 9:30 am (doors open at 8:00am)

Location: Curtis Junior High School main gymnasium, 3725 Grandview Dr W, University Place, WA 98466

Registration and Lunch:

Entry fee: $ 25 (registration) + $ 15 (lunch)

• Japanese beef curry with rice and kimchi will be served.
• Registered shinpan will receive a complimentary lunch.
• Please register at https://www.portlandkendo.com/payment/tacoma-taikai

Registration due: September 18th, 2024

• Please complete and sign the waiver form attached to the email and submit it by the registration deadline. Tournament divisions: Please note that the divisions are subject to change depending on the number of entries.

Women’s individuals:

• 12 and under girls
• 13–17 years girls
• 18+ years women

Women’s teams: Randomly mixed teams of 3

• To promote fairness and new friendly interaction, we will do our best to separate team members of the same dojo/federation and rank.
• Team members will be drawn by random
• Participants will be informed of their team line-ups in the morning of the tournament
• Participants’ age and rank will be considered in determining the team line ups.

Rules and Format:

Individuals: Preliminary round robin matches (3 min) in groups of 3 or 4.

• In the case of a tie, hikiwake is called.
• Top 2 winners of each group (by wins, then points) proceed to bracket knockout matches (3 min). Knockout matches (3 min).
• In the case of a tie, two 1-min encho followed by hantei.
• In the case of a tie in the semi-final or final matches, one unlimited encho.

Teams:

• 3 min matches, with daihyo-sen (unlimited time) in the case of an overall tie.

We request that dojos/clubs prepare participants with their own tasuki and shinpans bring their flags if possible.