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17TH USNTF INTERNATIONAL TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS


Thank you to all USNTF member schools and USNTF individual members !
We had a very successful 17th National Tournament this year.
Thanks again for your support and participation.
We will see you next year in Portland, OR !



17th USNTF International Taekwondo Championships General Information

Juniors, Adults, Seniors, Masters
Taekwondo, Gumdo, Hapkido
Certification Seminars for Instructor, Master, Grand Master, Referee
Kukkiwon Officials will Conduct Certified Poomse Seminar, WTF Gyoroogi Seminar conducted by 1988 Gold Medallist in Olympic and Promotion Test for Kukkiwon, USNTF, WTC,Gumdo and Hapkido.

Date & Place:

Friday July 30, 2010
Certification Seminar for Instructor/Master/Grand Master/ Referee/ International Black Belt Promotion Test For Taekwondo(Kukkiwon, USNTF,WTC),Hapkido and Gumdo, Kukkiwon Officials Conducting Certified Poomse Seminar, WTF Gyorrogi Seminar at the Rosemont Hotel at O'Hare
Saturday July 31, 2010
Competition for Pee Wee(Age 4-11) and Junior( Age 12-13) at Triton College

Sunday August 1, 2010
Taekwondo Competition(Age 14-Adult, Senior) and Gumdo, Hapkido at Triton College

Registration and Participation Fee:
The Official Entry Application (filled out completely) must be accompanied by credit card, cash, money order, certified check made payable to:

U S N T F
9956 W. Grand Ave
Franklin Park, IL 60131, USA

Instructor Seminar Participation Fee:
* All Seminars for full day: $200.00
* Referee Seminar only: $50.00

Events & Competitor Participation Fee:

Taekwondo Poomse (Form)
Taekwondo Group Poomse (Group Creative Form)
Taekwondo Kyukpa (Breaking)
Taekwondo Gyoroogi (Sparring)
Gumdo Gumbup (Form)
Gumdo Gyoroogi (Sparring)
Hapkido

* $75.00 One event
* $80.00 Two events
* $85.00 Three events
* $90.00 Four events
* $95.00 Five events
* $100.00 Six events
* $100.00 for Group Poomse division
(If group has more than 5 people each person will be charged $15.00 additional)

Registration Deadline Date:
July 24, 2010 - Must be postmarked no later than July 24, 2010

* No registrations will be taken at the Door !

Competitor Check In:
July 30, 2010, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Rosemont Hotel at O'Hare

Equipment:
Standard Taekwondo uniform in good condition, white V-neck (Black stripe around the collar only for Black Belts), shin and instep-protector, fist and forearm protector (white only, elastic cushion-like stocking), protective groin cup, chest protector, headgear and mouthpiece is mandatory for gyoroogi competition. Gumdo competitors need official Koryo Gumdo uniform and Gah Gum or wooden swords for Gumbup, Arm protector, Headgear for Gumdo Sparring and Foam Sword (Tournament Committee Approved) are mandatory. Hapkido uniforms must be white or black only.

Admission:
Adults: Each day $10.00
Children: Each day $ 5.00
Under 5 years: Free

* No Video or Cameras will be allowed at Ringside !

Eligibility:
All Competitors must be students of an established school or club. Competitor’s individual membership with the USNTF is recommended.

Competition Rules and Regulations:
The current United States National Taekwondo Federation Rules and Regulations will govern these Championships.

Poomse:
Poomse are Palgwe Forms or Taegeuk Forms, Il Jang through Pal Jang for Color Belts, Koryo through Ilyo for Black Belts.
The Poomse Championships will be divided into Master, Senior, Adult, Junior, PeeWee, Mini Pee Wee, and rank in each division. Females and Males compete separately.
Adult Black Belt Poomse Competition will be divided into1st Dan, 2nd Dan, 3rd Dan, 4th Dan and Master Division.
First Dan does Koryo, 2nd Dan - Kuemgang, 3rd Dan - Taebaek, 4th Dan - Pyeongwon, etc...

Gyoroogi:
PeeWee through Junior division will consist of two (1 ˝ minute) rounds. All Adult color belts and Senior divisions for Gyoroogi will consist of two (1 ˝ minute) rounds.
Black belt division will consist of two (2 minute) rounds. Black belt finals will consist of three (2 minute) rounds.
If the number of competitors for each division is less than four, the tournament Committee has the option of combining two or three age groups of Color belts and Black belts into a single group and assigning the division of Advance, Intermediate, and Beginner.
In each combined group that there are too few participants in a division, each event will have only two weight divisions, Light and Heavy.
All Gyoroogi divisions will separate male and female competitors.
All Black Belt adult divisions will use LAJUST Electronic Chest Protector
(You must Purchase your own Socks for electronic chest Protector)


Rules concerning kicks to face shall be as follows:

1. Competitors who execute successful techniques with light contact and no injury shall be awarded a point. (This includes head area.)
2. A competitor who executes a kick to the head area which results in a minor injury (Bruising or Abrasion) shall receive a one-point deduction
3. Any competitor who executes a kick to the head area which results in bleeding, or the inability of the opponent to continue due to injury shall be disqualified. The jury, the referee and judges, after consultation with the tournament physician, shall make this determination and cannot be overruled.

Breaking
Age 4-5: 12"x9"x3/8" Board only/Flying side kick or Jumping hign front kick
Age 6-7: 12"x8" x 1/2"Board only/Flying side kick or Jumping hign kick
Age 8-9: 12"x6"x1" Board only/Flying side kick or Jumping hign kick
Age 10-13: 12"x8"x1" Board only/Flying Side kick or Jumping hign kick
Female Age 114 up:12"x8"1" Board only (Side Kick, back kick, Roundhouse kick and reverse round house, any jumping reverse side kick, back or roundhouse kick will be judged as superior Male Adult Age 14 up: 12"10"x1" Board only(Kick is same as Female division)
Power breaking division only male adult use fist and knife hand(Son nal) with 12"x10"x1" Board only (Set up time within 30 second)

Group Poomse
Must be more than 5 people in group with one minute and 1/2 performance

Gumdo Rules
Gumbup (Forms)-Official Koryo Gum Bup and Haedong Gumdo Gum Bup only
Gumdo Sparring - two (1 and 1/2 minute) rounds.

Award:
Each division will consist of 4 competitors and Medals will be awarded to the first, second, and two third place participants.
All Competitors will receive a Championship T-shirt.
All Pee Wee Black Belt, junior Black Belt and Adult Black Belt 1st place winners in the poomse divisions will compete again for Grand Champion.
Male and Female competitors will be grouped separately.
Group Poomse competitors will receive medals for all participants

Hotel recommendation:

Rosemont Hotel at O'Hare

5550 North River Rd , Rosemont IL 60018
Tel:847-928-6920 Fax: 847-678-5710

Tournament Rate: $103.00 per night
Cut off Date: July 16, 2010
When making reservations use the code of USNTF for Tournament rates

Transportation: Hotel provides shuttles from O'Hare Airport to Hotel.
USNTF provides shuttles from hotel to Triton College.
Public transportation to downtown Chicago is walking distance from the hotel.


Schedule of Events

Friday July 30, 2010:

Seminar for Instructors, Master Instructors, Grand Masters , Referee, Kukkiwon Poomse, WTF Gyoroogi, Gumdo,Hapkido,Promotion Test for Kukkiwon,USNTF,WTC,Gumdo Hapkido

08:00 AM - 08:30 AM : Check-in for Seminar at Rosemont Hotel at O'Hare
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM : Welcome Speech/Taekwondo Currant Situation Worldwide from Grandmaster Kwon
09:00 AM - 11:00 AM : Kukkiwon Poomse Seminar/Instructor from Kukkiwon, Korea/Master Doo Hyun Kim
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM : Hapkido Seminar/Grandmaster Kwoang S. Hyun
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM : Lunch Break
01:30 PM - 03:30 PM : Gyoroogi Seminar/1988 Olympic Gold medallist Master Myung Sam Chang
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM : Haedong Gumdo Seminar/Master Laura Clements, Master No Hwa Lee From Korea
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM : Koryo Gumdo Sparring Seminar/Master John P. Wood, Master Kwang Suk Huh
05:30 PM - 06:30 PM : Referee Seminar/International Referee Master Edgardo Garcia
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM : School Bussines Seminar/Only School Owners/AMS
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM : Promotion Test/Kukkiwon, USNTF, Gumdo,Hapkido
08:00 PM - ------------: Welcome and Awards Dinner Party - Invitation Only !

* Seminar instructors and time schedules are always subject to change !

Saturday July 31, 2010:

Triton College (13 under)

08:00 AM - 08:30 AM : Breakfast-Referees, Timekeepers, Tournament Staff at Triton College
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM : Meeting for Referees, Timekeepers, Tournament Staff
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM : Breaking Competition
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM : Opening Ceremony
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : Group Poomse Competition
11:30 PM - 01:00 PM : Poomse Competition
01:00 PM - 03:30 PM : Elimination
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM : Finals
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM : USNTF Annual Meeting

Sunday August 1st, 2010:

(Trition Age 14 up)

08:00 AM - 08:30 AM : Breakfast- Referee, Timekeepers, Tournament Staff at Triton College
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM : Meeting for Referees, Timekeepers, Tournament Staff and Coach
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM : Breaking Competition
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM : Group Poomse Competition (Age 14 Up)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM : Poomse Competition
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM : Color Belt and Senior Gyoroogi Competition
01:30 PM - 03:30 PM : Black Belt Competition and Final
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM : Gumdo Gumbup-Haedong and Koryo Gumdo will be separate
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM : Gumdo Gyroogi (All Ages)
07:00 PM - 10:00 PM : Farewell Party for Instructors in Grandmaster Kwon's Suite


Junior Poomse and Gyroogi Division:

Tiger Mini Pee Wee (age 4 & 5)
Dragon Mini Pee Wee (age 6 & 7)
Cougar Pee Wee (age 8 & 9)
Fox Pee Wee (age10 & 11)
Scorpion Junior (age12 & 13)
Panther (age 14 & 15)
Lion Super Junior (age16 & 17)


Adult gyroogi division:

Light: 130 lbs. and under
Middle: 130-165 lbs
Heavy Weight: 165 lbs. and over

Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple, Brown, Red, Red/Black Belt, Senior
Senior Gyroogi Division will Divided into Beginner and Advanced
Adult Black Belt Poomse and Gyroogi first place winners, in each division, will automatically become a member of the USNTF 2010 National Team representing the USNTF in any future International competitions.


Black Belt gyroogi division:

Divided into 2 divisions – National and International, to be specified by the competitor

------------------------------------Men----------------------------------------Women

Fly---------------------------Under 120 Lbs------------------------------ Under 100 Lbs

Bantam----------------------121 - 131 Lbs--------------------------------101- 112 Lbs

Feather----------------------132 - 143 Lbs--------------------------------113- 123 Lbs

Light-------------------------144 - 155 Lbs--------------------------------124- 135 Lbs

Welter-----------------------156 - 167 Lbs--------------------------------136- 147 Lbs

Middle-----------------------168 - 179 Lbs--------------------------------148 Lbs

Heavy------------------------Over - 180 Lbs



All Black Belt Adult divisions will use LAJUST Electronic Chest Protectors


ROSEMONT HOTEL (BOOKING CODE ) : USNTF

5550 NORTH RIVER ROAD ROSEMONT, IL 60018
PHONE:847-928-6920 FAX:847-678-5710
DIRET:847-928-6920





Past USNTF National Taekwondo Championships
USNTF Junior National 1992 Triton College River Grove, IL Duk Gun Kwon
1st USNTF National 1993 Triton College River Grove, IL Duk Gun Kwon
2nd USNTF National 1994 Radisson Hotel Lincolnwood, IL Duk Gun Kwon
3rd USNTF National 1995 Redroof inn Hotel Seattle, WA Troy Evans
4th USNTF National 1996 Armory Springfield, IL Thomas Perry
5th USNTF National 1997 Santa Clarita H.S. Santa Clarita, CA  
6th USNTF National 1998 Clarion Hotel O'Hare-Rosemont, IL Duk Gun Kwon
7th USNTF National 1999 Radisson O'Hare Rosemont, IL Duk Gun Kwon
8th USNTF National 2000 Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL Thomas Perry
9th USNTF National 2001 University of Mo. St. Louis, MO William Jeffries
10th USNTF National 2002 Triton College River Grove, IL Duk Gun Kwon
11th USNTF National 2003 Triton College River Grove, IL Duk Gun Kwon
12th USNTF National 2004 Triton College River Grove, IL Duk Gun Kwon
13th USNTF National 2005 Stardust Hotel Las Vegas, NV Dong Sup Kim
14th USNTF National 2006 Carolina Convention Center Carolina, Puerto Rico Luis Arroyo
15th USNTF National 2007 Triton College River Grove, IL Duk Gun Kwon
16th USNTF National 2008 Triton College River Grove, IL Duk Gun Kwon
USNTF National Seminar 2009 USNTF Headquarters Franklin Park, IL Duk Gun Kwon
17th USNTF National 2010 Triton College River Grove, IL Duk Gun Kwon




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