PMA Houston Heights 1st INNER SCHOOL TOURNAMENT

2401 North Shepherd Drive,Houston TX 77008

30 July, 2022

Description

It's finally time for our FIRST TOURNAMENT! Listed below is the Schedule for each division and event. Little Champions are in our 5 - 7 year old class and Champions are in our 8 - 12 year old classes. SCHEDULE: 10:00 - Little Champions Freestyle Kickboxing 10:30 - Little Champions Freestyle Kickboxing 11:00 - Little Champions Flag Sparring 11:30 - BBT Weapons BEGINNER 12:00 - BBT Weapons INTERMEDIATE 12:30 - PREMIER Weapons 1:00 - Champions Flag Sparring BEGINNER 1:30 - Champions Flag Sparring INTERMEDIATE 2:00 - Champions Continuous Kickboxing BEGINNER 2:30 - Champions Continuous Kickboxing (8-10) INTERMEDIATE 3:00 - Champions Continuous Kickboxing (11-12) INTERMEDIATE 3:30 - PREMIER Continuous Kickboxing EVENT DESCRIPTIONS: FREESTYLE KICKBOXING Simulated Kickboxing Continuous Sparring on a Wavemaster bag. Division is setup as a sparring bracket. Two competitors at a time compete on separate Wavemaster bags each executing the required techniques. One 30-second round. The judges point to determine the winner. Award placement for 1st, 2nd, and the two tied for 3rd. Judging will be based on six qualities of a champion. FLAG SPARRING Simulated sparring with each competitor having flags placed in his/her belt. The objective is to take the colored flags from the opponent while preventing your flags from being taken. Promotes an understanding of space and distance as well as speed and timing. This is a non-contact division with no safety equipment required. Division is setup as a sparring bracket. One 30-second round. Winner is determined by who has collected the most flags from the other competitor. Award placement for 1st, 2nd, and the two tied for 3rd. WEAPONS Competitors will compete two at a time. Both will perform 3 different weapon combinations at the same time. Between each combination judges will point to the winner of each round. BBT Weapons divisions can use either Bo Staff or Nunchakus. Premier Weapons divisions can use Bo Staff, Nunchakus, Double Nunchakus, Sword, or Kamas. CONTINUOUS KICKBOXING Controlled contact sparring. Division is setup as a sparring bracket. Matches are two 45-second rounds with a 30-second break in between. Competitors must use two technique exchanges. Judge will break the competitors after each exchange. Judges point to determine the winner of each round. In the event of a tie another 30-second tie-breaker round will be held. Judges will point to determine the winner of the tiebreaker. Award placement for 1st, 2nd, and the two tied for 3rd. Judging criteria will focus on proper execution of the techniques, allowable target areas, control, and speed. Techniques must be properly chambered. Competitors will receive a single warning per match for excessive contact, avoiding the fight, illegal contact, or poor sportsmanship. Any additional infraction will result in loss of the round. Competitors must wear approved headgear, face shield (youth only), groin cup, chest guard, gloves, foot pads, and shin pads.