TOURNAMENT DIVISIONS
Individuals can compete in traditional Tang Soo Do forms, weapons forms and point sparring. Schools are also encouraged to field teams for our team form divisions for both gups and dans. There are 100 divisions and awesome SoCAL SHOWDOWN medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. There are also Grand Champion trophies for black belt forms, weapons and men's and women's sparring.
(Divisions may be cancelled, combined or split at the discretion of the tournament Director) |
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Divisions may be combined or split at the discretion of the Tournament Director.
Individual Gup & Pre-School (aka Team Turtle, Tiny Tiger, Lil Dragon) Competitors |
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Forms |
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Sparring |
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Weapons |
Age |
Sex |
Beg 10th – 7th |
Int 6th – 4th |
Adv 3rd – 1st |
Beg 10th – 7th |
Int 6th – 4th |
Adv 3rd – 1st |
All Gup Levels |
6 & under (Pre-School)*
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M/F |
F-0 |
S-0 |
N/A |
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7 & 8 yrs
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M/F |
F-1 |
F-2 |
F-3 |
S-1 |
S-2 |
S-3 |
W-1 |
9 & 10 yrs
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M/F |
F-4 |
F-5 |
F-6 |
S-4 |
S-5 |
S-6 |
W-2 |
11 & 12 yrs
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M/F |
F-7 |
F-8 |
F-9 |
S-7 |
S-8 |
S-9 |
W-3 |
13 & 14 yrs |
M/F |
F-10 |
F-11 |
F-12 |
S-10M S-10F |
S-11M S-11F |
S-12M S-12F |
W-4 |
15 & 16 yrs |
M/F |
F-13 |
F-14 |
F-15 |
S-13M S-13F |
S-14M S-14F |
S-15M S-15F |
W-5 |
17 – 34 yrs |
M/F |
F-16 |
F-17 |
F-18 |
S-16M S-16F |
S-17M S-17F |
S-18M S-18F |
W-6 |
35+ |
M/F |
F-19 |
F-20 |
F-21 |
S-19M S-19F |
S-20M S-20F |
S-21M S-21F |
W-7 |
*Competitors ages 6 and under may participate in “Crane (aka Chicken) Sparring”. Competitors age 6 who are already practicing traditional forms or sparring using foam-dipped gear may compete in the 7-8yr old divisions.
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Individual Dan Competitors |
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Forms |
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Sparring |
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Weapons |
Age |
Sex |
Cho Dan |
Ee Dan |
Sam Dan |
Lt |
Med |
Hvy |
All Dans |
12 & under
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M/F |
F-22 |
S-22 |
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W-8 |
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13 & 14 yrs
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M/F |
F-23 |
S-23 |
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W-9 |
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15 & 16 yrs |
M/F |
F-24 |
S-24M S-24F |
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W-10 |
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17 – 34 yrs |
M/F |
F-25 |
F-26 |
F-27 |
S-25M S-25F |
S-26F |
S-27M |
W-11 |
35+ |
M/F |
F-28 |
F-29 |
F-30 |
S-28M S-28F |
S-29F |
S-30M |
W-12 |
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Individual Ko Dan Ja (4th & 5th Dan) Competitors |
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Age |
Sex |
Forms |
Sparring |
Weapons |
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All Ages
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M/F |
F-31 |
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S-31 |
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W-13 |
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Team Events |
Weight Classes |
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Forms |
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Description |
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Division |
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Male |
Female |
Team Forms Gups*
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M/F |
TF-1 |
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Light |
≤ 169 |
≤129 |
Youth Team Forms Dans*
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M/F |
TF-2 |
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Middle |
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130 & up |
Adult Team Forms Dans*
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M/F |
TF-3 |
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Heavy |
170 & up |
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*Team Forms for Gups is all ages/all ranks. Dan Youth Teams are 16 & under. Dan Adult Teams are 17 & up but may include youth. |