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2023 RKC Spring Championships

Updated: Sep 12


2023 RKC Spring Championship


The RKC Dojo will hold its annual RKC Spring Championships on Saturday, 30 September 2023 at the Rivonia Sports Club (47 Achter Road, Paulhoff, Johannesburg, South Africa).


The Championship will consist of the following events:


1. Kendo Kids Non-Bogu Individual Competition

2. Kendo Kids Bogu Individual Competition

3. Non-Bogu Individual Competition

4. Open Women's Individual Competition

5. Mixed-3-person Team Competition

6. Limited Men's Individual Competition


The team events will be a MIXED-DOJO event so as to promote the spirit of friendship and co-operation amongst the members of the dojos! Once all competitors details have been received, the teams will be randomly selected.


1. Kendo Kids Non-Bogu Individual Competition

  • Open to children doing Kendo from aged 6- 12 year old.

  • 2 Age categories of competition: a) 6-8 year old; and b) 9-12 year old.

  • Kendo Kids not yet on bogu, or have oly been in bogu less than 3 months.


The competitors will perform the following exercises:


1. Hiya Suburi (10x for Pools; 20x in KO rounds)


2. Kirikieshi against motodachi.


3. Yakusoku Keiko (predetermined and continuous attacks) against Motodachi (1x in Pool Rounds, 2x in KO Rounds)

  • men --> kote --> do --> tsuki --> kote-men --> men


Scoring:

  • 3x Shimpan will score each match;

Score criteria (but adjusted to accommodate for the age of the competitors):

  • Skill

  • Stamina

  • Fighting Spirit

NB: Speed is NOT a criteria and the competitors should be encouraged to focus on the above three criteria rather.


Staff Requirements:

  • 3x Shimpan

  • 1x Competition Referee (to control the matches)

  • 2x Floor-managers to co-ordinate the fight schedule and necessary competitors around.

  • 2x Mochidachi per match in full bogu


2. Kendo Kids Bogu Individual Competition

  • The matches will be done in accordance with the FIK Shiai rules, AS WELL AS the temporary FIK rules that are in place due to the pandemic.

  • Fights will be done as sanbon-shobu.

  • ALL fights will be max. 2-mins long. Finals will be 3 mins.

  • Shimpan will be from available and eligible members from all the dojos.


Additional Staff Requirements:

  • 2x Scorekeeper

  • 1x Time Keeper

  • 1x Announcer

  • 2x Floor-managers to co-ordinate the fight schedule and necessary competitors around.


3. Non-Bogu Individual Competition

  • Age 12 and up;

  • Has not been in bogu; or has only been in bogu for less than 3 months

  • Motodachi’s in full bogu will be required. Each dojo will be required to supply at least 1 motodachi.

  • 2 competitors will compete at the same time.

  • Shimpan will be from the pool of participants who are ikkyu (1st Kyu) and up .

  • The event will consist of a selection of tasks that must be undertaken by the individual .


1. Task 1 : Haya Suburi

  • 20x for Pool Rounds, 30x for KO rounds.

  • Task performance recommendation:

  • Proper swinging of the shinia;

  • Correct footwork;

  • Co-ordination between swing and footwork.


2. Task 2: Kirikaeshi

  • Must show correct KIRIKAESHI to the shimpan:

  • 1 set will consist of 21x Cuts consisting of sho-men and sayu-men;

  • Good kamae (stance & posture), correct striking technique (hasuji & tenouchi), footwork, distance & breathing;

  • NO need to do tai-atari.

  • The number of Kirikaeshi sets will be 1x during pool round, 2x during KO rounds, and 3x for Finals

3. Task 3: Renzuku Wazza

  • Competitors must show their ability to perform continues cutting to the shimpan.

  • Pool rounds will consist of 10x renzucho men against a motodachi;

  • KO rounds will consist of 10x renzucho kote-men against a motodachi;

  • FINAL rounds will consist of 10x kote-men-do against a motodachi;

4. Task 4: Uchikomi-Keiko (final round only)

  • Competitors to perform a series of CORRECT attacks against motodachi, to which the motodachi will determine at random. Therefor the motodachi must know HOW to present the target areas properly and safely to the competitors.

  • Only in the FINAL rounds will consist of 30 sec UCHI-KOMI KEIKO against a motodachi.


Scoring criteria:

  • PRIMARY CRITERIA: Skill, Stamina & Spirit

  • SECONDARY CRITERIA : Speed

  • Competitors must have stamina to complete the task with correct skill and good spirit! Speed is a secondary criteria, PROVIDED it does not distort the techniques.

Staff Requirements:

  • 3x Shimpan per match (to be rotated with available shimpan on the day)

  • 2x Scorekeeper

  • 1 x Time keeper

  • 1x Competition Referee (to control the matches)

  • 2x Floor-managers to co-ordinate the fight schedule and necessary competitors around.

  • 4x Mochidachi (2 per team competing).


4. Open Women's Individual Competition

  • The matches will be done in accordance with the FIK Shiai rules, AS WELL AS the temporary FIK rules that are in place due to the pandemic.

  • Fights will be done as sanbon-shobu.

  • ALL fights will be max. 3-mins long. Finals will be 5 mins.

  • Shimpan will be from available and eligible members from all the dojos.


Additional Staff Requirements:

  • 2x Scorekeeper

  • 1x Time Keeper

  • 1x Announcer

  • 2x Floor-managers to co-ordinate the fight schedule and necessary competitors around.


5. Mixed-Dojo-3-Person Team Competition

  • Team of 3 members (Dantai-shiai). Teams will be “randomised” prior to the event and could comprise of a mixture of members from each dojo.

  • Each team will could only consist only of 1x  4th or 5th dan member.  The rest of the team will be randomly selected.

  • Maximum of a 5-dan-total by all members; Minimum of 2 members; No age limit; lowest grade of team will fight CHUKEN position.

  • The matches will be done in accordance with the FIK Shiai rules, AS WELL AS the temporary FIK rules that are in place due to the pandemic.

  • Fights will be done as sanbon-shobu.

  • ALL fights will be max. 3-mins long. Finals will be 5 mins.

  • Matches are decided number of fights won then number of ippons scored If there is still a tie, matches will then be determined by ippon-shobu by the Daihyosha (team representative).

  • Shimpan will be from available and eligible members from all the dojos.

Additional Staff Requirements:

  • 2x Scorekeeper

  • 1x Time Keeper

  • 1x Announcer

  • 2x Floor-managers to co-ordinate the fight schedule and necessary competitors around.



6. Limted Men's Individual Competition

  • The matches will be done in accordance with the FIK Shiai rules, AS WELL AS the temporary FIK rules that are in place due to the pandemic.

  • Fights will be done as sanbon-shobu.

  • ALL fights will be max. 3-mins long. Finals will be 5 mins.

  • Shimpan will be from available and eligible members from all the dojos.

  • A maximum of 3 Men per dojo may be registered for this competition. However, only the 1st two fighters will be guaranteed to fight. The 3rd person MAY fight (depending on number of entries)

  • DOJO's are to select their fighters by the FINAL REGISTRATION date of 22 September 2023!


Additional Staff Requirements:

  • 2x Scorekeeper

  • 1x Time Keeper

  • 1x Announcer

  • 2x Floor-managers to co-ordinate the fight schedule and necessary competitors around.


PROGRAM FOR THE DAY

(As at 16 AUG 2023)


7h00 - Hall Preparation

8h00 - Registration Opens

8h30 – Group warmup session (optional)

8h50 - Opening Ceremony

9h00 – Kendo Kids Competitions

10h00 – Kendo Kids Awards Ceremony

10h15 - IAIDO / JODO demonstration

10h30 – Non-Bogu Individual Competition

11h45 – Open Women Individuals Competition

13h00 – Open In-Bogu Team Competition

14h50 - Awards & Closing Ceremony

15h00 – Drinks and social



SHIAI-JO FLOOR PLAN

RKC Dojo Floor Plan

ADDTIONAL INFORMATION

  • DOJO’s TO BRING THEIR CLUB BANNERS, SHIMPAN FLAGS & RIBBONS;

  • FOOD & DRINKS Available at the RSC Bar & Kitchen! Please support them!

  • Cool Kendo Stuff for sale on the day! (Credit Card facilities available!)

  • COVID-19 seems to be gone, but let’s still practise good hygiene habits!

  • Submit PROVISIONAL competitors details by no later than Friday, 15 SEP 2023.

  • Submit FINAL competitors details by Friday, 22 SEP 2023.

  • TEAM DRAWS to take place on Monday, 25 SEP 2023!

  • HAVE LOTSA FUN!


SPONSORS

Many thanks to our sponsors this year who have donated products, services and prizes for the championships! Our sponsors:





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The Ryū Ken Chi (RKC) Dojo train the traditional Japanese martial arts of Kendo and Iaido (sword-based martial arts), as well as Jodo (the art of the short staff), that encourages the cultivation of the human character.


Kendo Kid is also available for children aged 6-11 years old.


RKC DOJO has 2 training venues within Johannesburg - RIVONIA and OBSERVATORY. Online training is also available.


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