19th Oceania Karate Championships

&

2nd Oceania Karate Cup

18th - 20th May 2018

Auckland New Zealand

Bulletin

Contents

Message from the President, Mr Michael Kassis .................................................................................... 3

Message from the Organising Committee .............................................................................................. 4

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 5

WKF Approved Items .............................................................................................................................. 5

Venue ...................................................................................................................................................... 6

Accommodation ...................................................................................................................................... 7

Programme ............................................................................................................................................. 8

Organiser and Contacts ......................................................................................................................... 10

Online Registration ............................................................................................................................... 11

Categories ............................................................................................................................................. 12

Entry Fees .............................................................................................................................................. 16

Commitment ......................................................................................................................................... 17

Message from the President, Mr Michael

Kassis

Dear Members of the Oceania Karate Federation Family.

On behalf of the Oceania Karate Federation Executive Committee (OKFEC) a very warm welcome to

the 19th OKF championships hosted by Karate New Zealand.

I know it is an honour for Karate New Zealand to be hosting this prestigious event, I am sure the

organising committee will do its utmost to offer the best facilities and services in order to make the

most successful and memorable event

I hope in addition to the challenge of the competition you will find some time to explore the great

City of Auckland and the surrounding areas of New Zealand.

This year is an important time for all athletes to achieve the best results to qualify for the Youth

Olympic games 2018 and the 2020 summer Olympics Tokyo.

Finally, I take this opportunity to wish all athletes and coaches success at this important event. The

OKF EC is looking forward to seeing your wonderful talent on the tatami.

Yours in Karate Do

Michael Kassis

President OKF

Message from the Organising Committee

Dear Ladies & Gentlemen,

It is our pleasure to welcome you to our beautiful country of New Zealand for the 19th Oceania

Karate Championships. The tournament will take place in Auckland, our largest city holding roughly a

3rd of our population.

This tournament has always been a major event in the tournament calendar, but the implications for

Olympic qualification mean that every athlete will be desperate to take top spot this year. It is

difficult for many of our athletes in this part of the world to access the K1 Premier League and K1

Youth League tournaments, making the points available from the Oceania Championships even more

important.

The success of this tournament will owe much to the volunteers within Karate NZ from all around

the country. From the organising committee, to the officials, table staff, caterers, coaches and so

many more, thank you for your help and support.

Finally, we wish all the competitors the best of luck in their endeavours. This event is all about you,

and we will be doing our best to provide you the platform on which you can shine.

George Glausiuss

Chairperson

Organising Committee Oceania Championships 2018

Introduction

The Oceania Championships

The Oceania Championships is the continental championships for the Oceania Region. The

tournament is recognized and supported by the World Karate Federation.

The number of competitors is limited to 2 per division.

The competition categories are identical to those of Senior World Championships and the Cadet,

Junior and U21 World Championships. The WKF competition Rules will be applied.

The Oceania Cup

The Oceania Cup is an open event for competitors aged 10 to 13 as at the date of the tournament. It

is being held for the continuing development of our younger athletes and reflects the events being

held by WKF at events such as the annual World Youth Camp in Umag, Croatia.

There is no limit to the number of competitors from each country. Only that each competitor must

be a member of their national federation.

The competition categories are identical to those of the World Youth Cup. WKF competition rules

will be applied.

WKF Approved Items

The Oceania Championships

The Oceania Championships complies with the highest level of presentation. In order to guarantee

the correct delivery of the event, and to ensure the suitable quality of the tournament, all protective

equipment must be WKF approved.

The Oceania Cup

The Oceania Cup is an inclusive tournament to promote development of youth. To that end,

protective equipment that is accepted within the National Federations will be accepted. This

includes all WKF approved equipment.

Venue

ASB Stadium Kohimarama Selwyn College Grounds, Kohimarama Road, 1071

Accommodation

Headquarters - Rydes Hotel 59 Federal St, Central Auckland

Email: reservations_auckland@evt.com

Nearby Hotels

Citylife Auckland Group booking agent: Shreenid De Silva

Email: shreenid@heritage.co.nz

Auckland City Hotel Website: www.achhobson.co.nz

Bookings: Kevin

Email: bdm@achhobson.co.nz

Programme

The Oceania Championships

Day Time Event Location

May 17th - Thursday 9.00 am Registration of Delegation

10.00 am Weigh In HQ Hotel (Rydges)

10.00 am Weigh In Australia team hotel

10.00 am Weigh In NZ team Dojo

10.00 am OKF Executive Meeting HQ Hotel (Rydges)

2.00 pm OKF Congress HQ Hotel (Rydges)

2.00 pm Referee Seminar HQ Hotel (Rydges)

4.00 pm Coaches Meeting and Draws HQ Hotel (Rydges)

May 18th - Friday Morning Senior Male & Female Kata Elimination & Repechage

Stadium

Junior Individual Kumite Elimination & Repechage

Stadium

Afternoon Senior Individual Kumite Elimination & Repechage

Stadium

3.45 pm Junior Individual Kumite Finals* Stadium

5.00 pm Opening Ceremony Stadium

5.30 pm Senior Individual Kata Finals* Stadium

5.45 pm Senior Individual Kumite Finals* Stadium

7.30pm Medal Ceremony Stadium

May 19th - Saturday Morning Team Kata Events Stadium

Cadet Individual Kata Stadium

Junior Individual Kata Stadium

U21 Individual Kata Stadium

Cadet Individual Kumite Stadium

Afternoon U21 Individual Kumite Stadium

Medal Ceremony Stadium

May 20th - Sunday Morning Cadet Team Kumite Stadium

Junior Team Kumite Stadium

Afternoon Senior Team Kumite Stadium

Medal Ceremony Stadium

Closing Ceremony Stadium

Evening Sayonara Party TBA

* Please Note – The showcase finals being held on Friday evening will require male coaches to wear a

dark suit, shirt and tie- while female coaches may choose to wear a dress, pantsuit or a combination

of jacket and skirt in dark colours as per WKF Rules for medal bouts.

The Oceania Cup

Day Time Event Location

May 19th - Saturday Afternoon Children Individual Kata Stadium

Children Individual Kumite Stadium

Medal Ceremony Stadium

May 20th - Sunday Morning Children Team Kumite Stadium

Medal Ceremony Stadium

Organiser and Contacts

Karate New Zealand PO Box 80062 Green Bay Auckland 0643 admin@karatenz.org.nz Oceania Organising Committee Chairperson: George Glausiuss oceania2018@karatenz.org.nz

Online Registration

Registration for both The Oceania Championships and The Oceania Cup is available until 4th May, 2018. Referee’s and Coaches must be registered under The Oceania Championships and will apply to both tournaments. No onsite registration will be accepted. In case of any questions concerning the online registration please directly contact the Sportdata software team via the email address office@sportdata.org. Individuals and National Federations are responsible for the quality of the entered registration data. Once the online registration is closed, any comments will have to notified to the software and to the WKF at latest five day before the first day of competition.

The Oceania Championships

https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/set-

online/veranstaltung_info_main.php?active_menu=calendar&vernr=146#a_eventhead

The Oceania Cup

https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/set-online/veranstaltung_info_main.php?active_menu=calendar&vernr=147#a_eventhead

Categories

The Oceania Championships

The competition categories are identical to those of Senior World Championships and the Cadet,

Junior and U21 World Championships. The WKF competition Rules will be applied.

Age will be taken as at 18 May, 2018.

Name Age Gender Event Restriction Maximum Entries

Cadet 14 / 15 years Male Kata 2 per NF

Cadet 14 / 15 years Female Kata 2 per NF

Cadet 14 / 15 years Male Kumite -52 kg 2 per NF

Cadet 14 / 15 years Male Kumite -57 kg 2 per NF

Cadet 14 / 15 years Male Kumite -63 kg 2 per NF

Cadet 14 / 15 years Male Kumite -70 kg 2 per NF

Cadet 14 / 15 years Male Kumite +70 kg 2 per NF

Cadet 14 / 15 years Female Kumite -47 kg 2 per NF

Cadet 14 / 15 years Female Kumite -54 kg 2 per NF

Cadet 14 / 15 years Female Kumite +54 kg 2 per NF

Junior 16 / 17 years Male Kata 2 per NF

Junior 16 / 17 years Female Kata 2 per NF

Junior 16 / 17 years Male Kumite -55 kg 2 per NF

Junior 16 / 17 years Male Kumite -61 kg 2 per NF

Junior 16 / 17 years Male Kumite -68 kg 2 per NF

Junior 16 / 17 years Male Kumite -76 kg 2 per NF

Junior 16 / 17 years Male Kumite +76 kg 2 per NF

Junior 16 / 17 years Female Kumite -48 kg 2 per NF

Junior 16 / 17 years Female Kumite -53 kg 2 per NF

Junior 16 / 17 years Female Kumite -59 kg 2 per NF

Junior 16 / 17 years Female Kumite +59 kg 2 per NF

Cadet / Junior 14 - 17 years Male Team Kata 2 per NF

Cadet / Junior 14 - 17 years Female Team Kata 2 per NF

Cadet 14 / 15 years Male Team Kumite 1 per NF

Cadet 14 / 15 years Female Team Kumite 1 per NF

Junior 16 / 17 years Male Team Kumite 1 per NF

Junior 16 / 17 years Female Team Kumite 1 per NF

U21 18 - 20 years Male Kata 2 per NF

U21 18 - 20 years Female Kata 2 per NF

U21 18 - 20 years Male Kumite -60 kg 2 per NF

U21 18 - 20 years Male Kumite -67 kg 2 per NF

U21 18 - 20 years Male Kumite -75 kg 2 per NF

U21 18 - 20 years Male Kumite -84 kg 2 per NF

U21 18 - 20 years Male Kumite +84 kg 2 per NF

U21 18 - 20 years Female Kumite -50 kg 2 per NF

U21 18 - 20 years Female Kumite -55 kg 2 per NF

U21 18 - 20 years Female Kumite -61 kg 2 per NF

U21 18 - 20 years Female Kumite -68 kg 2 per NF

U21 18 - 20 years Female Kumite +68 kg 2 per NF

*Senior 16 + years Male Kata 2 per NF

*Senior 16 + years Female Kata 2 per NF

Senior 18 + years Male Kumite -60 kg 2 per NF

Senior 18 + years Male Kumite -67 kg 2 per NF

Senior 18 + years Male Kumite -75 kg 2 per NF

Senior 18 + years Male Kumite -84 kg 2 per NF

Senior 18 + years Male Kumite +84 kg 2 per NF

Senior 18 + years Female Kumite -50 kg 2 per NF

Senior 18 + years Female Kumite -55 kg 2 per NF

Senior 18 + years Female Kumite -61 kg 2 per NF

Senior 18 + years Female Kumite -68 kg 2 per NF

Senior 18 + years Female Kumite +68 kg 2 per NF

Senior 18 + years Male Kumite Open* 2 per NF

Senior 18 + years Female Kumite Open* 2 per NF

Senior 16 + years Male Team Kata 2 per NF

Senior 16 + years Female Team Kata 2 per NF

Senior 18 + years Male Team Kumite 1 per NF

Senior 18 + years Female Team Kumite 1 per NF

* Note: Open divisions may be classified under The Oceania Cup

The Oceania Cup

The competition categories are identical to those of the World Youth Cup. WKF competition rules

will be applied.

Age will be taken as at 18 May, 2018.

Name Age Event Gender Restriction Maximum Entries

U12 10 / 11 years Kata Male unlimited

U12 10 / 11 years Kata Female unlimited

U12 10 / 11 years Kumite Female -35 kg unlimited

U12 10 / 11 years Kumite Female -40 kg unlimited

U12 10 / 11 years Kumite Female -45 kg unlimited

U12 10 / 11 years Kumite Female +45 kg unlimited

U12 10 / 11 years Kumite Male -30 kg unlimited

U12 10 / 11 years Kumite Male -35 kg unlimited

U12 10 / 11 years Kumite Male -40 kg unlimited

U12 10 / 11 years Kumite Male -45 kg unlimited

U12 10 / 11 years Kumite Male +45 kg unlimited

U14 12 / 13 years Kata Male unlimited

U14 12 / 13 years Kata Female unlimited

U14 12 / 13 years Kumite Female -42 kg unlimited

U14 12 / 13 years Kumite Female -47 kg unlimited

U14 12 / 13 years Kumite Female +47 kg unlimited

U14 12 / 13 years Kumite Male -40 kg unlimited

U14 12 / 13 years Kumite Male -45 kg unlimited

U14 12 / 13 years Kumite Male -50 kg unlimited

U14 12 / 13 years Kumite Male -55 kg unlimited

U14 12 / 13 years Kumite Male +55 kg unlimited

Children 10 – 13 Years Team Kata Male unlimited

Children 10 – 13 Years Team Kata Female

Children 10 – 13 Years Team Kumite Male 1 x 10 / 11 Years 1 x 11 / 12 Years 1 x 12 / 13 Years

1

Children 10 – 13 Years Team Kumite Female 1

Entry Fees

All prices are in Australian Dollars (AU$).

For the first two (2) Individual Events, the fee is $75.00 + $75.00 ($150.00) and for each additional

Individual Event entered, the Fee is $25.00 per event.

Kata Kumite

All Individual Events $ 75.00 $ 75.00

Senior Male Team Events $ 40.00 $ 60.00

All Other Team Events $ 40.00 $ 40.00

PLEASE TRANSFER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF THE TOTAL FEES TO THE O.K.F. BANK ACCOUNT AS

FOLLOWS:

NAME OF BANK COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA

BRANCH STAFFORD HEIGHTS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

BANK SWIFT CODE CTBAAU2S

ACCOUNT NAME OCEANIA KARATE FEDERATION

BSB NO. 064 – 202

ACCOUNT NUMBER 1000 1459

Please Note ALL Bank Transfer Fees are the responsibility of the Country transmitting payments by

Telegraphic Transfer to the O.K.F. Bank Account Payments by transfer are NET of Bank Charges.

Commitment

To be filled in, signed and sent back before 15th April 2018 to oceania2018@karatenz.co.nz.

I, ………………………….. the undersigned, as the Head of Delegation of my country, duly enrolled to

participate in the 19th Oceania Karate Championships and the 2nd Oceania Cup, which will be held in

New Zealand, from the 18th to the 20th of May 2018, with full knowledge of the Statutes, the Rules

and the Norms of The OCEANIA KARATE FEDERATION and THE WORLD KARATE FEDERATION, pledge

myself to faithfully accomplish the regulations of this before mentioned entity, and I take any and all

administrative, civil and criminal responsibilities of whatever happens to our athletes, coaches and

other members of our delegation participating in this Championships, before, during and after the

competition, such as physical injuries, personal expenses, or monetary debts and casual material

damages to the hotels, the venue, means of transportation etc.

Furthermore, I exempt from any legal, civil or criminal responsibilities the organizers of the

Championships, the Oceania Karate Federation and Karate New Zealand, its Executives and Board

members and Organisers, as well as any person, company, or entity related to the event (sponsors,

public and private entities).

I authorize the organizers of the event to use images, photos and the names of our competitors and

other members of our delegation (since it is considered necessary) for the sport activities and

publications of Karate, related to the event, without any monetary compensation.

Country / National Fedration

Surname, First Name

Passport Number & Expiry Date

Position in the Federation

Address

Email

Phone

Please fill in, stamp, sign and send to oceania2018@karatenz.co.nz