Summer Open Tournament
Ripple Effect Martial Arts is thrilled to sponsor an open tournament on Saturday, June 28. We invite everyone to join us for this exceptional training opportunity!
Little Ripples
We are offering a Little Ripples division for children ages 3-7, competition will include forms & ribbon sparring! For this age group, headgear and mouthpieces are required for ribbon sparring. All competitors will receive a participation trophy.
Gup and Dans
All gup and dan divisions will consist of 4 competitions: open hand forms, weapon forms, and non-contact sparring. Participants competing in sparring must have complete protective gear, including headgear, hand and foot protection, mouthpieces, and cups for males. All gear is available for purchase through your school, quantities are limited.
You are eligible to compete in all categories you have trained in and are prepared for. Please talk with your instructor if you have questions. As this is an OPEN tournament, there are no limitations on which forms you are permitted to compete with, and it is based on your instructor’s approval.
Trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and co-3rd in each category.
Creativity Division
The Creativity Division is a very unique opportunity! You can work with a team, choose music, wear costumes, do breaking/weapons! Use your imagination! The cost to compete in this division is an additional $10, per person. This is a great opportunity to get your creative juices flowing and work with other students to put on a show! You are responsible for any cleanup after this division as well as supplying your own wood, holders, music, etc.
There is a maximum time limit of 3 minutes for each performance.
The initial judging for this division will take place over video submission! Submit a video of your performance here, where our team of judges will review ALL submissions and choose the TOP groups to compete AT the tournament.
Trophies will be awarded for the creativity division.
The deadline for video submissions is June 20. All videos will be posted to our Facebook page for everyone to see!
Board Breaking
We will have a board breaking division at our tournament again this year! It will be on Friday, June 27 at 6:30pm.
This division is ONLY for green belts and above.
Each competitor is permitted 2 breaking stations, with 2 boards. Each competitor will be given only 2 attempts at each break.
Judging will be based on: skill, power, difficulty of break, and overall performance! This division is optional and will be an additional $20 (boards will be provided).
Grand Champion
The first-place winner in forms from each black belt division will compete in a Grand Champion Division during the Half Time Performance!
Cup Winners
An Overall Champion will be awarded to the competitors with the top points overall in the following categories: Gup Female, Gup Male, Dan Female, Dan Male. This will be announced at the end of the final division!
Judging & Scorekeeping
We’re looking for dedicated volunteers to help make our event a success! We need black belts to serve as judges and black belts and/or parents to serve as scorekeepers and timekeepers. As a token of our appreciation, we’re offering a FREE volunteer t-shirt and a 30% discount on your and/or your child’s registration fee for those who volunteer their time for the entire day.
The deadline to register to volunteer is May 30.
Please note: to qualify for this discount, you must be trained to judge, scorekeep, or timekeep; you also must be able to volunteer for the full day. All volunteers in these roles are required to attend a mandatory training session on Friday, June 27 @5:15pm.
All judges/scorekeepers/timekeepers will receive a free judge’s t-shirt! Please wear this special judge’s shirt the day-of, along with your uniform pants and belt.
Opportunities will be assigned based on need, and spots will be given to individuals who register first.
T-Shirts
Tournament t-shirts are always a super fun keepsake and each tournament has a special design just for that tournament! T-shirts are only available through pre-orders. The deadline to order a t-shirt is May 30.
Location
Ripple Effect Martial Arts Middleburg
2360 Blanding Blvd, Middleburg, FL
Timeline
Friday, June 27
5:15pm – Mandatory Judges & Scorekeeper Training (please plan to stay through the board-breaking division)
6:30pm – Board Breaking
Saturday, June 28
7am – Doors open
7:30am – Judges pre-brief
8am – Black Belt Competition Begins! EVERYONE IS INVITED TO COME WATCH! (arrive by 8am, expect to finish around 3pm)
10am–3pm – GUP Divisions range from 10am to 3pm. This portion of the timeline is TBD and will be announced the week prior to the tournament. We will give everyone a specific timeframe, as to make sure we have plenty of space for spectators and parking.
11:30am – HALF TIME SHOW! The top finalists in the creativity division will compete, the top black belt competitors will compete for the grand champion title, our Demo team will perform, and the Board Break Champions will perform—you WON’T want to miss these performances!
Check-In
Please do NOT enter through the lobby, as normal. When you arrive, please enter through the white gate. One of our program directors will be there to get you checked in and show you where the warm-up area will be!