WKU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019

WKU Categories World Championships 2019 Bregenz

CATEGORIES

Weight and Age Divisions: Poinfighting, Light Contact, Kick-Light, Karate Kumite

Kids Girls 12 years old and under/-25kg, -30kg, -35kg, -40kg, -45kg, -50kg, +50kg

Kids Boys 12 years old and under /-25kg, -30kg, -35kg, -40kg, -45kg, -50kg, +50kg

Junior Girls 13-17 years old /-45kg, -50kg, -55kg, -60kg, -65kg, +65kg

Junior Boys 13-17 years old / -45kg, -50kg, -55kg, -60kg, -65kg, -70kg, 75kg, +75kg

Adult Women 18-34 years old /-50kg, -55kg, -60kg, -65kg, +65kg

Adult Men 18-34 years old /-60kg, -65kg, -70kg, -75kg, -80kg, -85kg, -90kg, +90kg,

Veteran Women 35-44 years old /-60kg, +60kg.

Veteran Men 35-44 years old /-70kg, -80kg, +80kg.

Executive Women 45 years old and up allcategory

Executive Men 45 years old and up /-70kg, -80kg, +80kg.

 Women 18-34 years old /-50kg, -55kg, -60kg, -65kg, +65kg,

Allcategory only for Karate and Pointfigfhting

 

Team Competition: Pointfighting , Light Contact and Karate

Female Teams consist of three (3) members from the (kids, juniors and women).

Male Teams consist of three (3) members from the (kids, juniors and men).

Each Team is allowed One (1) competitor for an alternate, in case a member of the Team is injured during competition.

The Team Coach that is the winner of the coin toss will have the option to decide if they want to send out their first Competitor or have the opposing Team send out their first Competitor. After the first match the Team Coaches must take turns sending out their next Competitor.

Team Weight Classes for Kids Divisions: Pointfighting, Light Contact and Karate

The Team Coach has the option to pick from two (2) separate weight divisions to fill a spot. (For example a Girls Team Coach can pick either a -25kg or -35kg.

Kids Girls Divisions are: 1x -25kg or -35kg/ 1x -40kg or -45kg/ 1x -50kg or +50kg.

Kids Boys Divisions are: 1x -25kg or -30kg / 1x -35kg or -40kg/ 1x -45kg -50 kg +50kg/.

Team Coaches do not have to follow a specific order when they decide on which weight class they want to send out. But once a Team Coach sends out their Competitor the opposing Coach must match their Competitor from the same weight Division.

 

Team Weight Classes for Juniors and Adults: Pointfighting and Light Contact

There are no weight divisions in the Junior and Adult Team competition.

The Team Coaches will choose their Competitors alternatively matching the weight Divisions from both Teams.

 

FORMS

In all Forms Divisions, two (2) Adult Competitors may advance to the Finals!

 

In all Forms Divisions, four (4) Kids, Teens, Juniors, Competitors may advance to the Finals!

Divisions by Age:

Kids 11 years old and under

Juniors 12-14 years old

Teens 15-17 years old

Adults 18-34 years old

Veterans 35-44 years old

Executives 45 years old and up
Divisions for Kids, Teens, Juniors and Adults:
Males and Females are in separate Divisions except for Team Forms

Hard Style, Korean Style, Japanese/Okinawa Style, Chinese Style, Free Style, ITF Style Forms, Weapons with Music,Weapons No Music, Traditional Karate Weapons,Kenpo Karate

Hard Style and Traditional Team Forms, Free Style Team Forms

Divisions for Veterans:
Men and Woman are in separate Divisions

Veterans Traditional, Veterans Hard/Soft Style, Traditional Karate Weapons,  Weapons No Music, Veterans with Music

Divisions for Executives:
Men and Women are in separate Divisions

Executive Traditional, Executive Hard/Soft Style,Traditional Karate Weapons, Weapons No Music

Team Events:

Freestyle 2-5 Person mixed teams

Hardstyle 2-5 Person mixed teams

Freestyle 2-5 women

Hardstyle 2-5 women

Freestyle 2-5 Person men

Hardstyle 2-5 Person men

 

 

RINGSPORTS:

Applied weight divisions for Full contact, Thaiboxing and Original WKU Kickboxing with lowkicks are as follows

 

Full contact and Original WKU Kickboxing with lowkicksand knees (K1 Style)

Cadets Girls and Boys 15-17 years old

Cadets Girls: - 50 kg, - 55 kg, - 60 kg +60kg

Cadets Boys: - 50 kg, - 55 kg, - 60 kg, - 65 kg,- 70 kg, - 75 kg, - 80 kg, - 85 kg,+ 85 kg

Women : -50kg, -55kg, -60kg, -65kg, +65kg

Men: -60kg, -65kg, -70kg, -75kg, -80kg, -85kg, -90kg, +90kg