Dear Sensei, officials and athletes of Zone 5 and beyond,
Our zone qualifier is fast approaching, scheduled for the 3rd of May 2015 at the Hollyburn Country Club in West Vancouver.
You are cordially invited to attend a free pre-tournament session for officials and coaches one day before, at the Vancouver Shito-ryu dojo:
Date: 2 May 2015
Location: 6184 Ash Street, Vancouver
Time: 10:00 to 12:00 noon
We are hoping to have all zone 5 officials in attendance, as well as anyone who wishes to further their credentials as coaches or officials.
We hope as well that any athletes who wish to represent BC at the nationals and Canada at any international events come out to work as officials.
Our plan is to run all non-elite divisions before moving on to any elite divisions. We will give athletes plenty of time to warm up and mentally prepare for competition, so we hope to have your help as officials beforehand.
This will be an information session, with some instruction on the latest modifications to the WKF rules.
We are going to pay particular attention to the prohibition on holding and grappling with 2 hands, as well as the rules on contact.
Please note as well, that there will be no ‘Video Review’ as provided at paragraph 13 of Article 11 of the WKF Kumite rules.
Please let us know whether you are able to attend and forward this message on to anyone who may be interested.
Thank you.
Andreas Kuntze
www.shitoryu.net
www.shitoryu.net
