2005 International Aikido Festival and Sixth International
Aikido Tournament
The general information for the 2005 international
tournament and seminars is as follows:
1. Date: >From October 7 (Friday) through October
10 (Monday), 2005
2. Place: Nippon Budokan Training Center
582, Sawakura, Katsu-ura City
Chiba Prefecture, 299-5231
Japan
Telephone: 0470-73-2111
Fax: 0470-73-2819
3. Schedule (Tentative plan)
October 7
13:00—16:00: Seminar (Day One; several different sessions
will be organized during the same period so that practitioners
of varying levels can participate.)
16:00—18:00: Promotion tests for high-ranking aikido
practitioners from overseas.
19:30—21:00: Referee workshop for international tournaments
(for randori and embu competitions)
October 8
9:00—12:00: Seminar (Day Two; several different sessions
will be held simultaneously as on the first day.)
13:00—17:00: Special embu demonstrations by the participating
groups (More information will follow when the details are
worked out.)
19:00—21:00: Referee workshop for international tournaments
(for randori and embu competitions)
October 9
9:00—19:00: Tournament (Day One)
19:00—21:00: International conference for the representatives
of TAIN organizations
October 10
9:00—15:00: Tournament (Day Two)
16:00—18:30: Award ceremony and party
(All these are subject to change, depending on the number
of participants and other organizational constraints.)
4. Events
(1) Randori (following the official JAA
randori rules):
Group
Men’s Division: One team consists
of 5 contestants. Each overseas organization (e.g. UK Shodokan,
JAA USA) can be represented by one or two teams.
Momen’s Division: One team consists
of 3 contestants. Each overseas organization can be represented
by one team.
The ratio of men’s teams to women’s teams is
2:1; this has been decided based on the number of men’s
and women’s teams that participated in the past tournaments.
The maximum number of men’s teams that can be fit into
the day’s schedule will be 36, and the maximum for women’s
teams will be 20. If more teams indicate their desire to participate,
the tournament committee might be forced to make some adjustments.
Individual: The number of Japanese contestants will be restricted
to 76 in the men’s division and 38 in the women’s
division. No limit has been set on the number of contestants
from other countries. However, if an unexpectedly great number
of contestants apply, the tournament committee might be forced
to make some adjustments.
(2) Embu (One-on-one contests will be held
from the first-round through the final, as opposed to the
judgment on points.)
Ikkyu or lower: Seventeen Basic Techniques (tai-toshu, i.e.,
uke without a knife; either men or women; no time restriction
for performance)
Black belt: Seventeen Basic Techniques (tai-tanto, i.e.,
uke holding a knife; men or women; to be completed within
120 seconds)
Black belt: Koryu goshin no kata (i.e. Dai san no kata;
eight sitting techniques + eight standing techniques; men
or women; within 135 seconds)
Black belt: Free Style (uke without a knife; men or women;
within 120 seconds; to be performed by one toshu and one uke)
(Shown in the bracket is the standard performance time.
The failure to complete one’s performance within the
indicated time per se does not result in a penalty.)
(3) Mixed Team Competition (Each organization
can be represented by one team.)
The first match: Koryu goshin no kata (i.e. Dai san no kata;
eight sitting techniques)
The second match: Koryu goshin no kata (i.e. Dai san no
kata; eight standing techniques)
The third match: Men’s tanto-randori (the first/latter
half is 60 seconds each; to be performed in the area of 32
tatami mats)
The fourth match: Women’s tai-sabaki (30 seconds each;
in the area of 32 tatami mats)
The fifth match; Men’s toshu-randori (a total of 120
seconds; in the area of 32 mats)
Notes:
1. In the embu tournament, each pair of performers can participate
in only one event; no pair will be allowed to participate
in two or more events.
2. Those who participate in the mixed team competition may
participate in either an embu or randori tournament as well.
3. The randori referees and judges are not allowed to participate
in the randori tournament as contestants. The kata judges
will not be allowed to participate in the kata tournament
as contestants.
4. The individual randori tournament and the embu tournament
are scheduled for October 9 (i.e. from the first-round matches
through the final), and the group randori tournament and the
mixed team competition are scheduled for October 10. However,
there may be changes depending on the number of applications
for participation in each category of events.
5. Fees (to be paid in cash during the tournament and seminar
period; more information will follow):
A. Tournament
Group/randori (men):
Japanese: 15,000 yen per team
Participants from overseas: 8,000 yen per team
Group/randori (women):
Japanese: 9,000 yen per team
Overseas: 5,000 yen per team
Mixed team competition:
Japanese: 15,000 yen per team
Overseas: 8,000 yen per team
Individual/randori (men or women):
Japanese: 3,000 yen per person
Overseas: 2,000 yen per person
Embu (every category):
Japanese: 5,000 yen per pair
Overseas: 3,000 yen per pair
B. Seminar:
One session (either day): 2,000 yen per person
Two sessions (both days): 3,000 yen per person
C. Accommodation
Nippon Budokan Training Center can accommodate the participants,
judges, and spectators. Generally, five to six people will
be asked to room together. The applicants’ preference
about their roommates will be considered as much as possible,
but the tournament committee is responsible for the final
decisions. The charge for the room and three meals a day will
be 8,000 yen per person. (More details and information about
the application procedure will follow.)
There are several hotels and minshuku inns in the same area,
but if you prefer to stay in such accommodations, you will
have to make the reservations for yourself and your party.
The committee will later try to provide information about
the names and types of the major housing facilities.
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