Karate | EUSA

PHOTO: Antonia Maričević / EUSA Combat 2023

1. INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS

The organization of the EUC Karate shall be mainly based on the most recent Technical Regulations of the European Karate Federation (EKF).

2. COMPETITIONS

Team Tournaments:

TEAM KATA MEN
TEAM KATA WOMEN
TEAM KUMITE MEN
TEAM KUMITE WOMEN

Individual Tournaments:

KUMITE MEN: -60 kg, -67 kg, -75 kg, -84 kg, +84 kg,
KUMITE WOMEN: -50 kg, -55 kg, -61 kg, -68 kg, +68 kg,
KATA INDIVIDUAL MEN’S tournament
KATA INDIVIDUAL WOMEN’S tournament

3. PROGRAM

The competitions consist of 3 (three) days. The General Technical Meeting, where the presence of each head of the delegation is obligatory, will be held one day prior to the start of the competition.

4. DELEGATION

The delegation will consist of athletes and officials from their respective university and athletes from different universities according to the regulation KAR 5. The head of the delegation must be appointed. Athletes shall have minimum 2nd Kyu in Kumite and minimum of 1st Dan in Kata.

5. TEAM COMPOSITON

Teams must be composed of individuals from the same university, with 1 (one) competitor allowed from different university belonging to the same NUSA, as follows:

TEAM KATA MEN AND WOMEN: minimum 3 (three) and maximum 4 (four) registered competitors per team (1 (one) competitor from different university is allowed);
TEAM KUMITE WOMEN: minimum 2 (two) and maximum 4 (four) registered competitors per team (1 (one) competitor from different university is allowed if minimum 2 (two) from the same university are registered);
TEAM KUMITE MEN: minimum 3 (three) and maximum 7 (seven) registered competitors per team (1 (one) competitor from different university is allowed if minimum 2 (two) from the same university are registered, and 2 (two) competitors from different university is allowed if minimum 4 (four) from the same university are registered).

6. REFEREES

Each NUSA that has registered one or more universities competing with a minimum of 4 (four) competitors is obliged to send at least one judge with an EKF license; the relevant EKF license must be submitted within the Quantitative entry deadline. Accommodation and food for the referee must be provided by the Organizing Committee without charging a participation fee; a referee fee is not provided. Referees will be approved by the Technical Delegate in cooperation with the EKF Referee Commission according to the required quota and licenses. If the quota is not fullfilled, the OC will fill it with referees from the ranks of the national sports federation with a minimum title of the highest national rank.

7. PLAYING SCHEME

The format of the tournament will be decided by CTC taking into consideration the number of athletes entered. Only one
weighting will be organized for the whole competition.

8. DRAW, SEEDING

The draw will be done at the GTM using WKF approved software, taking into account the last EUSA Championships. Teams and individual competitors who have won a medal at the last EUSA Championship will have seed places in the draw if they have not changed category.

9. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS

In order to participate, all financial obligations towards EUSA and Organizing Committee need to be settled by the specified dates, as per EUSA Rules and Regulations.

10. UNIFORMS

All karate gi (kimono and protections) must be World Karate Federation (WKF) approved. Teams can only have university marks on their karate gi. All other markings must be removed from the karate gi. Medal winners are required to come to the medal ceremony in karate gi. Coaches are required to wear uniforms in final matches.