RULES FOR SLOVAKIA OPEN 2021

- WUKF rules (organizer adjustment).
- The first three places will receive medals and diplomas.
- The event director has the right to merge categories.
- Athletes must adhere to video upload deadlines.
- Videos can only be uploaded through the website (www.slovakiaopen.com).
- Prescribed kata and kobudo kata according to WUKF rules for the 2nd round and final (SEMIFINAL and FINAL ROUND).
- Official kata list for our tournament is here: OFFICIAL WUKF KATA LIST.
- The competitor competes in karate gi.
- The resulting marks from both rounds are counted to determine the first three places in each category.
- Any footwear is prohibited, only in the Disabilities categories.
- No music or other background sounds to hear Kiae well.
- Any jewelry, scarves, headbands are prohibited.
- The video must be recorded horizontally, the whole kata (karate and kobudo) or kumite match must be captured.
- Before the start of the exercise, the competitor will visibly show his unique code, which he received during registration.
- The video must therefore be authentic – recorded for the purposes of this competition. No code with code at the beginning of the video. It must be clearly shown – by the competitor or the person recording the video.
- For categories where one kata is sufficient, two authentic kata must be recorded, even if they are the same kata.
- The video must be uploaded at once, without other people entering the video.
- The video must be recorded with enough quality to be judged fairly by the referees.
- The video must be uploaded towards the chief referee of tatami.
- The video is evaluated as in any regular competition, from start to end of kata.



