The Maritime IKD will host a tournament on May 3 at Cumberland North Academy in Brookdale, NS.

2025 Maritime IKD Tournament Information

Saturday, May 3, 2025 @ Cumberland North Academy, Amherst, NS

Registration deadline:              Tuesday, April 29 by 9pm

Registration details:   Name, Dojo, Rank (specific Kyu/Dan), Age (on May 3), Gender

Online Registration Form:      https://forms.gle/vsDkFnvfHa5Nhswt7 

Cost:    $10 PER PERSON (paid to Instructor before event)

Schedule:          9:00 am setup for tournament

                            9:30am – 5:00pm Tournament

                              Tentative order of events:

• Black Belt Adult events
• Team Kata
• Team Bunkai
• Individual Kata
• Individual Kumite

Volunteers needed to do scorekeeping and timekeeping.

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: (Separate Youth VS Adult and some by gender and/or rank depending on age/level and registration numbers)

Beginner: 9^th Kyu (White), 8^th Kyu (Yellow)7^th Kyu (Orange)

• Kata elimination: Heian Shodan flag system (2 perform simultaneously)
• Kata Finals: Tokui kata point system
• Kumite: Sanbon – jodan, chudan, gedan/counter attack (right leg back)
• Flag Kumite: Age 9 & under

Intermediate: 6th Kyu (Green), 5th Kyu (Blue), 4th Kyu (Purple)

• Kata elimination: Heian Yondan flag system
• Kata Finals: Tokui kata point system
• Kumite: Ippon – jodan, chudan, mae-geri (no kekomi attack, no penalty for same counter attacks) (right leg back but if tie then left leg back)
• Flag Kumite: Age 9 & under

Advance: 3rd Kyu, 2nd Kyu, 1st Kyu (Brown)

• Kata elimination: Heian Nidan to Tekki Shodan flag system
• Kata Finals: Tokui kata point system
• Kumite eliminations: Jiyu ippon kumite (no contact allowed); no kekomi/mawashi-geri attack, no penalty for same counter attacks; Favorite sides for each attack. However, once announced attacker cannot change sides.
• Kumite Finals: Jiyu kumite (no contact allowed)
• Flag Kumite: Age 9 & under

Black Belt:

• Kata elimination: Heian Nidan to Tekki Shodan flag system
• Kata Finals: Tokui kata point system
• Kumite Eliminations & Finals: Jiyu kumite

TEAM EVENTS:

Team Kata & Team Bunkai

• Tentatively by age group Youth and Adult
• Mixed Genders/ranks allowed

GROUPINGS OF AGES AND/OR RANKS WILL DEPEND ON REGISTRATION NUMBERS

The Maritime IKD 2025 Spring Clinic took place this weekend. This time we had the opportunity to train with Shihan David and Shihan Janice Pyke as well as Sensei Roy Stuart and Sensei Norm Robitza.

The classes were fun and challenging.

Congratulations to everyone that tests, especially to all the new Black Belts.

The IKD has announced the 2025 Canada Cup from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

The date for the tournament has been changed. It will now be on October 17-18.

More details coming soon.