2011 ACT Open Championships

The ANU Kendo Club will host the Open Goodwill Competition over the weekend of 10th and 11th September 2011. All registered AKR members are invited to attend this event to represent their clubs or dojo’s and gain experience in refereeing duties.
The competitions will focus on Teams, Kyu Grades and shimpan practice and will include:

1. ACT Open Kyu Grade Individual Competition
2. ACT Open Teams Competition

The Kyu Grade Individual Competition will allow 1st-Dan and 2nd-Dan grade players to participate in Shimpan duties as Fuko-shin (assistant referee). Players with a grade of 3rd Dan and above will be expected to take on the Su-shin (chief referee) duties.
The ACT Open Teams Competition is the premier event and is intended to give clubs the opportunity to field more than one team. Players with a grade of 3rd Dan and above will be expected to take on both Su-shin (chief referee) and Fuko-shin (assistant referee) duties. All 3rd Dan & above are encouraged to bring their Judging Uniforms.
Where possible, teams shall be formed into pools to provide the maximum amount of matches for competitors.

• Competition Rules
  
  Entry:
  All competitors must be members of the Australian Kendo Renmei – AKR Membership numbers need to accompany registrations.
  
  Individual Matches:
  All matches shall be 3 minutes in duration. Pools will be decided on number of matches won, then by most points, then by 1 point re-match in case of a draw.
  After pools: Matches will be decide on points won (best of 3) and by unlimited Encho (extension) in the case of a draw.
  
  Team Competition Rules
  Teams shall be made up of five (5) players.
  Teams may be composed of either Kyu and Dan grades or a mixture of both grades.
  Clubs may enter as many teams as they can field and must fill a full team (i.e. 5 x players) before another team can be entered. If more than one team is entered, the teams shall be submitted in order of rank (e.g.: ANU 1, ANU 2, etc).
  Partly filled teams may be entered with a minimum of 3 players.
  Partly filled teams of four must compete in positions 1, 2, 3 and 4, forfeiting match 5.
  Partly filled teams of three must compete in positions 1, 2 and 3, forfeiting matches 4 and 5.
  Competitors can play in one team only – i.e.: ANU 1 or ANU 2 (not both).
  Competitors can play for one club only – i.e.: ANU, SKC, Wollongong, etc.
  All matches shall be three minutes in duration.
  Matches will be decided by number of matches won, then by points, and then by a one-point re-match between two team players.
  Mixed teams may only be formed at the discretion of the ANUKC organising committee; and may be formed from players left after full club teams have been formed. Players cannot compete in a mixed team where their club fields a partly filled team. Mixed teams shall be named Barbarians 1, Barbarians 2, etc.