All our tournaments are FREE to watch!! Come out and check out the action!!
For more details contact the Tournament Co-ordinator Cary Hollett (tournament@karatens.org)
All karateka in KNS and other associations under the Karate Canada and WKF are entitled to compete at Karate Nova Scotia sanctioned tournaments. The tournaments are organized for all those interested in competing. Tournaments allow those interested, to compare their skill with other folks in the province, and outside the province, to see how their individual training is going. For others it is another aspect of Karate that keeps the training interesting. For the younger ones it is a chance to introduce them to the competitive and sport side of Karate. It is also a venue that is used to annually select our Provincial Karate Team to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Championships.
We follow the WKF rules with some minor changes found here: KNS Competition Rule Set
Coaching requirements for tournaments:
Starting in 2023/24 season, Karate Nova Scotia implemented new coaching requirements to be able to coach at KNS Sanctioned Tournaments (Grand Prixs, Atlantics, etc.).
To coach at tournaments, all coaches must follow the rules below:
- Coaches must wear either their club jacket/hoodie or a Provincial Team coach jacket. They should also wear track pants and sneakers.
- Coaches must complete the following courses:
- Make Ethical Decisions (MED) and the evaluation
- Making Headway in Sports
- Safe Sport Training
All of these courses are free. If you haven’t completed them yet, you can do so using the links below:
- Make Ethical Decisions:
Free course offered by Coaching Nova Scotia.
Find the next sessions here:
https://www.coachingns.com/nccp-online-virtual-learning - Making Headway in Sports:
Free online course available here:
https://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#MHW-SP-E - Safe Sport Training:
Free online course available here:
https://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#SS
Divisions
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- Novice is any athlete who has just started karate; has up to one year of training; has graded 2 or less times within their karate style; no dan ranks permitted.
- Intermediate is any athlete 1 to 3 years of training; has 3 to 6 grading’s within their karate style; no dan ranks permitted.
- Advanced is any athlete with 3 plus years of training; 7 plus gradings.
- Elite is for any competitor on or trying out for any Provincial Karate Team, or for those who wish to compete at higher level.
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