INTERNATIONAL SUMMER BUDO CAMP - CROATIA 2007
Organized by European Budo Council
With European Cup in
Sport Kenjutsu, Jujutsu Mix Kumite and Jujutsu Kata (Enbu)
(SENIORS ONLY!)
Host: Mr. Hrvoje Znaor, EBC Chairman

Location: Split, Croatia (second largest city in Croatia, on the most beautiful seaside of Adriatic Sea)
Dates: 24th - 26th August 2007
Time table:
Friday 24th August 2007:
10:00 - 14:00 Training Camp, indoor & outdoor. Indoor session will take place in a two-floor dojo in Split, acclimatized, fully equipped. Outdoor session will be held on Marjan hill, in a beautiful pine wood only 10 meters from the sea.
FREE AFTERNOON: Swimming and sunbathing
Saturday 25th August 2007:
10:00 - 14:00 Training Camp
14:00 - 15:00 Meeting of European Budo Council national representatives
FREE AFTERNOON: Swimming and sunbathing
EVENING: Friendly dinner and a small awarding ceremony for European Budo Council members who have helped organization of Budo Games in Imotski 2006 and Budo Camp in Split 2007.
Sunday 26th August 2007:
10:00-15:00 Tournament (Kenjutsu, Jujutsu Mix Kumite & Kata)
FREE AFTERNOON, departure in the evening
Accommodation and prices: Student campus in the very center of Split, 3-beds rooms with separate toilets. Price for this weekend: 60 euro per person. Price includes sleeping on Friday and Saturday night, tournament fee and friendly dinner party. For more luxurious accommodation and longer stay please contact the host! All interested MUST confirm their arrival by email. After confirmation, you will receive bank account and instruction for payment.
Transport options: International Airport in Split. Bus station is in the very center of city. Also available Ancona-Split ship line from Italy.
Welcome to Croatia!
(feel free to foward this invitation to your budo friends)

RULES OF THE COMPETITION
1. Jujutsu Kata
1. Categories
Competition is done in concurrence of teams, consisting of 2 (TWO) members. There will be only senior concurrence (recommended age of team members 16 and above). Men will be separated from women. Women teams (pairs) and mix pairs will compete together (Note: in mix pairs only woman will play defender - UKE).
2. Course and the outcome of the competition
One team member will perform self-defense against FOUR attacks, done by his assistant. Structure of these four attacks must be following:
1 - one strike (hand strike or a kick)
2 - one hold (on hand, collar, shoulder, hair, etc.)
3 - one embracing (around neck, torso, above hands, under hands...)
4 - one weapon attack (tanto or hanbo)
Each defensive action must contain one (and only one!) throw, with initial block and/or strikes or attacks on kyusho points, and with finishing control (lock, choke, hold or finishing strike).
Team will be limited with 60 seconds to finsh the demonstration of all four attacks/defenses.
After all teams end their performance, coaches of all teams will write down their top-list of three best opponent teams (3 points to the best, 2 points to the second placed, 1 point to third). Coaches will not give points to their team! Point-lists from all coaches will be given to the Supreme Referee to read out them loud, so that all in the audience can hear the votes. The team with highest number of points wins the tournament.
In case of the same number of points scored by two or more teams, additional rounds will be held.
2. Jujutsu Mix Kumite
1. Goals of fight
Fight is divided in 3 rounds, each 1 minute effective time, with breaks in between rounds of 30 seconds. First round is fighting with punches and kicks. Each well performed punch is awarded with one point. The first contestant who makes TWO points, wins the round. After 30 seconds break, competitors fight with throws and takedowns. Any takedown or a throw brings victory to the competitor. After second break, competitors fight on the ground. Each hold (pinning) that lasts 10 seconds marks the end of round. Victory can also be achieved with a choke or armbar. Only standard judo chokes and armbars will be allowed.
After the end of third round, winner of the whole match will be the competitor who won more rounds. If one competitor wins first two rounds, third round will not be done. In case of a draw, competitors will repeat the round which has ended without a winner.
2. Uniforms and equipment
Competitors wear regular budogi (jacket and pants) in any color. All competitors must be barefooted. In the first round competitors must wear following protective equipment:
1) body armor same as in taekwondo
2) standard karate or taekwondo hand gloves
Mouthpieces and shin/instep protectors are also allowed. Other protective equipment must be approved by the Supreme referee. Competitors with longer hair must tie it into a tail. Competitors may wear flexible contact lances on their own responsibility.
3. Fighting area
Fighting area is at least 8x8 meters in size and must be covered with tatami (mats), at least 4cm thick.
4. Categories
Female: -55, -65, +65kg
Male: -65, -75, -85, +85kg
5. Referees
Fight is conducted by one Chief referee (CR) and one Assistant referee (AR). Chief Referee (CR) uses command "Hajime" to start the fight. To stop the fight, CR shouts "Yame". CR is in the fighting area, and the AR is beside the fighting area, moving around trying to be on the opposite side of CR. Points are given only when CR signalizes them. Timekeeper stops the match on each "Yame" by CR. Penalties will be giving by following criteria:
a) Warning
b) Penalty - SHIDO - victory in the round to the opponent
c) Disqualification - HANSOKU MAKE
6. Course and the outcome of the competition
The mach starts from standing position, with guard same as in karate, boxing or kickboxing. Allowed strikes:
- full-contact fist or foot strikes to body armor.
- backfist (uraken) to the side of head, with light contact (skin-touch-only)
No jumping strikes, no knees or elbows, no spinning kicks!
Each well performed strike (clean, precise, unblocked, visible and audible) will be awarded with Ipon. After each strike/kick the Central Referee will stop the action. Simultaneously executed strikes will not be scored. Round 1 ends when one fighter collects TWO Ipons, or after 1 minute effective time. Round can end without a winner, in case of no points within 1 minute.
After the end of the 1st round, competitors remove their protective equipment during the break and start the second round same as in judo, with only one differance: any takedown or throwing ends the round. Round can end without a winner too.
After the end of round 2, new break of 30 seconds follows. At the beginning of round 3, competitor kneel down on the center of fighting area and start groundfight. Ippon is awarded for a hold that lasts 10 seconds, or any standard judo choke or armbar. Any Ipon will be the end of this round. The CR will stay in the fighting area and announce holds ("Osae komi"), or broken hold ("Toketa"). Once the hold is established, CR starts with loud counting to 10. Warnings will be given without stopping the fight. Standard judo rules are applied, with no Toketa upon leg entanglement. Also, mounted position on the opponent who is faced down (in "turtle" position) is considered osae komi.
6. End of match
After the end of 3rd Round, CR will consult the scorekeeper (or look at the semaphore) and will announce Nokachi ("Win") or Hikiwake ("Drawn"). In case of tie, competitors will repeat the round which has ended without winner.
3. Sport Kenjutsu
1. Categories
Competition is done in individual concurrence, using Choken (foamed sword replica, 100cm in length). There will be separate men and women senior divisions. (If there are less than 3 women applied for the tournament, they will compete with men and will be awarded with special diplomas).
2. Equipment
Contestants must wear appropriate clean martial arts uniform (budogi and belt in any color). It is allowed to wear hakama. Contestants are barefooted. Na approved headgear is allowed, but is not mandatory.
3. Fighting area
Fighting area has a square shape, on wooden or similar floor, size of 8x8 meters, marked with white band 5cm wide.
4. Goals of match
Victory is achieved by winning more points within 2 minute effective time, or even before the end of that time, if the contestant collects 3 (THREE) points. All techniques bring 1 point. Points are awarded for execution of precise strikes and cuts, or after opponent's forbidden acts. In case of a draw after elapse of time, the rule of "golden point" ("sudden death") will be applied.
All techniques must be performed with both hands on handle (ryote), except stabs, which can be performed one-haded (katate tsuki)
Victory can be also achieved after disqualification of the opponent, or if he/she is incapable of continuing with fight due to accidental injury, exhaustion, etc.
5. Referees
Referee panel consist of one Chief Referee (CR) and two Assistant referees (AR). CR havs one white and one red flag. CR is running the match from within the fighting area, by giving commands for beginning, break, continuation, extension and/or end of match. CR awards points, gives explanations to the scorekeeper on value of points awarded and gives warnings or penalties. CR uses "Kamaeto!', to order both contestants to assume fighting guards. He is using "Hajime" to allow start of fight. Break will be announced with "Yame" Victory will be announced with "Nokachi". AR are helping the CR when invited, by saying what they have seen.
6. Special situations
Aiuchi is "mutual simultaneous strike" and it will not be scored as a point for any of contestants.
Match is not stopped when/if both contestants fall to the floor. Any strike made during this period will be considered as Ipon. This rule will not be applied if any of contestants is injured due to a fall.
Match will not be stopped if any of contestants drops his/her weapon. Strike made in such situation will be considered as Ipon.
Shallow strike (Asai) which in real situation would not make any other injury except skin cuts or cutting clothes will not be scored. Also, weak or slow strikes (Karui) will not be scored. Finally, strike performed with back side of weapon (Mune), which would not cut in real situation, will also not be scored.
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