ROMANIAN OPEN 2025 - BUCHAREST CHALLENGE CUP

We are pleased to invite you to attend the XII th Edition of “ROMANIAN OPEN”, an karate kyokushin international competition addressed to children, cadets, juniors and seniors.

The event is organized by Romanian Karate Kyokushin Federation (R.K.K.F) and is open to martial arts kyokushin dojo`s from any organization or any other style or branch of martial arts, who wish to fight by the rules of kyokushin karate.

I. GENERAL DETAILS

Date: October 18, 2025

Location: APOLLO SPORTS CENTER, Energeticienilor Blvd, no 5, District 3, Bucharest - Romania

Start time: Both Kata and Kumite will be in the same day, October 18, 2025

Last day of inscription: September 25, 2025

Send the inscriptions at: gruiadocan@yahoo.com and budo_gym_club@yahoo.com

https://app.kumitetechnology.com/en/tournament/219/

II. COMPETITION CATHEGORIES

II.A) KUMITE

CHILDREN

Mixed boys and Girls, under 6 years ( - 20 kg, - 25 kg, + 25 kg);

Mixed boys and Girls, under 7 years (- 20 kg, - 25 kg, - 30 kg, + 30 kg);

Girls, under 8 years (- 25 kg, - 30 kg, + 30 kg);

Boys, under 8 years ( - 25 kg, - 30 kg, - 35 kg, + 35 kg);

Girls, under 9 years (-25 kg, - 30 kg, -35 kg, + 35 kg);

Boys, under 9 years (- 30 kg, -35 kg, - 40 kg, + 40 kg);

Girls, under 10 years ( - 30 kg, - 35 kg, - 40 kg, + 40 kg);

Boys, under 10 years ( -30 kg, - 35 kg, - 40 kg, - 45 kg, + 45 kg);

Girls, 10 – 11 years ( -30 kg , - 35 kg, - 40 kg, - 45 kg, + 45 kg);

Boys, 10 - 11 years (- 35 kg, - 40 kg, - 45 kg, - 50 kg, + 50 kg);

Girls, 12 – 13 years (- 35 kg, - 40 kg, - 45 kg, - 50 kg, + 50 kg);

Boys, 12 – 13 years (- 40 kg, - 45 kg, - 50 kg, - 55 kg, + 55 kg);

CADET`s

Girls, 14 – 15 years ( -45 kg, - 50 kg, - 55 kg + 55 kg) ;

Boys, 14 – 15 years (-50 kg, - 55 kg, - 60 kg, - 65 kg, + 65 kg);

JUNIORS

Girls, 16 – 17 years (- 55 kg, - 60 kg, + 60 kg);

Boys, 16 – 17 years (-60 kg, - 65 kg, - 70 kg, - 75 kg, + 75 kg);

UNDER 21

Girls, 18-20 years (including) ( - 55 kg (-60) kg, - 65 kg, + 65 kg);

Boys, 18-20 years (including) (- 70 kg, - 80 kg, + 80 kg);

SENIORS

Kumite Seniors Female (-60 kg, -65 kg, + 65 kg);

Kumite Seniors Male (-70 kg*, - 75 kg, - 85 kg, + 85 kg)

VETERANS

(Over 45 years)

Kumite Veterans Male (- 80 kg, + 80 kg)

All children under 10 years, registered at kumite, will be awarded!!!

WEIGHT CATEGORIES HAVE BEEN SET BY ORIENTATION! Depending on the number of registered participants and their weight, the competition categories can be modified in order to satisfy the real needs (weight, age, etc.) at the time of registration in the competition.

*Category Male Seniors -70 kg will be set depending the number of participants enrolled with a lower weight of 70 kg.

B. KATA:

Kata categories have been established only of a higher level of execution for athletes who hold belts from at least 8 kyu and up! With the coaches' agreement, at the kata competition, athletes with lower belts (10, 9 or without kyu) can participate in the higher groups established in the invitation!!!

In Kata groups where is competing less than 8 competitors, there will be only 2 tours (Tour 1 and Tour 3)

In Kata categories will be awarded two 3rd places, same as kumite!!

For kata categories, please consult the official invitation (ask at gruiadocan@yahoo.com)

Evaluation at KATA will be done with teams of 5 referees (1 x center and 4 x corner)

Ø TOUR I: Notes from 7.00 to 9.00

Ø TOUR II: Notes from 8.00 to 10.00

Ø TOUR III: Will be evaluated with flags. The first and second scores will compete for

places 1 and 2; third and fourth scores will be both on 3rd place.

Competitors may compete in only one category of Kata.

*When calculating the age of contestants, will be taken into account the year and date of birth that contestant is having at the date of competition.

III. CONDITIONS FOR RUNNING THE COMPETITION

The kumite competition will be held in accordance with the Rules of “Kyokushin Karate IKOKU” (Will be communicated to participant dojo`s, through e-mail)

1. Each dojo is responsible for the protection of their fighters! The entrance into the competition without specific protections for the category, is not allowed!

2. At Cadets, Juniors, Under 21 and Seniors, bandaging fists in the first round is not allowed; in the second round bandaging is allowed only with doctor's approval.

3. In the categories in which was enrolled only three competitors, these will fight in tour (one with each other). In case of equality between the three competitors, the first tiebreaker criterion will be the weight (the fighter with the smallest weight, wins), the second criterion being direct fight between competitors.

IV. CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

Deadline for registration is SEPTEMBER 25, 2025! Every dojo who wishes to participate must send untill deadline, REGISTRATION FORM (Annex 1) to the contact addresses gruiadocan@yahoo.com and budo_gym_club@yahoo.com mentioned in section VII of this invitation.

To validate the data listed in Registration Form, each representative of registered dojo`s MUST SUBMIT at the date of the competition, the following documents:

- Competitor Agreement for fighters over 18 years (Annex 2).

- Parental authorization for fighters under 18 years (Annex 3).

- ID or Passport (copy);

- Medical certificate* (issued by sports medicine doctor) attesting that the fighter is able to fight in karate kyokushin martial arts competitions;

* The documents older than 6 months is not accepted.

V. IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS!!!

I. In order to make the enrollment time more efficient, the registration documents necessary for the validation of the data referred to in the inscription table, WILL BE TRANSMITTED EARLIER IN TIME, THROUGH E-MAIL, SCANNED IN PDF OR JPG FORMAT.At the enrollment, the documents will be presented in original, only for confirmation.

II. Is very important to correctly declare the body weight of all competitors who register for Kumite! The body weight of the competitors registered in Kumite must be exact!! For the false declaration of weight (between 0,1 and 1 kilo aver the maximum of category), competitor will enter in the fight penalized directly with GENTEN or for more than 1 kilo over the maximum of category, the competitor will be disqualified. The decision on this fact belongs to the Referee Commission.

III. Withdrawals from the competition can be made no later than October 6, 2025;

For complete informations, please ask the Official invitation through e-mail.