SPECIAL NOTICE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 2008

Championship Organizing Committee will provide all competitors lunch and drinks all day. Spectators and parents will be provided drinks only all day.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 2008

Award Dinner Reception (Invitation only) at Genji Japanese Cuisine
Tel: (516)-876-8855 at 111 Jericho Tpke., Jericho, NY 11753

Masters golf tournament: Tee off - 9:00 AM, Sunday
Course to be announced; First come, first serve
All school owners, referees, committee members, masters, grandmasters,
And advisory members are invited. (register: call Master An Kyung Bae- (718)-339-5425
Dinner Reception and Golf Tournament- sponsored
By Honorable Director: HYUNG RO LEE

Senior Adults (Black belt and Color belt)
Sparring - Light contact and no head contact

Awards

• Top 5 schools
• 5 Masters/Instructors of the year
  Athlete of the year (Only Black belt): JUNIOR (male, female) and SENIOR (male, female)
  5 Best Referees
  Scholarship Award (each school one student, please submit your students name, date of birth and resume.

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Event Schedule

Thursday, Oct. 23. 2008
6:00pm: Deadline for Pre-Registration
All applications must be received by this date to avoid late fees.

Friday, Oct. 24. 2008
6:00pm: Deadline for Late Registration
3:00-10:00pm: Weigh in at hotel

Saturday, Oct. 25. 2008 (Competition Day)
*NOTE: Committee will provide all competitors lunch and drinks
Parent and spectator drinks only all day!
8:00am: All Masters and Officials meeting
8:00am-9:00am: Check in for all competitors
9:00am-10:00am: Opening Ceremony and Korean Cultural Performance
10:00am: Competition begins for ages 5,6,7,8 & 9, all events
12:00pm: Opening ceremony & Celebrations of Athletes Competition Continues for all ages and events ages 10-17 and Adults
3:00pm: Continue events
5:00pm: Closing Ceremony (Awards)

Please schedule your competition day
Accordingly if you are late-You will be disqualified

For further assistance call (516-339-5425)

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General Information

Hosted by: New York Open TKD Championship and Korean Cultural Org. Committee.
Sanctioned by: USA TaeKwonDo
Recognized by: The World TaeKwonDo Federation

Sponsored by :
Korean Cultural Service NY (뉴욕한 문화원)
At center New York (한국농수산물유통공사)
FSB (Flushing Saving Bank)
Hyung Ro Lee

Supported by:
Korea Tourism Org.
Taekwondo Promotion Foundation
Tarlos and Assoc.
Institute for Korean-American Culture
Taekwondo Martial Arts Musical - “Family”
Directed by Y. H. PARK

Date: Sat, Oct. 25. 2008
Location: SUNY Old Westbury, Clarke Center Gym, Long Island

Pre- Registration: Must be received by Thursday, Oct. 2. 2008
Late- Registration: Must be received by Friday, Oct. 3. 2008
All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable

General Admission $ 10 – Adult
$ 5 – Children 10 and under

Competition Rules and Regulations
The current and modified WTF/USAT Rules and Regulations will govern this Competition.
SR-Adult Division Only
Light-Contact and Non-Contact head and face area

Equipment – Clean, White or colored WTF Approved V-neck Uniform No shoes will be allowed during competition.

Individual Awards
WTF Poomse, Sparring & Breaking Competitions
Gold Medals and certificate will be awarded to all 1st place winners
Silver Medals and certificate will be awarded to all 2nd place winners
Bronze Medals and certificate will be awarded to all 3rd place winners

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Rules and Regulations

Current WTF/USAT Rules and Regulations will govern the championships with few
modifications to enhance the competition experience for all participants.
Masters/Instructors/Board Holders will only be allowed on competition floor to hold boards when their competitors are competing in the Kyuk-Pa Competitions.

MANDATORY EQUIPMENT
1. White V-neck or any colored WTF approved dobok for all events.
2. Black trim is allowed for Black belt competitors only.
3. All competitors must supply their own regulation size breaking boards (See free-style Kyuk-Pa rules for sizes.) You will be able to purchase breaking boards at the tournament.

WTF POOMSE (FORMS) COMPETITION
1. WTF approved Poomse (forms) only.
Color Belt Poomse: Taeguk 1 – 8 and Palgue 1 – 8.
Black Belt Forms: 1st Dan – Koryo, 2nd Dan – Keumgang, 3rd Dan – Tae Baek, etc.
2. All competitors must perform a rank appropriate Poomse or Forms.
3. All non-WTF forms will not be allowed in the WTF Poomse divisions.
Scoring for WTF Poomse
1. Scoring will be based on concentration, balance, focus, grace, strength and understanding of the Poomse.
2. Five (5) judges will score from 5.0 (lowest) to 10.0 (highest) with 0.1 point increments. From the five scores, the lowest and the highest scores will be cancelled out and the three remaining scores will be tallied to give the competitor his/her score. In the event of a tie, all five (5) scores will be calculated to determine the winner.

GYOROOGI (SPARRING) COMPETITION
1. All competitors must have a head gear, chest protector, mouth piece, shin & in-step guard, forearm guard (no fist), and groin protective cup (male competitors). Any competitor without any one of these required and mandatory equipments, at the time of his/her match will be declared disqualified.
2. All junior divisions and adult color belts divisions will run two rounds lasting one minute each round with 30 seconds break in between each round. All junior divisions will be governed by USAT Junior National rules:
Age 5~11: Full contact to the body and no contact to the head and face area.
Age 12~17 Color Belts: Full contact to the body and very light contact to the head and face area.
Age 12~17 Black Belts & all Adult Black Belts: Full contact to the body and the head and face area.
3. All adult color belts (18 yrs. and up, white - red) will be guided by a modified National USAT rules with full contact to the body and very light contact to the head and face area.
4. Adult and Senior Black Belt Divisions will observe USAT Adult National Rules.
5. All adult and junior black belts (12~17 yrs. old) will compete in two rounds lasting one and a half minute each round with 30 seconds break in between each round.
Scoring for Gyoroogi
1. Please refer to the USAT official referee seminar textbook for valid scoring area.
2. State of the art, electronic scoring system will be used to score at this competition.

FREE STYLE KYUK-PA (BREAKING) COMPETITION
Regulation breaking boards sizes for this competition are as follows:
1. Adult and Senior Division ( 18 years & over) 12 x 10 x 1 inch Pine
2. Teen Division (14 years – 17 years) 12 x 6 x 1 inch Pine
3. Junior Division (10 years – 13 years) 12 x 10 x ½ inch Pine
4. All Children ages 9 years and under 12 x 6 x ½ inch Pine
5. Competitors must provide their own breaking boards.
6. Official size Breaking Boards will be sold at the day of the competition.
7. Competitors must provide their own board-holders.

1. Competitors are advised to protect the floor when using any breaking materials that will damage the gym floor.
2. Only board breaking will be allowed for all breaking competitions. Competitors will not be
Allowed to break any glass, bricks or perform any fire breaking.
3. Each competitor will be allowed three (3) minutes to set up and complete his/her routine.
4. Clock begins as soon as the competitor steps onto competition area.
5. Competitors will be allowed only two (2) attempts per station. (After an unsuccessful 2nd
Attempt, you must move on to the next station.)
6. No more than three stations will be allowed

Scoring for Free-Style Kyuk-Pa
1. Scoring will be based on the level of difficulty on the techniques, the number of boards broken at one time, the accuracy of the breaks, the flow of the routine, and the competitor’s show of power, speed, creativity and style. All boards must be broken completely. Cracked, rotted or tampered wood will not be counted in scoring!
2. Five (5) judges will score from 5.0 (lowest) to 10.0 (highest) with 0.1 point increments. From the five scores, the lowest and the highest scores will be cancelled out and the three remaining scores will be tallied to give the competitor his/her score. In the event of a tie, all five (5) scores will be calculated to determine a winner.

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Letter to Master Instructors

Dear Master-Instructors,
We would like to thank you for your supporting participating New York Open Championship and Korean Cultural Festival. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all continued success throughout this year. It is with great honor and excitement that I extend to you all an invitation to participate in the upcoming tournament to be held at the College of SUNY Old Westbury, Long Island.

The USA Taekwondo and World Taekwondo Federation will sanction this event. Our goal for the 3rd New York Open Taekwondo Champion is to uphold a level of expertise as an Olympic sport. Our tournament will consist of groups in forms, sparring, and board breaking. The New York Open and Cultural Festival will be the highlight of this year’s New York Open on Saturday, October 4th, 2008.

As the only Festival without any political, commercial, or non-profit based agenda, we pride ourselves on using Taekwondo as a tool to bring together and embrace the different cultures of the world, regardless of race and creed, hence our philosophy. “Taekwondo, One Family One Vision”

We will be featuring many coveted awards such as “Top School”, “Master Instructor”, “Grand Champion”, “Best Referee”, and “Each school scholarship” We are obligated and honored to serve you to ensure that each individual has their best tournament experience of the year. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible. It is always a privilege and honor to have competitors come together and compete in the highest traditions of our sport and Korean Culture.

Again your participation and support is invaluable to the success, growth, and recognition of Taekwondo. I look forward to those with the courage to compete and the desire to excel!

NY Open Organizing Committee

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NY Open Organizing Committee

EXECUTIVE ADVISORY
CHO SI HACK, KANG SUH CHONG, JUDGE DANA WINSLOW, SIN HYUN OK, IN MUN JUN, YEON HEE PARK, MOON S. LEE, HYUNG TAIK HUR, DONG KEUN PARK

SPECIAL ADVISOR
SANDY EDELMAN, BOB STRANGIEO, MARC SOMMER, SAL MANITEE, PHIL DANIEL, SUNNY HWANG, JUN PARK, JUN CHUL HWANG, FREDERICK A. AMORINI, BOB SLALORS, B. M. KIM, Y. K. KIM, IK HWAN KIM

HONORABLE DIRECTOR
1.
2.
3. HYUNG RO LEE
4. JIN SONG JUNG

DIRECTOR
Y.H.PARK

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
YOUNG HEE KIM, JOHN BURAN,

SECRETARY GENERAL
JUNG SHIK CHOI

ASSISTAND SECRETARY GENERAL
CHUN KIL CHAE

ORGANIZING CO-CHAIRMAN
KEE YOUNG CHOI, HO SUN KANG,

OPERATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR
KYUNG BAI AHN

AWARD COMMITTEE CHAIR
R. K. GOULD

TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR
JUNG HOON KIM, SOO BONG LEE

REFEREE COMMITTEE CHAIR
PATRICK HARRISON

PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR
CHRIS GATES

DEMONSTRATION COMMITTEE CHAIR
SOO YOUNG JEON

MEDICAL COMMITTEE
DR. STANLEY RABINOWITZ

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE CHAIR

PHOTO
YOUNG SUN CHO

OPENING CEREMONY CHAIR
CRAIG MCDONALD

SECURITY - NYPD
OFFICER JODY ALMODOVAR, OFFICER BRYAN MCKILLOP

PROGRAM BOOK COMMITEE
CODY PRINTING

REGISTRATION COMMITTEE
KYUNG BAE AHN TAEKWONDO

CHAMPIONSHIP SETUP COMMITTEE
KYUNG BAE AHN TAEKWONDO

KOREAN CULTURAL PERFORMING CHAIR
PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTE OF KOREAN-AMERICAN CULTURE

N.Y. OPEN SUPPORTING COMMITTEE CHAIR
YOUNG BAE CHOI

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES AND STATES
CANADIAN TEAM
MEXICAN TEAM
PUERTO RICAN TEAM
KOREAN TEAM
WASHINGTON STATE
VIRGINIA STATE
NEW JERSEY STATE
NEW YORK STATE
MASSACHUSETTES STATE
CONNECTICUT STATE
PENNSILVANIA STATE
CALIFORNIA STATE

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Directions and Contact Information

Hotel Information
Econo Lodge
429 Duffy Ave. Hicksville, N.Y., 11801
Tel: (516)-433-3900
Fax: (516)-433-3909
E-mail: elodge429@aol.com

Reservations Due by: Sep. 6th
Ask New York Open Taekwondo Championship
Special rates: $99.99 Plus Tax

Directions
Southern State: To exit 27 North (Wantagh Pkwy) to Exit W2 West this will be Old Country Rd. We’re right off the exit.

495(LIE): Exit 41 South (RTS 106/107) Take Rt. 106 to Old Country Rd. Make right on Old Country Rd., go about 1 ¼ miles, we’ll be on the right behind the spare rib restaurant.

Northern State: To exit 33 South (Wantagh Pkwy) to exit W2 East (Old Country Rd.) Econo Lodge is on the left behind the Spare rib restaurant.

Grand Central: Grand Central Pkwy East becomes the Northern State Pkwy East. Follow Directions Above.

Please get the directions off mapquest

The College of SUNY Old Westbury, Long Island

Address:
223 Store Hill Rd., Old Westbury, NY, 11568

TEL: (516)-876-3284/3905

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