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Referee and Judges Training
13th May 2007

1st Ji (red belt) mens practice bout:
Andrew Mangion (Hornchurch) v Russell Jones (Haywards Heath),
Referee William Parsons (Rainham)

This year we will not be holding the National Championships which usually take place in June. We will however be holding Team Championships on Saturday 13th October 2007.

Teams from different clubs will have the opportunity throughout the day to participate in tooi-ta (free sparring) bouts with each other for the team trophies which will be awarded at the end of the day.

Therefore, to keep everyone's skills up to date, a three hour Referee and Judges training session was held at National Headquarters on Sunday 13th May 2007. Another session will be held later this year, most probably in September (date to be announced).

Graham Towl (Wadhurst) refereeing mens duan veteran practice bout
observed by Master Siew Ying Loke

The referee and judges training course, presided over by Grandmaster Loke and Senior Masters, was well attended by students from throughout the United Kingdom, many of whom had driven through torrential rain to get to National Headquarters in Grays, Essex.

Master Adam Goward (6th Duan) and Grandmaster Loke

Newly graded 2nd duan's had the opportunity to practice refereeing for the first time and more experienced duan grades also had the opportunity of refreshing and updating their refereeing skills.

Graham Towl (Wadhurst) refereeing
duan practice bout

New duan grades also participated in judging as did their more experienced counterparts. Young 1st ji (red belts) were able to participate in the free sparring and also practice performing the roles of timekeeper and scorekeeper.

The course involved practice bouts of tooi-ta (free sparring), giving those attending the opportunity to ask questions and providing a forum for open discussion and debate.

L to R: Nick Evagorou (Croydon), Referee Tina Matania (Epsom) and
Barry Fisher (Croydon) ... everyone can ask questions
even inbetween bouts!

Watching intently

If you want to refresh your memory or learn about the sparring rules, check with your instructor and/or see our 'Competitions' pages index where a pdf file covering the rules can be downloaded.

Grandmaster Loke reminding everyone of the scoring system:
here we see "Red no score"

Tang Sou!

... more photographs from the day ...

Grandmaster Loke Instructs: palm heel block (chang kern tang)

Masters, Instructors and Students line up

Warming up (nuan sern) with the leg stretch (chean ti)

Masters watching ... L to R: Masters Goward,
Butterworth, Blakemore, Underwood and Thomas

Master Jeff Thomas discusses (and
demonstrates) scoring techniques and
the level of proximity and
accuracy required

Master Steve Ronketti observes

Lewis Richardson (Haywards Heath) practices judging. The red band is always worn on the right hand and blue on the left

Bob Hooper watches intently

1st ji (red belt) boys sparring
refereed by Richard Lyons

Young 1st ji (red belts) practice bout
refereed by Will Parsons

... lots of sparring practice to referee and judge...

Keith Dell and Bob Hooper watch in the background as Graham Towl referees young mens duan grades

The Referee must keep close to the action and try to position him/herself well in order to see as clearly as possible

A block and counter can be awarded two points

The entrant wearing the red tag always stands on the right of the ring and the entrant wearing the blue tag always starts on the left before entering the ring