Course: 2026 Soke Cup Tournament Rules
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A comprehensive course covering all rules and regulations for the 2026 Chito-Ryu Karate-Do Soke Cup Tournament. This course covers rules for officials, coaches, competitors, kata competition, and kumite competition, including appendices on referee signals, scoring sheets, age divisions, approved kata, and protective equipment.
New Course Home
This course has now been moved to the official 2026 Soke Cup website. If you have previously enrolled here, please re-enroll on that website.
Course Content
Unit 1: General Rules for Officials
- Code of Ethics & Roles of Officials Quiz
- Dress Code for Officials Quiz
Unit 2: Rules for Coaches
- General Rules for Coaches
- Protests Quiz
Unit 3: Rules for All Competitors
- Dress Code & Presentation for Competitors Quiz
Unit 4: Kata Competition
- Kata Court, Dress Code & Event Types
- Organisation & Operation of Kata Events Quiz
- Kata Scoring System Quiz
- Kata Evaluation & Scoring Criteria Quiz
- Team Kata & Kobujutsu Rules Quiz
Unit 5: Kumite Competition - Setup & Structure
- The Kumite Court & Protective Equipment Quiz
- Kumite Event Types, Organisation & Match Time Quiz
Unit 6: Kumite - Officials & Match Operation
- Responsibilities & Authority of Kumite Officials Quiz
- Kumite Match Operation & Tied Matches Quiz
Unit 7: Kumite - Scoring & Penalties
- Kumite Scoring Quiz
- Violations, Warnings & Disqualifications Quiz
- Head Contact Rules by Division Quiz
Unit 8: Injuries & Team Kumite
- Injuries & Accidents
- Team Kumite Rules Quiz
Unit 9: Referee & Corner Judge Signals
- Referee Gestures & Terminology Quiz
- Corner Judge Flag Signals Quiz
Unit 10: Appendices & Reference Material
- Age Divisions
- Approved Kata Lists (Karate & Kobujutsu) Quiz
- Protective Equipment Guide Quiz