Tournament Facts.......................

The ultimate of tournaments for competitors on both sides of the border!
       
   
   
   

Tournament Information

   
         
    Dates: Friday October 15th and Saturday October 16th    
         
    Location: London Convention Centre, 300 York St. London Ontario Canada.    
         
    Promoter and contact address:
Michael Bernardo/Bernardo Karate
1106 Dearness Dr.,
London, Ontario, Canada. N6E 1N9
 
PH# 519-691-0999
e-mail bernardokarate@odyssey.on.ca
   
         
    Hotel: The Hilton, 300 King St. London. 800-210-9336/519-439-1661. Mention the Canadian Open to receive a discounted rate of $109cdn for a deluxe room.    
         
    Flying in: London International Airport is a 10 minute taxi ride to the hotel. Toronto International Airport is a 1 hour and 45 minutes away. Detroit International Airport is 2 hours and 15 minutes away. The Robert Q shuttle bus will take you to London. Robert Q shuttle bus contact: 519-672-9020 or 800-265-4948    
         
    Crossing the Border: All United States citizens must have a birth certificate for juniors and picture I.D. for adults. If a child is traveling without his or her parent[s] then a letter of consent is needed.    
         
    Currency exchange: The Canadian dollar as of printing of this flyer is worth 74cents to the American dollar. This means for our American guests, your dollar will buy you more.    
         
    Directions:
From Toronto, take highway 401 West. Then take Wellington Road exit North. This is the 3rd London exit from the highway. Follow Wellington Road North for approximately 5 miles or 8 km. Until you reach the downtown area. Once you go under an over pass, the Convention Centre is your first right which is York St. The Hilton Hotel is the next right on King St.
 
From Detroit: Take highway 401 East. Then take Wellington rd. North exit. This is the second London exit from this direction. Follow direction above.
   
         
    Rules to be used: WSKF in Black Belt divisions. You can check out the rules at wskf.com . In all under belt divisions the Tour Canada rules will be used.    
         
    Sanctions: Tour Canada AAAA, WSKF National, WKA Canada, IAKSA Canada.    
         
   
Prize Money:        
  Men's 3 man Team fighting Grand .............. $1500.00  
  Men's Point Fighting Light weight Grand .............. $1000.00  
  Men's Point Fighting Middle weight Grand .............. $1000.00  
  Men's Point Fighting Heavy weight Grand .............. $1000.00  
  Women's Point Fighting Grand .............. $1000.00  
  Senior Men's Fighting Grand .............. $500.00  
  Men's Forms Grand .............. $500.00  
  Women's Forms Grand .............. $500.00  
  Men/Women Traditional Forms Grand .............. $500.00  
  Men/Women Weapons Grand .............. $500.00  
  Team Forms .............. 50% payback  
  Junior Black Belt Grand Champions .............. $100.00 each  
   
   
   
   
Schedule of Events
     
Friday October 15th
2:00pm - 9:00pm Registration
4:30pm   WSKF Rules Meeting/Richard Plowden
5:30pm   Breaking/Self-Defense divisions
6:00pm   Junior Coninuous Sparring
6:00pm   Adult Coninuous Sparring
7:00pm   Team Forms/Tricks Division
7:00pm   Korean/Kempo Forms Divisions
7:30pm   Extreme Weapons/Forms
8:30pm   Team Fighting Divisions
     
Saturday October 16th
8:00am   Doors Open
8:30am   Registration
8:30am   Referees and judges meeting
9:00am   Black Belt Weapons
10:00am   Black Belt Forms
11:00am   Under Belt Weapons
11:30am   Black Belt Forms/Weapons run-offs
11:30am   Under Belt Forms & Sparring
12:00pm   Junior Black Belt Sparring
2:00pm   Adult Black Belt Sparring
4:00pm   Doors Close
8:00pm   Evening Finals Show
   
Attention Judges and Referees
In order to run an event of this size we rely on the help
of volunteer Black Belt judges and officials . If you
would like to judge at this event please include your
name and shirt size with the pre-registration form so
that we can pre-assign you a ring and have your
complimentary Judges golf shirt ready. We will also
have refreshments for all officials throughout the day.
Your support is greatly appreciated.
 
Vendors
Interested in marketing your products to the martial arts
community. Here is an excellent opportunity to
meet new clients and customers. Call Michael
Bernardo regarding booth space. Limited number
of vendor tables will be sold.
Table/ Booth -- $200 cdn.
 
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