Summer Showdown!
Valley Karate School Tournament

​Saturday, June 22
 
9:30am – Lil' Dragons, Children White & Orange Belts
11:00am – All Green, Red Belts, Dans & Adults All Ranks
Dans to arrive by 9:15am

    Register Here

    ​CLASSROOM SPARRING RULES
     
    The following rules are to be observed by ALL MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL during sparring exercises:
    1. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: Participants must wear hand pads, kicking boots, head protective equipment, cup and mouthguard.
    2. CONTACT: Contact is forbidden! If, during a match, head or facial contact is made (whether accidental or not), immediate disqualification will result.
    3. FOUL AREAS: Participants may direct hand and foot motions toward the following body areas of their opponent--front and sides of the head and anterior body from the neck to the waist. Any other area is illegal. Three fouls (whether accidental, or not) results in disqualification from a match.
    THESE RULES ARE FOR YOUR PROTECTION!!!

    SAFETY EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR ALL DIVISIONS: Participants must wear hand pads, kicking boots, head protective equipment, and mouthguard.  Groin cup required for males.

    Divisions may be redefined based on size, weight and number of competitors.
    AMATEUR ATHLETIC RELEASE OF LIABILITY
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    In consideration of being allowed to participate in any way in the 2019 Valley Karate School Tournament, the undersigned or the parent or guardian of a minor child participant: Agrees to inspect, prior to participating, the facilities and equipment to be used, and if the participant believes anything is unsafe, he or she should immediately withdraw from the competition and refuse to participate. Further Acknowledges and fully understands that each participant will be engaging in activities that involve risk of serious injury, including permanent disability and death, and severe social and economic losses which might result not only from their actions, inactions, or negligence, but the actions, inactions, or negligence of others, the rules of play, or the condition of the premises or any equipment used. Further, that there may be other risks not known to us or not reasonably foreseeable at this time. Agrees to assume all the forgoing risk and accept personal responsibility for the damages following such injury, permanent disability, or death. Releases, waives, discharges, and covenants not to sue Valley Karate, LLC, its affiliated clubs, the officials, instructors, sponsors, or other participants, all of which are hereinafter referred to as "releasees", from any and all claims demands, losses or damages on account of injury, including death or damage to property caused or alleged to be caused in whole or in part by the negligence of the releasees or otherwise. 

Open to Valley Karate students only.
 
Great practice & learn how to compete!
 
Divisions available for every age and rank!
Teaching the martial arts to students in Shelton, Derby, Ansonia, Seymour, Trumbull, Stratford, Monroe and the surrounding area.