4th Annual Round Rock Karate Invitational
When: October 24, 2026
Where: Round Rock Sports Center,
2400 Chisholm Trail Rd, Round Rock, TX 78681
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Early Registration August 24th, 2026
Last date to register – October 17th, 2026
The registration for the tournament is not open yet. Please reach out to info@rrkarate.com for any questions or information.
Dear Studio Owners, Students & Parents:
We are honored to invite you to our 4th Annual Round Rock Karate Invitational Tournament. Tournaments are a fun and exciting way to challenge yourselves, make new friends, and expand your martial art, and I encourage all of our martial arts family members to participate in what I hope will be a positive and rewarding experience for all in attendance.
Safety and integrity are our top priorities and as such all competitors, studio owners, volunteers, and spectators will be held to the highest standards of sportsmanlike conduct. This tournament is an opportunity to learn and grow as a community and we expect all in attendance to conduct themselves with utmost respect toward themselves, one another, our shared art, and the event itself.
We are requesting that all Dans planning to attend the tournament sign up to volunteer as well. We will need your assistance with judging, scorekeeping, timekeeping and other duties. Judges and ring assignments will be determined in advance and given out at the Officials’ meeting at the start of the event. We will ensure that all Dans who are also competing will have ample time to eat, warm up, and practice before their competition divisions begin.
Early registration will open on Aug 24th and will be available through Saturday, Sept 24th, 2026. We highly recommend registering during this time to take advantage of the lower registration fee. Regular registration will remain open from Sept 25th to October 17th. All applications must be submitted by the final deadline of Saturday, October 17th, 2026. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept any applications after the final deadline.
Thank you for your continued support and participation in this event!
Tang Soo!!
Round Rock Karate Academy
Important Tournament Information
DEADLINES AND FEES
Early registration is available through Saturday, September 24th, 2026.
All applications must be submitted by the final deadline of Saturday, October 17th, 2026. We will not accept any applications after the final deadline. All registrations include a competitor swag bag, and one raffle ticket. Tournament T-Shirts will be available for purchase during Early Registration and thereafter while supplies last.
Early registration fees are as follows:
- Tiny Tiger/Little Dragon: $50
- Gup/Dan: $65
- Gup/Dan Breaking: additional $10
- Creative Weapons: additional $10
Registration fees AFTER September 24, 2026:
- TinyTiger/Little Dragon: $55
- Gup/Dan: $75
- Gup/Dan Breaking: additional $10
- Creative Weapons: additional $10
Tournament Schedule
8:00am – doors open to competitors and spectators
8:30am – Officials’ Meeting (all Dans)
9:00am – Opening Ceremonies
Line up/bow in
National Anthem
Greeting and Invocation – SBN Howard Yuan
Masters’ Recognition – SBN Howard Yuan
Tournament Information – SBN Ani Robinson
Competitor Warmup – KSN Nichole Fazio
9:30am – Competition begins
Little Dragons/Tiny Tigers Divisions
Forms
Belt Sparring
Creative Weapons
All Breaking Divisions – Gup and Dan
Dan Divisions
Traditional Forms
Weapons Forms
Sparring
Gup Divisions
Traditional Forms
Weapons Forms
Sparring
Grand Champion Presentations
This event is expected to end between 4-5pm
RULES & ELIGIBILITY
Complete rules and regulations governing this tournament can be found here . An Officials’ meeting will be held for all dans before competition begins to ensure competition rules are understood by all judges. General rules are listed below –
- This tournament is an invitational event. All competitors, instructors, and studios must be invited by and be considered in good standing with Round Rock Karate Academy.
- Competition is open to all students ranked Sam Dan and below who are members in good standing of one of the studios invited to participate.
- All judges, officials, and competitors must wear traditional dobak and their current rank belt. All dobaks must be clean and in good repair.
- Competitors are responsible for supplying their own materials, such as sparring gear, weapons, etc. The exception to this is the Little Dragon/Tiny Tiger competitors, whose sparring gear will be provided.
- Proper discipline, attitude, and etiquette must be shown at all times.
- Good sportsmanlike conduct is expected from all competitors, officials, and spectators.
- Judging decisions are final and may not be appealed by competitors.
- The tournament arbitrator will be responsible for resolving any issues that cannot be resolved by the judges.
JUDGES
All dans attending are asked to sign up to volunteer. We will ensure that all dans who are also competing will be relieved of volunteer duties with time to eat, warm up, and practice before their competition begins.
COMPETITION EVENTS
Gup and Dan events:
- Traditional Forms
- Sparring
- Traditional Weapons Forms
- Creative Weapons
- Breaking
Tiny Tiger/Little Dragon events:
- Forms
- Belt Sparring
Divisions will be assigned after registration has closed. Competitors will be notified of their assigned divisions at tournament check-in.
AGES
- Tiny Tigers/Little Dragons (under 7)
- Youth (7-17)
- Adult (18 years and up)
Event Overviews
Sparring
All sparring at this competition will be light contact.
All sparring matches will be 2 minutes long, and the competitor who scores the most points in the 2 minutes will be the winner.
In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken by a sudden death round. The first competitor to score a point in the 2-minute sudden-death round is the winner.
All sparring will be single-elimination. This is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match (or round) is eliminated from the tournament. Conversely, the winner moves to the next round until only one winner is left.
In order to compete in sparring, all competitors must wear a headguard, handguards (must cover fingers), and footguards (must cover toes). A mouthguard must be worn, regardless of whether the competitor uses a face shield or not. Male competitors must also wear a groin protector.
Safety First!! A competitor will not be allowed to compete without the required safety gear as mentioned above.
If desired, competitors may also wear a chest guard, face shield, forearm guards, or shin guards. Center judges are responsible for ensuring that all competitors are wearing the appropriate safety gear.
All jewelry must be removed for sparring.
Target Areas for Points
The following areas are allowed targets for both hand and foot techniques:
- The front and sides of the body below the neck and above the belt
- The sides of the head
Legal/Illegal Techniques
Legal hand techniques: straight punch (jab or reverse), side punch, cross punch, back fist, and ridge hand are allowed to any legal target area
Legal foot techniques: any valid kick is allowed to all legal target areas
Refer to the RR Karate Invitational Tournament Rulebook for more details.
Forms – Traditional and Weapons
For traditional forms, students may compete with any form required to achieve their current rank or their next rank.
Students must introduce themselves to the judges prior to performing and include at least their name, school, and form.
Once given permission to begin, the student will complete their form, then stay in the ring while the judges score their performance. Once scoring is complete, the student may exit the ring
TRADITIONAL WEAPONS
- Traditional weapons allowed include Bo-staff, knife, and sword. No other weapons will be allowed
- Forms must be traditional Tang Soo Do weapons forms
- Competitors must be a minimum rank of 6th Gup
- All weapons must be competition or training weapons. No live blades will be allowed.
- For knife and sword forms, students must present their weapon to the center judge for inspection.
Refer to the RR Karate Invitational Tournament Rulebook for more details.
BREAKING
- Competitors to supply their own boards. Boards will be available onsite for purchase too (Limited supply)
- All breaks must be 1” thick unfinished pine wood boards in accordance with the below-listed dimensions
- Competitors Age under 1o years – 6″ x 12″ x 1″
- Competitors ages 10-12 years – 8″ x 12″ x 1″
- Competitors 13 years and older – 10″ x 12″ x 1″
- All Dans (regardless of age) – 10″ x 12″ x 1″
- Gups may use a maximum of 3 boards in total, with 1 board per station
- Dans are not limited to the number of boards
- Board holders must be either a dan or an adult. Adult dans are preferred. As much as possible, competitors should provide their own holders
- If any supports are used, the competitor must supply a tarp or other protective floor covering
PRESENTATION
- Competitors will have 2 minutes to set up their presentation
- Competitors will have 2 minutes to complete their presentation
- Gups
- Gups are allowed a maximum of 3 techniques
- Gups are allowed 3 attempts per technique
- Dans
- Dans are allowed a maximum of 4 techniques
- Dans are allowed 2 attempts per technique
Refer to the RR Karate Invitational Tournament Rulebook for more details.
CREATIVE WEAPONS 
For creative weapons, students may compete with any traditional or non-traditional Tang Soo Do weapon. Forms may be a curriculum form modified to use their weapon of choice or forms may be entirely created by the competitor.
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- Open to competitors ranked 6th Gup – Sahm Dan (Gups and Dans will be divided if enough competitors register)
- All weapons must be practice/competition weapons (no live blades or active weapons will be allowed)
- Forms must be less than 2 minutes long
Students must introduce themselves to the judges prior to performing and include at least their name, school, and form. For knife and sword forms, students must present their weapon to the center judge for inspection.
Once given permission to begin, the student will complete their form, then stay in the ring while the judges score their performance. Once scoring is complete, the student may exit the ring.
Refer to the RR Karate Invitational Tournament Rulebook for more details.
AWARDS
Tiny Tiger/Little Dragon competitors are not scored and all competitors in each event will receive a participation medal.
All Gup and Dan divisions will award 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals.
UNIFORM AND SPARRING EQUIPMENT
- All competitors must wear traditional Tang Soo Do uniforms
- All sparring competitors must have the following safety gear in order to compete:
- padded hands
- padded feet
- padded headgear
- mouthguard
- groin protection (males)
TOURNAMENT TSHIRTS
Tournament T-shirts may be ordered at the time of registration. We will NOT have tournament t-shirts available for purchase at the event, so please be sure to preorder.
Last date to order T-Shirts – September 24th, 2026
FOOD AND DRINK
Outside food and drinks are NOT permitted.
NEW this year, the venue will have concessions for sale! It will be available throughout the tournament.
Water fountains are installed and we encourage you to bring a refillable water bottle for the water stations. Water and flavored beverages are available for purchase at the concessions, too.
RAFFLE
We will be holding a tournament raffle with several prizes, including a grand prize. One raffle ticket is included in each registration. Additional tickets can be purchased at the Merchandise booth. Drawings will be held throughout the day and winners must be present to claim their prize.
3rd Annual Round Rock Karate Invitational
When: September 13th, 2025
Where: Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
3001 Kalahari Boulevard, Round Rock, TX 78665 (Map)
Participants
12 Participating Dojangs with 120 Competitors spanning all ranks and ages!
- Round Rock Karate Academy, Round Rock, TX
- Austin Karate Academy, Austin, TX
- Cornerstone Martial Arts & Leadership Academy, Arlington, TX
- Evergreen Tang Soo Do Academy, Seattle, WA
- Golden Hands Martial Arts, Austin, TX
- Nunan’s Achievement Centers, Cedar Park, TX
- Rockhold Karate, Cedar Park, TX
- Salado Creek Martial Arts, Salado, TX
- Texas Tang Soo Do, San Antonio, TX
- Texas Academy of Martial Arts, Buda, TX
- The Texas Academy of Karate, New Braunfels, TX
- West Texas Karate, Lubbock, TX
The Wall of Winners
Division Winners
Thanks to our wonderful Volunteers and the RRKA Family for coming together and making this tournament possible
Thanks to our generous sponsors for their support and encouragement
2nd Annual Round Rock Karate Invitational
When: November 2nd, 2024
Where: Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
3001 Kalahari Boulevard, Round Rock, TX 78665 (Map)
Participants
9 Participating Dojangs with 125 Competitors spanning all ranks and ages!
- Round Rock Karate Academy, Round Rock, TX
- Austin Karate Academy, Austin, TX
- Church’s Karate Academy, New Orleans, LA
- Karate Masters, Spring, TX
- Rockhold Karate, Cedar Park, TX
- Salado Creek Martial Arts, Salado, TX
- Texas Tang Soo Do, San Antonio
- Texas Academy of Martial Arts, Buda
- The Texas Academy of Karate, New Braunfels
The Wall of Winners
Division Winners
Thanks to our wonderful Volunteers and the RRKA Family for coming together and making this tournament possible
Thanks to our generous sponsors for their support and encouragement
1st Annual Round Rock Karate Invitational
When: August 26, 2023
Where: Chasco Family YMCA,
1801 N Interstate Hwy 35, Round Rock, TX 78664 (Map)
Participating Dojangs
- Round Rock Karate Academy, Round Rock, TX
- Austin Karate Academy, Austin, TX
- Church’s Karate Academy, New Orleans, LA
- Karate Masters, Spring, TX
- Rockhold Karate, Cedar Park, TX
- Salado Creek Martial Arts, Salado, TX
- Texas Tang Soo Do, San Antonio
- Texas Academy of Martial Arts, Buda
- The Texas Academy of Karate, New Braunfels



















































































































































