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Date and Time
Location
Divisions
Shiai Rules
Age Determination
Shinpan
Entry Fee and Registration
Responsible party
Additional questions?
Date and Time
Note: all times subject to change
Saturday, April 11, 2026 - Individual Tournament
- 8:00am - Doors open
- 9:15am - Opening Ceremony begins
Sunday, April 12, 2026 - Team Tournament
- 8:00am - Doors open
- 9:15am - Opening Ceremony begins
Location
Marina High School
15871 Springdale St.
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
(Southern California)
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Divisions
Individual Divisions
- 9 years and under
- 10-11 years old
- 12-13 years old
- 14-15 years old
- 16-18 years old
- 13 and under girls
- 14-18 girls
Team Divisions
Each federation can enter up to two teams for each of the following divisions.
| Boy's Team Competition | |
| Senpo | 13 years old and under |
|---|---|
| Jiho | 15 years old and under |
| Chuken | |
| Fukusho | 18 years old and under |
| Taisho | |
| Girl's Team Competition | |
| Senpo | 18 years old and under |
|---|---|
| Chuken | |
| Taisho | |
| Youth Team Composition (Both Boys and Girls) | |
| Senpo | 11 years old and under |
|---|---|
| Chuken | |
| Taisho | |
Shiai Rules
Individual Championships will be open to any youth kenshi with 2026 AUSKF membership. Each individual is only eligible to participate in a single individual division. Girls are allowed to compete in one of either the Girls Individual Division or Boys Individual Division.
- Time limit (all divisions): 3 minutes with unlimited encho thereafter. (Time limit may vary depending on the number of participants.)
Team Championships for both Boys and Girls divisions will consist of up to 2 teams per federation (to be decided by federation at the Championships). Each participant can only play in ONE team.
- Team matches in the Boys Team Division will consist of 5 members selected from each age group as outlined above.
- Team matches in the Girls Team Division will consist of 3 members with no age or rank restrictions (open to all girls).
- Team matches in the Youth Team Division will consist of 3 members with age limit of 11 years and under (boys or girls).
- Time limit: 3 minutes.
- In case of daihyo-sen, match will be determined by ippon-shobu.
Tsuki is valid only for the 16-18 year old age group in the Individual and Boys Team (Fukusho and Taisho) Championships. Jodan and Nito will only be allowed in the 16-18 year old age group for Boys Individual and Boys Team (Fukusho and Taisho) Championships.
Taikai format (round robin, tournament brackets, etc.) will mirror the format of the prior year’s U.S. Junior Open Championships. Further details regarding the Individual and Team Championships will be announced at a later date depending on the number of participants.
We will continue to use the Provisional rules as set forth by FIK (PDF).
Age Determination
Your age on January 1st, 2026 will be your age for the tournament. Please indicate your birthday when registering for this event.
Shinpan
4-dan and up on a volunteer basis. Volunteer shinpan are asked to register via the federation shinpan registration sheet sent out to federation presidents by March 14th, 2026. The AUSKF Competition Committee will provide travel stipends to all shinpan traveling from outside of the Southern California region.
Entry Fee and Registration
Tournament entry fee: $50 per participant
Registration will be conducted through regional federations. Please reach out to your regional federation representative with any questions on how to register.
Responsible party
AUSKF Competition Committee: competition@auskf.org
Additional questions?
Please email competition@auskf.org with any questions or concerns. Thank you!