Counties Manukau
23 - 24 August 2025
We are pleased to confirm dates and venue for the 2025 National Tournament.
The event is being held at Bruce Pulman Park, Counties-Manukau on the weekend on 23/24 August 2025.
Key Dates:
- 01 July – Coaches and Managers Facebook Group open (1 coach and 1 manager from each ITFNZ region, 1 coach and 1 manager from each Australian group) – registration instructions will be published on this date
- 07 July - entries will open online via RingMarshall
- 17 August (Sunday) 7pm – Teams call: TAG with Managers and Coaches
Reminders (note that these were originally published earlier in 2025)
Sparring
- as long as there are sufficient entries to allow it to happen, yellow belts and green stripes will spar in their own division (ie yellow belts and green stripes only). Green belts and blue stripes will also have their own division (ie green belts and blue stripes only). Blue belts to black stripes will continue to compete in one division. Standard sparring rules apply to all divisions. TAG instituted this change in 2024 and the feedback has been that safety has been improved and it has encouraged more coloured belts to begin their tournament sparring career.
- any sparring divisions that have 3 competitors entered will be carried out in round-robin format, possibly with shortened rounds depending on time constraints. This is a change from 2024 where round robin was run for divisions of 5 or less – the feedback was those divisions took too long to complete and were not enjoyable for the competitors.
Team Events
- At Nationals, each region can enter MULTIPLE REGIONAL TEAMS if they have the numbers – but juniors (ie 15-17 years) cannot be mixed with seniors to form a team, and pre-juniors ie 11-14 years) cannot be mixed with juniors to form a junior team. However, team members will only be able to compete in the team they are registered in when entries close ie they cannot swap between teams from their region depending on the event. Regional teams made up of 3 persons are permitted if need be – we would rather have people compete than miss out.
Special Technique and Power
- In Special Technique and Power at Nationals, where there are more than 12 persons in a division, there will be a qualifying technique that competitors will need to successfully complete and score points in or they will be eliminated from the competition at that qualifying stage. The competitor may choose what technique they perform from any of the required techniques for the event. The specified height (specialty) and number of boards (power) for the elective qualifying technique must be attempted.
Pre-Arranged
- In Pre-Arranged, at Nationals each region will be able to enter TWO pre-arranged teams per division.
28 April 2025
Sponsorship Announcement
ITFNZ is pleased to announce Plan Design Build Limited as a sponsorship partner.
Plan Design Build Homes Limited (PDB) is an Auckland based residential construction company offering a full-service approach from initial concept and design to the final stages of construction. They provide both new build and renovation services. PDB are members of the Master Builder Association.
PDB’s owner, Mike Jensen, is a long-standing member of the Warrior Taekwon-Do club, instructor, competitor, official and volunteer. Mike Jensen holds a Master of Engineering degree and is a member of Engineering NZ.
PDB will sponsor Auckland based tournaments for 2025 season namely
- Star Series 1, Sunday 4th May 2025 at Orewa College, Whangaparoa
- Auckland North/Counties Manukau Combined Regional Tournament, 22 June 2025 at Auckland Netball Centre, St John, Auckland; and
- ITFNZ National Tournament. 23-24 August 2025 at Bruce Pulman Park, Papakura
For further information on Plan Design Build Limited, please visit their website www.plandesignbuild.co.nz.
Highlights from 2024:
