At Tiger-Rock Martial Arts, students are encouraged to participate in the annual Tiger-Rock Championship Series, which encompasses three annual tournaments. In November, we hold our district tournament, which is the regional competition for the Greater Austin area. In March, we hold the National Championships, which includes academies from Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and Rockport. In July, we hold our World Championships, which includes competitors from Tiger-Rock academies across the country.
We feel that competition is a healthy component of your training experience at Tiger-Rock. It gives you an opportunity to pick up new skills that you may not have learned yet in regular lessons. Moreover, it presents an opportunity to achieve your personal training goals on a grander stage.
DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS
The District Championships event model has been as an entry-level competitive experience for Tiger-Rock Taekwondo students. The purpose of this model is to increase accessibility and convenience in order to stimulate additional interest in first-time competitors. Many of these advantages reside in an ability to manage time, travel, and financial restraint that many consumers identify as barriers to participation.
The District Championship event competition has been created to fit an entry-level event that takes into consideration the limitation of space, staffing, and scheduling. For this reason, the competition categories are being limited to the following:
- Rank Sport Sparring
- Ho-Am Form Competition
- Board breaking (optional)
- Agility (optional)
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Event Configuration: The National Tournaments have been created as intermediate-level events that are more regionalized opportunities to engage students in a competitive format of Martial Arts activities. Tournament events include:
- Rank Sport Sparring
- Ho-Am Form Competition
- Freestyle Form
- Team Freestyle Form
- XP From
- Team XP Form
- Freestyle Weapons
- XP Weapons
- Cubs Competition
- Open Single Sparring
- Open Team Sparring
- High-Rank Testing
- Board Breaking
- Agility
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The World Championships is Tiger-Rock’s most prestigious annual tournament, it is often a destination competition for many in the organization. Held in larger venues such as convention centers, the Tiger-Rock World Championships is an incredible opportunity to achieve goals and learn new things as a Tiger-Rock Martial Arts trainee. Events include:
- Rank Sport Sparring
- Ho-Am Form Competition
- Freestyle Form
- Team Freestyle Form
- XP From
- Team XP Form
- Freestyle Weapons
- XP Weapons
- Cubs Competition
- Open Single Sparring
- Open Team Sparring
- High-Rank Testing
- Board Breaking
- Agility