^{POLISH TAEKWON-DO ASSOCIATION}

^{20-884 Lublin, 5/B Milenijna Str., tel: +48 81 7430150, tel/fax: +48 81 7431150}

^{http://www.pztkd.lublin.pl e-mail: info@pztkd.lublin.pl}

^{21st July 2009}

^{Dear Masters and Instructors,}

^{RE: 3rd EUROPEAN CUP 2009}

^{It is with a great pleasure that you and your students are invited to the 3rd European Cup on the 9th-11th October in Lublin, Poland.}

^{With our proven track record we are committed to providing a well run and exciting competition for the competitors and spectators. The competition is open to blue belts and above for ages above 14 years (competitors must be born in the year 1995 or earlier).}

^{Please take the time to read the following information. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us at the above address.}

^{We look forward to meeting you at the competition.}

^{Yours in Taekwon-Do,}

^{Tadeusz Łoboda}

^President

^{Polish Taekwon-do Association}

^{1.0 Venue, Dates and accommodation}

^{1.1 Dates}

^{The competition will be held on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October 2009. All competitors must register and weigh in on Friday 9th October 2009 at the Huzar Hotel, from 11am-6 pm. Participants will depart on Monday 12th October.}

^{1.2 Venue}

^{The competition will be held at “Globus” Sports Hall, Kazimierza Wielkiego 8 Street, Lublin. See website:} http://www.mosir.lublin.pl/

^{Lublin is situated only 150 kilometers from Okęcie Airport in Warsaw and about 170 kilometers from Jesionka Airport in Rzeszow.}

• Rzeszow Jesionka Airport

Teams arriving by plane to Jesionka Airport in Rzeszów may visit the website: http://www.rzeszowairport.pl/en

· Okecie Airport in Warsaw

Delegations arriving by plane to Okecie Airport in Warsaw may visit the website:
http://www.lotnisko-chopina.pl/?lang=en

From Okecie Airport you have the following options to get to Lublin:

Take the bus no 175 (Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego Warsaw Transport Authority ZTM) from airport to Jan Pawel II Street, the ticket costs about 2,8 PLN per person. There you may take a minibus to Lublin, the ticket costs about 25 PLN per person.

On Jana Pawla II street, where you can get by bus no 175 (ZTM), there is Railway Station Warszawa Centralna, where you can take the train to Lublin. If you are interested you may visit website: http://rozklad-pkp.pl/?q=en/node/143

The organizer can arrange transportation from airports to Lublin. In this case the organizer does not cover the cost of transportation to Lublin. The transportation will cost 600 PLN for mini bus with 18 seats and 650 PLN for bus with 20 seats from Warsaw to Lublin and the same cost of departure.

^{Please contact our office at info@itfeurope.org to arrange transport for your team.}

^{To the Sports Centre.}

^{Lubelski Sportowy Taekwon-do Club will provide a shuttle service for competitors and umpires between the hotel and the sports centre.}

^{1.3 Accommodation and board}

^{HOTEL Lublin, Podzamcze Street 9}

^{Price – 125 PLN/ day for a person with a full board
www.hotels-lublin.pl}

^{160 places in single, double and triple rooms}

^{Hotel Huzar, Lublin Spadochroniarzy 7 Street,}

^{Price –140 PLN/day for a person with the full board}

^{http://www.hotelhuzar.pl/jezyk.php?lang=1}

^{* First meal – dinner on 9th October, last one –breakfast on 12th October.}

^{* The numbers of places in the hotels are limited, the order of sent application decided about possibility of booking in each hotel.}

^{* The hotel day starts at 12 am}

^{Please see the attached details concerning the hotel and complete the form available on the website www.pztkd.lublin.pl or www.itfeurope.org when registering the competitors.
The hotel must be paid in advance either by bank transfer or cash.}

^ATTENTION!

^{If you book a place in a hotel and you will bring less people, you will have to pay for all reserved places.}

^{2.0 Preliminary timetable:}

^{9th October 2009 (Friday)}

^{From 12.00 Arrival and accommodation of teams}

^{(Meeting point – HQ at Hotel Huzar)}

^{16.00-18.30 Weight in and doctor’s examination}

^{18.30-19.00 Approval of application and drawing}

^{19.00-20.00 Dinner}

^{20.00-21.00 Coaches meeting}

^{21.00 Umpires meeting}

^{10th October 2009 (Saturday)}

^{7.30 Breakfast}

^{9.00-16.00 Qualifiers in pattern and sparring,}

^{Awarding ceremony of the finalist in categories ended during the day}

^{15.30-16.45 Lunch}

^{18.00-20.00 Final gala Warriors’ Night}

^{Final sparring in the chosen categories,}

^{Awarding ceremony,}

^{Demonstration and artistic performance}

^{21.00 Dinner}

^{11th October 2009 (Sunday)}

^{7.30 Breakfast}

^{9.00-14.00 Qualifiers and finals – sparring, awarding ceremony}

^{14.00-16.00 Lunch}

^{16.00-19.00 Qualifiers and finals – sparring, awarding ceremony}

^{Closing ceremony}

^{3.0 Rules and requirements}

^{3.1 Rules}

^{The competition will be run in accordance with the AETF competition rules.}

^{3.2 Competitor Requirements}

^{Competitors must be of blue belt grade or higher and be aged above 14 years old. The minimum age of 14 years must be attained by the competitor during the year 2009 (minimum year of birth 1995).}

^{Only clubs and schools, that have a valid ITF plaque certificate, and/or national teams, representing countries that have paid the annual fee to the AETF, may take part in the European Cup.}

^{3.3 Referee Requirements}

^{All clubs or schools with more than 5 competitors taking parts in EC must bring at least 1 referee. Organizer will cover the costs of accommodation and board for the umpires. All clubs}

^{and schools with less than 5 competitors taking part in the competition may bring a referee but are not required to do so.}

^{3.4 Protection Equipment Requirements}

^{As per the AETF safety guidelines. All competitors must wear the approved TOP TEN Sparring equipment for this competition. No other equipment can be used, therefore for people who have not got TOP TEN equipment there will be some TOP TEN gloves and feet pads available for use.}

^{4.0 FEES}

^{4.1 Competitor Fees}

^{Individual entry fees are €60 Euros per competitor.}

^{No refunds will be given for any reason even if a competitor is disqualified.}

^{4.2 Spectator Fees}

^{The cost for spectator fees are 10.00 PLN for adults and 5.00 PLN for children for Final Gala Warriors’ Night, on Saturday 6 pm – 8 pm, 10th October 2009,}

^{Eliminations are for free for spectators.}

^{5.0 COACH}

Must wear either a training suit or a T-shirt and pants and running shoes while coaching.
Only one (1) coach of a country is allowed entering the coaching zone at the same time.
Only a coach can present an official protest.

^{6.0 INSTRUCTIONS AND DEADLINE}

DEADLINES:

• ^{ACCOMMODATION:
  The 1st deadline is 5th of September – up to this date we have to know exact number of participants.}
• ^{IMPORTANT:
  Due to the fact that in October is the highest season for hotels and the Organizing Committee has to pay 70 % of total fees the exact number of participants has to be known not late then on September 5th.}
• ^{ONLINE REGISTRATION
  The 2nd deadline is 30th of September – up to this date you have to finish online registration.}

^{Please complete the forms online at www.pztkd.lublin.pl or www.itfeurope.org Please ensure that the forms are filled out correctly, as mistakes will incur a further charge or result in disqualification.}

^{7.0 CHANGES}

^{7.1 Entry Changes}

^{Please note that changes to entries made after the 2nd deadline will incur a charge of 25 Euros each. Once a competitor has entered an event(s) no refunds will be given if the competitor decides to withdraw from an event(s).}

^{7.2 Weigh-In}

^{At registration on Friday 9th October 2009, if any competitor has not made their weight they will be disqualified from that event.}

^{8.0 DISPUTES}

^{The referee’s decision is final.}

^{9.0 EVENTS AND CATEGORIES}

^{The hosts reserve the right to amalgamate/change events on the day of the competition.}

^{9.1 Individual Patterns}

^{In all bouts the competitors will perform an optional and designated pattern.}

^{Individual Pattern for Juniors (14 – 18 years old, competitors born in 1995 – 1991):}

^{Juniors will be divided as follows Female and Male and divisions}

^{Blue - Red Belts and Black Belts: Ist Degree, IInd Degree, IIIrd Degree.}

^{Individual Patterns for Seniors (+ 18 years old)}

^{Seniors will be divided as follows Female and Male and divisions}

^{Blue – Red Belts and Black Belts: Ist Degree, IInd Degree, IIIrd Degree, IVth - VIth Degree}

^{Competitors born in 1991 can take part as a junior or as a senior, but they must decide before the tournament in which category they would like to participate.}

^{Individual Patterns will be played in a pyramid system.}

^{9.2 Team Pattern}

^{For Juniors and Seniors, female and male team must consist of minimum 5 members .}

^{9.3 Individual Sparring}

Groups in sparring:

· Advanced: 1^st Degree – 6^th Degree

· Color belts Blue - Red: 4^th – 1^st Cup

Categories:

· Junior female: Individual sparring: -45, -50, -55, -60, +60 kg;

· Junior male: Individual sparring: -52, -58, -63, -70, +70 kg;

· Senior female: Individual sparring: -52, -58, -63, -70, +70 kg;

· Senior male: Individual sparring: -54, -63, -71, -80, +80 kg;

Sparring categories will by played in a repasage system (up to two losses):

- for seniors 2 x 2 min, repasage 1 x 2 min

- for juniors 2 x 1,5 min, repasage 1 x 1,5 min

If in any category will be less than 4 competitors, the organizers have right to combine this category with a neighboring category.

9.4 Team Sparring

^{For Juniors and Seniors, female and male team must consist of minimum 3 members.}