Hi, I teach Ralph Castro branch Shaolin Kenpo at my school. I'm taking them to their first tournament here in Austin, TX next month and for forms we have 2 division options I see:
Forms (Traditional Forms only)
Kung Fu / Chinese Forms (soft)
My instructor (Master Professor Bill Grossman) said in his early years competing he would compete in the soft/Chinese forms division before the Kenpo/Kajukenbo forms divisions were added out there in the Bay Area. If my students compete in that division though *everyone* 11 and under is in one age group, so pretty much 80% of my students would be in the same division. The traditional forms divisions are have a 5 and under, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 etc.
I'm still waiting for the promoter to get back to me to see what he thinks Kenpo should compete under, but just wanted to ask you all for what you normally compete in for forms for yourself or your students when you only have those two options at a tournament. Thanks in advance for answering!
Forms (Traditional Forms only)
Kung Fu / Chinese Forms (soft)
My instructor (Master Professor Bill Grossman) said in his early years competing he would compete in the soft/Chinese forms division before the Kenpo/Kajukenbo forms divisions were added out there in the Bay Area. If my students compete in that division though *everyone* 11 and under is in one age group, so pretty much 80% of my students would be in the same division. The traditional forms divisions are have a 5 and under, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 etc.
I'm still waiting for the promoter to get back to me to see what he thinks Kenpo should compete under, but just wanted to ask you all for what you normally compete in for forms for yourself or your students when you only have those two options at a tournament. Thanks in advance for answering!