A sponsored, rule based, martial arts event where competitors come to pit their skills against other competitors. Generally some sort of prize is given out to the victors - typically a trophy, medal, or money.

Inflected Form(s):

Tournaments (plural)

Comments:

A tournament has at least one of the following major categories of competition:

1) Forms

a.traditional

b.musical

c.open

2) Freestyle (sparring)

a.point

b.continuous

3) Self-defense Techniques

4) Breaking

Related Definition(s):

Break, Form, Freestyle, Rule, Sparring

Related Term(s):

Combat Arena, Self-defense Technique