Have you ever thought how you would rate as a competitor internationally? Now you can compete for a worldwide Tang Soo Do title in the

World Wide Tang Soo Do Series Challenge!
A cash prize and a Championship Belt will be awarded to the overall champion in Junior & Adult Black Belt Divisions. Lower belts will be awarded a Championship Belt.

At each participating event, the competitors who have signed up for the Series Challenge are awarded points in the competition for the year end prizes. The more tournaments you participate in, the more categories you participate in and the more 1st, 2nd or 3rd place finishes you receive, the more points you will total for the year. At the end of the tournament year there will be an award banquet hosted by Grandmaster Byrne at the All Tang Soo Do Championship in Boston, Mass.

For an application, click here (.doc) or here (.pdf).

Participating Tournaments

The list of competing tournaments has not yet been finalized. Grandmaster Byrne's ATA Championship in March, a "AAA" event, will kick off the tournament year, and it is currently believed that the final event will be Master Tullier's Red Stick Invitational in January of 2009. As the tournament schedule is finalized, it will be posted here.

Tournament Rating System

RatingCompetitorsYears in operation

Rated “A” Tournamentunder 250less than 10 years

Rated “AA” Tournament250-3505+ years

Rated “AAA” Tournament350+10+years

Point System

"AAA" Tournaments
Points

Entering3

1st place15

2nd place10

3rd place5

Grand Champion bonus10

"AA" Tournaments
Points

Entering2

1st place10

2nd place6

3rd place2

Grand Champion bonus6

"A" Tournaments
Points

Entering1

1st place5

2nd place3

3rd place1

Grand Champion bonus3