1. Competitors must qualify for the Division Championship by placing in the top two at any of the qualifiers around the nation.
2. All qualified competitors will be drawn to determine order at the championship.
3. Five (5) judges will score the competitors. The highest and lowest scores will be dropped; the three middle scores will be totaled to determine competitor’s final score. To break a tie, the high score is added back in; if a tie remains the low score is added in. If a tie still exists, the head judge to have the judging panel stand and on his call, each judge will point to the competitor he or she believes won (majority vote wins).

2006 Tiger Claw Elite Grand Champion Requirements

There are nine (9) Grand Champions. The three (3) Categories of Grand Champions are Musical, Forms and Weapons. Each of these three categories is divided into three (3) age groups: 11 & under, 12-17, 18+. Only two competitors will face off for each Grand Champion event.

Musical Grand Champion:
1. Winners of one (1) Musical Division are qualified to compete for the Grand Champion face off. There are only two (2) divisions for each musical Grand Champion, so if one competitor wins both divisions, he/she is automatically declared the winner.
2. Seven (7) judges will score the competitors. Each judge will indicate his or her choice for the winner based solely on the performance in the final face off. No scores will be given.

Forms and Weapons Grand Champion:
1. The two competitors for the Grand Champion face offs in forms and weapons (6 total Grand Champions events) will be determined by which competitors win the most Division Championships in its category. If one competitor wins all the divisions, he/she is automatically declared the winner.
2. If two competitors win an equal number of Division Championships and are both vying for the second spot in the Grand Champion face off, the two division winning scores from the Grand Champion categories will be totaled. The highest will progress to the face off.
3. If no competitor wins multiple divisions, the two competitors with the highest divisional champion scores will progress to the face off.
4. If there is a tie between two or more competitors, the high score that was eliminated in the division championship score will be added back to the competitor’s total.
5. If there is still a tie then the low score will be added back to the competitor’s total.
6. In the case that there still is a tie, all tied competitors will be included in the face off.
7. Seven (7) judges will score the competitors. Each judge will indicate his or her choice for the winner based solely on the performance in the final face off. No scores will be given.

Grand Champion Divisions

Forms
- Youth
• FO-001 Trad Karate (Japanese) 11& under M/F
• FO-004 Kajubenbo/Kenpo/Polynesian 11& under M/F
• FO-007 Korean Styles 11& under M/F
• FO-010 Contemp Forms (No Music) 11& under M/F
• FO-016 Trad Kung Fu 12- Southern/Northern M/
• FO-021 Contemp Wushu Forms 12& under M/F
• FO-024 Taiji Forms 12 & under All Styles M/F

- Junior
• FO-002 Trad Karate (Japanese) 12-17 M/F
• FO-005 Kajubenbo/Kenpo/Polynesian 12-17 M/F
• FO-008 Korean Styles 12-17 M/F
• FO-011 Contemp Forms (No Music) 12-17 M/F
• FO-017 Trad Kung Fu 13-17 Northern M/F
• FO-018 Trad Kung Fu 13-17 Southern M/F
• FO-022 Contemp Wushu Forms 13-17 M/F
• FO-025 Taiji Forms 13-17 All Styles M/F

- Adult
• FO-003 Trad Karate (Japanese) 18+ M/F
• FO-006 Kajubenbo/Kenpo/Polynesian 18+ M/F
• FO-008 Korean Styles 18+ M/F
• FO-012 Contemp Forms (No Music) 18+ M/F
• FO-019 Trad Kung Fu 18+ Northern M/F
• FO-020 Trad Kung Fu 18+ Southern M/F
• FO-023 Contemp Wushu Forms 18+ M/F
• FO-026 Taiji Forms 18+ All Styles M/F

Musical
- Youth
• FO-013 Musical Forms Choreographed 11& under M/F
• WP-007 Musical Weapons 11& under Choreographed M/F

- Junior
• FO-014 Musical Forms Choreographed 12-17 M/F
• WP-008 Musical Weapons 12-17 Choreographed M/F

- Adult
• FO-015 Musical Forms Choreographed 18+ M/F
• WP-009 Musical Weapons 18+ Choreographed M/F

Weapons
- Youth
• WP-001 Trad Weapons (No Music) 11 & under M/F
• WP-004 Contemp Weapons (No Music) 11 & under M/F
• WP-010 Trad Kung Fu Weapons 12& under M/F
• WP-013 Contemp Wushu Weapons 12& under M/F
• WP-016 Taiji Weapons 12& under M/F

- Junior
• WP-001 2Trad Weapons (No Muisc) 12-17 M/F
• WP-005 Contemp Weapons (No Music) 12-17 M/F
• WP-011 Trad Kung Fu Weapons 13-17 M/F
• WP-014 Contemp Wushu Weapons 13-17 M/F
• WP-017 Taiji Weapons 13-17 M/F

- Adult
• WP-003 Trad Weapons (No Music) 18+ M/F
• WP-006 Contemp Weapons (No Music) 18+ M/F
• WP-012 Trad Kung Fu Weapons 18+ M/F
• WP-015 Contemp Wushu Weapons 18+ M/F
• WP-018 Taiji Weapons 18+ M/F