Are you excited to take the judging test for the ATA tournament? Give this quiz a try. ATA gives tournament availability to students for white belt to master. ATA martial arts depend on the rank system with the color belt series and the black belt series. Each series has nine ranks, which measure the advancement of the student. This quiz will earn you a black belt once you procure your certification. All the best! Don't forget to share the quiz with others interested in martial arts.
1 year
2 years
3 years
Until you change ranks
Time keeper
Center judge a color belt ring
Corner judge a black belt ring
Corner judge a color belt ring
"hide" at events so he/she can have the honor of wearing teh chevron, but not have to do any of the work
Come to events just in time to compete and then leave
Volunteer for judging assignments
Make every attempt to be at the black belt judges meeting on time and stay throughout the entire event
C and D
That his/her attitude and enthusiasm will have a major impact on the enjoyment each competitor gets out of the event
That it is vitally important that he/she be unbiased regardless of rank, gender, age, school, region, nationality, etc
That he/she is making a promise to everyone at the event that he/she can fulfill his/her duties, effectively and fairly
All of the above
Tell your center judge
Stay quiet, who cares anyway
Immediately see the Regional Chief of Tournaments (RCT)
Tell the parents afterwards
The quality of hand techniques
The quality of kicks and stances
How correct the form is
The overall presentation of the form
The quality of hand techniques
The quality of kicks and stances
How correct the form is
The overall presentation of the form
Slouch in their chair
Watch what is happening in the next ring
Talk to a friend or student while keeping an eye of the ring
None of the above
4 to 9 using whole points
5-10 using whole points
9.0 to 9.9 using tenth points
6 to 9 using half points
9.1
5
Somewhere between 9.2 and 9.9
4.5
9.9 if they were among the best of the division
4
5
9.1
Give a score of 9.0 because the form was incomplete
Reduce their original score by two tenths
Judge the quality of what the competitor did
Give a brief forms clinic after all the competitors have gone
Stop the competitor because they are doing the wrong form
Still fufill his/her position as Judge A or B and judge the quality of the competitor does
Give the competitor a 9.0 for doing the wrong form for their rank
Take points off for doing techniques different than you have ever seen
How your instructor taught you those techniques
How the curriculum sheet states
Judge how well the quality of technique that the competitor does
Take points off for doing techniques different than you have ever seen
Have the competitors do their form one at a time, then have the judges point to pick the winner
Have the competitors do their form one at a time, then have the judges give a score to each after all three have performed
Have the competitors do their form all at the same time, then have the judges point to pick the winner
Have the competitors do their form all at the same time, then have the judges give a score
Their original form and free-style form
A lower rank form of the center judges choosing
Their original form only
Have them spar to break the tie
Continue to watch their original assignments (kicks/stances or hand techniques)
Watch the overall performance of the repeated form
Take a break and the center judge will break the tie
Pay close attention to the free-style portion of the tie-breaker
Point to the same competitor as the center judge
Keep choosing the same competitor until selected
Change from one competitor to another with each vote
Rescore all competitors again
Advanced kicking techniques
Gymnastics moves
A combination of advanced kicking techniques and gymnastic moves
The use of the weapon
The overal presentation of the material
Proper stances and accurate strikes
Timing, fluid handling of the weapon, and equal precision of both sides of the body
The quality of the kicks in the material
The overal presentation of the material
Proper stances and accurate strikes
Timing, fluid handling of the weapon, and equal precision of both sides of the body
The quality of the kicks in the material
Any weapon their instructor wishes them to use
Any protech approved weapon, including ssahng nat and swords
All protech approved weapons plus ATA Xtreme branded weapons
All protech approved weapons, including ssahng nat , but no swords
Ignore the drop as it it did not happen
Score the form 9.0 as if it were incomplete
Nothing if a corner judge and deduct a tenth of a point if the center
Each deduct a tenth of a point
Do nothing else because they already deducted a tenth of a point for the drop
Each deduct another tenth of a point
Nothing if a corner judge and deduct another tenth of a point if the center judge
Score the form 9.0 as it if was incomplete
15 seconds, announce the 15 second mark when achieved and stop the competitor immediately
40 seconds, announce they have reached the mark and continue until the competitor decides to stop
Color belts and black belts get 30 seconds but after the competitor reaches the time allowed, the time keeper announces it out loud and the center judge should stop them after one or two seconds for color belts and after 45 seconds for black belt rings. Do not judge anything after the alotted time
As much time as they need
None of the above
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