2026 World Championship Application
  • 2026 World Championship

    Campeonato Mundial 2026
  • We are excited to welcome you to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center for our World Championship. This year, we gather under the theme of "One Family," bringing together practitioners from across the globe to demonstrate the discipline, respect, and artistry of the World Tang Soo Do Association.

    Whether you are a Tiny Tiger/Little Dragon, a Gup Student, a Black Belt competitor, or a dedicated volunteer, your presence strengthens our international community. We look forward to four days of exceptional competition, from the Pre-Championship Clinics to our closing celebration at Six Flags Great America.

    Train hard and we look forward to seeing you at the 2026 World Championship!
     
     
    Location (Lugar): Schaumburg, IL
    Date (Fecha): July 16-19, 2026 
    Venue (Facilidades): Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center
     
    Championship Schedule   (Itinerario)
    July 16: Pre-Championship Clinic   (Clínica Pre-Campeonato)
    July 17: Creativity & Black Belt Divisions (Creatividad y Divisiones de Cinturón Negro)
    July 18: Opening Ceremony & Gup Divisions  (Ceremonia de apertura y Divisiones de Gups)
     
    July 18 7:00 PM: After Championship Party at Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center
     
    July 19 10am-3pm: Championship Picnic at Six Flags Great America
    1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee IL 60031
    Lunch is included in the ticket price, served from 1:30-3:00 pm only in the designated pavillion
     
    July 20: Chicago Cubs @ Wrigley Field - Link to the registratoin page
     
    Championship Hotel Reservation link  (Enlace para reservar el Hotel del Campeonato)
     
    Rate : Double beds room $169.00 + tax & fees per night
     
     
    Contact Information  (Información de Contacto)
    WTSDA Headquarters
    hqs@wtsda.com
    +1-336-223-0056
    +1-215-468-2121
  • WTSDA Family Picnic at Six Flags Great America - Sunday, July 19, 2026

    One Family. One Picnic. One Amazing Park! Join us for the official closing celebration of the WTSDA World Championships at Six Flags Great America.

    Your ticket includes:

    Park admission
    Parking
    Private WTSDA family lunch in the private party pavilion (1:30–3:00 PM)
     

    After lunch, enjoy Chicagoland’s premier amusement park for the rest of the day.
    Need a ride? Add optional bus transportation during registration.

    Click here to Boat Tour/After Championship Party/Picnic Registration

  • **IMPORTANT**

    • Adult black belt divisions will be competing under the recently adopted rules for sparring please see your instructor for details.

     

    • Outside Food Guidelines:

    Participants are not permitted to bring food into the competition area. Food may be purchased and consumed outside the competition floor, or from dining options available in the attached hotel lobby.

    Please ensure that when consuming your food, you do so in a manner that does not disturb others or disrupt the competition, ensuring a pleasant championship experience for all.

  • Competition Categories  (Categorías de competencia)

    All competitors will be automatically registered for all categories in their appropriate division (weapons, forms, sparring). If you choose not to compete in a particular category, you may opt out in the ring.

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  • I, the undersigned, for myself or on behalf of my minor child , any heirs, executors and administrators thereof, recognizing there is a risk of injury, do hereby waive, release and forever discharge any and all rights and claims for damages which I may have or which may accrue against the World Tang Soo Do Association, Inc., its affiliates, officers, representatives, successors, officers of the Championship, my own studio, my own instructor, the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, Schaumburg Convention Center, and their workers and/or successors or assigns and against any competitors for any and all injuries, losses, or damages, including, but not limited to personal injuries, property damage, or death, which may be sustained by me. I will obey all required rules and regulations and also assume full responsibility and liability for any of my actions during and in connection with this Championship. If I, or any of my guests, violate any WTSDA rules, I understand we will be ejected from the event, without a refund. I agree that my performance or attendance at the Championship, or both, may be filmed or otherwise recorded or telecast live, and I consent to the use by the World Tang Soo Do Association, its assignees and licensees including any public news media, of my name, likeness, voice, poses, pictures and biographical form or language with or without other materials, throughout the world without limitation, for television, radio and/or theatrical motion pictures by any devices now known or hereafter devised, and I waive any compensation whatsoever in connection with the foregoing and waive all rights to any intellectual property rights which may arise therefrom. I further understand and agree that all fees paid hereunder are NONREFUNDABLE.

    Yo, el abajo firmante, por mí mismo o en nombre de mi hijo(a) menor, cualquier heredero, albacea y administrador del mismo, reconociendo que existe un riesgo de lesión, por la presente renuncio y libero para siempre todos y cada uno de los derechos y reclamos por daños que pueda tener, o pueda acumularse en contra de World Tang Soo Do Association, Inc., sus afiliados, oficiales, representantes, sucesores, oficiales del Campeonato, mi propio estudio, mi propio instructor, el the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, y Schaumburg Convention Center, y sus trabajadores y/o sucesores o cesionarios y contra cualquier competidor por todas y cada una de las lesiones, pérdidas o daños, incluidos, entre otros, lesiones personales, daños a la propiedad o muerte, que pueda sufrir yo. Obedeceré todas las reglas y regulaciones requeridas y también asumiré total responsabilidad por cualquiera de mis acciones durante y en relación con este Campeonato. Si yo, o cualquiera de mis invitados, violamos las reglas de la WTSDA, entiendo que seremos expulsados ​​del evento, sin reembolso. Acepto que mi actuación o asistencia al Campeonato, o ambas, puedan ser filmadas o grabadas o transmitidas en vivo, y doy mi consentimiento para que la Asociación Mundial de Tang Soo Do, sus cesionarios y licenciatarios, incluidos los medios de comunicación públicos, utilicen mi nombre, semejanza, voz, poses, imágenes y formas biográficas o lenguaje con o sin otros materiales, en todo el mundo sin limitación, para televisión, radio y/o películas cinematográficas por cualquier dispositivo ahora conocido o inventado en el futuro, y renuncio a cualquier compensación en relación con lo anterior y renuncia a cualquier derecho de propiedad intelectual que pueda derivarse de ello. Además, entiendo y acepto que todas las tarifas pagadas en virtud del presente NO SON REEMBOLSABLES.

  • For minor participants, waiver forms require the signatures of both parents or legal guardians. Registrations may be rejected if both signatures are not provided.

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  • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Entry Fee & Deadlines  (Costos y fechas límites)

    by March 20, 2026:
    Youth/Adult/Senior: $90
    Tiny Tigers/Little Dragons: $60


    by April 20, 2026:
    Youth/Adult/Senior: $100
    Tiny Tigers/Little Dragons: $65

    by May 20, 2026: (Final Deadline) (Fecha límite final 30 de Mayo de 2026)
    Youth/Adult/Senior: $130
    Tiny Tigers/Little Dragons: $100

    ** Pre-registration is MANDATORY, and all applications MUST be registered by the deadline dates. Late submissions are not accepted after the final deadline.

    **La preinscripción es OBLIGATORIA y todas las solicitudes TIENEN que registrarse antes de las fechas límites. Las solicitudes tardías no se aceptan después de la fecha límite final.

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