Colorado State Championship

IMPORTANT STATE TOURNAMENT UPDATES!

DEADLINES: Early registration closes on March 25 at 12:00 pm MT, and FINAL registration closes on April 1 at 12:00 pm MT.

SPARRING: USA Taekwondo recently announced that the new, state-of-the-art Daedo GEN 3 PSS – including sparring gloves and socks – will be used at all USATKD sanctioned events. This includes the USATKD Colorado State Championship on April 11, 2026. Black belts will use the Gen 3 system; color belts will use the Gen 2 system. The vendor will be on-site to sell Gen 3 socks ($110) and gloves ($95) as well as Gen 2 socks ($95).

WEIGHT CATEGORIES: The weight categories available for athlete registration align with the USATKD weight divisions. For example, there are only 4 weight categories for senior color belt sparring athletes. Please see the USATKD website for more detailed information.

SPORT POOMSAE: All world class black belts (Youth and up) will be single elimination (side-by-side) with random draw. Black belt Tigers & Dragons and all red belts will be single elimination (side-by-side) with the poomsae draw published. Yellow, green, and blue belts will be cut off format with poomsae draw published. Pairs and teams will still compete one-at-a-time in the single elimination format.

TRADITIONAL POOMSAE: All belt ranks may register for traditional poomsae. This is a qualifying event for the USATKD National Championships (new this year!).

MUSIC FOR DEMO & FREESTYLE: Teams and athletes will submit their music in advance via DropBox – stay tuned for more information.

An updated tournament information packet will be posted to the COSTA website and to Sport80, but feel free to email secretary@cotkd.org with any questions.

As a reminder, the grassroots sparring, recreational demonstration team, and white belt divisions do not qualify athletes for the USATKD National Championships as those divisions will not be contested at that event.

Download the PDF files

Download the 2026 State Tournament Event Packet

COSTA is counting down to the 2026 USATKD Colorado State Championship on April 11 at Chaparral High School in Parker!!

BOARD BREAKING & DEMO TEAMS: Remember that all boards must be purchased from USATKD’s approved vendor. If you would like to pre-purchase your boards, email secretary@cotkd.org to request a payment link. Your boards will be set aside and ready for you to pick up at the venue on April 11. Board prices are:

¼ inch – $1 each

½ inch – $2 each

1 inch – $3 each

Board breaking competitors must provide their own board holders. COSTA cannot provide holders. For non-athlete board holders, you must create a volunteer profile on Sport80 (it’s free) and complete SafeSport training (it’s free, too).

COLOR BELT POOMSAE: Please see the chart for your designated poomsae.

If you have any questions about competition rules, please review the information on the USATKD website:

https://www.usatkd.org/usatkd-competition-rules

Download the 2026 Poomsae Draw

Mission Statement

The Colorado State Taekwondo or COSTA’s purpose is to promote and sponsor the sport of Taekwondo within the State of Colorado and throughout the United States. It is intended that the Corporation reach out to as many Taekwondo schools as possible within the State of Colorado. COSTA will function as a USA-Taekwondo (USAT) grassroots organization whose primary function is to develop Taekwondo by means of the National Governing Body. USAT sanctioning and memberships will be required for participation both state and national COSTA events.

Mission

To develop interest and participation of the Sport Taekwondo in the State of Colorado, and in national and international Taekwondo competitions, for amateur athletes.
To keep amateur athletes involved in Taekwondo informed of domestic and international (World Taekwondo Federation and Pan American Taekwondo Union) policy matters and to reasonably reflect the views of such athletes in its policy decisions.
To hold an amateur state competition in Colorado or to sponsor same.
To sponsor, when budget allow, State of Colorado Taekwondo athletes in national or international Taekwondo competitions.
To provide equitable support and encouragement for participation in programs for female and male Colorado resident Taekwondo athletes without discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.
To encourage, promote, sponsor, and support publications, institute clubs, clinics, seminars, establishment of scholarships and institution of training aids. This is meant to include training of referees, coaches, other Taekwondo officials,as well as amateur Taekwondo athletes.
To encourage and promote the research, development, and educational idealism of the Martial Arts of Taekwondo in the state, nation, and the world.