(as of 12:00p EST, March 10, 2020)
(update: 12:00p EST, March 16, 2020)

Yesterday, Mar. 9, the University of California, Berkeley canceled all campus-sponsored events with plans for more then 150 attendees, and suspended most in-person classes, joining over 40 colleges and universities adopting similar policies over the past several days. Also, many schools are severely restricting travel for students and staff. Schools with these policies include several of our NCTA member schools.

Due to the many barriers to both hosting the championships and to our members’ ability to travel, as well as in consideration of the safety of all participants, the NCTA is postponing the 2020 NCTA Championships to the fall. While we do not yet have a date or location, we would expect the championships to be in October or November. We hope that this future event will be something that the athletes can look forward to during this time of uncertainty.

Also, FISU has stated that the FISU America Games (May 29-June 5) are moving forwards as planned, and the USA Team delegation plans on continuing with their participation. NCTA is requesting that those who remain interested in being a part of the FISU America Games email 2020ncta@gmail.com with an expression of your interest as well what event you are interested in participating in (weight class or poomsae event), so that we can gauge whether a selection process can still be considered to choose a team.

Be aware that due to the financial constraints of not having revenue from this year’s event, NCTA may not be able to offer the same level of financial support to athletes as in the past, with the maximum cost per athlete being approximately $1950 to attend the FISU America Games (including lodging, food and apparel, excluding airfare).

UPDATE (March 16, 2020): The FISU America Games have been postponed as of March 16, 2020. No new date or location have been announced yet. One the Games have a new date, the NCTA will publish required steps to apply for the team.

We thank everyone for their understanding and are grateful for all of your very hard work at campuses and dojangs all around the country. We look forward to a successful championships in the fall!