Sport Karate International (SKIL) rates both blackbelts and under blackbelts. A SKIL member may compete at and earn points at any karate tournament that is sanctioned by SKIL. A member who places in the top three places at a C sanctioned event or top four places at B, BB, or BBB sanctioned events or the top eight places at A, AA or AAA sanctioned events receives points toward their rating. A member can accumulate points in sparring, forms, weapons, and self defense. We do not rate grand championships, breaking and team sparring competition. The player’s ratings are published in Sport Karate Magazine - SMASH, four (4) times a year, February 1st, May 1st, August 1st, and the final ratings in October.
When a player joins SKIL Ratings, he/she may back track to the beginning of the season (July 1) and credit him/herself for any points he/she has earned at previous SKIL sanctioned tournaments. It is the responsibility of the member to tally his/her rating points on an official SKIL / NBL point chart and send it in according to the chart instructions and deadline dates.
A player can only earn points at tournaments that have officially been sanctioned with SKIL despite what may be printed on their tournament brochures or elsewhere. The official listing of SKIL sanctioned tournaments is included in the tournament listings in the back of Sport Karate Magazine. Any tournament claiming to be sanctioned by SKIL but not listed in the magazine can only be verified by phoning SKIL executive offices for verification.
The season begins July 1 of one year, and ends June 30 of the following year. A member can retain his/her eight (8) highest scores from the tournaments he/she has competed in for each division during the season. By using this system to obtain rating points, a competitor is rated more by his/her ability of performance than by the quantity of tournaments that he/she attends. This helps cut down on the “burn out” factor of tournament competition and allows for more members since the cost factor is greatly reduced.

The SKIL Amateur Internationals determines, through head-to-head competition, true international amateur sport karate champions. The tournament is open to anyone regardless as to SKIL membership however all Sport Karate International (SKIL) rated members will be eligible to be seeded (placed into a preferred position of competition) if they preregister for the event. The SKIL Amateur Internationals is held after the end of each year’s competition season in November, December or January. This event is held at the same location and same weekend as the National Blackbelt League’s (NBL) Super Grands World Games.
The event coincides with the NBL and SKIL Sport Karate Banquet. Each year the NBL Super Grands World Games and the Amateur Internationals moves to a different city throughout the world.

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