| 8:30AM - 9AM | NCIT 103 Masters Certification and Recertification. Must be a current member of the USCDKA. Make sure your membership is not expired. |
| 9AM - 5PM | NCIT 103 Masters Certification and Recertification Training lunch included Director: GMC Michael Twyman |
| 5:15PM | Regional Directors Meeting |
| 6:00PM | Sr. Instructor Dinner with the Kwan Jang spouses welcome. Must Register by June 1st |
| 8:00AM | Black Belt Testing Check-In Must be a current member of the USCDKA. Make sure your membership is not expired. Must have completed portfolio. Must have black belt essay in the front of portfolio. Must have the black belt grading sheet. Must have graduation profile paper. Must have any medical notes at the front of portfolio |
| 8:30AM | Candidates Line up |
| 9AM - 12:00PM | National Black Belt Exam |
| 12PM - 3PM | Nationals Pre-Registration Must be a current member of the USCDKA. Make sure your membership is not expired. |
| 2PM - 4PM | Officials Training (required for all officials) Ring Assignments Director: GMC Justin Surrency |
| 4PM - 5PM | Tournament Pre-Registration Must be a current member of the USCDKA. Make sure your membership is not expired. |
| 5PM - 7PM | Black Belt Graduation Black Belt Candidates Arrive at 4:30 PM |
| 7:30AM - 8AM | Nationals Check-In Must be a current member of the USCDKA. Make sure your membership is not expired. |
| 8:15AM | Line up for Parade of Athletes Director: GM Wyatt and Master Seth Lail |
| 9AM - 10AM | Opening Ceremony Parade of athletes march in with their school banner. Recognize 100 Qualifiers. Presentation to the Top 10 Taekwondo Athletes of each Region. |
| 10AM - TBD | Competition Begins Jr. Black Belt Competition (13 & under) All Gup Team Synchronized Forms: Traditional, Xtreme, & Weapons (all ages) ALL Gup Competition: (colored belts, all ages) All divisions: Forms, Keibons, Speed Kicking, Creative, Extreme, Sparring |
| 11:30AM - 1:15PM | Lunch Buffet INCLUDED for Friday competitors (Free Lunch is included for 1-day ONLY) and officials. (Available for spectators: $39 adults, $29 extra child in MatAction Presale only by 6.30.2025) **PARENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE LUNCH ROOM WITHOUT A TICKET** |
| 6:00PM | USCDKA Family FUN Night Come prepared for lots of excitement and photos. NEW!! BEACH OBSTACLE COURSE COMPETITION! (Register on MatAction) Test your skills and earn a medal while having fun on the Florida Beaches. Sand Castle Building Competition (FREE for EVERYONE!) Director: Chief Instructor Amy Lloyd |
| 7:30AM - 8AM | Late Nationals Check-In Must be a current member of the USCDKA. Make sure your membership is not expired. |
| 8AM - TBD | Nationals Day 2 Competition Begins GUP Grand Champion Competition (winner performs at NOC) All Mixed Team & Black Belt Team Synchronized Forms: Traditional, Xtreme, & Weapons (all ages) Black Belt Competition (14 and up) All divisions: Traditional Forms, Keibons, Speed Kicking, Creative, Extreme, Sparring |
| 11:30AM - 1:15PM | Lunch Buffet INCLUDED for Saturday 14 & up Black Belt competitors Free Lunch is included for 1-day ONLY and officials. Available for spectators: $39 adults, $29 extra child in MatAction Presale only by 6.30.2025 **PARENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE LUNCH ROOM WITHOUT A TICKET** |
| 1:30PM | Black Belt Grand Champion Preliminaries (finalists compete at NOC) |
| 4PM - 5PM | Demo Team Practices Finished by 5PM |
| 5:15PM | VIP and Officials Reception and Early Access to Night of Champions |
| 6:00PM | Night of Champions (NOC) Competitors will send us all off on a Taekwondo high as we watch them compete in both Demo Teams and for Grand Champions! 1st Place Forms & Extreme Champions and the Best of the Best of the U.S. Chung Do Kwan competitors compete on stage. Directed by: Chief Master Happy Howell. |