AOKA Isshinryu Karate Weekend Training Weekend, Aug. 24-26, 2011, Holiday Inn in Bolingbrook, IL
$25 AOKA Members$35 Everyone else
Events include bunkai of specific kata, training for contact fighting, transitional movements in weapons kata, and much, much more. This will be a jam-packed weekend. Visit http://www.theaoka.com/ for information and registration.
Zen Bei Butoku Kai International tournament, Sept. 3, 2011, Amory of the First Corp of Cadets in Boston, MA
$30 for one event$60 for three events
$70 for four events
I don’t know a lot about this one. One of our readers just told us about it a couple days ago. Information is available here: http://www.zenbei.org/
29th Northwest Indiana, Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do Championship, September 4, 2011, Radisson hotel at Star Plaza, Merrillville, IN
Fee (at the door):$8 for spectators.
Competition is open to all styles and systems. Approved safety equipment for hands and feet mandatory. Protective cups mandatory for the guys. Mouth guards mandatory for everyone. Many black belt divisions have cash prizes. BFF Teri competed last year.
For information, call Sensei Alex Dunlap at Dunlap School of Karate, (219) 944-1595.
Rocky’s Dojo and Gym Open Martial Arts Tournament, Sept. 11, 2011, Sugar Grove Community House, Sugar Grove, IL
$35 Registration (walk-in only) for one or more events$5 adult spectators/$3 for kids under 12
Registration is at 10 a.m. and bow in is at noon. Small tournament with a good group of judges. The Troutmans have been hosting 3-4 tournaments a year for the past 30-35 years. So, it runs very smoothly. BFF Teri and Stacy have attended almost every one of their tournaments for the past 3 years. A great tournament for first-time competitors.
Download the flyer: http://www.rockysdojo.com/pdfs/Rocky%20flyer%201.pdf.
Southern Indiana Open Karate Tournament, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, Southern Indiana Sports Center, New Albany, IN 47150
$35 Walk-in Registration$5 Spectator (under 5 is free)
Hosted by Kentuckiana Isshinryu Karate. This is an open tournament where all styles are welcome. Relatively small tournament. We are told it has a great group of experienced judges. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., bow in is at 10 a.m.
For information, call TJ Rodeghier, (502) 554-8552 or (812) 285-8951.
These are the events I know about. Don’t forget to tell us about tournament and seminars you’ll be attending. We’ll throw them into the blog as often as possible and, of course, we’ll put the information on our event calendar. You can also show off by sending us pix of your events/tournaments by posting it to our wall or via other Facebook methods.
