NORTH AMERICAN AMATEUR COMBAT SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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North American Amateur Combat Sports Championships will show case the best amateurs in North America

On June 13 - 15, 2008, the Combat Sports League sanctioned by the World Kickboxing Association - USA will host an elimination tournament to determine the best fighters in North America and to select members for the WKA US National Team that will qualify to represent the U.S. at the WKA World Championships. As the WKA US Nationals has grown and WKA promoters have grown, it was a natural next step to open the event to our Canadian and Mexican neighbors, as well as competitors throughout the world.

The 2008 North Americans will feature the top amateurs from around the world, challenging for the WKA NORTH AMERICAN TITLE. This event will feature both "Open" and "Novice" Divisions, with "Novice" Divisions equating to those competitors having no more than three wins in any combative sport (Thai boxing, Full Contact, Kickboxing, MMA, and Boxing). The "Open" divisions are open to all amateur competitors with over 3 wins. However, if a "Novice" (three wins or less) chooses to move to Open, he will not be allowed to compete as a Novice again.

The event will offer the following amateur divisions: "Open" divisions of Thai boxing and MMA (mixed martial arts). "Novice" divisions of Thai boxing and MMA (mixed martial arts).

Submission Grappling divisions: all levels of men, women and children, will be managed by Mission Submission Grappling. For additional information and registration for the grappling divisions go www.missionsubmission.tv

Amateur fighters interested in competing in MMA or Muay Thai in the North American Amateur Combat Sports Championships may pre-register for competition by completing an application that can be found on the WKA US's official website, www.wkausa.com

The fight equipment used at 2008 North American Combat Sports Championships will be Primetime Fight Gear (the only approved fight gear by the WKA USA).

The World Kickboxing Association is one of the world's oldest and most recognized governing bodies for various forms of kickboxing. In 2000, the organization formed the WKA US to oversee kickboxing competition in the United States and, in 2004, the WKA US added mixed martial arts and submission grappling to its portfolio of combat sports that it regulates.

Two days of the best amateur matches in the Americas
The three-day WKA/CSL affair will kick off Friday (June 13th) with the registration, weigh-in and medicals processing. These will be open from 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the event hotel.

Day One of Competition (Saturday, June 14, 2008): MMA and Muay Thai divisions will begin on Saturday. MMA and MUAY THAI divisions will fight down to the finals. Most finals will be featured in the Saturday evening CSC fight show.

Day Two of Competition (Sunday, June 15, 2008): BJJ and No Gi Grappling, by Mission Submission, will be held on Sunday. Grapping divisions and rules can be seen at www.MissionSubmission.tv

The Amateur MMA single elimination tournament will be contested under the WKA rules for MMA Division - Class "C". These rules can be seen at www.wkausa.com/mma_rules.htm and are modeled after the Unified Rules of Conduct. Competitors will wear slightly oversized gloves and there will be no elbows or forearms, or knees to the head standing or grounded. Competitors can register for either the "open" or "novice" division, depending on the competitive experience of each athlete. Both novice as well as open tournament fighters will be separated into nine different weight classes. Novice class MMA matches will consist of three rounds of three minutes each. Open class MMA matches will consist of two rounds of five minutes each and both cases will progress by way of single elimination. The victor of each weight class in the "open" division will be crowned the North American Combat Sports Champion in that class and US fighters will gain valuable points toward selection to the US National Team.

Weight Divisions for Mixed Martial Arts Tournament

The Muay Thai single elimination tournament will be contested under the WKA's Thaiboxing rules. Competitors can register for either the "open" or "novice" division, depending on the competitive experience of each athlete. Both Novice class as well as Open class male fighters will be separated into 11 different weight classes (see www.wkausa.com/amateur_rules.htm) and females into 7 different weight will engage in bouts consisting of three, two-minute rounds. The victor of each weight class in the "open" division will be crowned the North American Combat Sports Champion in that class and US fighters will gain valuable points toward selection to the US National Team.

Weight Divisions for Thai boxing

The Submission Grappling rules can be found on www.MissionSubmission.tv. Event is open to men, women and children in all experience levels in No-Gi and BJJ (Gi) divisions. This will be a single elimination tournament. The Tournament is Rated http://www.grapplingleague.com . All submissions will be tracked on the Masters of Submissions Board (MOS) http://www.missionsubmission.tv/tickets.html

MISSION SUBMISSION'S TEAM CHALLENGE
Does your school have the best grapplers? All schools can enter the team competition regardless of their size. Each team picks 4 grapplers for the Team Challenge and they can earn points for their team based on their placement in the individual divisions.

Fighters must check-in, weigh-in, and complete medicals as follows:

Competitors in all MMA and Muay Thai divisions must check in, get weighed and be checked by doctor Friday, June 13, 2008 between 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm.

To have a division, there must be at least two people. If there is only one person in a division, that person would be asked to move up a weight class or move to another division. Current US champions will be seeded to the second round.

***PRE - COMPETITION MEDICAL (Muay Thai and MMA)***
ALL Competitors (Muay Thai and MMA) must download, print off and have their personal physician complete the Pre Fight Medical Form. You must bring the completed original to the check in on Friday, June 13, 2008 between 3pm and 7:30pm. Competitors with medical forms completed will only be required to do a short abbreviated check in with the physician. Any competitor without their completed Pre Fight Medical Form by their physician, will be required to have a complete pre fight physical and pay a $25.00 fee at registration, before weigh in and completing the check in process. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTION.

Download Pre-Competition medical

Ranking
The 2008 North American's along with previous year's annual events and all WKA/CSL sanctioned events for the past years will be factored into WKA/CSL rankings.

Combat Sports League
The Combat Sports League is the official US representative to the WKA. Combat Sports League is an association of athletes participating in the combative sports of Thai boxing, Kickboxing, Full Contact, Mixed Martial Arts, and Submission Grappling. The Combat Sports League is dedicated to providing opportunities to athletes in all areas of combative sports, growth, and development of sport, safety, and regulation of the sports.

Licensing
CSL/WKA amateur licensing fee is $15 per calendar year. However, fighters registered for the North American Combat Sports Championships will automatically be licensed with CSL/WKA for the remainder of 2008 (the $15 fee is waived) and the fighter's record, classification, medicals, and suspensions will be included in the database.

Registration Fees

NOTE: Participants become licensed by the WKA by registering for the 2008 North American Combat Sports Championships, normal licensing fee is waived.

Purchase Tickets

Contact:
WKA USA Office
10454 Ridgefield Parkway
Richmond, Virginia 23233
804-937-7072
Email: info@wkausa.com

Venue Information:
The ACTS Sports Center
2240 Oak Lake Boulevard
Midlothian, Virginia 23112

Hotel Information:
Hampton Inn Hull Street
3620 Price Club Blvd
Midlothian, VA 23112
804-675-0000
fax 804-672-3251
For special rate ask for COMBAT SPORTS

Itinerary for North Americans

June 13, 2008 (at event hotel)
3:00 pm to 7:30pm - Fighters weigh-in and physicals for MMA and Muay Thai divisions *

June 14, 2008 (at The ACTS Sports Center)
9:00 am - Fighters meeting MMA and Muay Thai
10:00 am - Elimination tournament begins - Mixed Martial Arts

June 15, 2008 (at The ACTS Sports Center)
8:00 am - Grappling Weigh In
10:00 am - Grappling Tournament - begins