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WKA NORTH AMERICAN
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011
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 Muay Thai
MMA
KICKBOXING
(Low Kick)
FULL CONTACT (Kicks above the waist)
JUNIORS’ K-1, FULL CONTACT (Kicks above the
waist) & MMA
BJJ/NO GI SUBMISSION GRAPPLING
FULL RULES MUAY THAI (New Trial Division!)
Novice & Open
Divisions: MMA, Full Rules & Modified
Muay Thai, Kickboxing (Low Kick),
Full
Contact (Kicks above the waist)
Juniors
Divisions (age 13 to 17): K-1 Rules, MMA, Full
Contact (Kicks above the waist)
All Levels
(Men, Women and Children): BJJ and No Gi
Grappling
Sanctioned by the World Kickboxing Association
In conjunction with Combat Sports League and
WKA North American Grappling Championships
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The Hampton Roads Convention Center
1610 Coliseum Dr.
Hampton, Virginia 23666
Event Hotel: Embassy Suites Hampton
1700 Coliseum Dr.
Hampton, VA 23666
(Attached to the Convention Center)
Luxury
hotel convenient to the venue; includes
breakfast – ask for special WKA rates!
Closest Airports
Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport: PHF (11
miles)
Norfolk International Airport: ORF (12 miles)
Richmond International Airport: RIC (63 miles)
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NORTH AMERICAN AMATEUR COMBAT SPORTS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Muay Thai
MMA
KICKBOXING
(Low Kick)
FULL CONTACT (Kicks above the waist)
Juniors’ K-1 & MMA
BJJ/NO GI SUBMISSION GRAPPLING
FULL RULES MUAY THAI (New Trial Division!)
North American
Amateur Combat Sports Championships will
showcase the best amateurs in North America
On February 18 - 20, 2011, the Combat Sports
League sanctioned by the World Kickboxing
Association - USA will host an elimination
tournament to determine the best fighters in
North America. The event is US, Canadian and
Mexican competitors and throughout the world,
but it will also be used to select members for
the WKA US National Team that will qualify to
represent the U.S. at the WKA World
Championships.
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 USA to oversee Kickboxing
competition in the United States and, in 2004,
WKA USA added Mixed Martial Arts and
Submission Grappling to the portfolio of
combat sports that it regulates.
The tournament will include divisions in
BJJ and No Gi Submission Grappling, Juniors’ K-1 Rules, MMA,
& Full Contact (Kicks above the waist), and adult MMA,
Kickboxing (Low Kick), Full Contact (Kicks above the waist),
and Muay Thai (no elbows or knees to the head) as in years
past. New this year, we will offer a new division of
Full Rules Muay Thai which allows elbows with
elbow pads. We were so pleased with the
unprecedented number of competitors in 2010
that this year, in order to facilitate the
smooth running of the tournament, we will
feature a cage and 3 rings, a new registration
and check-in process and two days of action as
the semi-finals and finals carry over to
Sunday!
The 2011 event will offer the
following amateur divisions:
Ring Sports divisions for adults: Open and Novice Muay Thai,
Kickboxing (Low Kick), Full Contact (Kicks above the waist),
and MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), as well as Open Division Full
Rules Muay Thai. Winners of the Open division will be awarded
the WKA NORTH AMERICAN TITLE and qualify for
the US Team to travel to the 18th annual WKA
Amateur World Championships. The Open
divisions are open to all amateur competitors
with more than three wins. Competitors in the
Novice Divisions shall have no more than three
wins in any combative sport (Thai boxing, Full
Contact, Kickboxing, MMA, and Boxing).
However, a Novice (three wins or fewer) may
choose to move to the Open class, but he/she
will not be allowed to compete as a Novice
again.
Ring Sports divisions for juniors (ages
13-17): K-1 Rules (Original WKA Rules), Full Contact (Kicks
above the waist), and MMA. Winners will
qualify for the US Team to travel to the 18th
annual WKA Amateur World Championships.
BJJ/Submission Grappling divisions: all
levels of men, masters, women, teens, and
children—managed by WKA North American
Grappling Championships. *For the first time,
BJJ/Submission Grappling will be featured at
the WKA Amateur World Championships! The top
three grapplers in each division will qualify
for the WKA USA Grappling Team and will be
eligible to travel to the 2011 WKA World
Championships.
One weekend of the best
amateur matches in North America
The
three-day WKA/CSL affair will kick off Friday
(February 18th) with fighter registration,
weigh-ins and medicals. These will be open
from 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the venue.
Grappling competitors may also weigh-in on
Saturday, February 19, 2011 between 8:00 and
10:00 am.
On Saturday, February 19th, at
the Hampton Roads Convention Center (which
conveniently to the event hotel, Embassy
Suites) all Ring Sports will fight down to the
semi finals (final four competitors) and the
BJJ/No Gi Grappling tournament will fight to
the finish. On Sunday, February 20th, all Ring
Sports will complete the semi finals and
finals for each division.
Amateur fighters
interested in competing in the North American
Amateur Combat Sports Championships may
pre-register for competition by completing the
tournament registration forms found on WKA
USA's official website,
www.wkausa.com.
The
fight equipment used at 2011 North American
Combat Sports Championships will be provided
by WKA USA.
Mixed Martial Arts Division
The Amateur MMA single elimination tournament
will be contested under the WKA rules for MMA
Division - Class "C". These rules can be seen
at
http://www.wkausa.com/amateur-rules-and-regulations.html
and are modeled after the Unified Rules of
Conduct. Competitors will wear slightly
oversized gloves and there will be no elbows,
forearms, or knees to the head standing or
grounded. Juniors’ (ages 13 to 17) will be
matched according to age and weight. Adult
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 for men and six different weight
classes for women. Novice and Open class MMA
matches will consist of three rounds of three
minutes each and 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 for the US National
Team.
Weight Divisions for Adults' Mixed
Martial Arts
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Men
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Women
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Flyweight
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125 lbs
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105 lbs
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Bantamweight
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135 lbs
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110 lbs
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Featherweight
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145 lbs
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115 lbs
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Lightweight
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155 lbs
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125 lbs
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Welterweight
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170 lbs
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135 lbs
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Middleweight
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185 lbs
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145 lbs
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Light Heavyweight
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205 lbs
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155 lbs
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Heavyweight
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265 lbs
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155 + lbs
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Super Heavyweight
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+ 265lbs
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n/a
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Muay Thai, K-1 Rules, Kickboxing, and Full
Contact Divisions
The Muay Thai, Full Rules Muay Thai,
Kickboxing, Full Contact and Juniors’ K-1 Rules and Full
Contact single
elimination tournament will be contested under
the appropriate amateur rule sets (see
http://www.wkausa.com/amateur-rules-and-regulations.html).
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 and females into 7 different
weight classes. Competitors will engage in
bouts consisting of three two-minute rounds.
Juniors’ (ages 13 to 17) will be matched
according to age and weight. 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
Muay Thai, K-1 and Kickboxing
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Men
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Women
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Flyweight
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n/a
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48 kg / - 105.6 lbs
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Bantamweight
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54 kg / - 118.8 lbs
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50 kg / - 110 lbs
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Featherweight
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57 kg
/ - 125.4 lbs
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54 kg / - 118.8 lbs
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Lightweight
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60 kg
/ - 132 lbs
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57 kg / - 125.4 lbs
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Light Welterweight
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64 kg
/ - 140.8 lbs
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60 kg / - 132 lbs
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Welterweight
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67 kg
/ - 147.4 lbs
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63 kg / - 138.6 lbs
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Light Middleweight
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71 kg / -
156.2lbs
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n/a |
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Middleweight
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75 kg
/ - 165 lbs
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66 kg / - 145.2 lbs
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Light Heavyweight
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81 kg / -
178.2 lbs
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n/a |
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Cruiserweight
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86 kg / -
189.3 lbs
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n/a |
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Heavyweight
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91 kg
/ - 200.2 lbs
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+ 66 kg / + 145.2
lbs
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Super Heavyweight
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+ 91 kg / +
200.2 lbs
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n/a |
Weight Divisions for Juniors’ MMA, K-1 Rules, & Full
Contact
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Boys (13-14 years old)
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Girls (13-14 years old)
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- 40 kg / - 88.0 lbs
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- 40 kg / - 88.0 lbs
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- 45 kg / - 99.0 lbs
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- 45 kg / - 99.0 lbs
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- 50 kg / - 110.0 lbs
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- 50 kg / - 110.0 lbs
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- 55 kg / - 121.0 lbs
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n/a |
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- 60 kg / - 132.0 lbs
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n/a |
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Boys (15-17 years old)
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Girls (15-17 years old)
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- 50 kg / - 110.0 lbs
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- 50 kg / - 110.0 lbs
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- 55 kg / - 121.0 lbs
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- 55 kg / - 121.0 lbs
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- 60 kg / - 132.0 lbs
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- 60 kg / - 132.0 lbs
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- 65 kg / - 143.0 lbs
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n/a |
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- 70 kg / - 154.0 lbs
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n/a |
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- 75 kg / - 165.0 lbs
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n/a |
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- 80 kg / - 176.0 lbs
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n/a |
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- 85 kg / - 187.0 lbs
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n/a |
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+ 85 kg / + 187.0 lbs
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n/a |
BJJ and No Gi Submission
Grappling Division
The BJJ/Submission
Grappling rules can be found on
http://www.combatsportschallenge.com/rules.html
This division is open to men, women, teens,
executives, and children in all experience
levels in Gi and No Gi. This will be a single
elimination tournament.
No Gi experience
will be divided into Beginner (less than one
year of training in any grappling sport),
Intermediate (1-3 years of experience), and
Advanced (more than 3 years). Gi divisions
will be separated by belt level. Blue belts
who compete in the No Gi division must compete
at the Intermediate or Advanced level, and
Purple, Brown, and Black belts who compete in
No Gi must compete in the Advanced division.
The top three grapplers division will qualify
for the WKA USA Grappling Team and be eligible
to attend the 2011 WKA Amateur World
Championships.
Registration and Weigh-Ins
Competitors in all MMA, Muay Thai, Kickboxing,
Full Contact, and K-1 Rules divisions must check in, weigh in, and
be checked by the doctor Friday, February 18,
2011 between 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm.
Submission Grappling/BJJ competitors may
register and weigh in Friday, February 18,
2011 between 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm or on
Saturday, February 19, 2011 between 8:00 and
10:00 am.
To have a division, there must be
at least two competitors. If there is only one
person in a division, that person will be
asked to move up a weight class or to move to
another division. Last year’s tournament
Champion will be seeded to the second round,
when available.
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***PRE - COMPETITION MEDICAL (Muay Thai,
Kickboxing, K-1, and MMA)***
ALL
Competitors (Muay Thai, Kickboxing, K-1, and
MMA) must download, print off and have their
personal physician complete the WKA USA
Amateur Pre Fight Medical Form. This physical
must be no older than 60 days prior to the
tournament. The completed original must be
brought to the check-in on February
18, 2011 between 3pm and 7:30pm and this form must
also be faxed to the WKA USA Home Office at
(804) 754-0233. Competitors with medical forms
completed will only be required to do an
abbreviated check with the event physician.
THERE WILL BE
NO EXCEPTION, and no physicals will be
completed by the event physician at
registration. Fighters who do not complete a
current physical by their own physician will
be disqualified and will not be refunded.
DOWNLOAD WKA PRE-FIGHT PHYSICAL HERE.
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Ranking
The 2011 North Americans, along
with previous year's annual events and all
WKA/CSL sanctioned events for the past years
will be factored into WKA/CSL rankings.
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Combat Sports League
The Combat Sports
League is the official US representative of
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 and
works to further the growth and development of
the sport, as well as the safety and
regulation of the sport.
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Licensing
CSL/WKA amateur licensing fee is
$20 per calendar year. However, fighters
registered for the North American Combat
Sports Championships will automatically be
licensed with CSL/WKA for the remainder of
2011 (the $20 fee is waived in lieu of the
tournament registration fee) and the fighter's
record, classification, medicals, and
suspensions will be included in the database.
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Registration Fees
Participants become licensed by the WKA by registering for
the 2011 North American Combat Sports Championships; normal
licensing fee is waived.
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Completed forms and payment must be postmarked or
submitted online by the date indicated for each
price level:
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Registration on February
18-19, 2011 for Grappling only*:
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By January 14, 2011
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January 15 - 31, 2011
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February 1 - 15, 2011
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February 19, 2011
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1 Division
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$45
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$55
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$65
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$75
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Up to 4 Divisions
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$60
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$70
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$80
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$90
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Payment must be
received with the completed registration forms
either electronically or via mail on the
cut-off date indicated above to quality for
each price level.
*Grappling only:
Grappling registration will be accepted at the
event hotel on Friday, February 18, 2011 3:00 -7:30
pm and at the venue on Saturday, February
19, 2011 9:00 – 10:30 am. See itinerary below.
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Spectator Prices
All General Admission
Seating for the tournament will be sold by the
Hampton Sports Festival (please see their
website for information on GA seating:
http://www.hamptoncvb.com).
Ringside Seating may be purchased in advance for $50.00 each
from
http://www.combatsportschallenge.com. It includes
admission to the Hampton Sports Festival and seating in the
Ringside section during the tournament on Saturday and
Sunday. Ringside sales will cut off on Thursday,
February 17, 2011 at 6:00 PM
Contact:
WKA USA Office
10454
Ridgefield Parkway
Richmond, Virginia
23233
804-937-7072
Email:
info@wkausa.com
Venue Information:
The Hampton Convention Center
1610
Coliseum Dr.
Hampton, VA 23666
(757)
315-1610
Hotel Information:
The
Embassy Suites Hampton (attached to the
Convention Center)
1700 Coliseum Dr.
Hampton, VA 23666
(888) 347-8121
For
special rate ask for COMBAT SPORTS
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Special Guests:
Roberto Traven: We are
pleased to announce that Roberto “The Spider”
Traven, who earned his black belt under Romero
Cavalcanti in a mere four years of training
and now holds a 6th degree. Traven is a UFC
veteran who fought in the early days of UFC
against such greats as Frank Mir and Dave
Berry. Naturally, he has also shown his
greatness in the world of BJJ; his
accomplishments include, but are certainly not
limited to, being a two-time World Champion,
and a four-time Brazilian Champion, and an Abu
Dhabi Open Class Champion. Traven will be
giving a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seminar Friday,
February 18th from 6:00-8:00 PM.
Rob Kaman: For our Muay Thai
enthusiasts and for MMA competitors looking to
improve their stand-up, we are pleased to
bring in the man who is to Thai Boxing what
Muhammad Ali is to boxing. Rob “The Dutchman”
Kaman has won 97 of his 112 fights—77 by way
of knockout! One of the great innovators of
the Dutch style of Muay Thai, Kaman now spends
much time training UFC champions and
sharpening their standup to perfection—among
them BJ Penn, Mayhem Miller, Renato Sobral,
Brandon Vera, Hermes Franca, and Heath
Herring. Kaman will be offering a Muay Thai
seminar Friday, February 18th 6:00-8:00 PM.
The cost of either seminar with these
world-class instructors is only $45.00, so
don’t miss out!
Itinerary
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Ringsports
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Friday:
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Fighter
Check-in, Weigh-In, & Medicals - 3:00-7:30 PM
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Grappler Pre-Registration &
Weigh-In - 3:00-7:30 PM
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Rob Kaman Seminar – 6:00-8:00 PM
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Roberto Traven Seminar –
6:00-8:00 PM
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Saturday:
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Fighters’ Meeting - 10:00 AM
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Day Of Registration & Weigh-Ins -
8:00 AM
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Tournament begins – 10:30 AM
Grapplers’ Meeting – 10:30 AM
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Grappling Tournament Begins –
11:00 AM
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Sunday:
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Semi-Finals & Finals Begin –
10:00 AM
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