Children's
Tournament at the St. Paul dojo
The Children's karate tournament will be held at
the St Paul dojo of Saturday, May 15th. This event is open to all kids
ages 5 -14. As in past years, there will be several other AAKF clubs
invited to participate. Information and registration can be found here:
We prefer that all participants pre-register for this event, so if you plan on competing, please get your registration to Sensei Ertl by this Thursday.
Results from the
AAKF Regional Elimination Tournament
The North Central Regional eliminations for the AAKF National Tournament were held on Friday May 7th at the St Paul dojo.
The quality of the competition was very high and everyone who participated has qualified to compete at the National Tournament in Seattle on June 10 and 11th.
Congratulation to all competitors:
Laurie Ellitott (Individual kata, Fukugo)
Meghan Ertl-Bendickson (Individual Kata)
Ashley Ross (Individual Kata, Fukugo)
Dustin Ross (Individual Kata)
Al Kotula (Individual Kata)
Dennis Olson (Individual Kata)
Rob Solonynka (Individual Kata)
David Hamilton (Individual Kumite)
Michaela Magler was unable to compete, but was qualified by recommendation.
Joel Ertl and Amy Sperling also qualified to go as a judge.
More information on the National Event is below.
Good luck to everyone!
AAKF National Tournament and Mini-camp
The 49th National Championship,
Mini-Camp will take place in Seattle, Washington from
June 9 - 12 according to the schedule below. As you can see, you can
train at this national event, meet and convene with other karate-ka and
compete in the Championship Tournament or cheer your fellow karate-ka
on.
June 9 & 10 - National
Mini-Camp - open to all members, taught by the top instructors in the
country.
June 11 - Judges seminar in
the morning and Eliminations for Championship Tournament in the evening.
June 12 - Kyu level adult competition and
children's competition in the morning and Final Rounds of Championship Tournament
in the afternoon.
In
addition, Dan examinations and judges examinations will be given. The Board of Governors Meeting
(each club can send 1 representative),Technical Board Meeting and Board of Directors' Meeting
will all take place during this time.
More information will be forthcoming soon from the Tournament
Host regarding lodging and registration.
Best regards,
Janice Tori, Executive Director
American Amateur Karate
Federation
445 S. Figueroa Street
Suites 2600 & 2700
Los Angeles, California 90071
Telephone: (888) 939-8882
Fax No.: (888) 939-8555
Next Kyu Examination
The next kyu examination will be given by Sensei Fusaro on Tuesday, May 18th (7:30 pm).
