A Message to U.S.K.S.F. Members from U.S.K.S.F
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U.S.K.S.F. NEWSLETTER Volume 19 February - June 2007 A Message to U.S.K.S.F. Members from U.S.K.S.F. President Huang, Chien-Liang In this issue: Greeting Greetings to all USKSF members, and welcome to the New Year! TWKSF World Tournament Information As we enter the Chinese New Year, 4705, the Year of the Boar, I am pleased to wish you all a healthy and prosperous year to come. 2007 U.S.K.S.F. Tournament Information: 2006 was a busy year for our organization: our annual July Arrangements tournament was a success; we sent an outstanding group of Event nd athletes to Singapore for the 2 World Kuoshu Federation Airport Tournament; and we changed our name and logo. At the Executive Committee Meeting on July 23, 2006, it was agreed that the Room organization needed to go in a new direction, so the U.S.C.K.F. Pre-registration became the United States Kuo Shu Federation (U.S.K.S.F.). With Registration the new name and logo, anyone who shares the same goals is Fighters invited to work with us to promote friendship, unity, physical fitness, harmony, ethics, moral character and peace around the world. All Competition Rules current memberships are carried over to the U.S.K.S.F. Spectators Hall of Fame Awards Banquet As President of the U.S.K.S.F., I congratulate the winning U.S. Team for their impressive performance in Singapore at the 2 nd World Video Taping Kuoshu Federation Tournament. The tournament, sponsored by Seminars The World Kuoshu Federation, was held in Singapore and hosted by Tournament Schedule the Singapore Martial Arts Instructor Association on November 10 & Rules 11. Not only did the U.S. Team do an outstanding job in forms, weapons and internal divisions, but the national Lei Tai Team won Lei Tai Team Champion, Men’s Champion, and Women’s Champion! See San Shou the next page for a list of tournament results. Wu Shu Weapon Fighting I invite you to attend our annual tournament, to be held on July 27 – July 29, 2007. Although we have changed the name and logo, we Internal Arts will still offer the same high quality seminars and competition that Xing Yi Quan you have come to expect from our organization. This year, we are Ba Qua Zhang excited to offer a not-to-be-missed special Weapon Judging Seminar, taught by Grandmaster Fu Chen Chang. Make sure to Shuai-Jiao check the U.S.K.S.F. website www.usksf.org throughout the year for Registration information regarding our Tournament, rules, sanctioned national Registration Form and international tournaments and seminars. Lei Tai Waiver As always, we look forward to seeing you at this year’s U.S. Adult Divisions International Kuoshu Championship Tournament - the tournament Youth Divisions you don’t want to miss! Tournament Transportation Form Kuoshu Hall of Fame Nomination Form Once again, my best wishes for a prosperous New Year. Congratulations to everyone who competed at the 2nd World Kuoshu Federation Tournament Singapore, November 10 & 11, 2006 U.S. National Lei Tai Results Men’s Team 1st Place, 50-55kg: Minhduc Kimba Tieu Women’s Team 1st Place, 50-55kg: Angie Dominguez (2-Time) 1st Place, 55-60kg: Allen Parco (2-Time) 2nd Place, 50-55kg: Tiffany Johnson 2nd Place, 60-65kg: Edward Quach 1st Place, 55-60kg: Morgan Malone 3rd Place, 60-65kg: John Signoriello 1st Place, 60-65kg: Morgan Newman (2-Time) 3rd Place, 70-75kg: Matthew Arminio 1st Place, 65-70kg: Ashley Dong 1st Place, 75-80kg: Jonathan Tissue (2-Time) 2nd Place, 65-70kg: Meghan Mannion-Gray 4th Place, 80-85kg: Eugene Stein 2nd Place, 70-75kg: Rachel Spahr 2nd Place, 90-95kg: Dennis Saenz 2nd Place, >95kg: Daniel Cabell Lei Tai Team Results: 1st Place Lei Tai Team: U.S. National Team 1st Place Lei Tai Men’s Team: U.S. National Team 1st Place Lei Tai Women’s Team: U.S. National Team Best Female Fighter: Morgan Malone Internal and External Forms, Weapons, and Two-Person Sets Whitney Berch (1 Gold, 2 Silver) Jennie Mitchell (1 Silver) Zachary Chen (2 Silver) Jake Moore (1 Bronze) Robert David Chilcoat (1 Gold) Stuart Moore (5 Gold) David Curran (1 Gold, 1 Bronze) Sanjay Nair (1 Gold, 3 Silver) Ashley Dong (1 Gold, 1 Bronze) Sujay Nair (1 Gold, 1 Silver) Jeff Emmanuelli (1 Bronze) Eric Nicholson (1 Silver, 1 Bronze) Norma Futini (1 Bronze) Dr. Art Panella (1 Bronze) Antonio Gansley-Ortiz (1 Silver, 1 Bronze) Nicole Shimotake (2 Bronze) Sean Gray (1 Gold, 1 Silver) Karen Silverman (1 Silver) John Green (4 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze) Garret Steagall (2 Bronze) Melvin Hsieh (2 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze) Eugene Stein (1 Silver, 1 Bronze) Aimee Jurewicz (1 Bronze) Jessica Uno (3 Gold, 2 Silver) Vladimir Kutov (2 Silver, 4 Bronze) Meghan Uno (3 Gold, 1 Silver) Meghan Mannion-Gray (1 Silver) The USKSF sincerely apologizes for any errors or omissions. TOURNAMENT ARRANGEMENTS Event 2007 U.S. International Kuoshu Fighters Championship Tournament All Kuoshu fighters must be T.W.K.S.F./U.S.K.S.F. members, BE REGISTERED BY JULY 15, 2007, and show proof of personal insurance, plus a physician’s Airport certificate dated after June 28, 2007, stating the competitor Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) is is fit to fight at this tournament. about 25 miles from the Marriot Hunt Valley Inn. For FREE transportation arrangements to and from the airport, notify the Transportation Director by July 21, Competition Rules 2007 at 410-725-1035, FAX 443-394-9202, or EMAIL Rules will be available online. They can also be [email protected]. Pick-up and return is obtained from the U.S.K.S.F. by writing, calling, or faxing available July 27 to 30, 2007. your request to U.S.K.S.F. President Huang Chien-Liang. Room Spectators (Advance sale pricing prior to July 15) The U.S.K.S.F. special rate for the tournament is $120 Spectators will be charged $12 for Saturday or per room with a maximum of four persons per room. Sunday daytime. Saturday night is $20 (competitors are You must make reservations by June 30, 2007 to get free). Saturday attendance for both morning and evening this special rate. Please be sure to make reservations early to ensure accommodations as rooms have sold sessions is $25. Tickets covering all three sessions (but not out in past years. Make reservations by calling the including the banquet) are $30 in advance. Children under Hunt Valley Marriott directly at 410-785-7000 and 12 are half price, and children under 5 are free (but must be using group code “ Kuoshu Tournament ”, or online at accompanied by a parent). www.marriott.com/property/propertypage/bwihv using the group discount code “ kuokuoa ”. If the special rate rooms have been booked, standard room rates will Hall of Fame Awards Banquet apply. The Awards Banquet will be held on Sunday evening at 8:00 PM. Dinner and dancing is $60 for adults and $35 for children under 12. Please purchase tickets early, as seating Pre-registration is limited. Registration forms with fees postmarked before July 15, 2007 will be counted as pre-registered. The fee to Video Taping pre-register is $60 for the first event and $15 for each additional pre-registered event. Make checks payable You must have a valid permit to videotape any day or to the U.S.K.S.F. You may register online at evening event. Permits are available for $20 at the www.usksf.org/Registration/Login.aspx. Online regis- Admissions Table. The cost of admission is not included. tration will open on April 1, 2007. Seminars Registration The U.S.K.S.F. has invited highly skilled instructors to Registration after July 15, 2007 is $70 for the first teach Internal and External Arts. Please check the event and $20 for each additional event. Cash only at Tournament Schedule for an update. Each seminar is $55 the door. You may register online at www.usksf.org/ for members and $60 for non-members. Registration/Login.aspx. Online registration will open on April 1, 2007. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Friday, July 27 Saturday, July 28 9:00am - 10:30am Internal Arts Judging Seminar 2:00pm Kuoshu Lei Tai Fighting with Grandmaster Henry Look Elimination Rounds 10:30am - 12:00pm Tai Ji Quan & Pushing Hands Seminar 7:15pm Presentation of Awards with Dr. Jay Dunbar and Master Almanzo Lamoureux 7:30pm Kuoshu Lei Tai Fighting Master Demonstrations 1:00pm - 2:30pm External Form & Light Contact Seminar with Grandmaster Steve L. Martin 9:30pm Presentation of TWKSF Ranking 1:00pm - 4:00pm Tai Ji Quan Judging Seminar with Dr. Jay Dunbar and Master Almanzo Lamoureux Sunday, July 29 3:00pm - 5:00pm Weapon Judging Seminar 7:00am - 9:00am TBA Seminar with Grandmaster Fu Chen Chang (please check website for updates) 2:00pm - 9:00pm Check In / Weigh in (Salon B) 8:30am Late Registration 3:00pm - 9:00pm Late Registration 9:30am Competition begins in the Hunt 8:00pm Judge's Meeting (Salon A) Valley and Maryland Ballrooms and the Garden Room: 9:00pm Rules and Regulations Meeting (Main Ballroom) for all competitors All Chinese Kenpo Divisions and judges Adult Intermediate Form and Weapons Adult Beginner Form and Weapons Saturday, July 28 Adult Beginner and Intermediate Light 7:00am - 8:30am I Quan Meditation Contact with Grandmaster Henry Look Tai Ji Quan Pushing Hands 7:00am - 12:00pm Late Registration Chi Sao 8:30am Rules Explanation (Main Ballroom) Shuai Jiao 9:00am Introduction (Honored Guests, Weapon Free Fighting Officials and Judges) All Adult Empty Hand and Weapon 9:30am Opening Ceremonies / Lion Dance / 2-Man Sets Prearranged Demonstrations Xing Yi Quan Form and Weapons 10:30am (approx.) Competition Begins in the Hunt Valley and Maryland Ballrooms and Ba Qua Zhang Form and Weapons the Garden Room: Wing Chun Intermediate All Wushu Divisions Praying