Register by 7/2 to receive discounts.
The prices for competitor registration and spectator tickets goes to full price after 9 A.M. on July 2nd. Save money and register today. Go to www.USOPEN-KARATE.com now to make sure you beat the deadline.
Tournament Hot Lines: (352) 331-0260 or (352) 331-3557
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GET INTERVIEWED ON THE RADIO
VISIT THE ZAINO FAMILY BOOTH
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US OPEN
ISKA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
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The Action Radio Network / World Martial Arts Magazine
The Zaino family now hosts 7 shows on the Action Radio Network (www.ActionRadio.net) and will be covering the US Open Event in its entirety including the exciting Night of Champions Show this coming July 4th & 5th at the beautiful Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida. Be sure and visit them at their booth Thursday July 3rd thru Saturday July 5th to book your show! You can also learn about the many forms of advertising they have available to promote your upcoming event or special product thru their shows on the Action Radio Network (The Danny & Theresa Zaino's "Martial Arts Radio Hour", The Martial Arts "Spot Light" Hour, Dominique Zaino's "Kids Corner", and their new show "Sports Talk" hosted by Tony & Joey Zaino) and their E-NEWS / NATIONAL PROMOTERS LEAGE Email Campaigns.
Dr. Richard Hackworth of the Action Radio Network will also be in attendance and you can learn more about the phenominal new online Magazine "The World Magazine" ( www.WorldMartialArtsMagazine.com ) which is also a great way to advertise!
This is the second year for the Zaino's to cover the Open with the Action Radio Network and last years interviews were a big success! The Zaino's have always been a big supporter of the US Open since 1985 along with their "National Team Pepsi" since 2000: http://www.battleofthearts.com/national_team_pepsi.htm
We look forward to seeing everyone there and don't forget to visit us at our booth!
Sunday Nights - 8:00 PM EST
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Martial Arts "Spot Light" Hour
Monday Nights - 8:00 PM & 9:00 PM EST
Featuring Guest Host Nancy Evans from FightZone
Magazine & TV MMA & Boxing Interviews |
Wednesday Nights - 8:00 PM & 9:00 PM EST
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US OPEN SETS SEEDS FOR SUPERSTAR CHALLENGE
Raymond Daniels, the defending champion, will head up the seeds at this year's ISKA SuperStar Challenge.
The Challenge is the featured fighting event at the Night of Champions. Along with Daniels, The other seeds will be Ross Levine, Jason Bourelly, and Ryan McGriff. The four fighters earned their seeds by being the semifinalists at the SuperStar Challenge at the 2007 US Open Night of Champions. Matched against the four seeds will be the four semifinalists from the SuperStar eliminations, held Friday night. The eliminations are open to all adult black belt fighters. Applicants may register on-line at the advanced discount, or on-site Thursday evening or during the day on Friday.
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Action Radio Network Host Danny Zaino with Raymond Daniels (left) and Jason Bourelly (right) at the 2007 US Open |
Ross Levine
Takes the Challenge |
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New Friday Competition: XMA Tricks Battle – Elimination Round
This competition is open to all registered competitors. It will be on stage Friday night following the regular competition. To compete you must: be a registered competitor, a black belt and be available to compete in the XMA Tricks Challenge on stage Saturday night. This is an individual competition and there will be divisions for youth and adults. There is no charge for this competition, so get ready for the hottest tricking showdown to hit the sport karate world. There will be some great prizes including cash and one Grand Prize for the winner Saturday night. More details will be available on the US Open web site in 1 week. Remember, you must be a registered competitor to be eligible for this free vent. Sponsored by XMA and KONO MAG.
XMA TRICKS BATTLE - WIN BIG!
1st Place - $1000 CASH + $10,0000 KONO MAG Photo Shoot
2nd Place - $500 CASH
3rd Place - $250 CASH
FREE to All registered black belt competitors. Two Divisions - Youth & Adult. Individual competition only. No teams. No props. No weapons. No costumes. Must wear full uniform.
FREE footage of the elimination rounds will be available to all competitors for personal usage.
Competition Format: FIRST TO TWO
ROUNDS: Flip of a coin will determine who goes first. Competition will be executed battle style like a sparring division by rounds where competitors will take turns executing their tricks. Competitors get one turn per round and are allowed one re-do for any missed trick/combo. Competitors will alternate going first for each round. One point will be awarded to the winner of each round. First competitor to two points wins the battle and moves to the next round.
RULES: All tricks regardless of discipline will be categorized into POWER MOVES or COMBOS categories. Power Moves are any single or double trick technique. Three (3) techniques or more performed are Combos. The first competitor of each round will set the tone by performing either a Power Move or Combo. The second competitor must match the category by performing a trick in the same category for his/her turn. This will allow judges to compare moves to moves and combos to combos. There are no limits and tricks from all disciplines are allowed including: martial arts, dance, breakdance, acrobatics, gymnastics, parkhour, free running, etc. No props will be allowed.
XMA Tricks Battle Finals: The final 6 competitors will go head to head with former XMA Tricks Battle Champions Matt Emig and Steve Terada in the US OPEN Night of Champions to be televised by ESPN2. Good luck!
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EVERYONE WINS AT THE US OPEN
This year every competitor in every division will win an award. For 1st through 4th place we will be awarding the legendary US Open trophies. If you place 5th – 8th you will win a custom US Open medal. Everyone else will win a medal. That’s right, everyone in all 530 divisions wins! If you enter 5 divisions you will win 5 awards. No one goes home empty handed at the Open.
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GET YOUR RESERVED RINGSIDE SEATS NOW
They are going fast so reserve yours today. You are going to want to be sitting up close to watch the greatest fighters in world go at it in the ISKA Superstar Challenge and XMA Trick Battle Finals. In addition you’ll see Team Synchro and Team Demo World Championships along with all of the individual ISKA World Championship Forms and Weapons Competition. Who knows you might even see yourself on ESPN2 when the camera sweeps the audience. Don’t’ miss the excitement up close.
To learn more about the US Open or register go to: www.usopen-karate.com *Information subject to change
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Register to be an Official Judge:
Don't forget to register online at the US Open site to be an Official Judge. Even if you have been a judge in
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National Promoters League Growing World Wide
NPL President Danny Zaino is happy to announce that the National Promoters League is now supported with events in Australia. Grand Master Nigel May of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia is the owner of the first official member school in the country Australia. "We are happy to welcome distinguished martial artists like Grand Master May to join the National Promoters League and look forward to supporting their international events. This is an important step toward creating a global martial arts community that is working together for the betterment of martial arts." Grand Master May is considered Australia's leading authority of the Korean martial arts of Taekwondo, Hapkido, and Yusool. Grand Master May was recently approved for promotion to 8th Dan by Grand Master Kum Yul Oh, President of the Korean Martial Arts Instructors Association and Grand Master Dong Kyun Kim, President of the Korean Hapkido Federation. The official promotion celebration will be held this summer in Australia. You can visit Grand Master May's official website at www.koreamartialarts.org.
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