Tourney Schedule

EVENTS

Greetings Senseis and Black Belts,

This message comes with my sincere wish that you’re all doing well and training vigorously.

In the past several months, four of your brothers in Uechi-ryu Karate-Do (America) have been working diligently to unite the younger members of our style in some friendly competition. Those brothers are, Bob Bethoney, Darin Yee, Len Testa and Me.

I’ve been training in Uechi-ryu Karate long enough (since 1967) to know that, no matter what rank you are, what you do for a living, how many degrees you have, how many students you have, who you study with or how many trophies you’ve won, you’re nothing unless you exhibit what is known as Bushido.

In the spirit of Bushido (The warriors way) I would like to invite you and your students to our third event of the 2008 Uechiryu Karate Championship Series. I’m calling this tournament:

UECHI FORCE KARATE TOURNAMENT in honor of the great Master Uechi Kanei.

Please find the time Saturday, October 4, 2008 to attend the event at the Jungleplex, 8 Natalie Way, Plymouth, MA. We’ll have opening ceremonies at 9:00am sharp. The black belt meeting will be at 8:30am. This Series is doing great! Bob and Darin set a good pace for success. I hope I can do the same. We’re having a banquet in November to award the Champions their trophies, we’ll talk about Uechi-ryu, make friends and have a great meal together.

Lastly, some of you may not know me. I’m willing to go to your dojo and tell you about my up-coming tournament and the Series. I’m also willing to teach a class for you. I go to Okinawa (Master Arakaki’s Yagibaru Dojo) every year for training in Karate-Do and Kobudo. I’m sure you’d find the things that I teach are something you’ve never seen before in Uechi-ryu.

The flyer for the event is attached. Please hang it on your bulletin boards to let your students (17 and younger) know about the event.

Manny Neves

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EVENTS

DATE: October 4-5
EVENT: Seminar
LOCATION: Rochester Recreation Center-Rochester, NH
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Nobuaki Kanazawa
ORGANIZATION: Shotokan Karate-do International Federation
CONTACT: Mr. Mike Cook at gunnermfc@gwi.net or (207) 491-5874

DATE: October 11
EVENT: Kobudo Seminar
LOCATION: Royal Regency Hotel-Yonkers, NY
STYLE: Yamani Ryu
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Toshihiro Oshiro
CONTACT: Mr. Cleveland Baxter at 914-665-2752 or
baxterdojo@verizon.net

DATE: October 11
EVENT: Kumite Referee Seminar
LOCATION: Baxter Karate Dojo-Mt. Vernon, NY
SANCTION: USA-NKF
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Cleveland Baxter
CONTACT: Mr. Cleveland Baxter at 914-665-2752 or
baxterdojo@verizon.net

DATE: October 12
EVENT: Tournament
LOCATION: Westchester Community College-Valhalla, NY
SANCTION: USA-NKF
CONTACT: Mr. Cleveland Baxter at 914-665-2752 or
baxterdojo@verizon.net

DATE: October 24-26
EVENT: Disney Martial Arts Festival
LOCATION: Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex-Buena Vista, FL
SANCTION: USA-NKF
WEBSITE: http://www.tibonkarate.com
CONTACT: Mr. Gene Tibon at (209) 465-0943 or
senseitibon@tibonkarate.com

DATE: October 26
EVENT: Tournament
LOCATION: Queens College-Flushing, NY
SANCTION: USA-NKF
CONTACT: Mr. Georges Aschkar, Jr. at (718) 740-3493

DATE: November 9
EVENT: USA Karate Federation National Championships
LOCATION: University of Akron-Akron, OH
WEBSITE: http://www.usakarate.org
CONTACT: USA Karate Federation HQ at (330) 753-3114 or usakf@raex

DATE: January 24, 2009
EVENT: Florida Citrus Cup
LOCATION: Florida International University-Miami, FL
SANCTION: USA-NKF
CONTACT: Mr. Gilbert Venero at (954) 443-8182

DATE: March 7, 2009
EVENT: Arnold Schwarzenegar Karate Championships
LOCATION: Nationwide Arena-Columbus, OH
SANCTION: USA-NKF
WEBSITE: http://www.arnoldmartialarts.com/index.asp
CONTACT: Mr. Tokey Hill at thill@tokeyhill.com or (516) 625-9695

DATE: March 26-29, 2009
EVENT: Training Camp
LOCATION: Seaview Mariott-Galloway, NJ
INSTRUCTORS: Mr. Paul Allan, Mr Thomas Casale, Mr. Paul Lopresti, Mr.
Salvatore Lopresti Sr., and Mr. Ron Romano
ORGANIZATION: International Union of Karate-do Organizations
WEBSITE: http://www.usaskfcamp.com
CONTACT: Mr. Salvatore Lopresti Sr. at (856) 589-5126 or
SLoprestiSr@aol.com or Mr. Paul Lopresti at Phooey3587@aol.com or
(856) 589-3818

DATE: March 28, 2009
EVENT: Disneyland Martial Arts Festival
LOCATION: Anaheim Convention Center-Anaheim, CA
RULES: WKF
WEBSITE: http://www.tibonkarate.com
CONTACT: Mr. Gene Tibon at (209) 465-0943 or
senseitibon@tibonkarate.com

DATE: April 9-12
EVENT: Ozawa Cup International Karate Tournament
LOCATION: Hilton Hotel-Las Vegas, NV
RULES: SHOBU IPPON, WKF
WEBSITE: http://www.ozawa-tournament.com
CONTACT: Mr. James Tawatao at (702) 873-0891 or jamest@lvshotokan.com

DATE: June 17-20
EVENT: AAU National Championships
LOCATION: Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center-
Fort Lauderdale, FL
WEBSITE: http://www.aaukarate.org
CONTACT: Mr. Joe Mirza at (847) 540-9567 or jbmirza@aol.com

DATE: July 16-19
EVENT: USA-NKF National Championships
LOCATION: Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center-
Fort Lauderdale, FL
WEBSITE: http://www.usankf.org
CONTACT: USA-NKF National Office at (719) 477-6925 or
natoffice@usankf.org

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