Nysmac

[Kempo]

Anyone here attending the New York State Martial Arts Championship Tournament on Oct. 27th? For more information on this check the events section on this website.

[Mr. Bao]

Dude can you tell me more about this tourney in new york city?


Bao

[Kempo]

The Tournament (which was just held this past Sunday) was hosted by Master Rich Fescina and coordinated by Don Rodriguez. It had a "AAAA" KRANE ratings and a "STATE" NASKA ratings this year. This was the 2nd annual tournament and was a good success. This tournament is different then a lot of other KRANE / NASKA tournaments in that is had Traditional Form divisions and Self-Defense divisions. It was a good gathering of different martial art styles.

The first year we ran this tournament we had a Kung Fu division, but not many people registered for it. This year we didn't have this division (the kung fu practitioners who came competed in the trad. forms division).

I would like us to add this division back in but we need the support of the Kung Fu communities (especially on Long Island and New York).