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    1st Asian Martial Arts Games

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    Union Kung Fu of Asia (UKA) post from above site:
    Foundation Congress of Union Kung Fu of Asian UKA
    Date: 28th, August 2007
    By invitation of the President of Iranian Kung fu Federation during 1st world clubs kung fu championship Mr. M.GH.Manouchehri MGCA President attended.
    Also during foundation Congress and the first General assembly of Union Kung Fu of Asia UKA that organized at 28th August In Hotel Bozorg of Zanjan city, Mr. Manouchehri investigate development process of the Kung- Fu Martial Art from near.
    Attendance of 7 Asian countries at this General Assembly that started with speech of Mr. Manouchehri MGCA President is demonstrated high ability of Kung Fu Federation of Iran.
    Kung Fu Federation of Iran is only government body and legal institution of Kung Fu art in Iran that is covered a population, more than 1.000.000 sportsman.
    After speech of Mr. Manouchehri then President of National Federation of Iran Mr. Ali Montazeri and then Mr. Asghar Shokri UKA Secretary General talked.
    At the end after election of Executive Committee, the first Executive Committee of UKA meeting held also.
    Bangkok reaction:
    Martial Arts Games seems a poor idea
    By: WANCHAI RUJAWONGSANTI
    Published: 11/02/2009 at 12:00 AM

    Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) bosses might have too much time on their hands, so they have initiated a number of multi-sport tournaments.

    Following the Asian Games and the Winter Asian Games which are in line with the Olympic versions, there are the Asian Indoor Games and the Asian Beach Games and now the Asian Martial Arts Games.

    Not many Thais know that their country will host the inaugural Asian Martial Arts Games in Bangkok in April.

    The event features nine martial arts - karate, judo, taekwondo, pencak silat, wushu-kungfu, kurash, jujitsu, kickboxing and muay (Muay Thai or Thai boxing).

    The tournament proves how powerful Japan is as there are four Japanese martial arts - judo, karate, jujitsu and kickboxing.

    In the future other Japanese martial arts may be included in the Games such as kendo, sumo and samurai.

    As host, it is understandable why the Thai martial art of muay is included in the first Asian Martial Arts Games.

    But one may wonder why the tournament also has kickboxing which is basically the same as Muay Thai. In fact, the Japanese created kickboxing from Muay Thai.

    The two sports are similar and often cause confusion.

    The only different rules are in Muay Thai, kicks below the belt are allowed as are strikes with knees and elbows.

    The Thai organisers know too well that fans could become confused with kickboxing and muay at the Asian Martial Arts Games so they have decided to organise the two disciplines at different venues.

    It is a shame that Muay Thai has now become simply "muay" in multi-sports events - the SEA Games, the Asian Indoor Games and the Asian Martial Arts Games.

    This only shows how ineffective Thai officials are in dealing with promoting Muay Thai on the international stage.

    The parties to blame are the two "ruling bodies" of amateur Muay Thai which have fought each other for years with mudslinging and legal action.

    In the red corner, it's the International Federation of Muay Thai Amateur (Ifma) chaired by Sakchye Tapsuwan.

    In the blue corner, it's the Amateur Muay Thai Association of Thailand (Amtat) led by Santiparb Intarapat.

    Each has its lethal weapon but has yet been able to knock out the other.

    Sakchaye's organisation is recognised internationally and Santiparb's association is the legitimate amateur Muay Thai ruling body in Thailand.

    Ifma is member of the General Association of International Sports Federations (Gaisf) and Amtat is under the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) which does not recognise Sakchaye's federation.

    Amtat is assigned to supervise the muay competition at the Asian Martial Arts Games and this reportedly upsets Gaisf.

    It is also reported that Gaisf and the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) are at odds.

    Gaisf has informed its member associations that it will not accept results of the Games as governing bodies of some sports are not Gaisf members.

    Gaisf has threatened to punish the governing bodies of the sports of the countries that take part in the Games. They could be banned from international competitions for at least one year.

    The hardest hit body is the Taekwondo Association of Thailand (TAT).

    If it faces suspension, it could affect its athletes' preparations for the 2012 Olympics.

    The best way out for the TAT is ignore the unpopular Asian Martial Arts Games to avoid any punishment.

    One may wonder why Thailand had to bid to host the Games as it seems that we will have little to gain but a lot to lose from organising the event.

    It is also a waste of money as we have to spend around 300 million baht for organising and athletes' preparation costs.

    The government may have to pay millions of baht in bonus for medal winning athletes as a gold medalist could receive up to one million baht from the National Sports Development Fund.

    The agencies that joined hands in bringing the Asian Martial Arts Games to Thailand were the Tourism and Sports Ministry under the previous government, the SAT, the National Olympic Committee of Thailand and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

    They apparently did not learn anything from the country's hosting the inaugural Asian Indoor Games in 2005 which proved unpopular and a waste of state funds.
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    other arts maybe included such as samurai?

    and the japanese created kickboxing?.....apparently. hence its authentic japanese name.


    they should just have an international fighting tournament a la UFC and a breaking event included under the banner of "the martial arts and they should get rid of boxing tkd and judo as olympic events to make room.


    then amalgamate fencing kendo escrima etc weapon based systems into one event for weapons, the standard of all martial arts would improve on all fronts

    maybe even have a world forms event though exactly how you measure trad against modern or one style against another for points is beyond me so i dont think it'd be exciting enough nor easily judged to work.
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    Karate bailed

    At least wushu is still in...
    Karate scrapped from Asian tilt
    By Francis Santiago
    March 11, 2009, 1:57am

    Karate, a sport where the Philippines is considered as one of the regional powers, has been scrapped in the 1st Asian Martial Arts Games set April 25-May 3 in Bangkok, Thailand.

    The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) confirmed this yesterday after receiving a letter from the World Karate Federation (WKF) a few days ago.

    "There will be no karate in Asian Martial Arts Games in Thailand since the president of the WKF said they already withdrew from the Games, and will instead stage a separate Asian championship," POC spokesperson Joey Romasanta said.

    Now down to eight sports, the inaugural staging of the tournament is seen by sports officials as a barometer for Filipino combat athletes preparing for the Southeast Asian Games Laos is hosting in December.

    The remaining eight sports are kurash, taekwondo, wushu, kickboxing, muay, pencaksilat, jujitsu and judo.
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    Hanuman is a good mascot

    Does anyone know anyone going to this?
    Thailand to host first Asian Martial Arts Games
    Updated March 20, 2009 02:18 PM

    BANGKOK (Xinhua) -- Thailand will host the first "Asian Martial Arts Games" from April 25 to May 3, 2009 in Bangkok.

    The sporting event is set up by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), in which around 1,372 athletes from 41 nations throughout Asia will participate, according to a news report by the website of the government's Public Relation.

    There will be nine different kinds of martial arts, namely: Muai, Kickboxing, Kurash, Jujitsu, Judo, Karatedo, Wushu and Kung fu, Pencak Silat and Taekwondo for competing 112 gold medals.

    The competition will be organized at three Bangkok's venues namely, Indoor Stadium Huamark of the Sports Authority of Thailand, Nimibutr Gymnasium Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok Youth Center (Thai-Japanese) Stadium, while another one will be held at Sports School in Suphan Buri Province.

    The opening and closing ceremony will take place at Indoor Stadium Huamak on April 25 and May 3, respectively. The motto of the 1st Asian Martial Arts Games 2009 is "The Game of Spirits-The Land of Smiles" and the mascot is Hanuman who is the legendary King Ape from Ramayana epic.
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    I may go down from Chiang Mai to watch for a couple of days. Not sure yet though, that's going to be a busy week for me.

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    "There will be no karate in Asian Martial Arts Games in Thailand since the president of the WKF said they already withdrew from the Games, and will instead stage a separate Asian championship," POC spokesperson Joey Romasanta said.
    and this sort of action/attitude is why most TMA will never gain popular recognition.
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    If we call comical Chinese translations 'chinglish'...

    ...what should we call bad translations from Bangkok?
    I find it very amusing that the official website (see first post) has the following statement:
    The 1st Asian Martial arts Games
    Date: 5th, December 2007
    The 1 st Asian Martial Arts Games, promoted in different kind of Martial Arts such as Taek won-do, Kickboxing, Oriental and Kong fu with attendance of countries Azerbaijan, Nepal, Honk Kong, Philippine, Iran, India, and Korea under supervision of Tourism Ministry of Philippine and with attendance of UN TV network at 29 th November- 4th December.
    Also, dragon dance, Jendo, Hendok Komodo, and Arnis were demonstration Martial Arts at the 1 st Asian Martial Arts Games.
    Philippine National Team with 155 athletes in different kind of Martial Arts was the biggest Team in competitions and it obtained the most medals, and was the first title at that games and countries of Iran and Azerbaijan gain the second and third title.
    More from the newsfeeds:
    Updated : 11:25 AM, 04/02/2009
    Vietnam to participate in first Asian Martial Arts Games
    Vietnam has registered to take part in the first Asian Martial Arts Games with 40 athletes competing in Taekwondo, Karate, Pencak Silat, Wushu, Judo and Muay.

    Their participation will enable them to prepare for the forthcoming World Games, Asian Indoor Games and the 25th SEA Games.

    The organising board has confirmed the registration of 1,267 athletes from 39 teams, the deadline for enrollment is April 5. The Games are scheduled to take place from April 25 to May 7 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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    ...what should we call bad translations from Bangkok?
    banglish?
    koklish?

    bangurkoklish?

    on a separate note, too bad politics are once again creating obstacles to the advancement of martial arts
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    Bonus points for getting the Mongolians to play

    MONGOLIANS TO COMPETE IN ASIAN MARTIAL ARTS GAMES
    2009-04-03 16:34:14 | | Хэвлэх | Найздаа илгээх |

    Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/ Mongolia's sports team comprising 20 athletes will leave for Thailand on April 24 in order to take part in the First Asian Martial Arts Games. The Mongolians will compete in judo, kurash, muay thai, and kickboxing events.
    The Games will take place April 25-May 3 in Bangkok city in judo, jujitsu, karate, kickboxing, kurash, muay thai, pencak silat, taekwondo, wushu. A total of 45 Asian countries will take part in the Games for 113 sets of medal.
    A member of the Executive Council of Mongolia's Olympic Committee (MonNOC) and president of Union of Sport Hospitals J.Khatanbaatar has been appointed the Chef-de-Mission of Mongolia's team. An expert of the MonNOC in charge of anti-doping issues N.Tsogtsaikhan will work as the coordinator.
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    More on the games...

    I'm fascinated by these new games because we're hearing from a lot of places we don't normally hear from.
    Jammu youth selected for Ist Asian Martial Arts Games
    Gul-e-Surkhab, Tarseem Sharma to leave for Bangkok’
    News Agency of Kashmir 4/5/2009 11:50:09 PM

    Jammu, April 05 (NAK): Gul-e-Surkhab like many other girls of Jammu and Kashmir had a dream to excel in martial arts and after being the first Woman IInd Dan Black Belt of the state, she has been now selected to participate in Ist Asian Martial Arts Games-2009 going to be held from April 25, 2009 in Bangkok.

    Tarseem Shrama presently working as martial arts coach in a private School, has also been selected to represent India from the state along with Gul-e-Surkhab is inspiring to do the excellent in the martial arts.

    “For me martial arts is above all as I have been giving all of my time for the game”, Gul-e-Surkhab said adding I feel proud to represent India and J&K in Ist Asian Martial Arts Games-2009.

    She said every one want to excel in his/her profession. “I have been teaching martial arts in various institutes and am trying to bring more and more girls in the field”, added Gul-e-Surkhab.

    She has also in her credit international best coach besides other achievements including state and national awards.

    Asian Martial Arts Games at Bangkok organized by Olympic Council of Asia from 25th April and Both Gul-e-Surkhab and Tarseem Shrama are being blessed by Dr. Asuhtosh Sharma, Joint Secretary Indian Olympic Association and Secretary J&K Olympic Association.(NAK)
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    Did I miss it?

    Is this under IWuF jurisdiction for wushu?
    Wednesday, April 8, 2009 12:05 AM
    RI pencak silat fighters looking to top medal tally
    Agnes Winarti , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 04/07/2009 2:29 PM

    Indonesia hopes to seize the most gold medals from the country's own sport of pencak silat at the upcoming inaugural Martial Arts Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

    "We have great potential to win the most medals in pencak silat," national training camp head Madju Daryanto Hutapea said Monday.

    Indonesia's pencak silat team comprises three men's and three women's fighters, and Madju sees a clean sweep of gold as possible.

    "Why not? Indonesia is the sport's country of origin," he said.

    Indonesia's female fighters are Pengki Simbar, Ni Nyoman Suparniti and Sofani, while the men's squad includes Lutfan, Pujo Janoko and Komang Wahyu.

    "However, we have to be very careful about the Vietnamese. They have good pencak silat fighters too," Madju said.

    The Asian Martial Arts Games feature nine sports - karate, taekwondo, muay Thai, kickboxing, jiujitsu, judo, kurash, wushu and pencak silat.

    Indonesia will take part in only five sports. Last week's national selection saw 35 fighters picked - seven karatekas, six pencak silat fighters, eight judokas, eight taekwondoins and six wushu fighters.

    The games will run from April 25 to May 3, with participants from 43 Asian countries.

    Indonesia is also pinning its medal hopes on Basuki Nugroho (taekwondo), Krisna Bayu and Yohanes Taslim (judo), as well as Donny Darmawan and Hendro Salim (karate).

    Madju said they were expecting tough opposition from Korea, Iran, Japan, China and Kazakhstan.

    He added he would not put too much pressure on the wushu fighters to win medals.

    "Compared with the others, we are still lagging in producing quality wushu fighters," he said.

    The National Sports Council (KONI) is expected to officially unveil the Indonesian contingent at a ceremony to be held at the Sempaja national training camp on April 16.

    The contingent will depart for Thailand on April 22.

    Also going with the team are 10 referees with international licenses.
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    Confusing...

    ...I thought Karate bailed...
    Seven Indians to participate in first Asian Martial Arts Games

    New Delhi (PTI): A seven-member team of Indian karatekas will participate in the first Asian Martial Arts Games in Thailand from April 25.

    The Indian team for the nine-day championship, to be organised by the Olympic Council of Asia, will have four men and three women karatekas, an All India Karate-Do Federation release said.

    The team will be accompanied by trainers B Kapadia, Kanak Raj, manager Bharat Sharma and referee R Ganeshan.

    "I am hopeful of good performances by the Indians in the event. The international exposure which they have been getting during the past two years will certainly help them to make the grade," said AIKF chairman R Tyagrajan.

    Team:

    Men: Vijay Kartik, Ashok Darda, Paritosh Sharma, Laxman Singh;

    Women: Simi Badda, Belena Valentina, Linza Feini.
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    Should have seen that one coming....

    ...we'll pick this conversation up in June perhaps...

    Now this is REAL politics affecting martial arts.

    Wednesday April 15, 2009
    Asian martial arts event postponed

    PETALING JAYA: The first Asian Martial Arts Games scheduled for April 25-May 3 in Bangkok have been postponed because of the political turmoil in Thailand.

    The Malaysian contingent’s chef-de-mission, Clement Soo, was notified of the postponement yesterday by the Olympic Council of Asia.

    “They have decided to postpone the event to June 6-14,” said Clement, who is also the Malaysian Karate Federation secretary.

    There are nine sports in the Games featuring exponents from more than 40 countries. And Malaysia will compete in only karate and silat.

    Reigning Asian champion R. Puvaneswaran has been selected to lead a six-member strong team to carry Malaysia’s challenge in karate. The other male exponents are Shaharudin Jamaludin and Mohd Hatta while the three-woman team comprise Jamaliah Jamaludin, G. Vathana and Asian junior champion C. Maalani.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GeneChing View Post
    ...what should we call bad translations from Bangkok?
    :
    We call it Thinglish over here.

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    Thinglish - that's awesome!

    ...not to be confused with thonglish. There. I said it. Bad naughty thong pun. Let the NSM babble ensue...

    This event seems cursed. War and now plague. What next? Pestilence?
    2009/04/30
    Swine flu Badminton, martial arts games may be affected

    KUALA LUMPUR: The Olympic Council of Malaysia wants the authorities to check with the Health Ministry before sending sports teams to Thailand because the country has reported cases of swine flu.

    The OCM urged those involved in the 1st Asian Martial Arts Games 2009 from June 6 to 14 to check with the ministry before planning their trips.

    Honorary secretary Datuk Sieh Kok Chi said if the swine flu situation in Thailand worsens, the Malaysian contingent might be withdrawn from the games.

    He also urged athletes to stay away from other countries known to have been affected by the swine flu.

    "For the time being, athletes should remain in the country as Malaysia is free from the swine flu," he said. The games, expected to feature 45 countries under the Olympic Council of Asia, would have nine martial art sports: taekwondo, kickboxing, ka-rate, muay thai, jujitsu, judo, kurash, wushu and pencak silat.

    Only the Malaysian Pencak Silat Association and the Malaysian Amateur Karate Federation had decided to send their exponents for the games.

    The Badminton Association of Malaysia will also monitor the outbreak closely before deciding on whether to send national shuttlers to the Sudirman Cup in Guangzhou, China from May 10-17.

    BAM general manager Kenny Goh said it was up to the Badminton World Federation as organisers of the Sudirman Cup on whether or not to postpone the tournament.

    Malaysia is to be represented by Datuk Lee Chong Wei, Wong Mew Choo, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong and Wong Pei Tty/Chin Eei Hui in the mixed team championship.

    Tan Chun Seang, Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, Kuan Beng Hong (men's singles), Julia Wong (women's singles), Zakry Latif/Fairuzizuan Tazari (men's doubles) and Vivian Hoo (women's singles) are the reserves.

    The Malaysian squad is drawn together with defending champion China, South Korea, Denmark, England, Indonesia, Japan and Hong Kong in Division One, in the tournament that will see 34 teams competing for the title. -- Bernama
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