Wrestling in Spring Hill, Florida August 23

Check this out if you're in the Spring Hill area. A great price for an exciting event.

AAU News

Master David Turnbull was appointed to Florida AAU review committee at the yearly AAU club meeting on June 15, 2008 in Mt.Dora, Florida. Mr. Turnbull was appointed to serve on the Florida AAU review committee, the board that serves as a review committee for athletes competing in all of Florida's 34 AAU sports. Mr. Turnbull runs the Florida Taekwondo Federation and is very active in AAU matters. He has an excellent background in many sports and was a state-ranked wrestler before taking up martial arts years ago. Congratulations, Master Turnbull!

Master Mehrdad Muay Thai Classic

Heres the information: The Master Mehrdad Muay Thai Classic kickboxing tournament is taking place on Saturday, June 28 at the Safety Harbor Community Center at 7 PM, the doors Opening at 5:30 PM. Tickets start at $15, $5 more at the door. For more information, call (727)-724-1530 Or visit www.mastermehrdad.com

I Know, I Know...

I know this is a Florida Tournament blog but I have to mention the AAU Nationals in Wisconsin the 4th of July weekend because so many Florida TKD competitors are going. There'll be forms, point sparring, and Olympic sparring. Good luck to all and put those videos on the internet for those of us stuck here in the hot and humid Sunshine State! LOL.

31st Battle of Florida

Danny & Theresa Zaino, Tony, Joey and Dominique would like to personally invite you our friends and extended family in the Martial Arts to our 31st "Battle of Florida" on June 13th & 14th, 2008. The Battle of Florida is one of the oldest events in Palm Beach County and is sanctioned by NASKA "AA", ISKA Breaking, WAKO Continuous Light Contact Kick Boxing, FPCKE/NPL "AAAAA", FBBA "AAAAA", FLMA "A", and UFSKA "AAAAA". Specialty events this year include: Bart Vale's Light Contact Controlled ShootFighting, World Champions Mike Reeves "Ripleys Believe It or Not" and Fred LaSala with the ISKA South East Breaking Seminar and Championships, Dr. Richard Hackworth & Shihan Andy Horne with the National Team Pepsi Seminar and "Show Team" Try Outs, and Kendo with Masters Dominic and Mary Bruscino.

This years event and Night of Champions Show is sponsored by: Pepsi Americas, Ringstar, The Action Radio Network, World Martial Arts Magazine, FightZone Magazine & TV, The Hakama Lady, US Open Series Event, KICKgen, and Legacy Belts by Kevin Houston from the Dusty Roads family with $3000 in Grand Champion Belts for the fighters. These Grand Champion Belts are the same belts used in professional fighting events!

The Night of Champions Show will feature special guests and martial arts celebrities: US Open's Mike Sawyer, Grandmaster Carl Stone, Shihan Andy Horne, Dr. Richard Hackworth, World Breaking Champions Mike Reeves & Fred LaSala, 5 Time World Kick Boxing Champion Steve Shepherd, Shootfighting Legend Bart Vale, Black Belt Grand Championship Finals, Team Fighting, the FPCKE Grand Champion awards for 2007, and demonstrations from the Natioanl Team Pepsi "Show Team" the #1 Martial Arts entertainment team in the USA today. For more information, go to their website.