THE TIGERS – DE JESUS TAE KWON DO – PEMBROKE PINES, FL – Gerardo De Jesus, owner and head coach of The Tigers comBATON team has three tournaments scheduled. For more information and registration, go to his website.

1.Florida Gold Coast TaeKwonDo Open on May 17th at the Davie Police Athletic League gym in Davie, FL for Forms and Breaking

2.Florida Gold Coast AAU TaeKwonDo Invitational on June 21st at the Davie gym for Olympic Sparring

3.Florida Gold Coast TaeKwonDo Challenge (Double Elimination) on September 27th at the Davie gym

Master DeJesus is active in AAU Taekwondo, runs his own school and has a comBATON team as well. He holds tournaments on a regular basis. He also continues to train and was promoted to 6th Dan during the last year.

DeJesus TKD Announces 2 Tournaments

DeJesus Taekwondo will hold an Invitational AAU Taekwondo Tournament for Saturday, June 21, 2008 and an AAU Taekwondo Open on May 17, 2008 that includes breaking. Information on there tournaments may be obtained at www.DeJesusTeamOlympic.com.

comBATON is in its fourth season of play. Master David Turnbull was the first school owner to participate and has been instrumental in developing the game.

All of the players are martial artists and most are black belts. Several players hold the rank of master of their discipline. Players may be trained in Kung-fu, Karate, Taekwondo, or other kicking martial art.

It is a full contact sport and acceptable targets are the front and side torso and above the hip. The front and sides of the head are targets for the adult divisions. Junior safety rules apply for younger competitors.

comBATON requires excellent cardiovascular conditioning and sparring skills. The object of the game is to score on the opposing team's goal pole. Players may engage in sparring with multiple attackers at all points of the game. In specific circumstances, MMA style take-downs are permitted.

comBATON was mentioned in the March 2008 issue of Black Belt Magazine (p.32) and has been blogged by several popular sports websites. The Lake County version of the Orlando Sentinel published an article about comBATON in the March 23, 2007 issue.

Visit the comBATON website for more information.

More Tournament News- DeJesus Team Olympic Taekwondo

Master DeJesus plans a busy tournament season.

**February 16, 2008 Nationals and Junior Olympic Qualifier
**May 17, 2008 Florida Gold Coast Open- Forms and Breaking Tournament
**June 14, 2008 Florida Gold Coast Invitational- Sparring
**September 27, 2008 Florida Gold Coast Taekwondo Challange (Double Elimination)

Be sure to check his website for more details as the tournament dates get closer. (www.dejesusteamolympic.com)

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Busy Tournament Season Ahead

Here's a partial list of Upcoming Florida Tournaments. More details will follow later on as they become available. Listings are subject to change, so be sure to follow up with us later on. Links for the schools hosting tournaments are available on the right.

1/12 comBATON Miami
1/19 Dragon's Dojo Powell Middle School, Spring Hill
1/19 Kick USA Brevard Community College, Titusville
2/16 DeJesus TKD Police Academy Gym, Davie
2/23 comBATON Orlando
3/8 Regia Lima Martial Arts Port Richey
3/22 comBATON New Port Richey