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REGISTER BY 6/27 FOR THE BEST PRICES!
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The prices for competitor registration and spectator tickets goes up at midnight Friday night, June 27th. Save money and register today.
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EVERYONE WINS AT THE US OPEN
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This year every competitor in every division will win an award. For 1st through 4th place we will be awarding the legendary US Open trophies. If you place 5th - 8th you will win a custom US Open medal. Everyone else will win a medal. That's right, everyone in all 530 divisions wins! If you enter 5 divisions you will win 5 awards. No one goes home empty handed at the Open.
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GET YOUR RESERVED RINGSIDE SEATS NOW
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They are going fast, so reserve yours today. You are going to want to be sitting up close to watch the greatest fighters in world go at it in the ISKA Superstar Challenge and XMA Trick Battle Finals. In addition you'll see Team Synchro and Team Demo World Championships along with all of the individual ISKA World Championship Forms and Weapons Competition. Who knows you might even see yourself on ESPN2 when the camera sweeps the audience. Don't miss the excitement up close.
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SUPERSTAR CHALLENGE ON FRIDAY WILL FEATURE NEW RULES AND GREAT PRIZE MONEY
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The Challenge is the featured fighting event at the Night of Champions. If you would like to be on-stage, all you have to do is place in the top four during the elimination competition on Friday, July 4th. The competition is open to all Black Belt men 18 years and over. You can register for the event through regular registration. There is over $4000 in prize money for the top 8 fighters that make it to the finals.
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NEW FRIDAY COMPETITION: XMA TRICKS BATTLE - ELIMINATION ROUND
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This competition is open to all registered competitors. It will be on-stage Friday night following the regular competition. To compete you must: be a registered competitor, a Black Belt and be available to compete in the XMA Tricks Challenge on-stage Saturday night. This is an individual competition and there will be Youth and Adult Divisions. There is no charge for this competition, so get ready for the hottest tricking showdown to hit the sport karate world. There will be some great prizes including cash, and one Grand Prize for the winner Saturday night. More details will be available on the US Open web site in 1 week. Remember, you must be a registered competitor to be eligible for this free vent. Sponsored by XMA and KONO MAG.
XMA TRICKS BATTLE - WIN BIG!
1st Place - $1000 CASH + $10,0000 KONO MAG Photo Shoot
2nd Place - $500 CASH
3rd Place - $250 CASH
FREE to All registered Black Belt competitors. Two Divisions - Youth & Adult. Individual competition only. No teams. No props. No weapons. No costumes. Must wear full uniform.
FREE footage of the elimination rounds will be available to all competitors for personal usage.
Competition Format: FIRST TO TWO
ROUNDS: Flip of a coin will determine who goes first. Competition will be executed battle style like a sparring division by rounds where competitors will take turns executing their tricks. Competitors get one turn per round and are allowed one re-do for any missed trick/combo. Competitors will alternate going first for each round. One point will be awarded to the winner of each round. First competitor to two points wins the battle and moves to the next round.
RULES: All tricks regardless of discipline will be categorized into POWER MOVES or COMBOS categories. Power Moves are any single or double trick technique. Three (3) techniques or more performed are Combos. The first competitor of each round will set the tone by performing either a Power Move or Combo. The second competitor must match the category by performing a trick in the same category for his/her turn. This will allow judges to compare moves to moves and combos to combos. There are no limits, and tricks from all disciplines are allowed including: martial arts, dance, breakdance, acrobatics, gymnastics, parkhour, free running, etc. No props will be allowed.
XMA Tricks Battle Finals: The final 6 competitors will go head to head with former XMA Tricks Battle Champions Matt Emig and Steve Terada in the US OPEN Night of Champions to be televised by ESPN2. Good luck!
Sponsored by XMA & KONO MAG
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New Novices White Belt Divisions!
New Class A Black Belt Divisions!
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For the first time ever, the US Open will be offering special divisions for new white belts and new Black Belts! A total of 6 different rank classifications for the most popular divisions (traditional forms and point fighting)!
Novice: white belts only, less than 6 months of training
Beginner: experienced white belts, yellow and orange belts
Intermediate: blue, green and purple belts
Advanced: red and brown belts
Black Belts Class A: Black Belts promoted within the last three years, no more than 6 open tournaments entered.
(Winners are not eligible to compete in Elite Eight or Grand Championships).
Black Belts Class AA: open to all Black Belts. Winners eligible to compete in Elite Eight and
Grand Championships. (Prize money and NASKA points are awarded in Elite Eight and Grand Championships only).
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Schedule update: Team Competition - Demo Team, Team Synchro Forms and Team Point Fighting - will all begin at 12:00 noon on Friday July 4th. On-site registration, advance registration pickup, and spectator ticket sales will open beginning Thursday, July 3rd, at 6:00 pm.
Book Your Rooms Now!
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, site of the US Open, sells out early every year! Call (407) 939-1020 today to book your room at the special US Open rate. Ask about Disney's FREE shuttle service between Orlando International Airport and the Coronado Springs Resort!
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