Junior WAKO

Tournament Directors……........Tom Festa, Dawn Roffey, Don Rodrigues, Calvin Thomas

Produced By………………........WAKO USA

Phone……………………………Don Rodrigues (401) 737-2809, Tom Festa (516) 354-0676

Calvin Thomas (407) 466-1770, Dawn Roffey (407) 509-5252

Date……………………………..Sunday April 6^th 2008

Time…………………………….9:00 am

Location………………………Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Crossing

801 Greenwich Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886
Hotel: 401-732-6000

Local Airport…………………..Providence, RI. Free shuttle to Crowne Plaza Hotel

Local Hotels……………………Please see the Ocean State Grand Nationals

Sanctioned by………………….WAKO USA/Kick International

Pre Registration……………….Before March 30^th 2008 $50.00 for 1^st event $25.00 each

Additional event. After March 30^th2008 $60.00 for first

Event $25.00 each additional event.

Payments………………………...NO PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED. Only US

Currency, Travelers Checks, Money Orders, Certified

Checks will be accepted. Make checks payable to WAKO-USA

Who may try out……………… Brown Belts and above, all styles

Must be a U.S. Citizen for team selection.

Divisions…………………………Semi contact (point fighting), light contact (continuous Fighting)

Creative Musical Hard Forms, Creative Musical Soft Forms,

Creative Musical Hard Weapons, Creative Musical Soft Weapons.

Divisions and rules are available at www.wakoweb.com under rules separated by divisions.

Mail to……………………………Dawn Roffey 72 Woodbury Dr., Palm Coast, FL 32168

Tournament Coordinators……..Tom Festa, Dawn Roffey, Don Rodrigues, Calvin Thomas

Eliminations……………………..All Weapon Divisions begin at 9:00 am sharp.

Followed by all forms and fighting divisions

Rules……………………………..WAKO USA Rules will be used in ALL divisions, for a Summary of rules go to www.wakoweb.com

Musical Creative Forms and Weapons: Please note that these hard and soft styles are not traditional divisions but similar to the NASKA extreme divisions. Music is mandatory in all forms and weapons divisions and the forms must be synchronized to the beat of the music. Gymnastics moves are encouraged, with specific criteria. Please read the rules and feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Maximum time is 2 minutes including presentation, 1 minute 30 without presentation.

Fighting: Three 90 second rounds with 30 second rest in between rounds per opponent for each fight. Fighters are divided by age and weight class.

2 spots are available per division to represent the United States at the WAKO Junior World Championships, September 24-28, 2008 in Naples, Italy. A parent must accompany their child attending the Junior World Championships in Italy without exception.

Click HERE for Registration Form