BUILD CONFIDENCE: Nothing builds confidence faster than placing yourself in challenging, new situations over and over.  Every tournament is different:  different location, different judges, and different competitors.  And if you set a goal to build a “competition career,” even YOU become different because you grow older, wiser, stronger, and more skillful over time.

IMPROVE SOCIAL SKILLS:  Parents of Karate Kids constantly refer to how their children take the life skills we teach and use them at home, at school, and everywhere.   Tournaments provide an ideal opportunity for your child to make friends and be a friend.  In fact, “making a friend” is one of the TWO big reasons for competing:  1: make a friend, and 2: learn a lesson.  Also, learning how to deal with the stress of competition can teach your child how to win with grace and humility and how to lose with self control and respect.    That equals “poise under pressure” and when will that be a valuable life skill???——-Always!!!!

SETTING GOALS: Rather than saying, “I will win 1^st in sparring.” You can set small, incremental goals, like “I will score at least one point in sparring.”  Or “I will get at least two 6’s on my form.”   Or “I will compete in FIVE events at the next regional tournament.”   Remember, goals need to be specific and measurable.  And tournaments give you lots of choices for goal setting.

Why Should Black Belts Compete?

Complacency: it’s that simple.   Black belts spend more time at the same rank and in the same class than all other students.  Regular training is GREAT, especially for fitness.  If you go to class regularly, you are doing wonders for your body, you are relieving stress, you sleep better, and you slow down the aging process.

But because black belts do spend so much time at the same rank and in the same class, it is easy to come to think that that is all there is. Fortunately, our black belt academy is NOT an independent study program.  Everyone is working within the same curriculum and under the supervision of an instructor.   Your instructor will always be pushing you out of your comfort zone.  That’s when growth happens –when you are uncomfortable. Always remaining comfortable creates complacency and stagnation.

So black belts, register for the next tournament.   Set a measurable, specific goal.  Decide which of the SEVEN events you like the most.  Then talk to your instructor about how to prepare.  What training tip will you learn from another competitor on tournament day?  What new confidence will you discover at this competition? What error or mistake will you realize is implement change?  What new friends will you make?   You will never know the answers to those questions without going!  So do it!   Remember, Eternal GM H.U. Lee says, “to compete is to win!”   And that is true!

Why Should Tiny Tigers Compete?

The decision for a TINY TIGER to compete is easy.  WHY?  Simply because TINY TIGERS DO NOT ACTUALLY COMPLETE!    That’s right!  There are NO 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd place awards in the TINY TIGER DIVISIONS.  Every child receives the same award.

Parents can simply register a TINY TIGER for a tournament and have no concerns over the “competitive nature” of these events because there is no competition.  (Children over the age of seven and all adults do indeed compete for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place awards in tournaments.)  Although each tiger receives the same award, we do give individual praise and reconigition for various skills, like “best black belt punch,”  “board breaking power,” “following directions”, “strongest front kick” and so on.

TINY TIGER divisions are limited to 8 students and are divided by RANK just like their classes are.

Our goal for TINY TIGERS and their parents is to learn these important points about ATA Regional and In- School tournaments:

1. The tournament experience builds confidence by doing new and different things and meeting new and different people.
2. Even for TINY TIGERS, getting up to perform is exciting and fun which leads to feelings of pride and accomplishment.
3. Tiny Tigers and their families can watch divisions of other age and rank groups compete and come to understand what’s in store for the future.
4. You’ll find numerous examples of respect, self-control, and courtesy at tournaments.
5. Encouraging your Tiny Tiger to celebrate everyone’s “win” builds sportsmanship and camaraderie.
6. Helping a child as young as 3 get over fear and anxiety of new experiences is PRICELESS!

Saturday March 3, 2012

NO Classes on This Day

Fees for all

In-School Tournaments

Traditional Forms, Sparring, Weapons = $25

XMA Form OR XMA Weapon = $15 ea or $25 for Both

Creative Form OR Creative Weapon = $15 ea or $25 for Both

Combat Bahng Mahng Ee = $15

Combat BME is for Black Belts only.

(In order to compete in XMA, Creative or Combat BME divisions, students MUST compete in Traditional divisions as well)

Gathering of Eagles Hosted by

Babin’s

Saturday January 28, 2012

ASU Tempe Campus

PE West Building

ATA Regional “B” Tournament

ALL Competition Takes Place on Sat Jan 28, 2012

Map to PE West Gym

Site updated 1 11 2012

Parking

There are TWO PARKING GARAGES:

Normal & Apache

Rural & Terrace

There is NO CHARGE for parking on SAT JAN 28, 2012 but there is a charge for parking on FRI JAN 27. 

NORMAL & APACHE parking garage is closer to PE WEST than the garage at TERRACE & RURAL. If you park at NORMAL & APACHE where the Student Recreation Center (SRC)  is, exit the parking garage, walk EAST till you get to the MAIN ENTRANCE to SRC, then go NORTH along “PALM WALK” about 50 yards.  PE WEST is at the corner of ORANGE MALL & PALM WALK.  Enter from the NORTH end of the building.

If you park at TERRACE & RURAL, exit the garage and walk WEST along TERRACE.  At MCALLISTER, the street becomes ORANGE MALL.  Keep walking WEST till you get to PE WEST.

Recommended Hotels

No special ATA rate is available.  These hotels are close to the tournament site.

TWIN PALMS HOTEL:   225 E. Apache Blvd.  Tempe AZ  85281

Directly across the street from the tournament site.

 Fiesta Resort Conference Center:         2100 S. Priest Drive, Tempe AZ  85282

2 miles from tournament site

Hampton Inn    1563 S. Gilbert Rd., Mesa, Arizona, USA 85204   

Close to Babin’s ATA Martial Arts,  11 miles from tournament site.  Seminar attendees should stay here.

Individual fees per event are

Traditional forms /sparring    $35.00   (3rd+  family member-$5ea)

Traditional weapons    $25.00 (3rd+ family member-$5ea)

1st entry for Xtreme or Creative   $25 each (no family discounts)

2nd entry for Xtreme or Creative  $15  (no family discounts)

3rd entry for Xtreme or Creative   $15  (no family discounts)

4th entry for Xtreme or Creative   $15  (no family discounts)

Combat Bahng Mahng Ee  $25  (no family discounts)

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You must be a LEADERSHIP student to participate in ATA Xtreme and Creative.

To compete in any Xtreme or Creative event,

you MUST also compete in the traditional event

(example-compete in traditional form and then you can

compete in Xtreme form and/or creative form)

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BLACK BELTS MUST MAKE THEIR LINE UP TIMES

All adult black belts must attend the Black Belt Meeting.  Being late for the Black Belt Meeting will make you miss your competition.  Any ADULT Black Belt expecting to compete must be on time.  Thank you.

ARIZONA COMPETITORS: SHOULD preregister with your instructor.  When you arrive, go to the registration table that has your school’s name on it.  BE SURE to bring your registration forms—marked PAID by your instructor—to the tournament.

OUT OF STATE COMPETITORS: SHOULD preregister by phone (480-497-0515) If you preregister by phone, we will have all of your registration papers and wrist bands, including spectators, mailed to your home address.  You must be pre-registered by Friday January 20, 2012 in order for us to mail your packet. PRE-REGISTERING will enable you to walk directly into the competition area without waiting in any lines on tournament day!If you choose to register at the door on tournament day, please go to the  OUT OF STATE registration table in the lobby.

SPECTATOR FEE: $5.00ea   (children 7 and under FREE)

Registration Forms:

Traditional Forms Sparring Weapons
Tiny Tiger Registration Forms Sparring Weapons
XMA Forms Weapons Registration Form
Creative Forms Weapons Registration Form
Combat Bahng Mahng Ee Form

Schedule of Line Up Times  (1 28 2012)

The times listed are ESTIMATES.  Please allow plus or minus 1 hour from these times for adjustments. Times are dependent upon the number of competitors present.

7:00 AM     Doors open for registration.

7:30 AM     MANDATORY ADULT BLACK BELT MEETING:  All ADULT black belt competitors slips for ALL types of competition will be collected at this time.  JUNIOR black belts arrive for opening ceremony and then report directly to their assigned rings with paperwork.   See your instructor or the registration table for ring assignments.

8:00 AM     Adult Black Belts -  1st — 3rd degree competition.  Adult black belt combat weapons will follow immediately following the traditional events IF TIME PERMITS.   Divisions will be combined as set forth by National HQ.  We will run as many rings as possible at this time, but be prepared to wait until after opening cermonies if necessary.

NOTE: All divisions may be combined except TKD junior black belt traditional competition.

8:00 AM     Color belt combat weapons sparring.  Juniors 9-17 stage in RING BLACK 2.  Color combat weapons sparring adult age 18+ stage in RING BLACK 3.  Junior black belt creative / extreme RING BLACK 4.

10:00AM     Opening Ceremony

10:30 AM     Junior black belt competition.  See your instructor or the registration table for your ring assignements.  Report directly to your rings with paperwork ready.

10:30 AM     Color belt creative / extrmeme RING BLACK 2, Juniors / Adults

10:30 am      4th & 5th degree competition begins and continues throughout the day.

10:45 AM     Tiger white – orange – yellow competition report to RING BLACK 3.

11:15 AM     Tiger camo – tiger black belt competition report RING BLACK 3.

12:15 PM     Special abilities — all ages – color and black belts….report to RING BLUE 1.

12:15 PM     Color belt white – orange – yellow competition begins.  All juniors age 17 and under report to RING BLACK 3.   (follows tiger competition)

12:15 pm    1st call for junior camo – rec black belt.

12:15 pm     Junior black belt combat weapons sparring.. report to line up area.

2:00 pm     Adult white – orange – yellow  belts report to ..RING BLACK 3.

2:00 pm     Adult camo – rec black report to line up area.

2:00 pm     Adult black belt creative / extreme report to line up area.