1. ALL WELCOME
Open to ALL ages, ranks, schools and martial art styles (proper attire is required for all competitors).
3. TRADITIONAL
Judges and Referees (officials) are to be respected for their ranks and years of experience and in turn they convey respect, concern and care to each competitor and his/her performance. Officials give all competitors their unbiased, focused, non-distracted attention and a consistency and continuity in scoring and refereeing for all performances. Non-compliant officials are replaced. Disrespectful competitors are disqualified.
Injuries are extremely rare. Should an injury occur, it will be the result of an accident, NOT anger or a premeditated act. Any violator is disqualified immediately. No exceptions.
Students compete for personal betterment, not political benefit.
It uses a revolutionary judging system created over a decade ago, by Grand Master Lewis, that is unique to the American Warrior only. The totality of a competitor’s performance and behavior (5 elements) is taken into consideration for scoring… not just a number pulled out of the air, with no rhyme or reason.
All competitors tournament day are each others symbolic family. For the duration of the tournament, they are each others spiritual brothers and sisters. They compete to the best of their ability, while being respectful, protective and supportive of each other.
SELF DEFENSE | Male & Female
Competitors may compete for a medal in a competition division ONE TIME ONLY
Competitors are classified as Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced skill level based on the following criteria:
1) according to the number of rank advancements that must be earned to achieve Black Belt, as defined by each competitor’s school. The NUMBER of rank advancements, NOT Belt Colors, is then divided by 3 to establish the three expertise groups. In the event the groups do not divide equally, the lowest number of rankings shall go to the Beginners first and Intermediates second.
In example… a 10 grade rank system would break down as follows:
2) any grade rank (under black belt) competitor who wins 1st Place in the same event in three (3) successive entries shall be automatically upgraded to the next higher skill level (competitor classification) and shall remain at that classification until either 1) the competitor is promoted out of that classification by his/her instructor OR 2) the competitor repeats winning 1st Place in the same event again in three (3) successive entries. An Advanced level competitor who wins 1st Place in three (3) successive entries shall be permanently upgraded to Black Belt classification in the respective event. Competitor classification upgrades apply ONLY to the Event(s) of three (3) successive wins.
Just by competing, you are a WINNER, whether you win an award or not. Winning and losing are never as important as having the courage to face a challenge and just doing your very best!
Grand Master Lewis created the traditional martial art “Kang Do,” which when translated, means “inner strength way.” We believe that martial arts is a way of life that inspires total human growth and development, not destruction.
Grand Master Lewis created the traditional martial art “Kang Do,” which when translated, means “inner strength way.” We believe that martial arts is a way of life that inspires total human growth and development, not destruction.
Grand Master Teacher
Passed Away Tuesday, June 16, 2015. You Will Never Be Forgotten!