Martial Arts tournaments are an amazing way to compete, have fun, and see how your skills stack up with others in your class. Every year we host the Western Wyoming Open Karate tournament, one of the largest of it’s kind in the inter-mountain west. We also run one or two inter-school tournaments with just our students and a few select others. It’s a great way cut your teeth on tournament participation without the kind of pressure you will find in larger tournaments.
Our students also travel to tournaments in Utah and Montana to compete. Tournament participation isn’t mandatory, but it is a great experience, and students from our school frequently place top in their divisions. We have many students who have achieved multiple Grand Champion awards in our and other tournaments.
Event Types
Sparring
Light contact point fighting in protective gear. Three minute rounds. It goes fast and furious
Forms / Kata
Memorized solo (or sometimes team) choreographed fight sequence. Power, strength, and grace scores best
Weapons / Creative Forms
Martial Arts Weapons, Music, Backflips, anything goes! Creative dynamic motion picture worthy action.
Self-Defense Technique competition
Demonstrate your best self-defense routine. Dramatically take down the bad guy(s). Make them sorry they ever messed with you.
Padded Sword Fighting
Point scored padded sword fights
Breaking
Boards don’t fight back, but when they get thick enough, they’re tough to break. Are you tougher?
Flag Sparring
It takes skill and timing to grab your opponent’s flag before they get yours.
