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37th Annual
Battle of Detroit World Martial Arts Open Championship
Stars for Charity Expo
313-815-8767
NEW MEDIA RELEASE!
BREAKTHROUGH INTERACTIVE GROUP TO WEBCAST HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 37TH ANNUAL BATTLE OF DETROIT WORLD MARTIAL ARTS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP STARS FOR CHAIRTY EXPO more...
Tae Kwon Do-Tang Soo Do- Karate-Kung Fu-and Mixed Arts! Forms-Sparring- Weapons-Demonstration (Musical-Traditional and Open Divisions)
Over 1,000 Awards! Every Competitor Leaves With An Award!
Giant Trophy for the school that brings the most students!
Giant Trophy for the School with the most pre-registered students!
Free T-Shirt for the first 100 students that pre-register!
Black Belt Adult Men Point Grand Champ Trophy plus $100
Black Belt Adult Men Continuous Grand Champ Trophy plus $100
Black Belt Adult Women Point Grand Champ Trophy plus $100
Black Belt Adult Women Continuous Grand Champ Trophy plus $100
Senior Black Belt Adult Women Continuous Grand Champ Trophy
Senior Black Belt Adult Women Point Grand Champ Trophy
Senior Black Belt Adult Men Continuous Grand Champ Trophy
Senior Black Belt Adult Men Point Grand Champ Trophy
For Spectator's --Special Prize (Best Dressed Green for "St Patricks Day")
Championship Pictures March 17th this year by! Amy White I have been doing portraits for ten years now. I do wedding, senior pictures, family, children, sport events, modeling, pets, car and boat shows. Really what is ever needed. And I'm excited to meet all those in the competition and wish them all the best of luck. |
Mayor John B. O'Reilly, Jr. of Dearborn to receive Honorary Black Belt at Battle of Detroit!
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In Memory a moment of silence at the event for Grand Master Jae Joon Kim,one of Michigans Martial Arts pioneers and president of World Moo Do Kwan Tang Soo Do Federation.
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World Record Brick Breaker See Kevin on Fox 2 News --click here |
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 Alana Curry -Terminator 3, Bold and the Beautiful, Beverly Hills 90210 and Passion |
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Master Ali Koubeissi
Vice President USA Tae kwon Do Michigan 
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Professor Eugene A. Humesky Ph.D., Grandmaster in Tae Kwon Do, 10th Dan UTB, Inc./UMAB, Inc., Chairman and Founder (1972) |
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Grand Master Jose R Trinidad-Puerto Rico All American Tournament 1996 Champion |
Grand Master David Zacker - President Tang Soo Do Martial Arts Society |
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 5th Dan Master Grigg Espinoza started his Martial Arts training in Michigan in 1972 and was teaching Kenpo Karate in Arizona by 1978. He returned to Michigan and in 1979 he started Tae Kwon Do Han Moo Kwan and won an AAU Tae Kwon Do gold medal in 1981. That same year Master Espinoza began kickboxing, competing successfully in the Midwestern circuit. In 1987, he developed a MLEOTC approved Defensive Tactics class and taught that and other Defensive Tactics classes at area Law Enforcement Academies. Master Espinoza has trained in many styles of Martial Arts and is currently operating Urban Warrior Mixed Martial Arts along with being a Kickboxing Promoter and Tournament Director. |
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Frank Fuller - Martial Arts Instructor |
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Sensei Kelly Perkins - Third Dan in Tae Kwon Do, and Second Dan in American Kenpo
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Sensei Shelby Perkins - First Degree Black Belt in American Kenpo and First Degree in Kyoshu Jitsu |
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Leadership Awards Recipients selected for |
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Master Duane Pitcher |
Valerie Watson |
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Master Ali Koubessi |
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Recipients of this years Leadership Awards to be given at Battle of Detroit! Leadership Award |
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No guarantee of Stars or invited Celebrity guests appearances--watch for new Stars to be added throughout the year prior to event |
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2007 Celebrities are invited to come and meet and greet their fans and sell there autographs,memorabilia,etc..Celebrities donate their time, and pay for all their own expenses to come. If you are a celebrity and interested in coming as such, please complete and fax the celebrity application and once accepted you will be assigned a table at our event. Visit the Celebrity Information page here.
Last year the expo drew visitors from all over the country with comercial advertising reaching over one million people. Prior sponsors of this event include the MGM Grand Casino Detroit, WRIF radio, Metro Times Detroit, TV Orient, The Westin Hotel, St John Health System, Henry Ford Health System, Health Alliance Plan, Detroit Medical Center, Blue Cross/Blue Shield -Blue Care Network and many, many others. Come join the excitement, see the Hollywood Stars for Charity, visit the vendors, and either participate or watch the Battle of Detroit World Open Championship!
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Accompanying Master Victor Fontanez will be Mister Victor Ortiz a 1st Dan from Puerto Rico 
Master Joseph Stricker - founder of Martial Arts Connection in Saginaw, MI
Yellow Tigers 10th Degree Grand Master Delford Fort started in the martial arts in 1967, and learned Wing Chun under Master Hotz. After receiving a black belt at an early age and after the death of Master Hotz, Fort began training where he could, enrolling into a Tae-Kwon-Do Ji-Do-Kwan school under Mr. Tommy Comings. Later, he learned from greats such as Howard Jackson and Michael Jones. Master Fort has also studied AiKi Ju Jitsu, Judo, Shotokan, Wrestling, and holds a black belt with the Alkebu-Lan Martial Arts Federation. Teaching the Yochin-Ryu (American) style of martial arts with the Yellow Tigers, Master Fort is a member of the Michigan Sport Karate Circuit and is a promoter of tournaments such as his Spirit of Detroit Karate Classic. He has won over 100 Grand Championships and over 400 trophies and awards for his contributions to the martial arts. He has also toured the world as a bodyguard for entertainers such as Prince, Run DMC, Luther Vandross, Snoop Doggy Dog, and others.
