Welcome all competitors, Shifu, Masters, referees and judges to the Fifth USKSF North Regional Tournament!

The tournament will be held in the beautiful city of Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, April 28th 2012. The competition venue will be the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center located on 1919 Alliant Energy Way.

This tournament is a United States Kuoshu Federation (U.S.K.S.F.) sanctioned event and will be held by its North Region Director, Nelson Ferreira. The U.S.K.S.F. is dedicated to the promotion of Chinese Kuoshu (Kung Fu), Friendship, Unity, Physical Fitness, Harmony, Ethics, Moral Character and Peace around the world. The U.S.K.S.F. also hosts the annual National and International Chinese Kuoshu tournaments in Hunt Valley, MD. For more information on the U.S.K.S.F. please visit:

http://usksf.org

This event, as in the past, is designed to develop the awareness of traditional Chinese martial arts (Kuoshu) in the north region.

For all competitors, we will have over 100 divisions to choose from. There will also be Lei Tai (Full Contact), Qing Da (Light Contact), Pi Ci (Weapon Sparring), Bridging Hands and Push Hands events. All events will adhere to the U.S.K.S.F. format for judging criteria and all judges will undergo training to be qualified judges and/or referees for this event.

I hope all of you will come out and support this event as competitors, judges, referees, volunteers and /or spectators. We welcome all Chinese style martial artists and Chinese martial arts schools regardless of style or affiliation. This is an opportunity to make new connections and renew old friendships. We hope our format can accommodate just about everybody.


Please remember that pre-registration will be by Friday April 20th, 2012. Please make pre-registration checks payable to: ZYKFA

Sincerely,

Nelson Ferreira
North Region Director – U.S.K.S.F.