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Option a or b (Traditional Judges Seating) 2. Option a or b (Specific or General Forms Criteria) Will Use Specific Forms Criteria in UBB 3. Option a or b (Music Choreography Scoring) 4. Option a or b (Groin / No Groin) 5. Option a, b or c (Head / Face Touch) 6. Option a, b or c (1, 2, 3 Point Kicks) 7. Option a, b or c (Length of Match) LATIN AMERICAN NATIONAL CONFERENCE (LAM) 16 July 22-23* GTM/GT - Guatemala City 33º Inter l El Gran Jaguar Erick Schumann (011) 502-6634-6700 erickschumanns@hotmail.com 19 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a MEXI-CALI NATIONAL CONFERENCE (MXC) 15 August 21-22* MEX/SO - San Carlos Beach 8º Ironman Internationals Luis Gutierrez (011) 52 (622) 149-1820 titaneskarate@gmail.com 17 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a MEXICAN ESTE NATIONAL CONFERENCE (MXE) 16 Marzo 19-20* MEX/VE - Veracruz 15º Campeones del Golfo David Marquez (011) 52 (55) 5236-4424 dmkarateteam@live.com.mx 21 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 15 Mayo 16-17* MEX/DF - Mexico City 13º Top Ten Cesar Forastieri (011) 52 (55) 5575-1098 hugo1men@hotmail.com 20 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 Junio 10-11* MEX/QE - Queretaro 5º Heroes de Queretaro Martin del Campo (011) 52 (55) 4339-4921 okinawa_sanmateo@hotmail.com 20 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a MEXICAN OESTE NATIONAL CONFERENCE (MXO) 16 Febrero 6-7* MEX/DF - Mexico City 24º El Reto MX Miguel Aguilar (011) 52 (55) 5513-0765 calmecacmexico@prodigy.net.mx 27 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 Sept. 2-3* MEX/GE - Acapulco 14º Mexican Open Luis Jimenez US (361) 571-7809 teknokarateteam@hotmail.com 25 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 Sept. 30-01* MEX/SL - San Luis 12º Nacional Potosino Marco Polo Laguna (011) 52 (444) 822-4257institutosmpcenter@yahoo.com.mx 18 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a MID AMERICA NATIONAL CONFERENCE (MAM) 16 June 24-25* USA/TX - San Antonio 18th Yellow Rose Int ls Tony Lopez (210) 601-8828 yellowrosenational@sbcglobal.net 23 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 July 29-30* USA/TX - El Paso 14th Battle of Champions Laco Villanueva (915) 329-3008 alchemykarateacademy@live.com 16 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 August 12-13* USA/CA - Long Beach 2nd Long Beach Int ls Steve Cooper (714) 889-9431 scooper@longbeachikc.com 14 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a PANAM NATIONAL CONFERENCE (PAM) 16 June 24-25* USA/TX - San Antonio 18th Yellow Rose Int ls Tony Lopez (210) 601-8828 yellowrosenational@sbcglobal.net 23 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 Sept. 2-3* MEX/GE - Acapulco 14º Mexican Open Luis Jimenez US (361) 571-7809 teknokarateteam@hotmail.com 25 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a WESTERN PACIFIC NATIONAL CONFERENCE (WPC) * USA/CA - San Francisco 14th Golden Gate NationalsJordan/Felipa Pallen (510) 483-6560 pallensma@aol.com 19 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 May 19-20* USA/OR - Portland 19th Pacific Jewel Noah/Deanna Bertsch (541) 928-1826 ndbertsch@yahoo.com 17 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 15 July 31-01* USA/NV - Las Vegas 6th Sin City Rumble Apple Sioson (408) 837-2011 apple@sincityrumble.com 20 N 120 SKITA a a a a a a a Tournaments will give minimum $3,000 prize money Tournaments will give minimum $10,000 Pesos Prize Money 2015 SMASH 00
REGIONAL CONFERENCES - NORTH AMERICA ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE (AL) * 16 June 18* USA/PA - Grove City 6th Rock Solid Challenge Floyd Kish (724) 264-5425 info@rocksolidchallenge.com 13 N 65+ SKITA a b a a b a a 15 July 18* USA/PA - Pittsburgh 3rd Summer Smash Peter Chase (412) 489-2460 whiteviperkarate@gmail.com 10 N 65+ SKITA a b a a b a a 15 Sept 5* USA/PA - Monongahela Mon Valley Open Mickey Forte (724) 263-1790 mickf1@windstream.net 10 N 65+ SKITA a b a a b c a CONFERENCIA AZTECA (AZ) 13 COMMISSIONER Araceli Ramirez 13 ARBITRATOR Fernando Hernandez (011) 52 (55) 5571-4327 16 Febrero 6-7* MEX/DF - Mexico City 24º El Reto MX Miguel Aguilar (011) 52 (55) 5513-0765 calmecacmexico@prodigy.net.mx27 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 15 Mayo TBA 16 Junio 25 MEX/EM - Ecatepec 8º Last Highlander Ulises Rocha (011) 52-1(55)1121-3509 senseircui@yahoo.com.mx 16 Y 120 SKITA a a b a a a b 16 Julio TBA TBA CONFERENCIA BAJIO (BJ) 13 COMMISSIONER Araceli Ramirez 11 ARBITRATOR Fernando Hernandez (011) 52 (55) 5571-4327 15 February TBA 16 Junio 10-11* MEX/QE - Queretaro 5º Heroes de Queretaro Martin del Campo (011) 52 (55) 4339-4921 okinawa_sanmateo@hotmail.com 20 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 Julio 17 MEX/EM - Naucalpan 2º Best of the Best Edgar Jimenez (011) 52-1 (55) 6504-3626 edjica75@gmail.com 10 N 70 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 Sept. TBA BAYOU CONFERENCE (BY) 15 COMMISSIONER Cindy Galio (713) 471-8111 16 ARBITRATOR Don Mouton (337) 654-3111 16 January 29-30 USA/LA - New Orleans 29th LA ProAm Augustus Blanco (504) 256-4311 peeweeblanco@yahoo.com 15 Y 120 SKITA a b b a a a a 16 April 29-30* USA/LA - Lafayette 15th American Freestyle Eddie Thibodeaux (337) 457-8600 teametown@charter.net 14 N 105 SKITA a b b a a a a 16 May 28* USA/LA - Shreveport 5th LA Governor s Games Jan Shadoin (318) 402-9439 lagovernor sgames@aol.com 11 N 120 SKIA a b b a a a a BLUERIDGE CONFERENCE (BR) 15 COMMISSIONER Regina Mitchell (910) 580-1709 16 ARBITRATOR (Position Available) 16 April 15-16* USA/VA - Richmond 7th Grand Slam Open Jeff Doss (434) 332-3300 dossgrandslamma@aol.com 20 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a * USA/NC- Greenboro 1st Highland Open Robert Laprade (276) 340-6646 thehighlandopen@gmail.com 10 N 65+ SKITA a a a a a a a 16 August 20-21* USA/NC - Hickory 22nd Mountain View Doug Armstrong (704) 462-2252 sensei@mountainviewkarate.net 13 N 120 SKITA a a a a a a a CONFERENCIA CENTROAMERICANA (CA) 11 COMMISSIONER Walter Armendariz (011) 502-4149-7033 09 ARBITRATOR Carlos Merida (011) 502-5203-3317 16 Abril TBA 16 Junio 18* SLV/SS - San Salvador 23º Joya de Ceren Erick Tale (011) 503 2264-7330 ericktale@yahoo.com 12 Y 86 SKITA a a b a a a a 16 Julio 22-23* GTM/GT - Guatemala City 33º Inter l El Gran Jaguar Erick Schumann (011) 502 6634-6700 erickschumanns@hotmail.com 19 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a COWBOY CONFERENCE (CB) 15 COMMISSIONER Jan Shadoin (318) 402-9439 16 ARBITRATOR Daryl Stewart (409) 945-3224 16 June 24-25* USA/TX - San Antonio 18th Yellow Ross Int ls Tony Lopez (210) 601-8828 yellowrosenational@sbcglobal.net 23 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a * USA/TX - Victoria 16th Victoria s Best Dawn Kabela (361) 570-5424 victoriakarate@suddenlink.net 13 N 120 SKITA a a b a a a a DIXIE CONFERENCE (DX) 15 COMMISSIONER Regina Mitchell (910) 580-1709 16 ARBITRATOR (Position Available) 16 March 18-19* USA/SC - Conway 6th Carolina s Best Terry Gore (843) 333-3010 superkick05@yahoo.com 14 N 80+ SKITA b b b a a a a * USA/SC - Charleston 2nd Chucktown Throwdown Plempel/Maness (864) 541-9028 nationalkaratemma@yahoo.com 13 N 65+ SKITA a b a a a a a 00 SMASH 2013 EMPIRE CONFERENCE (EM) 15 COMMISSIONER Harvey/Esther Denov (416) 638-6951 16 ARBITRATOR Brian Arrington (814) 440-4535 16 March TBA 15 June 13* USA/NY - Syracuse 3rd Syracuse Open El-Java Abdul-Qadir (315) 506-5726 eljava1@yahoo.com 10 N 65+ SKIA a b b a a a a 15 Sept 25-26* USA/NY - Batavia 7th PMAI Fall Classic John Gunn (585) 313-7743 snsyjn2@aol.com 15 N 65+ SKITA a b a a b a a
EVERGREEN CONFERENCE (EG) 15 COMMISSIONER Terry Hunter (604) 531-7353 16 ARBITRATOR (Position Available) 16 March 19-20* CAN/BC - Vancouver 31st Tiger Balm Int s Jon Funk (604) 552-3614 jfunk@smartt.com 12 N 65 SKITA a a a a a b b 16 April 30* CAN/BC - White Rock 8th BC Open Bill Hunter (604) 531-7353 b-hunter@shaw.ca 14 N 65 SKITA a a a a a a a GOLDEN GATE CONFERENCE (GG) 15 COMMISSIONER Nina Rosecrans (916) 425-9921 12 ARBITRATOR Keith Frost (541) 761-3445 or Bill Jenkins (916) 300-4377 * USA/CA - Oakland 8th Proper Challenge Junior Salientes (707) 246-2300 jsalientes@yahoo.com 13 N 71+ SKITA a a a a a a a * USA/CA - San Francisco 14th Golden Gate NationalsJordan/Felipa Pallen (510) 483-6560 pallensma@aol.com 19 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 15 April 18* USA/CA - Tracy 6th Best of the Best Julio Castro (207) 839-8403 castromartialarts@aim.com 12 N 65+ SKITA b b b a a a a 15 June 6* USA/CA - Sacramento 7th Battle in the Capital Darryl Liner (916) 714-9994 pmaliner@yahoo.com 10 N 120 SKITA b b b a a a a CONFERENCIA GOLFO (GF) 16 COMMISSIONER (Position available) 16 ARBITRATOR (Position Available) 16 Febrero 27* MEX/PU - Puebla 8º Batalla de Puebla Marco Aguilar (011) 52 (735) 124-2921 aguilarmontiel@hotmail.com 16 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 Marzo 19-20* MEX/VE - Veracruz 15º Campeones del Golfo David Marquez (011) 52 (55) 5236-4424 dmkarateteam@live.com.mx 21 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 Julio TBA GULF COAST CONFERENCE (GC) 16 COMMISSIONER (Position available) 16 ARBITRATOR (Position Available) 16 August 12-13* USA/LA - New Orleans 14th Slug Fest Daphne Benoit (504) 416-3447 daphmarie@hotmail.com 14 N 120 SKITA a b b a a a a 16 Oct 8 USA/AL - Orange Beach Beach Brawl Chris Wheeles (251) 509-3353 wheeleskarateacademy@gmail.com10 N 65+ SKITA LA-TEX CONFERENCE (LT) 13 COMMISSIONER Roberto Landa (011) 52 (735) 352-2571 16 ARBITRATOR (Position Available) 16 March 18-19* USA/LA - New Orleans 11th Magnolia State Ronald George (540) 945-5425 futurekickkarate@aol.com 14 N 65+ SKITA a b b a a a a 16 June 3-4* USA/TX - Houston 8th Jam All Nationals Dona Pettway (832) 603-1008 pettway03@yahoo.com 17 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a CONFERENCIA MAYA (MY) 09 COMMISSIONER Walter Armendariz (011) 502-4149-7033 09 ARBITRATOR Carlos Merida (011) 502-5203-3317 16 Marzo 5* GTM/GT - Guatemala City 15º Copa Quetzal Salvador Schumann (011) 502 5204-1244 sensei.salva@gmail.com 13 Y 86 SKITA a a b a a a a 16 Mayo 21* GTM/GT - Guatemala City 13º Hombres de Maiz Edgar Cordova (011) 502 5966-7358 senseicordova@gmail.com 13 Y 86 SKITA a a b a a a a CONFERENCIA MEXICA (MX) 13 COMMISSIONER Roberto Landa (011) 52 (735) 352-2571 16 ARBITRATOR (Position Available) 16 Abril 23* MEX/MO - Oaxtepec 19º Campeonato Zapata Alfonso Aguilar (011) 52 (735) 148-7368 alagmo73@hotmail.com 15 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 15 Mayo 16-17* MEX/DF - Mexico City 11º Top Ten Cesar Forastieri (011) 52 (55) 5575-1098 hugo1men@hotmail.com 20 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a * MEX/DF - Mexico City 21º Internacional Shikara Armando Hidalgo (011) 52 (594) 956-6017 hidalgohgo@prodigy.net.mx 20 Y 101 SKITA a a a a a a b CONFERENCIA MIXTECA (MT) 13 COMMISSIONER Araceli Ramirez 13 ARBITRATOR Fernando Hernandez (011) 52 (55) 5571-4327 16 Abril TBA 16 Agosto 13 MEX/EM - Toluca Ciudad Tollocan Jose Luis Gomez (011)52-1(722) 173-3334okinawa_tollocan@yahoo.com.mx 10 N 75 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 Sept. 2-3* MEX/GE - Acapulco 14º Mexican Open Luis Jimenez US (361) 571-7809 mexicanopen@gmail.com 25 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a CONFERENCIA OLMECA (OM) 16 Mayo 17* TBA 16 Junio 4* MEX/VE - Minatitlan 24º IMC Nhan Vo Dao Andres Carrion (011) 52 (922) 126-7152 imckenpo@hotmail.com 12 Y 65 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 Julio TBA 2013 SMASH 00
PACIFIC CONFERENCE (PC) 12 COMMISSIONER Christie Bergles (714) 225-4201 16 ARBITRATOR (Position Available) 16 August 12-13* USA/CA - Long Beach 2nd Long Beach Int ls Steve Cooper (714) 889-9431 scooper@longbeachikc.com 14 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONFERENCE (PN) 15 COMMISSIONER Terry Hunter (604) 531-7353 16 ARBITRATOR Leo Hoeft (503) 816-5995 16 May 20-21* USA/OR - Portland 19th Pacific Jewel Noah/Deanna Bertsch (541) 928-1826 ndbertsch@yahoo.com 17 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 15 July 11* USA/OR - Central Point 2nd Siskiyou Showdown Keith/Hope Frost (541) 761-5360 siskiyoushowdown@gmail.com 11 N 65 SKITA a b a a a a a PRAIRIE STATES CONFERENCE (PS) 16 May 13-14 USA/WI - Wisconsin Dells 1st Infinity Nationals Welch/Orlowski (414) 688-5980 inc.nbl@gmail.com 12 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 15 June 14* USA/IL - Chicago 35th Battle of Chicago Larry Tankson (773) 684-8500 ltankson7877@sbcglobal.net 13 N 72 SKITA a b b a a a a 15 Sept 18-19* USA/MI - Dearborn 7th North American Int ls Conell Loveless (888) 209-0636 conellloveless2003@yahoo.com 20 N 83 SKITA a b b a b a a ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE (RM) 16 March 19* USA/UT - Ogden 10th Inter-Mountain Mike Tobin (801) 773-5425 pinnaclekarate@gmail.com 12 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a SAGEBRUSH CONFERENCE (SB) 16 February 27* USA/TX - El Paso 6th Texas Kumite Eddie Villanueva (915) 727-3562 edyvill@hotmail.com 13 N 65 SKITA a a a a a a a 16 July 29-30* USA/TX - El Paso 14th Battle of Champions Laco Villanueva (915) 329-3008 alchemykarateacademy@live.com 16 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a SO-CAL CONFERENCE (SC) 12 COMMISSIONER Christie Berges (714) 225-4201 16 ARBITRATOR (Position Available) 15 July 31-01* USA/NV - Las Vegas 6th Sin City Rumble Apple Sioson (408) 837-2011 apple@sincityrumble.com 20 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a TECUMSEH CONFERENCE (TC) 15 COMMISSIONER Tim Miller / Erin Lowe (330) 231-5530 16 ARBITRATOR Brian Arrington (814) 440-4535 15 May 22-23* USA/PA - Pittsburgh 16th Kumite Classic Bill Viola Jr. (724) 861-5162 bill@kumiteclassic.com 21 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 15 Sept 18-19* USA/MI - Dearborn 7th North American Int ls Conell Loveless (888) 209-0636 conellloveless2003@yahoo.com 20 N 83 SKITA a b b a b a a 16 Oct TBA* USA/OH - Millersburg 16th Spooktacular Christine Fisher (419) 994-5392 risingstarma@earthlink.net 14 N 73+ SKITA a b a a b a a TEXAS GOLD CONFERENCE (TG) 16 COMMISSIONER Cindy Gallio (713) 471-8111 15 ARBITRATOR Daryl Stewart (409) 945-3224 * USA/TX - Houston 7th Aloha Open Lee Ordonio (713) 498-8311 alohaopen@gmail.com 16 N 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 15 Sept 11-12* USA/TX - S. Padre Is. 6th King of the Jungle Gilberto Villanueva (956) 682-8079 teamtigermartialarts@gmail.com 14 N 120 SKITA a a a a a a a CONFERENCIA TOLTECA (TL) 13 COMMISSIONER Roberto Landa (011) 52 (735) 352-2571 13 ARBITRATOR Fernando Hernandez (011) 52 (55) 5571-4327 16 Abril 30 MEX/GA - Leon 8º Guerra de Dragones Jeaneth Anaya (011) 52 (477) 271-8221 anayaloarca@hotmail.com 10 N 65 SKITA a a a a a a b 14 Julio TBA 16 Sept. 30-01 MEX/SL - San Luis 12º Nacional Potosino Marco Polo Laguna (011) 52 (444) 822-4257 institutosmpcenter@yahoo.com.mx 18 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a 00 SMASH 2013
REGIONAL CONFERENCES - SOUTH AMERICA CONFERENCIA YAQUI (YQ) 16 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 14 ARBITRATOR Fernando Hernandez (Position Available) 15 February 21* MEX-SO - Hermosillo 9º Batalla de Hermosillo Daniel Ortiz (011) 52 (662) 140-6206 danielortizv@gmail.com 10 N 65+ SKITA a a a a a a a 15 Mayo 9* MEX/SO - Hermosillo 3º Copa del Dragon Adalberto Murrieta (011) 52 (662) 224-0203 adalberto_murrieta@hotmail.com 15 N 65+ SKITA a a a a a a a 15 August 21-22* MEX/SO - Hermosillo 8º Ironman Internationals Luis Gutierrez (011) 52 (662) 197-4766 titaneskarate@gmail.com 17 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a