1st Place Competitors


Cory Smith                                 AO-1/Padded Single Weapon Point         

Sam Bowman                             PS-19/Padded Single Stick Point               
                                             PC-19/Padded Single Stick Cont                
                                             PD-9/Padded Double Stick Point                

Colby Towery                             PS-17/Padded Single Stick Point               
                                             PC-17/Padded Single Stick Cont                

Jeanelle VanBuskirk                  SF-17/Forms                                              
                                             PS-26/Padded Single Stick Point              
                                             SD-7/Self Defense                                  
                                             PC-26/Padded Single Stick Cont              
                                                   
Frank Towery                            AO-5/Padded Single Stick Point                  
                                             AO-7/Padded Single Stick Cont             

Owen Baker                               LS-9/Live Single Stick Point                      
                                             PD-9/Padded Double Stick Point            
                                             PC-16/Padded Single Stick Cont            

Crennan Baker                          PS-9/Padded Single Stick Point               
                                             PD-1/Padded Double Stick Point              
                                             PC-9/Padded Single Stick Cont

   Congratulations to all of the competitors and a special thanks to Guro Cory Smith and his group from Texas.

USFMAF is announcing a new weapons event that allows any style of martial arts weapons into the ring. The Cultural               
Challenge allows another art to bring their weapons and put them up with Filipino weapons. This opens the way for all martial  
arts to get involved and put their skills to the test in a fair and impartial environment.

The knife event has been postponed for this years event but will be added for the 2009 tournament season.