2nd Annual "Lone Star" Championship a Success!

The 2nd Annual "Lone Star" Chinese Martial Arts Championship held on February 17-19, 2012 at the Houston Marriott Westchase was a success. We more than doubled the attendance from the 2011 event. Over 250 competitors from California, Washington State, Massachusetts, Colorado, Oklahoma, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas attended the championship.

The increased number of competitors and the fact that they are traveling considerable distances to attend our events is encouraging and a testament that the ICMAC Worldwide Circuit is not only continuing to grow but becoming more established and recognized.

Listed in alphabetical order are the Dignitaries who attended the event: Wai Kwong Chan, Jincai Cheng, Katy Cheng, Nelson Chin, Paul Chu, Wallace Cupp, Shi XIng Hao, George Ling Hu, Stanley Jue, Ray Luk, Minghan Luo, Al-Waalee Mohammad, Tony Timmer, John Wang, Tao Wang, Her-Yue Wong, Jimmy Wong, Chienli Wu, Ernie Wu, Xiaoping Wu, Jun Yi Yang, Henry Poo Yee.

Listed in alphabetical order are the Officials who judged at the tournament: Carlos Aguilar, Curtis Alden, Michael Aronson, Chris Botto, Kevin Boyd, Eugene Chou, Chuck Chretian, Vince Cobalis, Jason Creel, Robert Davis, Paul Dermody, Daniel Duran, George Estrada, Charles Graham, Cecil Gunn, Diana Hanson, Randy Harper, Justin Hunt, Greg Illich, Hai Juan Jiao, Trung Le, Weichao Liu, Philip Luk, Truman Maxey, Danny Ng, Ryan Ochoa, Scott Pettengill, Billy Probst, Santanu Rahman, Brad Ryan, James Sasitorn, Jenny Sheu, Blue Siytangco, Shi Xing Ying, Shi Yan Feng, Tony Timmer, Rose Wang, Tao Wang, Tim Ward.

We also wish to recognize other SIfus who sent competitors to support the event: Eric Bernsdorf, Kevin Clark, Jill Doherty, Ray Hildreth, David Law, Wes Letioa, Jason Leung, Lina Madrid, Whit McClendon, Frank Roper, Christopher Scott, Shi De Shan, Shi Yan Feng, Yu Chao Sun, Yang Jwing-Ming, Bisheng Zhu.

We extend our deepest appreciation to everyone who supported the event and in particular to Ernie and Chienli Wu for providing all the volunteers and MC's for the event. We could not have done it without all their hard work.

Look for the 3rd Annual "Lone Star" Championship on the weekend of February 2-3, 2013. We hope to see you soon at another ICMAC event.

Nick Scrima

Friendship through Martial Arts®

2011 "Lone Star" Championship Report

GET INVOLVED!!!

Are you still standing by the sidelines? ICMAC is continuing to build and add new events.

Our goal is to promote and elevate Chinese Martial Arts and we are glad to see that more and more Sifus and competitors are getting involved.

We have 20 tournaments on the ICMAC schedule this year and are likely to add a few more events before summer.

Not only is ICMAC getting noticed, so also is everyone who is involved with the circuit. The stronger each school gets, the stronger the whole Chinese martial arts movement becomes.

You might have your own reasons for not getting involved but here are just a few as to why you should:

Competition is one of the greatest motivating factors for your students. It sharpens skill, develops drive, build camaraderie, harnesses school spirit, and develops confidence in your students. Competition builds and maintains strong schools.

Get involved, Chinese martial arts needs you!

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