2010 US Martial Arts Team

 

 

 

The World Martial Arts Games are a venue for martial artists from all styles to come together under one roof and have fair competiton.

The US Martial Arts Team holds regional qualifiers at the beginning quarter of every year to scout players for open slots on the team. To find a qualifier near you, please visit www.usmateam.org.

The final team roster will be listed after we finish 2010 team trials.

Our Staff:

Head Coach: Shihan Alberto Friedmann, 8th Dan Wan No Michi Ryu

Team Captain: Sensei Sonie Lasker; 1st Dan Okinawan Shuri Ryu

Southeastern Regional Coach: Shihan Donna Judge, 8th Dan Okinawan Shuri Ryu

New York Regional Coach; Shihan Avi Nardia; 35+ years Martial Arts experiance

Washington State Coach; Master Scott Sonnon; World Sambo Champion and founder of Tacfit

Official World Martial Arts Games Divions

(Divisions are further broken down by age, rank, gender and weight class. Juniors 17 and under. Adult is 18-34 and 35-45. Masters 46-55 and 56+. For details see the official WMAG website)

Please follow this link for our rules and regulations:

WMAG OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

Breaking

Traditional Breaking

Forms

Chinese Empty-Hand Forms
Japanese/Okinawa Empty-Hand Forms
Korean Patterns
Weapons Divisions

Chinese Short Weapons
Chinese Long Weapons
Japanese/Okinawa Wooden Weapons
Japanese/Okinawa Bladed Weapons
Non-Traditional Empty-Hand Forms
Non-Traditional Weapons Forms
Musical Empty-Hand Forms

Musical Weapons Forms
Extreme Empty Empty-Hand Forms
Extreme Weapons Forms
Synchronised Empty-Hand Forms
Synchronised Weapons Forms

Grappling Divisions

Grappling/Submission
Sport Jujutsu

Sparring Divisions

Continuous Sparring
Point Sparring

Self-Defense

Reality-Based Self-Defense

The divisions are governed by the Official WMAG Rules & Regulations. The World Martial Arts Games Committee reserves the right to add, subtract or modify the Games divisions.

For rules and regulations please visit the WMAG link at the top of this page.

For information about the 2010 Games to be held in Las Vegas in September, please click on the US Team logo on the right at the top of this page.

We will be listing our 2010 team roster soon.

Team USA won 32 Gold Medals, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze with 10 competitiors at the 2009 World Martial Arts Games in Sydney. Australia.