DMA NEWS
WAKO News
4/7/2008
WORLD CADET/JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NAPLES
Italian Kickboxing Federation, promoting our next World Cadet/Junior Championships in Naples, from 19th to 27th September 2008, have sent out to all WAKO members their first postal card regarding the event.
Naples will also host an INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON KICKBOXING at the presence of the highest sport authorities of the country, of personalities from IOC, GAISF and OCA, and historical heroes of the sport coming from all over the world.
The FORUM will take place on September 20th and all WAKO presidents will be invited to be there.
The competitions will start on Wednesday, September 24th to finish on 27th, so to allow all participants to travel on Sunday.
CLICK HERE * DYLAN SUAREZ - WAKO USA Kickboxing Team Fundraiser * CLICK HERE
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WCL (World Combat League)
What is the WCL
Each WCL team features six fighters—five men and one woman—who have been recruited from three different disciplines: Kickboxing, Karate, and Tae Kwon Do. Each fighter holds a spot in one of six predetermined weight classes so that any league team can compete on even ground against any other league team. The WCL’s combat ring was designed without any ropes or screens in order to remove all visual obstructions for audience members.
In WCL there is no wrestling or grappling. Since each team member only fights a three minute match in each half of the contest (rather than five to twelve consecutive rounds) they must really “let it fly” in order to earn as many points for their team as possible. To ensure the action, WCL rules penalize clinching, stalling, or anything that slows the pace and is considered by the referee as “passivity.” Another groundbreaking aspect of the WCL is that each six member team features one woman competitor.
The WCL was created and launched by six-time world karate champion and martial arts icon Chuck Norris in October, 2005.
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