Disney World hosts its seventh annual “Disney Martial Arts Festival” October 26-28, 2007 in Orlando Florida, at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex.
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In addition to variations on different forms of kickboxing, this year the multi faceted event includes Breaking and Savate Continuous Sparring. Other categories at the festival will include Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, American Kenpo, Breaking, Koshiki (Continuous Contact Karate), Contemporary Wushu, Sports MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), Judo, Olympic Style Taekwondo, Puerto Rico ITF, Federation Nacional de Taekwon-Do,Traditional, Musical Martial Arts, Sparring, Savate Continuous Sparring, Taiji, Traditional Kung Fu, Classical Chinese and Okinawan Karate, Filipino Martial Arts, KICK/USA Karate, Sport Grappling, Sport Jiujitsu.
The festival has grown from 850 athletes in 2001 to 1200 athletes and coaches in 2006. Last year's festival also show cased the Cirque du Soleil casting team, and introduced a live web cast of the Saturday Night Showcase.
These demonstrations are guaranteed to be a true display of stamina, flexibility and strength. There will be seminars by Former UFC heavyweight champion Bas Rutten and martial artist and writer Mr. Lee Welake. Moreover, a business symposium with topics ranging from fund raising for tournaments to "How to Run a Women’s Self Defense Course" offer additional educational value. Past speakers have included top Martial Artist Grand Master,Jhoon Rhee, and a former women’s boxing world Featherweight champion, Bonnie Canino.
This year at the Disney tournament Jean-Claude Luyuer (seven time world kickboxing Champion) and Jerome Turcan (French Savate champion and second time World Kickboxing champion) will be officiating. There will also be a live web feed from the Saturday October 28th evening show of the festival and sport savate will be participating. To view the feed go to www.disneyworldsports.com.
Disney World hosts its seventh annual “Disney Martial Arts Festival” October 26-28, 2007 in Orlando Florida, at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex.
