News & Events
Reminder: Register for Annual Karate Camp!
Don’t forget, the 17th Annual Rocky Mountain Gasshuku is the weekend of September 23-25, 2011 in Keystone, Colorado. To get special group rates at the Keystone Resort, don’t forget to call before August 23rd and use the IMA special rate code: CK2AA1
IMA Karate-ka heading to Pan-American (Brazil) & World Championships (Malaysia)
As you all are aware, the IMA Competition Team did a wonderful job at the USA National Karate championship and team trails in early July. The result of hard work and dedication of our team brought victory to their competition and now Michael Ford and Kamran Madani are eligible to represent United States Karate team in the upcoming Pan American Championships to be held Sept. 1-3, 2011 in Brazil as well as the World Karate Championship in Malaysia on Oct. 13-16, 2011. The average cost of each trip for each one of these young athletes is about $3,000.00. Once again, … more »
17th Annual Rocky Mountain Gasshuku
The International Martial Arts Association would like to invite you and your students to our exciting and memorable 17th Annual Gasshuku (Karate Summer Camp) the weekend of September 23-25, 2011 in Keystone, Colorado. Gasshuku is a traditional retreat designed to allow a Karate-ka to focus on karate without the daily distractions that interrupt the learning process. By participating in this camp, you will learn many skills and form a better understanding of Martial Arts. This year’s theme is “Tradition in Karate” and will be extra-special as I.M.A. continues celebrating our 20th anniversary! Training will be held in four separate training … more »
American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks Will Perform At Rocky Mountain States Games Opening Ceremony
Taylor Hicks, a favorite son of Alabama whose singing earned him the Season Five American Idol crown, will be the featured performer at the Opening Ceremony of the 2011 Rocky Mountain State Games on July 29 at 7:00 p.m. Past celebrity athletes lighting the torch include Olympians Steve Holcomb (bobsled), Rulon Gardner (wrestling), Michelle Kwan (figure skating), Apolo Ohno (short track speedskating), Derek Parra (speedskating) and Henry Cejudo (wrestling). Athletes may still register to compete and get full details at: www.coloradospringssports.org. The deadline for registration for the karate competition is July 27,2011. Don’t miss the opportunity of marching in the … more »
I.M.A. at the USA Karate National Championship
I.M.A. Honbu dojo was represented with 6 athletes at the 2011 USA Karate National Championship and Team Trial. Since the end of the school year, Michael Ford, Jax Martinelli, Kamran Madani, Jacob Peters, Lily Martinelli and Kelara Madani spent many extra days at the dojo and trained to prepare themselves for this intense competition. The outstanding performance by each one of them resulted of placing in the USA Team for the upcoming Jr. Pan American championship in Brazil and World championship in Malaysia. Michael Ford placed gold medal in 18-20 years old -68kg, Jacob Peters placed bronze medal in 12-13 … more »
