AMMA- IT COMPETITION RESULTS

The 2nd AMMA Intra-Mural Tournament was held on March 20, 2010 and was an amazing success! The tournament started with breaking, an exciting demonstration of skill from all of the students. Each division, Advanced, Intermediate and Beginner, were close contests, with each win being decided by one point or less! This was also the first year all involved earned a special medal for entering the AMMA-IT!

The next contest was kata, from Advanced Weapons all the way through Beginners. The students opened with incredible demonstrations of the Bo (staff kata) followed by open hand katas. They truly impressed the students and judges with their fantastic dis- plays of their skills. A truly spectacular contest!

Kickboxing followed in two rings, with the Advanced and intermediate students being judged by Shihan Amorosi and the Beginners judged by Deshi Schildiner. The con- test was point fighting style a contest Shihan was a famed competitor internationally! Close contests were in every divisions, with several tie-breakers needed to determine medals! The final matches were in grappling, one of the skills AMMA students have won medals for in tournaments across the U.S. The matches were exceptionally skilled, with the students demonstrating proficiency in this very complex and technical martial art style.

The AMMA staff would like to thanks Dai-Sempai Steve Siegel and Dai- Sempai Dylan Kessler for their able assistance in judging all the contests. Also special thanks to our able corps of volunteers, Mario LaPolla, Gail Schildiner, Scott Machlovitz, Francesca LaPolla and Tony Coia. Also we wish to thank all the families of our students for their spirited cheering of all competitors. Most of all we wish to thank and congratulate all our student competitors. Your performances in these competitions were inspirational to all. OSU!!!