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2018-19 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULENATIONAL CONFERENCES

LATIN AMERICAN NATIONAL CONFERENCE (LAM)• 17 July 21-22* GTM/GT - Guatemala City 34º Inter’l El Gran Jaguar Erick Schumann (011) 502-6634-6700 erickschumanns@hotmail.com 19 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

CANAM NATIONAL CONFERENCE (CAN)• 18 April 20-21* USA/VA - Richmond 9th Grand Slam Open Jeff Doss (434) 332-3300 dossgrandslamma@aol.com 21 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

• 18 August 24-25 USA/LA - New Orleans 16th Slug Fest Daphne Benoit (504) 416-3447 daphmarie@hotmail.com 15 N 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

MEXICAN ESTE NATIONAL CONFERENCE (MXE)••18 Marzo 24-25* MEX/VE - Veracruz 16º Campeones del Golfo David Marquez (011) 52 (55) 5236-4424 dmkarateteam@live.com.mx 21 Y 125 SKITA a a b a a a a

••17 Junio 9-10* MEX/QE - Queretaro 6º Heroes de Queretaro Martin del Campo (011) 52 (55) 4339-4921 okinawa_sanmateo@hotmail.com 21 Y 125 SKITA a a b a a a a

••17 Oct 6-7* MEX/SL - San Luis 13º Nacional Potosino Marco Polo Laguna (011) 52 (444) 822-4257 institutosmpcenter@yahoo.com.mx 18 Y 125 SKITA a a b a a a a

MEXICAN OESTE NATIONAL CONFERENCE (MXO)••17 Febrero 4-5* MEX/DF - Mexico City 25º El Reto MX Miguel Aguilar (011) 52 (55) 5513-0765 calmecacmexico@prodigy.net.mx 26 Y 125 SKITA a a b a a a a

••17 May 13-14* MEX/GE - Acapulco 14º Top Ten Hugo Mendoza (011) (777) 327-4876 hugo1men@hotmail.com 19 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

••17 Sept 8-9* MEX/PU - Puebla 9º Batalla de Puebla Marco Aguilar (011) 52 (735) 124-2921 aguilarmontiel@hotmail.com 16 Y 125 SKITA a a b a a a a

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* Tournaments with an asterisk (*) after their date are not officially NBL sanctioned until the NBL offices receive their Certificate of Insurance. Tournaments with an updated year and month and TBA date are notofficially NBL sanctioned until the NBL receives their signed Promoters Agreement and sanction fees.

WESTERN PACIFIC NATIONAL CONFERENCE (WPC)• 18 May 26-27* USA/TX - Houston 10th Jam All Nationals Jason Holmes (818) 439-9849 jcholmes05@gmail.com 16 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

• 17 July 28-29* USA/TX - El Paso 15th Battle of Champions Laco Villanueva (915) 329-3008 alchemykarateacademy@live.com 16 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

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CONFERENCIA AZTECA (AZ)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

••17 Febrero 4-5* MEX/DF - Mexico City 25º El Reto MX Miguel Aguilar (011) 52 (55) 5513-0765 calmecacmexico@prodigy.net.mx 26 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 Marzo (None in 2018)

18 Mayo (None in 2018)

18 Agosto TBA

17 Nov 4 MEX/DF - Mexico City Ciudad de Mexico Antonio Marquez Jr (011) 52-1(55) 5575-7184 okinawacentral@gmail.com 10 N 65+ SKITA a a a a a a a

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

CONFERENCIA BAJIO (BJ)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 Abril (None in 2018)

18 Mayo (None in 2018)

18 June (None in 2018)

18 Julio TBA

** 17 Oct 6-7* MEX/SL - San Luis 13º Nacional Potosino Marco Polo Laguna (011) 52 (444) 822-4257 institutosmpcenter@yahoo.com.mx 18 Y 125 SKITA a a b a a a a

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

BAYOU CONFERENCE (BY)18 COMMISSIONER Cindy Galio (713) 471-8111 17 ARBITRATOR Don Mouton (337) 654-3111

18 February (None in 2018)

18 April 7* USA/LA - Lafayette 16th American Freestyle Eddie Thibodeaux (337) 457-8600 teametown@charter.net 13 N 105 SKITA a b b a a a a

18 June (None in 2018)

18 May TBA

18 August TBA

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

BLUEGRASS CONFERENCE (BG)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 March (None in 2018)

18 June (None in 2018)

17 July 29* USA/KY - Lexington 2nd Throughbred Open Sean Stefanic (859) 221-5852 seanstefanic@aol.com 10 N 65+ - - - - - - - - -

18 August TBA

18 Sept TBA

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

BLUERIDGE CONFERENCE (BR)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 18 ARBITRATOR Brian Arrington (814) 440-4535

• 18 April 20-21* USA/VA - Richmond 9th Grand Slam Open Jeff Doss (434) 332-3300 dossgrandslamma@aol.com 21 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 July TBA USA/NC - Charlotte 2nd Summer Blast Chris/Lauren Urcinola (828) 238-5769 SummerBlastKarate@gmail.com 12 N 100 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 August 24-25* USA/NC - Hickory 24th Mountain View Doug Armstrong (704) 462-2252 sensei@mountainviewkarate.net 14 N 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 Sept TBA

18 Oct 26-27 USA/NC - Raleigh 3rd North Carolina Open Mike Hendricks (434) 549-5093 michaelhendricks@comcast.net 14 N 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE (CW)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 18 ARBITRATOR Brian Arrington (814) 440-4535

• 18 April 20-21* USA/VA - Richmond 9th Grand Slam Open Jeff Doss (434) 332-3300 dossgrandslamma@aol.com 21 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 July TBA

18 August TBA

18 Sept TBA

18 Oct 5-6 USA/VA - Radford 1st All Valley Karate Jody Pyles (615) 970-8170 jodypylesmusic@hotmail.com 10 N

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

CONFERENCIA CENTRAL (CT)18 COMMISSIONER Araceli Ramirez 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 February (None in 2018)

17 Mayo 28 MEX/DF - Mexic City 23º Int’l de Okayama Franciso Alarcon (011) 52 (55) 5294-3312 10 N 65+ a a b a a a a

** 17 Junio 9-10* MEX/QE - Queretaro 6º Heroes de Queretaro Martin del Campo (011) 52 (55) 4339-4921 okinawa_sanmateo@hotmail.com 21 Y 125 SKITA a a b a a a a

18 Julio TBA

18 Sept. TBA

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

CONFERENCIA CENTROAMERICANA (CA)16 COMMISSIONER Walter Armendariz (011) 502-4149-7033 17 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 March (None in 2018)

17 Mayo 12-13* GTM/GT - Guatemala City 14º Hombres de Maiz Edgar Cordova (011) 502 5966-7358 senseicordova@gmail.com 13 Y 86 SKITA a a a a a a a

17 Junio 18* SLV/SS - San Salvador 24º Joya de Ceren Erick Tale (011) 503 2264-7330 ericktale@yahoo.com 12 Y 86 SKITA a a b a a a a

** 17 Julio 21-22* GTM/GT - Guatemala City 34º Inter’l El Gran Jaguar Erick Schumann (011) 502 6634-6700 erickschumanns@hotmail.com 20 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a

18 Sept TBA

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

SPORT KARATE INTERNATIONAL© copyright 2017-all rights reservedNBL Conference Schedule 3/28/18

REGIONAL CONFERENCES - NORTH AMERICA

* Tournaments with an asterisk (*) after their date are not officially NBL sanctioned until the NBL offices receive their Certificate of Insurance. Tournaments with an updated year and month and TBA date are notofficially NBL sanctioned until the NBL receives their signed Promoters Agreement and sanction fees.

Point Finals NBL Rules 1 2 - 3 4 5 6 7

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COWBOY CONFERENCE (CB)15 COMMISSIONER Jan Shadoin (318) 402-9439 16 ARBITRATOR Daryl Stewart (409) 945-3224

18 April 6-7 USA/TX - San Antonio WKU Pan American Luis Jimenez (361) 571-7809 mexicanopen@gmail.com 12 Y 125 WKU

18 May 26-27* USA/TX - Houston 10th Jam All Nationals Jason Holmes (818) 439-9849 jcholmes05@gmail.com 16 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 July TBA

18 August TBA

18 Sept 22* USA/TX - Austin 2nd Champions Way Chris/Stephanie Miller (512) 799-1369 millersma@championwaytkd.com 10 N 100 SKITA a a b b b a a

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

GULF COAST CONFERENCE (GC)16 COMMISSIONER Cindy Gallio (713) 471-8111 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 March (None in 2018)

18 April (None in 2018)

18 May (None in 2018)

* 18 August 24-25 USA/LA - New Orleans 16th Slug Fest Daphne Benoit (504) 416-3447 daphmarie@hotmail.com 15 N 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

17 Sept. 30* USA/AL - Orange Beach 2nd Beach Brawl Chris Wheeles (251) 509-3353 wheeleskarateacademy@gmail.com12 N 65+ SKITA a b b a a a a18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

DIXIE CONFERENCE (DX)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 March (None in 2018)

18 April (None in 2018)

18 May (None in 2018)

18 June (None in 2018)

17 Oct 21* USA/SC - Orangeburg 12th Rumble in the Dirt James Bowman 803-997-0852 jbmartialarts@hotmail.com 10 N 65 SKITA a b b a a a a

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

CONFERENCIA GOLFO (GF)18 COMMISSIONER (Position available) 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

••18 Marzo 24-25* MEX/VE - Veracruz 16º Campeones del Golfo David Marquez (011) 52 (55) 5236-4424 dmkarateteam@live.com.mx 21 Y 125 SKITA a a b a a a a

18 Mayo (None in 2018)

18 Junio (None in 2018)

18 Julio TBA

18 Agosto TBA

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

EMPIRE CONFERENCE18 COMMISSIONER (Position available) 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 March (None in 2018)

18 April (None in 2018)

18 June (None in 2018)

18 July TBA

18 August 11 USA/NY-Utica 5th Mohawk Valley Open John Shires (315) 520-0896 kusa.jshires@gmail.com 10 N 65+ SKITA b b a a a a a a

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

CONFERENCIA MEXICA (MX)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 Marzo (None in 2018)

17 Abril 29* MEX/MO - Oaxtepec 20º Campeonato Zapata Alfonso Aguilar (011) 52 (735) 148-7368 alagmo73@hotmail.com 15 Y 125 SKITA a a b a a a a

** 17 Mayo 13-14* MEX/GE - Acapulco 14º Top Ten Hugo Mendoza (011) (777) 327-4876 hugo1men@hotmail.com 19 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 Junio (None in 2018)

18 Agosto TBA

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONFERENCE (PN)16 COMMISSIONER Terry Hunter (604) 531-7353 17 ARBITRATOR Leo Hoeft (503) 816-5995

18 March (None in 2018)

18 April 28* CAN/BC - White Rock 10th BC Open Bill Hunter (604) 531-7353 b-hunter@shaw.ca 14 N 65 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 May (None in 2018)

18 July TBA

18 Sept TBA

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

CONFERENCIA OLMECA (OM)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 Marzo (None in 2018)

18 Mayo (None in 2018)

16 Junio 4* MEX/VE - Minatitlan 24º IMC Nhan Vo Dao Andres Carrion (011) 52 (922) 126-7152 imckenpo@hotmail.com 12 Y 65 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 Julio TBA

18 Sept TBA

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

SPORT KARATE INTERNATIONAL© copyright 2017-all rights reservedNBL Conference Schedule 3/28/18

* Tournaments with an asterisk (*) after their date are not officially NBL sanctioned until the NBL offices receive their Certificate of Insurance. Tournaments with an updated year and month and TBA date are notofficially NBL sanctioned until the NBL receives their signed Promoters Agreement and sanction fees.

CONFERENCIA MIXTECA (MT)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 Marzo (None in 2018)

18 Mayo (None in 2018)

18 Junio (None in 2018)

17 Agosto 12* MEX/EM - Toluca 20º Ciudad Tollocan Jose Luis Gomez (011)52-1(722) 173-3334 okinawa_tollocan@yahoo.com.mx 15 N 75 SKITA a a b a a a a

** 17 Sept. 8-9* MEX/PU - Puebla 9º Batalla de Puebla Marco Aguilar (011) 52 (735) 124-2921 aguilarmontiel@hotmail.com 16 Y 125 SKITA a a b a a a a

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

NORCAL CONFERENCE (NC)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 17 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 March (None in 2018)

18 April (None in 2018)

18 May (None in 2018)

18 June 9* USA/CA - Sacramento 10th Battle in the Capital Darryl Liner (916) 714-9994 pmaliner@yahoo.com 12 N 125 SKITA b b b a a a a

18 August TBA

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

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PRAIRIE STATES CONFERENCE (PS)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 March (None in 2018)18 June 24* USA/IL - Chicago 38th Battle of Chicago Larry Tankson (773) 684-8500 ltankson7877@sbcglobal.net 13 N 72 SKITA a b b a a a a

18 July TBA18 August TBA

18 Sept TBA

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

SAGEBRUSH CONFERENCE (SB)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 March (None in 2018)

18 April (None in 2018)

18 June (None in 2018)

• 17 July 28-29* USA/TX - El Paso 15th Battle of Champions Laco Villanueva (915) 329-3008 alchemykarateacademy@live.com 16 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

17 Sept TBA USA/TX - El Paso 7th Texas Kumite Eddie Villanueva (915) 727-3562 edyvill@hotmail.com 14 N 65 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

TEXAS GOLD CONFERENCE (TG)16 COMMISSIONER Cindy Gallio (713) 471-8111 16 ARBITRATOR Daryl Stewart (409) 945-3224

18 May (None in 2018)

17 June 24 USA/TX-San Antonio 20th The Quest Greg Borrego (210) 885-6121 dojokarate@sbcglobal.net 13 N 100 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 July TBA

16 Sept TBA* USA/TX - Victoria 16th Victoria’s Best Dawn Kabela (361) 570-5424 victoriakarate@suddenlink.net 13 N 125 SKITA a a b a a a a

17 Oct TBA USA/TX - Houston 1st Texas Tough Bear Loebe (281) 345-9200 info@bearloebe.com 10 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

CONFERENCIA YAQUI (YQ)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

15 February 21* MEX-SO - Hermosillo 9º Batalla de Hermosillo Daniel Ortiz (011) 52 (662) 140-6206 danielortizv@gmail.com 10 N 65+ SKITA a a a a a a a

15 Mayo 9* MEX/SO - Hermosillo 3º Copa del Dragon Adalberto Murrieta (011) 52 (662) 224-0203 adalberto_murrieta@hotmail.com 15 N 65+ SKITA a a a a a a a

18 Junio (None in 2018)

18 Agosto TBA

••15 August 21-22* MEX/SO - Hermosillo 8º Ironman Internationals Luis Gutierrez (011) 52 (662) 197-4766 titaneskarate@gmail.com 17 Y 120 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

SPORT KARATE INTERNATIONAL© copyright 2017-all rights reservedNBL Conference Schedule 3/28/18

* Tournaments with an asterisk (*) after their date are not officially NBL sanctioned until the NBL offices receive their Certificate of Insurance. Tournaments with an updated year and month and TBA date are notofficially NBL sanctioned until the NBL receives their signed Promoters Agreement and sanction fees.

Point Finals NBL Rules 1 2 - 3 4 5 6 7

Value Div.

TECUMSEH CONFERENCE (TC)16 COMMISSIONER Tim Miller/ Erin Lowe (330) 231-5530 16 ARBITRATOR Brian Arrington (814) 440- 4535

18 March (None in 2018)

18 May (None in 2018)

18 July TBA

17 Sept TBA

17 Oct TBA

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

00 SMASH 2018

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE (RM)18 COMMISSIONER (Position Available) 18 ARBITRATOR (Position Available)

18 March 30-31 USA/UT - Ogden 12th Inter-Mountain Mike Tobin (801) 773-5425 pinnaclekarate@gmail.com 13 Y 125 SKITA a a a a a a a

18 April 28 USA/UT - Herman 8th All Star Open Darren Cox (801) 979-5731 allstarkarate@hotmail.com 10 N 65 SKITA b b b b a a a

18 June (None in 2018)

18 August TBA

18 Sept TBA

18 PHOTOJOURNALIST (Position Available)

REGIONAL CONFERENCES - SOUTH AMERICA