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Good Luck Kamran!

Posted on by Sensei Madani

The second phase of USA Karate senior team selection will take place on January 19, 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The top 6 competitors from last national championship will meet again this coming Saturday to claim their spot on the 2019 USA team headed to Pan American championship in Panama City, Panama and any other competition representing USA Karate.

Our own IMA member, Kamran Madani will be among the competitors in -84 kg. He had to forfeit competing at the previous USA karate finals due to his travel to Japan to compete in the World University, at which he won a gold medal. Now he has to defeat 6 other competitors to once again represent USA in the all major competitions for 2019.

For those of you who are interested, we invited you come to the US Olympic Center this Saturday and cheer on all the competitors, and mostly Kamran. There is no charge for admission. This is our home field opportunity and we need to take advantage of it and be as loud as possible!
Good luck Karman!

USA Karate Magazine

Posted on by Sensei Madani

Our own Kamran Madani was on cover page of last USA Karate magazine. The article has some fine pictures of him and an interview. To download and read the entire magazine please click:
USA Karate Magazine

In addition of his fine performance in Japan, Kamran also represented USA Karate in recent world championship in Madrid, Spain. He defeated his opponent from Taipei and Germany and came short of point with Iran. His Iranian opponent later lost in semi final against Ukraine which took away Kamran chance of fighting for repechange and bronze medal.

He also fought in team Kumite against Jordan and won his match 4-0 but the combination of all other fights did not let US team to move up to the next level.
In addition of being a student Kamran is also having a full schedule of competition ahead of him for 2019. But in the meantime he will be competing in North American Cup this weekend in Mexico. This competition is also a qualification for Pan American Games for next year in Peru. Although the points from this prestigious competition will not accumulate towards ranking, but still it is considered as a continental Olympic Games.
We would like to wish him good luck for this weekend and all other competitions. We are proud of his dedication, accomplishment and thrive towards excellence.

Rocky Mountain Gasshuku

Posted on by Sensei Madani

The IMA Gasshuku is returning to The Inn at Silver Creek in Granby, Colorado on Sept. 28-30 2018.

The Inn at Silver Creek is 110 miles west of Denver International Airport. The approximately two-hour drive from the airport along I-70 and US-40 West takes you into the Rocky Mountains on your way to Granby.
We have invited some previous year instructors as well as some new instructors to make this camp another memorable event for everyone.

Reservation and Rates:
It is recommended that each individual (or family) planning to attend the Gasshuku call The Inn at SilverCreek to make their own reservations. This will enable each family or individual to satisfy their particular needs and desires for accommodations. In order to receive the special rate, it is necessary to call reservations and mention that you are with “RMG” (Rocky Mountain Gasshuku).

We have a selection of rooms blocked until September 5, 2018 at the following prices: King at $72, Studio (Sleeps 2 to 4) at $82, Loft (Sleeps 4 to 6) at $102, Studio Suite (King connected to a Studio) at $128 and Master Suite (King connected to a Loft) at $145.

We are also providing another accommodation for those who would like to try a different place to stay as well as the overflow hotel consideration. Please refer to the camp booklet for entire information.

YOU MUST CALL to make the reservation with our group rate. After September 5, 2018, the rooms will be released into general inventory.
You may continue to book at the discounted group rate based on availability until your day of arrival. The number of participants at our camp has been growing every year and we are expecting many more participants than previous years. There are a limited number of discounted rooms so please make your reservations as soon as you can.

Please click to download the entire booklet:2018 Camp

World University Championships

Posted on by Sensei Madani

FISU, the official world university organization hosted the 2018 world university championship in Kobe, Japan from July 19-22, 2018.
USA was represented by 8 athletes in this high prestige and intense competition. Participants from all over the world competed in their category with restriction of being a college/university student in their country and could not exceed 25 years old age.

Our own Kamran represented USA Karate in -84Kg. He defeated his opponent from Czech Republic, Poland and Kosovo in the elimination to make his way to final match against Australia. In his final match which was live televised by Japan television, he defeated Australia 2-1 and took gold medal home.

We are very proud of his accomplishment and wish him more success on his journey to premier leagues, world championship and Olympic. We hope his recent medal is only a beginning of many more gold medals.

Since his return he was busy with lots of social media attention and was interviewed by many TV stations. If you miss seeing him in the local channel, here are some links to watch them again.

CBS Colorado
9 News inverview

And if you are up at 7:00am on Friday 3rd of August, turn on TV and watch the Fox channel. There will be a live broadcast of him and his accomplishment.
Way to go Kamran!