News & Events

Once again, Hanshi Cyrus Madani and Sensei Faye Madani of IMA Karate are hosting the karate tournament at the 2012 Rocky Mountain State Games. The Rocky Mountain State Games is a multi-sport festival for Colorado citizens of all ages and athletic abilities including physically disabled, visually impaired and Paralympic athletes.

Recognized by the National Congress of State Games, a member of the United States Olympic Committee, the 2012 Rocky Mountain State Games will be held July 20-22 & 27-29, in Colorado Springs.

The USANKF-sanctioned karate competition is being held on Saturday, July 28th.

The competition site is the Big House Sports Complex, located at 2660 Vickers Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 599-7260. (Take I-25 to exit 149 Woodman Rd. Keep right and merge onto E Woodman Rd. Turn Right onto N Academy Blvd then turn Left onto Vickers Dr.)

Early Registration ends on July 13 and fees are $50 for the first event and $10 for each additional event. After early registration ends, fees are $60 for the first event and $10 for each additional event.

The Pre-registration deadline is 5:00 pm MDT on July 25. Day of event registration costs $10 more per event.

Information about the competition and the link to register is available on the Colorado Rocky Mountain State Games website.

Note: On Friday, July 27 from 6-9pm there is also a USA Karate Referee Audit Course & Certification. Please see the website for more details

Thank you for everyone’s support of the 16th anniversary of the Rocky Mountain Championship! This year’s tournament was a USA Karate National Qualifier as well as the US Team selection for the World University championships.

Over 30 people participated in the Referee Course held on May 5th and almost 350 participants from Venezuela, New York, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona and Colorado participated in the tournament on May 6th!

The competition started at 9:00am sharp at Monarch High School and, thanks to countless hours of work done by the volunteers and officials, was wrapped up by 7:00pm. The presence of many certified USA Karate Referees and international officials enforced the quality and fairness of the competition and resulted to only one minor injury.

IMA wants to thank all of our in-state and out-of-state guests and sensei who added value with their presence at the competition. Our special thanks also goes to: Coach Tokey Hill, Coach Dustin Baldis, USA Karate CEO Mr. Jake Lease, USA Karate Advisor Mr. Luke St. Onge, Sensei Clay Morton, Sensei Brody Burns, Sensei Dale Gatchalian, Sensei Senthil Thiyagarajan, Sensei Mario Perez, Shihan Patrick Richoux, Sensei Eliseo Campos and many other USA Karate certified officials.

Last but not least, a big thanks goes out to all of the I.M.A. members who made this championship another successful event! Thank you from the bottom our hearts for being there as scorekeepers, runners, officials, helpers, competitors, etc. Your presence and support means a lot and without it, I.M.A. – and our annual tournament – would not be the same!

Please mark your calendar for next year’s championship on: May 4-5, 2013!

We have an online photo album going with pictures from the Rocky Mountain Championship karate tournament. To view photos that are already in the album, click on the link below. We expect more photos to be added over the next week, so check back again!
http://tinyurl.com/RockyMountainChampionship

This is a group album with photos from many people. If you have good photos from the day, please add them.

To upload a few photos:
Create an email to 104256009175181462379.kumite@picasaweb.com
Subject line must be exactly : Rocky Mountain Championship Karate
Attach the photos to the email and hit ‘Send’

To upload many photos:
Send an email to TLM@mccartys.net requesting access. She will send you an invitation to share the album; you may then upload photos directly to the album. You will need to create a Google account if you do not already have one.