Frequently Asked Questions:

1.WHERE WILL THIS TOURNAMENT TAKE PLACE?

The location of this tournament will be:
Thomas S Hart Middle School
4433 Willow Road
Pleasanton, CA 94588

2.WHAT TIME IS THE TOURNAMENT?

The tournament will begin at 10am starting with the forms competition. Afterwhich students will compete
in the following order:

FORMS COMPETITION
BREAKING COMPETITION

lUNCH & DEMONSTRATIONS FROM ALL 3 SCHOOLS

SPARRING COMPETITION
GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP (Forms & Sparring)

iPOD EXTRAVAGANZA CHARITY RAFFLE!

Specific schedule will be available closer to the day of the tournament. Time schedule will depend of
the # of competitors in each category so specific division times cannot be given.

3.WHO CAN COMPETE?

Any student, regardless of age or rank may compete in the Mach Martial Arts Championship. The tournament is designed to promote personal growth and friendly competition so we recommend students to compete as early as possible! If students are
beginners and wish to compete next year, we highly encourage them to come out to the tournament to watch so that they
may have enter future tournaments with a higher degree of confidence.

4.WHAT IS THE GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP?

The Grand Championship is where all 1st place winners in FORMS & BREAKING compete in the absolute division (no rank or age requirements). All students will perform their own form or breaking routine to the best of their ability with all other 1st Place winners to find our 2009 tournament Grand Champions!

5.WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO WHEN I COMPETE?

Below you can find more information for each competitor category:
- FORMS (click here)
- BREAKING (click here)
- SPARRING (click here)

6.I was wondering if ....[INSERT YOUR PERSONAL QUESTION HERE]?

While we are unable to enter in all possible questions on this website, any of our staff members as well as senior students and Black Belts are more than happy to answer any and all questions you may have about the tournament. Don't be shy, we are here to help you succeed!!