Day 1 complete and what a day

Some of the best are competed tonight at the LSO, Caitlin Dechelle, Marc Canonizado, Tyler Weaver, Ross Levine, Stephanie Figueroa, Cole Ekhert just to name a few! Weapons flew, people flew - the competition was tough! The nighttime show should provide some of the best there is! Here are some competitors and judges from the LSO tonight. Here are some pics from tonight.

Let the fun begin! LSO tonight

Registration is open! Here is todays schedule - hope to see you there! Don't forget auditions for the Next Dragon and KickGen will be there as well!

Friday January 29th
1:00 pm – 8:00 pm Registration
1:00 pm -- 4:30 pm Black Belt Judges Time / Score Keepers Check In
4:30 pm Rules Meeting (NASKA Rules)Time score / time keepers meeting -
MUST ATTEND THIS MEETING TO WORK THE TOURNAMENT
6:00 pm Black Belts & Under Belts All Extreme Weapons, Creative Weapons, &
Musical Weapons All Extreme Forms, & Musical Forms All USBA/WBA
BOARD BREAKING DIVISIONS&FIRST TIME BREAKERS
7:30 pm All Team Synchronized Forms, Team Demo Forms
8:00 pm Black Belt Team Fighting Eliminations first then All Continuous Fighting
Divisions

Great Seminar with Caitlin & Marc - tomorrow LSO begins!

Tonight was the seminar with Caitlin Dechelle And Marc Canonizado. Marc taught forms and tricks and Caitlin also worked on forms. These are two of the best on the NASKA circuit- come out tomorrow to the Renaissance Hotel in Austin Texas. They both will be competing!

See you tomorrow at the Lonestar Open!

Lonestar Open LATEST Schedule

Here is the FINAL schedule please note any time changes.

The Lone Star Open staff looks forward to seeing everyone this weekend! Please make note of the final schedule for registration, divisions, and officials meetings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us at 310.871.5966.

Friday January 29th
1:00 pm – 8:00 pm Registration
1:00 pm -- 4:30 pm Black Belt Judges Time / Score Keepers Check In
4:30 pm Rules Meeting (NASKA Rules)Time score / time keepers meeting -
MUST ATTEND THIS MEETING TO WORK THE TOURNAMENT
6:00 pm Black Belts & Under BeltsAll Extreme Weapons, Creative Weapons, &
Musical WeaponsAll Extreme Forms, & Musical FormsAll USBA/WBA
BOARD BREAKING DIVISIONS&FIRST TIME BREAKERS
7:30 pm All Team Synchronized Forms, Team Demo Forms
8:00 pm Black Belt Team Fighting Eliminations first then All Continuous Fighting
Divisions

Saturday January 30th
7:30 am Door Opens, Registration begins
8:00 am 8:45 am Rules Meeting (NASKA Rules)MUST ATTEND THIS MEETING TO
WORK THE TOURNAMENT
9:00 am Black Belts & Under BeltsAll Traditional Forms, Traditional Weapons,
Creative Forms
11:30 am All Under Belt Advanced and Intermediate Sparring Divisions
2:00 pm All Black Belt Sparring Divisions StartsAll Under Belt Beginner Sparring
Divisions Starts
7:00 pm Night Time Finals Show Come see the World’s Best Martial Art
Competitors


We look forward to seeing you this weekend!
Thank You,
Lone Star Open

2 More days until competition

Just 2 more days and the fun begins!!! With that said - please note a rule clarification for NASKA and the Lonestar Open

We wanted to remind everyone that as per NASKA's 2010 division rules, music is NOT optional in ANY division other than specific musical divisions. In the past year music was optional in divisions such as creative, however this is no longer the case.

If you have questions regarding NASKA rules you can visit www.naska.com or email naska at naska@naska.com

We look forward to seeing you this weekend in Austin and thank you for registering for the Lone Star Open!

Don't Forget the Seminars before the Open!

These seminars are being offered prior to the LoneStar Open! Come out and participate in one or all. 25.00 per seminar or 60.00 for all of them!

Marc Canonizado & Caitlin Dechelle
Thursday January 28thCreative & Extreme Forms6:30pm - 7:30pm
Tricking Seminar7:30pm to 8:30pm

Maybe your thing is more classic karate? Joe Anon brings a truly traditional approach to his seminar and you will love the strength he teaches riyou.
Sensei Joe Anon
Friday January 29thTraditional Goju Ryu Kata6:30pm to 7:30pm

Hope to see you then!

Early registration has been exteneded til Sunday!

Early registration extended to Sunday 1/24 at midnight. Teams of 10 or more call Greg Beaver for discount code @ 512-415-6118. Early registration extended to Sunday 1/24 at midnight. Hurry register now and save! The divisions are filling up and the quality of compeitors is amazing. You gotta be there!

If your thing is creative, extreme or tricking, you won’t find better instructors than Marc & Catlin. You have seen them on stage, now train with them in person.
SEMINARS

• Marc Canonizado & Caitlin DechelleThursday January 28thCreative & Extreme Forms6:30pm - 7:30pm
  Tricking Seminar7:30pm to 8:30pm
  
• Maybe your thing is more classic karate?
• Joe Anon brings a truly traditional approach to his seminar and you will love the strength he teaches riyou.
  
• Sensei Joe AnonFriday January 29thTraditional Goju Ryu Kata6:30pm to 7:30pm
• Don't forget KICKgen.com is running a contest for a guest co-host during the night time show with Lauren. Click here for details.

Encounter an Austin hotel unlike any other and discover the distinct style and diverse personality of the Lone Star State at the Renaissance hotel in Northwest Austin. This hotel is the venue for the tournament and overnight accommodation making attending this tournament easy. The discounted tournament room rate is $129 per night. That is a savings of $70 per night. When contacting the hotel to receive your tournament discount, ask for the karate 3A tournament rate. The cutoff date for this discount expires on January 8th and the regular room rate of $199 will apply. Hurry and book your room soon to receive this discount before the room block fills up. Renaissance Austin Hotel. 1-800-468-3571 (Ask for the karate 3A rate)

Ross Levine Seminar - Awesome Seminar!

I got to take part in a sparring seminar led by World Champ Ross Levine. I didn't know what to expect when I got there but I have to say it was worth getting up early and travelling downtown!
Ross Levine got us doing LOTS of conditioning letting us know that if your body is not ready - no amount of training in the world is going to help you become a better fighter! Conditioning must be number one in your training. We started with jumping jacks followed by criss cross jumping. There were also squat jumps and push ups. By the time that was over - my legs were on fire!!! He then taught us how to leap forward on your best fighting front leg showing us how to close the gap effectively. I have to say that I need to practice that more - its an interesting technique in that when we sparred - it does work!!! Also he showed us how to bounce around our opponent using our back leg as the pivotal point. There were more blitzing drills. We sparred for the last 30 minutes of the session and I have to say by that time - I was done!!!

I have decided to spar at the LoneStar Open and I have to say this seminar has helped me get ready for it! I look forward to watching Ross at the LoneStar Open!

I want to thank Mr. Beaver from the ASK for putting this together in preparation for the LoneStar Open. Also a very big thanks to Ross Levine who really gave a great seminar!

I am also looking for the other seminars that will be given the day before the open!!!! Hope to see you there!

Pictured Ross Levine & me (Brenda Rivera) Ross Levine & Greg Beaver

There is still time!

Register now for the LoneStar Open at http://www.lonestaropen.com! There is still time to be part of the first NASKA tournament of 2010!

Hope to see you there!

Are you the Next Dragon? Auditions at the LoneStar Open

Do you have what it takes? Do you want to be on TV? Do you want to be in a Martial Arts movie? Most importantly - are you coming to the LoneStar Open!!!!! Auditions will be held at the LoneStar Open for The Next Dragon reality show!

Straight from the press release:
It's Official..Our first round of Auditions in the US, January 29th-30th at the Lone Star Open (www.lonestaropen.com) will be attending this event conducting Open Auditions. The event will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin,Texas! REGISTER NOW at www.thenextdragon.comWe are now booking possible contestants for the Next Dragon Reality show. We are conducting interviews with UCW Radio in New York. If you are interested in being apart of the Next Dragon goto our official website and complete the online registration/release form. Once you have completed the registration send us your bio/picture/resume and demo reels asap to the following email addresses to get booked for the Radio Interview: 1. Louis Velasquez, Radio show host for The Next Dragon Radio Show in New York - lv@ucwmagazine.com2. Janell Vela Smith, Producer, The Next Dragon - j.smith@innovative-renderworx.com

Confirmed Seminars for the Lonestar Open!

Here is the information
WHAT: Creative & Extreme Forms Seminar
WHEN: Thursday, January 28, 2010
WHERE: Renaissance Hotel
TIME: 6:30 pm-7:30 pm
WHO: Marc Canonizado & Caitlin Dechelle

WHAT: Tricking Seminar
WHEN: Thursday, January 28, 2010
WHERE: Renaissance Hotel
TIME: 7:30 pm-8:30 pm
WHO: Marc Canonizado & Caitlin Dechelle

WHAT: Traditional Goju Ryu Kata Seminar
WHEN: Friday, January 29, 2010
WHERE: Renaissance Hotel
TIME: 6:30 pm-7:30 pm
WHO: Sensei Joe Anon

Seminars are $25 each or $60 for all three – Register at the door!

And the countdown begins

Happy New Year everyone! There are 28 days until the LoneStar Open takes place! Still plenty of time to register. Announced recently a seminar with Ross Levine is in the works! Also there is word of a kata & weapons seminar to take place the week of the LoneStar!

Go to www.lonestaropen.com to register NOW! More to come!