WTKA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS & MARTIAL MARATHON

Posted on | May 9, 2009 | No Comments

4th – 8th November 2009
CarraraFiere Complex Sport Hall
Marina di Carrara – ITALY

Dear Members & Friends,

We are proud and honoured to invite you to the 5° edition of WTKA Open World Championships that will be held in Marina di Carrara, in the beautiful CarraraFiere Complex, from 4th to 8th November 2009.

With 5000 competitors coming from 78 countries from all 5 continents:

AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BERMUDA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CAMERUN, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICANA REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ENGLAND, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, HOLLAND, HUNGARY, INDIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISLE OF MAN, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KOSOVO, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PALESTINE, PERU, PHILIPPINE, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SCOTLAND, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, USA, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, WALES.

You are officially invited to attend the Championships with your Teams.

The Championships will be Open to all Federations, Clubs and Organizations, Associations with an unlimited number of competitors without any restriction.

2009 WTKA World Championship will be held in Italy Marina di Carrara a beautiful location!!!

Marina di Carrara is located in Tuscany very closed to Pisa, Florence, Genova, Turin, Rome, Bologna and Milan Airports.

Marina di Carrara is closed to beautiful Pisa, Florence, Lucca and above all “the Cinque Terre” (under the Patronage of Unesco),they are a kingdom of nature and wild scents maintained as in the past. To visit the Cinque Terre means to visit five villages suspended between sea and earth, clinging on to cliffs and surrounded by green hills.

And again Lunigiana a very particular land that keeps intact the evidences of its feudal history and, at the same time, preserves an unspoilt nature, quite completely free from industrial pollution.

Genoa with the famous Acquario di Genova, Europe’s largest aquarium is one of Genoa’s biggest draws and a must-see for travelers with children. The structure alone is remarkable, resembling a ship and built alongside a pier in the old harbor.

And Turin with its great history and the world famous Egyptian Museum.

The Museo delle Antichità Egizie is the only museum other than the Cairo Museum that is dedicated solely to Egyptian art and culture.

Many international scholars, since the decipherer of Egyptian hieroglyphs Jean-François Champollion, who came to Turin in 1824, spend much time pouring over the collections.

It was Champollion who famously wrote, “The road to Memphis and Thebes passes through Turin”.

Competitions will start officially Thursday 5th November 2009 after the Opening Ceremony.

You might already know that, 2 day prior to the start of the event, Officials Seminars will be held to define the guidelines for refereeing.

The Opening Ceremony will be more beautiful than the last years.

We are reserving a lot of surprises on that occasion as usual.

The Sport Halls is “CARRARAFIERE” complex:

the great and innovative building of last here!

CarraraFiere Sport Hall is a great and modern building with more than 30.000 cover square meters.

It is famous in the world thanks to its services and events that are organized inside.

Here you will find Restaurants, Bars, Meetings Rooms, Bank Services, Wi-Fi area and every kind of support.

And again Stages, Seminars, Dan Grading Examinations, Exhibition Tournament, Miss World WTKA and Oscar Gala will be held over a great platform with a beautiful Oriental Choreograph and all Exhibition performances will be recorded by main italian and international televisions as last year.

40 World Championships will take place: Karate, Kickboxing, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Taekwondo, Traditional Forms, Free Styles Forms, Extreme Forms, Nippon Kempo, Breaking, Self defence Scenic, Street and Traditional, Submission Wrestling, Nunchaku Fightning, Weapons Fighting, Iaido etc.

PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO OF LAST EDITIONS

These are the specialties:

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KATA
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KUMITE
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KARATE SELF DEFENCE
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KOBUDO
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POINT KARATE

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POINT FIGHTING – SEMI CONTACT
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CONTINUOUS FIGHTING – LIGHT CONTACT
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CONTINUOUS LOW KICK FIGHTING – LOW KICK LIGHT
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FULL CONTACT
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K1
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MUAY THAI

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TRADITIONAL FORMS (with and without weapons)
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FREE STYLES FORMS (with and without weapons)
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EXTREME FORMS (with and without weapons)
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TRADITIONAL SELF DEFENCE
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SCENIC SELF DEFENCE
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STREET SELF DEFENCE
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WEAPONS FIGHTING
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TOTAL FREE LIGHT COMBAT
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SUBMISSION WRESTLING
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BREAKING
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IAIDO

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TRADITIONAL FORMS (with and without weapons)
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FIGHTING
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TAI CHI

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TRADITIONAL FORMS
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FIGHTING

Every Martial Artist may attend the Tournament from yellow to black Belt in separeted categories for any belts division!
HISTORY OF A SUCCESS!!!!!
IN FEW YEARS THE WTKA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS & MARATHON OF MARTIAL ARTS

HAS BECOME THE GREATEST TOURNAMENT IN THE WORLD!!!
EDITION 2007 EDITION 2008 EDITION 2009
2300 COMPETITORS 3080 COMPETITORS 4000 COMPETITORS
56 COUNTRIES 68 COUNTRIES 76 COUNTRIES
3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 5 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 5 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
120 OFFICIALS 190 OFFICIALS 220 OFFICIALS
4 DAYS OF COMPETITIONS 5 DAYS OF COMPETITIONS 4 DAYS OF COMPETITIONS
12 COMPETITONS AREAS 25 COMPETITONS AREAS 30 COMPETITONS AREAS
7.000 SQUARE METRES OF COVERED AREA 14.000 SQUARE METRES OF COVERED AREA 17.000 SQUARE METRES OF COVERED AREA
6 TELEVISIONS 14 TELEVISIONS 19 TELEVISIONS
4 MARTIAL ARTS MAGAZINE 9 MARTIAL ARTS MAGAZINE 14 MARTIAL ARTS MAGAZINE
25 SECURITY STAFF 50 SECURITY STAFF 70 SECURITY STAFF
30 PERSONS STAFF 60 PERSONS STAFF 90 PERSONS STAFF
10 SHUTTLE BUSES 25 SHUTTLE BUSES 32 SHUTTLE BUSES

WATCH THE VIDEO OF 2009 LOCATIONS THAT YOU MAY VISIT DURING YOUR STAY
AND MANY OTHER EVENTS
THAT WE ARE ORGANIZING
FOR ALL DELEGATIONS !!!!
For any info please visit our website: www.wtkainternational.com In few days the official World Championships website will be online. Here you will find all necessary information.
Or contact our offices.
Tel. +39 0585 861280
Tel & Fax +39 0585 240851
Mobile +39 339 4117737
Here you will find always someone of our Staff ready to help you in any way.
See you all again in November!
Dr. Michele Panfietti
WTKA President
Dr. Cristiano Radicchi
Organizing Committee