World Martial Arts Games 2013 – latest news

Official poster of the World Martial Arts Games 2013, taking place on 10th & 11th August 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland There is not a day without a press release announcing federations or sanctioning bodies which join the World Martial Arts Games (taking place in Geneva, Switzerland on 10th and 11th August 2013). We asked Carl Emery, promoter of this event, a short summary regarding this tournament. It is quite simple! replied Carl Emery. « I have been promoting events for the last 18 years and this is the first time I instantly encounter so much enthusiasm for a project! I have made agreements with most major sports federations, with illustrious personalities of combat sports and with the world’s most prestigious competitions. Everyone seems fascinated by this initiative of organising an apolitical open tournament The World Martial Arts Games will be a « multi-styles » and « sports for all » festival. Everyone i have met has immediately been convinced that this competition will be a big success, starting with the sponsors! We have already obtained important financial support. Another determinant factor is the creation, for the first time in the history of our sport, the Police, Fire & Military World Martial Arts Games. This competition for active policemen, firemen and soldier, is meeting great success.  We are really pleased to provide Handisports divisions too. We receive applications from everywhere around the World. I am extremely satisfied. »   World Martial Arts Games 2013 will be held on 10th and 11th August in Geneva, Switzerland. This Sport for All open tournament is an apolitical martial arts competition. Everyone is welcome. The facts give reason to the tireless Swiss promoter. Here, we have summarized the recent achievements for the promotion of these games. There is no doubt that the World Martial Arts Games (to be held every year in August in Geneva) will most probably become a key player in the world of the combat sports and martial arts.   Summary of  WMAG’s latest partnerships: Hong-Kong, China: World Kickboxing Network (WKN). Stephane Cabrera, president, recognises World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official WKN circuit event Karlsruhe, Germany: World Karate & Kickboxing Union (WKU) and Global Combat Sports Organization (GCO) . Klaus Nonnemacher, president, recognises World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official WKU and GCO circuit event Massa Carrara, Italy, World Traditional Kickboxing Association (WTKA). Cristiano Radicchi, promoter, recognises World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official WTKA circuit event Milan, Italy, World Karate & Kickboxing Association (WKA). Michele Panfietti, president, recognises World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official WKA circuit event. Nice, France, International Kempo Federation (IKF). Eric La Rocca, secretary general, recognises World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official IKF circuit event. Cheltenham, England. World United Martial Arts Federation (WUMA). Richard Hopkins, president, recognises World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official WUMA circuit event. POLICE, FIRE & MILITARY WORLD MARTIAL ARTS GAMES. Tournament for active policemen, firemen and soldiers. For the first time ever, a multi-disciplines event for these Samurais of the modern times! Worcester, England. International Jujutsu Kumite Council (IJJKC). Ross Iannoccaro, president, recognises World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official IJJKC circuit event and has accepted the position of director of the WMAG’s sports jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts Director. New-York, USA. Ross Levine, current overall and heavyweight champion of the prestigious NASKA circuit, has confirmed his participation to the World Martial Arts Games and accepted to teach skills and techniques during a pre-competition seminar.Atlanta, USA. NASKA top rated five « A » tournament, The Battle of Atlanta. Lynn Scott-Gregory, promoter, made a partnership agreement with Carl Emery. World Martial Arts Games black belt division’s gold medalists will get a free registration fees and hotel rooms at the Battle of Atlanta. Orlando, USA. NASKA top rated five « A » tournament, The US-Open. Mike Sawyer, promoter, made a partnership agreement with Carl Emery. World Martial Arts Games black belt division’s gold medalists will get a free registration fees and hotel rooms at the US-Open. Gainesville, USA. International Sport Karate & Kickboxing Association (ISKA). Cory Schafer, president, recognises World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official ISKA circuit event. Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. World Pro League Muay Thai (WPL). Denis-Marie Cintura, president, recognises World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official WPL circuit event. Mexico City, Mexico. Moo Duk Kwan – Taekwondo Association (AMMDK). Isaias Dueñas, president, recognises World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official MMDK circuit event. Québec City, Canada. NASKA top rated five « A » tournament, Québec Open. Clermont Poulin, promoter, made a partnership agreement with Carl Emery. World tour circuit and free registration fees and hotel rooms for World tour circuit – black belt divisions’ winners. Miami Beach, USA. World Kickboxing League (WKL). Rafael Lopez, president, recognises World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official WKL circuit event. HANDISPORT World Martial Arts Games. For the very first time, disabled martial artists will be able to take part to the World Martial Arts Games! Istanbul, Turkey. World Budo Federation (WBL). Fikret Küçükakdere, president, recognises World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official WBL circuit event. Ottawa, Canada. Canadian kickboxing living legend Jean-Yves Thériault will include the World Martial Arts Games 2013 with his ICEMAN Kickboxing circuit. Geneva, Switzerland. Brazilian Jiu-jiutsu competitor and pioneer, Gilson Farias, from Rio de Janeiro, will support the World Martial Arts Games 2013 with his Swiss based organisation FHJJS. World Martial Arts Games black belt divisions winners will get a free registration at the FHJJS Jiu-jiutsu open to be held in September 2013. Geneva, Switzerland. Brazilian Jiu-jiutsu competitor and top professional MMA fighter, Igor Araujo, from Brasilia city, will support the World Martial Arts Games 2013 with his Swiss based Gracie Barra organisation. Geneva, Switzerland. Raid Salah, promoter of the one of the most prestigious pro MMA event in Europe, Strength & Honor (SHC), will support the World Martial Arts Games with his organisation. WMAG black belt divisions winners will get a free entrance ticket to the next SHC event. Oss, Netherlands. Remco Pardoel, MMA pioneer, brings a strong Dutch team to take part the World Martial Arts Games. The Netherlands’ best jiu-jitsu, grappling and MMA competitors already confirmed their participation. Geneva, Switzerland. Anderson Vieira, supports the World Martial Arts Games and will take part in Brazilian Jiujitsu, MMA and Grappling with his best competitors. Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Nelson Carvalho and the Fightmove Academy supports the World Martial Arts Games and will take part in Brazilian Jiujitsu, MMA and Grappling with his best competitors. One of Cavalho’s best fighter, Volkan Oezdemir, just won the professional Valhalla championships in Denmark! Paris, France. former professional MMA fighter (winner of the Pride in Japan) and judo and ju-jitsu World Champion (JJIF) and current President of the National Commission for Mixed Martial Arts in France (CNMMA), has announced that his federation will support the World Martial Arts Games 2013 . Top French brazilian jiu-jitsu, sport jiu-jitsu, grappling and mixed martial arts competitors will be in Geneva on 10th and 11th August! World Martial Arts Games 2013 will be an official CNMMA event. Bourg Achard, France. French Full Contact Fighting Federation (FFCDA). Eric Leclerq, president, recognises the World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official FFCDA circuit event. Bagnolet, France. French Contact Sport Federation (FFSCDA). Anthony Elkaïm, president, recognises the World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official FFSCDA circuit event. Vitro West Virginia, USA. Ernie Boggs, President and Founder of the International Sport Jujitsu Association (ISJA), recognises the World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official ISJA circuit event. Rijeka, Croatia. Harry Gorian, President and Founder of the World Independent Promoters Union  (WIPU), recognises the World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official ISJA circuit event. Kathmandu, Nepal. Sowyamvu Raj Dangol, President of the National Nepalese Martial Art Games Confederation (NNMGC) recognises the World Martial Arts Games taking place in Geneva on August 10th and 11th 2013, as an official NNMGC event and confirms that a Nepalese team will take part. Jaworzno, Poland. Tomasz Guja, President of the Polish Jiu-jitsu Organisation (POJ) and Promoter of the 8th International Sport Jiu-jitsu Association World championships (Jaworzno, Poland November 22-24th 2013), will take part with a Polish team to the World Martial Arts Games, taking place in August 10th & 11th 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland. ISJA President Ernie Boggs will likely attend too. No doubt that this will be the beginning of a fruitful partnership between ISJA events and Carl Emery’s WMAG. Prince Albert, Canada. Wolfgang Christian Manicke, President of the Continental Open Martial Arts Association (COMAA), has announce that COMAA recognises the World Martial Arts Games 2013 in Geneva, as an official COMAA event. Team Canada already confirmed its participation. Other COMAA teams will join soon. Oviedo, Spain. Juan Pinilla, legendary very first PKA official in Europe, and President of the Spanish organisation Unido por el Deporte (UPD) and World Kickboxing Federation Spain  (WKF Spain) will take part to the World martial arts games 2013. The UPD recognises the WMAG as an official UPD circuit event. Ottawa, Canada. World Kobudo Federation (WKF) President: Hanshi John Thérien, and promoter of the Capital Conquest and the World Kobudo Convention, has signed a partnership agreement with World Martial Arts Games’ (WMAG)  promoter, Carl Emery. Gold medalists of the black belts’ divisions of the WMAG, will get free accomodation and free registration for the World Kobudo Convention to be held in Ottawa in May 2014. Belfast, Northern Ireland. The charity initiative The Peacefighters officially supports the HANDISPORT World Martial Arts Games 2013 – Geneva, Switzerland, in co-operation with United Nations’ organisations: World Health Organisation and the UNICEF. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. World Martial Arts Games of Geneva, Switzerland, will be broadcast by Satellite sport tv based in Luxembourg, Kombat Sport in Europe and Worldwide (via Canalsat). Wolfgang Christian Manicke, President of the Continental Open Martial Arts Association (COMAA), has announce that COMAA recognises the World Martial Arts Games 2013 in Geneva, as an official COMAA event. Team Canada already confirmed its participation. Other COMAA teams will join soon. Continental Open Martial Arts Association (COMAA) recognises the World Martial Arts Games 2013 in Geneva, as an official COMAA event. Team Canada has already confirmed its participation   JA President Ernie Boggs will likely attend too. No doubt that this will be the beginning of a fruitful partnership between ISJA events and Carl Emery’s WMAG.   Harry Gorian, president of the WIPU (left) and Carl Emery (right) in Portoroz, Slovenia, agreed on a partnership with the World Martial Arts Games World Independent Promoters Union (WIPU) recognises the World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official WIPU event.   Ernie Boggs, founder of the International Sport Ju-Jitsu Association (ISJA) supports the World Martial Arts Games World Martial Arts Games 2013 will be an official International Sport Jujitsu Association (ISJA) event.  

Nelson Carvalho, professional MMA competitor and Jiujitsu black belt will take part to the World Martial Arts Games with his team Fightmove Academy

 

Bertrand Amoussou, president the of the French national commission for mixed martial arts will support the World Martial Arts Games 2013   Remco Pardoel will take part to the 2013′s World Martial Arts Games to be held on 10th and 11th August in Geneva, Switzerland. He will bring a team of MMA, jiujitsu and grappling competitors. Anderson Vieira will take part to the 2013′s World Martial Arts Games with his Brazilian Jiu-JitsuTeam Igor Araujo, MMA pro fighter and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu champion, and his Gracie Barra Team will take part to the World Martial Arts Games   Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu pioneer Gilson Farias and his team will take part to the World Martial Arts Games 2013   Raïd Salah, Strength and Honor MMA circuit promoter (SHC), recognises the World Martial Arts Games as an official SHC event Swiss Jiu-Jitsu Federation recognises the World Martial Arts Games as an official SJJF   WKN (World Kickboxing Network) recognises the World Martial Arts Games 2013 – Geneva, as an official WKN event Global Combat Sports Organization (GCO) and World Karate & Kickboxing Union (WKU) Top executives : Zuzana Valuchova and Klaus Nonnemacher recognise the World Martial Arts Games – Geneva – as a GCO and WKU event The unified WKA and WTKA will support 2013′s World Martial Arts Games in Geneva, Switzerland! WTKA and WKA president (Dr. Cristiano Radicchi and Mr. Michele Panfietti) and Mr. Carl Emery (in the centre), promoter of the World Martial Arts Games 2013 in Geneva Switzerland, signed a co-operation agreement. ICEMAN Kickboxing Circuit is an amateur federation created by living legend Jean-Yves Thériault in Canada. World Martial Arts Games 2013 to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, will be an official ICEMAN Kickboxing event Jean-YvesThériault, 23 times World Champions (right) holding 2013′s World Martial Arts Games poster and Carl Emery (left) promoter of the games to be held on 10th and 11th August 2013 in Geneva, Swiztzerland International Kempo Federation (IKF) recognises the World Martial Arts Games 2013 – Geneva, as an official IKF event International Kempo Federation (IKF) secretary general : Eric La Rocca will support Carl Emery for his World Martial Arts Games   King Boxing is a branch of the WBF and its members will take part to the WMAG in all styles of kickboxing and kempo divisions Next Fighting is a branch of the WBF. Members of this branch will take part to the WMAG in the Self-Defence divisions World Budo Federation will support the 2013′s World Martial Arts Games in Geneva, Switzerland, on 10th and 11th August! Fikret Küçükakdere, President of the WBL personally supports the World Martial Arts Games and has recognised these games as a part of the WBL World Circuit.   World Kickboxing League (WKL) recognises the World Martial Arts Games 2013 as an official WKL event. Rafael Lopez, president of the WKL personally supports the World Martial Arts Games and has recognised these games as a part of the WKL World Circuit. Ross Levine, current overall and heavyweight champion of the prestigious NASKA circuit (he beat the famous Raymond Daniels) will take part to the World Martial Arts Games 2013 in both forms and semi contact pointfighting divisions. Ross Levine will teach a seminar during the games (date to be confirmed soon on this website). Ross Levine and Carl Emery at the Ritz Carlton – New York – to sign an agreement for promoting the 2013′s World Martial Arts Games in Geneva, Switzerland Mike Sawyer, promoter of one of the biggest tournament in the World, the US-Open (left) and Cory Schafer (right), President of the International Sport Karate & Kickboxing Association (ISKA) met in Gainesville (Florida) on February 12th 2013, with Carl Emery for signing a partnership agreement with their organisations and the World Martial Arts Games.   Lynn Scott-Gregory (right), promoter of the prestigious Battle of Atlanta tournament, met Carl Emery in Atlanta (USA) last February 2013, to sign a co-operation partnership agreement. World Martial Arts Games black belt divisions’ winners will get  free registration and free accommodation at the Battle of Atlanta. The Battle of Atlanta is one of the top rated 5A of the prestigious NASKA circuit and will co-operate with the World Martial Arts Games. Swiss Jiu-Jitsu Federation recognises the World Martial Arts Games as an official SJJF event. The Québec Open is one of the top rated 5A of the prestigious NASKA circuit and will co-operate with the World Martial Arts Games.   World Pro League Muay Thai (WPLM) recognises the World Martial Arts Games to be held in Geneva on 10th and 11th August 2013 as WPLM official event. European Pro League Muay Thai (EPLM) recognises the World Martial Arts Games to be held in Geneva on 10th and 11th August 2013 as EPLM official event. Denis-Marie Cintura, president of the European and the World Pro League Muay Thai, personally supports the World Martial Arts Games Moo Duk Kwan (AMMDK) is the largest Taekwondo federation of Mexico. President Isaias Dueñas (coach of the Olympic team at Seoul 1988) supports the World Martial Arts Games and recognises it as an official AMMDK event. Carl Emery and Master Isaias Dueñas in Mexico, signed a partnership agreement between the Mexican federation and the World Martial Arts Games. Isaias Dueñas will take part with his enormous network (3’000 direct students) to the games. Isaias Dueñas is very famous in Mexico and was the first World kickboxing champion in history in 1974 (Isaias Dueñas lighweight. Bill Wallace middleweight, Jeff Smith light-heavyweight and Joe Lewis heavyweight) in Los Angeles. World Council of Ju-Jitsu Organisations (WCJJO) recognises the World Martial Arts Games as an official WCJJO event. Law Enforcement Training Council (LETC), sanctioning body for Police & Military Martial Artists and Combat Sports competitors, recognises the WORLD MARTIAL ARTS GAMES and the POLICE, FIRE & MILITARY GAMES as official LETC events. Swiss Martial Arts & Kickboxing Federation (SMKF) recognises the World Martial Arts Games as official SMKF event, sanctioned under the umbrella of the Swiss Olympic Committee rules and regulations. Fédération francophone de Kempo (FFK – French speaking countries Kempo federation) recognises the World Martial Arts Games as a FFK official event Swiss Martial Sports Federation (SMSF) recognises the World Martial Arts Games as official SMSF event, sanctioned under the umbrella of the Swiss Olympic Committee rules and regulations. One of the goals of the Pantheon of Sports and Martial Arts is to bring people together through the practice of combat sports and Martial Arts. World Martial Arts Games is open to everyone. No federation. No exclusion. Therefore the Pantheon of Sports and Martial Arts will strongly support the WMAG efforts to bring people together ( www.ChampionsPantheon.com ) Ross Iannoccaro’s Jujutsu Kumite Federation (JJKF) recognises the World Martial Arts Games as an official JJKF event.   Ross Iannoccaro’s Grapple & Strike MMA Federation (GSF)recognises the World Martial Arts Games as an official GSF event. Ross Iannoccaro’s Sport Jujutsu Federation (SJJF)recognises the World Martial Arts Games as an official SJJF event.   Ross Iannoccaro jujutsu and MMA pioneer is appointed as MMA, Grappling and Sport Jujutsu Director for the World Martial Arts Games   Eric Leclercq, president of the FFFC, recognises the World Martial Arts Games as an official FFFC event.     Sowyamvu Raj Dangol, President of the National Nepalese Martial Art Games Confederation (NNMGC) recognises the World Martial Arts Games taking place in Geneva on August 10th and 11th 2013, as an official NNMGC event and confirms that a Nepalese team will take part. Polish Jiu-jutsu Organisation (POJ – Polska Organiszacja Jiujutsu) will take part to the World Martial Arts Games 2013, Geneva, Switzerland, and will promote its next event of 22nd-24th November 2013, the ISJA World Championships in Jaworzno, Poland.   Tomasz Guja, President of the Polish Jiu-Jitsu Organisation (POJ) and promoter of the 8th World ISJA championships (Jaworzno, Poland, November 22nd-24th 2013) and his national Polish team will take part to the World Martial Arts Games 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland International Sport Jiu-jutsu Association (ISJA)will organise its 8th World Championships in Jaworzno, Poland, from 22nd to 24th November 2013. Promoter of this event, Mr. Tomasz Guja and the ISJA President, Mr. Ernie Boggs, will be in Geneva for the World Martial Arts Games, for initiating a partnership with WMAG’s promoter, Mr. Carl Emery