Stars and Stripes TKD

Dear Taekwondo community,

We are pleased to announce the 5th annual Stars & Stripes Taekwondo Championships
held on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at South Valley Junior High School in Liberty, MO. Over the years the Stars & Stripes Taekwondo Championships has become known as acompetitive and organized event for both experienced Black Belts and grass root level players. As always, our goal is to provide a top quality event and a great experience for everyone involved!
In the fall of 2004, with the support of our students and a few close friends, we launched our first annual tournament. Held on September 11, 2004 three years to the day after the tragic 9/11 bombings on our country, it was decided that our tournament would be a patriotic tribute to the events that happened on 9/11/2001. Flag style awards, red and blue mats and banners, and from this the Stars & Stripes Taekwondo Championships was born. This year the 14-32 year old divisions of the 2008 Stars & Stripes Championships will be Sanctioned by Missouri
State Taekwondo Organization (MSTO) & the United States National Taekwondo Federation (USNTF) and will serve as an official qualifier for the USNTF National Team.
Thank you for your continued support of the Stars & Stripes Taekwondo Championships. Please make your hotel reservations today in order to get the best selection and rate, you will find hotel selections within this
packet. Please read all enclosed information as the Black Belt forms competition has changed slightly. Also, be sure that all information on the applications is complete and accurate in order to avoid delays. We encourage team leaders to send all information together as one complete packet. Remember NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR. Please have all applications postmarked by Saturday, October 18.
Our goal is to make this tournament a positive and educational experience. It is our hope that all participants and spectators will come to this tournament with an open mind and positive attitude and leave with a renewed and
positive appreciation of Taekwondo.
Master France Pruter
Master Kevin L. Pruter
Tournament Chairperson Tournament Chairperson