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Tiger Claw Sponsors Wushu, Kung Fu Teams

“FREMONT, CA—Tiger claw has been named the official sponsor of the men’s and women’s U.S. Wushu National Team and the official martial arts supplier for the United States of America Wushu-Kungfu Federation.  Both sponsorships will last until 2009, which will encompass two major international competitions in Beijing: the ninth World Wushu Championships and the Wushu Tournament Beijing.”

TC Media Partners with Breakthrough Interactive Group

FREMONT, CA—Tiger Claw recently announced a partnership between sister company TC Media International and Breakthrough Interactive Group. TC Media, publisher of Kung Fu Tai Chi, will join forces with BIG, owner of the Martial Arts Channel, to support marketing and promotional initiatives in the martial arts industry through internet television, martial arts schools and live events.

“We’re very excited to be partnering with Breakthrough,” said Gigi Oh, head of TC media. “Breakthrough has proposed many promising projects, and TC Media is always eager to explore the frontier of martial arts promotion. We are very hopeful that the co-operation of the two companies can take the martial arts to the next level on the Internet and beyond.”

“This partnership is a win-win for both companies,” said Tony Cort, CEO and founder of BIG. “TC Media International Inc. is a leader in the martial arts field with specialization in equipment and apparel manufacturing and distribution, magazine publishing, training DVDs, and more. This partnership will be advantageous for the entire industry and martial artists worldwide.”
—Black Belt, January 2008.

A Colorado Karate Association (CKA) tournament held at the Softball Country Hub on September 8, yielded several champions from Five Star Martial Arts. Approximately 400 competitors entered the competition and again, competitors from Five Star Martial Arts showed their expertise. Phillip Willett, Jr. was awarded Grand Champion for his performance of a traditional kata. Competing and placing in the traditional kata divisions were: Bill Feliss, Marcellino Ortiz, Sr., Phillip Willett, Jr., Shaylene Wilkinson, and Sensei Jeff Stenson. Competing and placing in weapons was Marcellino Ortiz, Jr. who placed 1stby whooshing around the mats with the double broadsword and Phillip Willet, Jr. swinging his staff placed third. Competing and placing in the musical kata divisions wereShaylene Wilkinson who rocked to Bon Jovi, and Sensei Jeff whose “flash” is talked about all over – “He’s the camera guy!”. And since you can’t have a martial arts tournament without fighting, all of the above competitors kicked their way to the top to make their mark on the mats.

Sensei Jeff also competed in (and placed First!) in the continuous sparring division at the National Tournament held Friday, September 7. He was already tired before he started on Saturday morning.

Phillip Willett, Jr. and Sensei Jeff also competed in the America’s Cup, a National Qualifying Tournament on August 25, held at the National Western Complex. This tournament was to qualify Black Belts for an invitation to the Disney’s Martial Arts Festival. Phillip, although not a Black Belt, competed just for fun and placed first in both traditional kata and weapons. Sensei Jeff earned his invitation(s) and was the Number One Competitor for the tournament after his performances in traditional kata, creative kata, musical kata, and sparring.

Students at Five Star Martial Arts are encouraged to participate in tournaments to show their art, to learn from their experience, and see what other martial artists have to offer. For class or tournament information, visit the website at www.fivestarmartialarts.com.

Black Belt Essential Gear: Graphite Competition Staff

By forgoing wood in favor of carbon, Tiger Claw has cut the weight of the standard 50-inch bo to a mere 11.6 ounces (add 1.5 ounces for the 60-inch version) in its Graphite Competition Staff. To make transportation more convenient, it breaks down into two parts and comes with a nylon case.

Fremont, California, June 4, 2007 — Tiger Claw is proud to announce the new partnership between its sister company TC Media International, Inc. and Breakthrough Interactive Group, Inc. TC Media publishes Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine, handles media production and facilitates retail sales. Breakthrough Interactive Group owns MACexperience.com. MAC—Martial Arts Channel—is a multimedia portal that delivers the richness, diversity and excitement of martial arts to the general public. This dynamic partnership includes joint promotion and marketing activities, eCommerce activity, Web site linking and sharing textual and/or video content. The strategic working relationship is designed to support marketing and promotional initiatives in the martial arts industry through Internet television, martial arts schools and live event based activities.

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