"Competition Overview"
Over the past 30 years, the Leiker family has promoted countless premier sport karate events in the Midwest and in the Nation. From the Tornado Internationals, a highly sought after national event, to quality regional events.
The Leikers have been leaders, developers, innovators and competitors in the sport karate arena. They have developed rules for national and world martial arts circuits, trained literally hundreds of officials, coordinated and officiated the largest events in the world and have had a leadership presence for over 3 decades.
The Leikers direct the Pro-Am regional sport karate and the USSSA Circuit which were established to provide opportunities for youth & underbelts to learn how to compete and get prepared for national competition. The Pro-Am is located in the Midwest region of the United States and features events in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma & Nebraska.
Visit the following for national and regional events: www.proamcircuit.com [1]
"Whats Required ...Competition"
Students of World Champion, The AKT and our organization are required to attend atleast 2 of our intramural/or hosted events per year. The Intramural events are held within the karate school and are for our students only.
Why compete, you may ask?:
The answer is simple...to build confidence! There are many levels of competiton and regional and national competition is not for everyone. However, the intramural events are fun and it is where everyone receives the thrill of being a winner. Watch for our next initramural or in-school event.
February 2008 9th Annual TBA
Jarrett Leiker's KC Challenge
Fall 2007 October 26-27 2007 Hyatt Regency Hotel
The 26th Annual Tornado Internationals [2]
www.proamcircuit.com
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"Competition & Honors"
The Leikers have been selected as National Promoters of the Year and selected twice as the National Tournament of the Year. These awards were presented annually to the best in the business for national competitions. The Tornado Internationals held in May/June at the Hyatt Regency/Crown Center Convention is the event that earned the accolades of commendation. .
The tournament has seen more than 1000 competitors at the event throughout the 1990's and has hosted continuous sparring, point sparring, extreme weapons & forms, traditional forms and weapons, pankration and amateur full contact kickboxing to new a few. The event was always been noted for a first class evening finals and ranks as a "competitors choice" for national events.
The Tornados has played host to competitors from the entire United States, Canada, The United Kingdom, Mexico, Central America & many countries in Europe.It is truly an event to experience so see the best of the best in martial arts competition.
Additional Promoter Recognitions:
*Original Commissioners Sunflower State Games ... Martial Arts Competition1993-2002
*Promoters of International, National & Regional Sport Karate Events....Over 120+ Sanctioned events
"Hall of Fame"
Sensei Bob is the only 7 time Official World Champion in the Greater Kansas City Area. Additionally, he has been inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame, the Amerikick Hall of Fame, Pankration Althima Hall of Fame, National Black Belt League Hall of Fame, AKA, American Karate Association Hall of Fame Universal Internationals Hall of Fame, The Sport Karate Associaiton of the Mid-Americas,Kansas Karate Hall of Fame, and countless others.
Sensei Bob is a recipient of the Kansas House of Representatives Official Commendation as one of the nations top martial arts schools, and he has served as the Official Martial Arts Instructor for the Kansas City Chiefs for 2002-2005 seasons.
"World & International Champions"
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The Leikers have personally trained more than 25 national and world champions, in addition to the many that the Leikers have coached on their professional teams including Team IDC and Team Leiker. Sensei Bobs students have won traditional form world titles, creative form and weapon world titles, continuous sparring world titles and point sparring world titles. The diversity that Sensei Bob instructs provides a second to none caliber of competitor.
Team Leiker and Team IDC have been noted as one of the top sport karate teams in the country. Sensei Bob co-coached the worlds top sport karate team in 2001, 2002, & 2003, Team IDC. The team was extremely successful in several world games as well as prominent national tournaments. More than 20 of the team members earned world titles each year.
Sensei Bob was a national promoter with the National Black Belt League, the WSKF and is now the Chairman for the USSSA Sport Martial Arts League .
Sensei Bob Competitive Resume Part 1
- World Champion, NBL, Super Heavy Weight, Point Sparring, Panama City, Florida 2002
- World Champion, NBL, Creative Forms, Niagara Falls, Canada, 1999
- World Champion, NBL,Traditional Forms, Savannah Ga., 1998
- World Champion, NBL, Creative Forms, Colorado Springs, Co., 1997
- World Champion, NBL,Traditional Forms, Washington, D.C., 1996
- Champion, NBL, Super Heavy Weight Continuous Sparring, San Antonio, Tx. 1995
- International Champion, SKI,Creaative Forms, Hollywood, Ca. 1994
Sensei Bobs Students that went on to win World Championships.
Sensei Jarrett Leiker
- International Champion,Point Sparring, Savannah, Ga., 2000
- World Champion, NBL, Breaking,Savannah Ga., 2000
- World Champion, NBL, Traditional Weapons, Hollywood ,Ca. 2001
- World Champion, NBL, Creative Weapons, Panama CIty, Florida, 2002
- World Champion, WSKF, Traditional Weapons,Chicago, Ill, 2004
- World Champion, WSKF, Creative Weapons Forms,Chicago, Ill, 2004
- World Champion, WSKF, Traditional Japanese Forms,Chicago, Ill, 2004
Sensei John Worden
- World Champion, NBL, Continuous Sparring, 121lbs. Colorado Springs, Co. 1997
Sensei Kris Posson
- World Champion, NBL, Womens Sparring,Savannah, Ga.1998
- World Champion, NBL, Team Member, Womens Fighting Team
Colorado Springs, Co.1997Sensei Jessica Braun
- World Champion, NBL, Korean Forms, Colorado Springs, Co. 1997
Sensei Levi Tait
- World Champion, NBL,Traditional Weapons, Hollywood, Ca. 2001
Sensei Mike Manning
- World Champion, WSKF, Kenpo Traditional Forms, New Orleans, La. 2005
- World Champion, WSKF, Kenpo Traditional Forms, Chicago Ill, 2004
Sensei Kelsey Gilpatrick
- World Champion, WSKF, Continuous Sparring, Female, Chicago Ill. 2004
- World Champion, WSKF, Continuous Sparring, New Orleans La. 2005
- World Champion, WSKF, Japanese Forms,New orleans, La.2005
Sensei Valerie Bruce
- World Champion, NBL, Creative Weapons
- World Champion, NBL Japanese Forms
- World Champion, NBL Traditional Weapons
- World Champion, NBL Creative Weapons
- World Champion, NBL Creative Weapons
- World Champion, NBL Japanese Forms
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