belt Grand Champions. It

was a great tournament to

a�end.

Old Man Winter didn’t

deter almost 200 compe�-

tors from a�ending the

King of the Ring Karate

Championships held at the

Jennings Learning Center

in Akron, OH. Master Lee

Harris promoted this

smooth running event.

With Master Dale

McCutcheon on the micro-

phone and Darla Medal,

Derrick Fickes and me on

the floor, the event was

finished at an early �me.

The awards were very im-

pressive and the compe�-

tors gave it

their best

to win one.

Master

Harris gave

$200 cash

money to

the Jr and

Adult Black

King of the Ring Recap

Ultimate Force Martial Arts Championships

Next and final PKC4 tournament for

the 2014 season is the Ul�mate

Challenge Mar�al Arts, which will be

held Saturday December 6, 2014 at

University of Pi�sburgh

Trees Hall

Aliquippa and Darragh Street

Pi�sburgh, PA 15213

Master Cur�s Smith promotes this

long �me PKC tournament and I

promise you not only a fair and well

run tournament but, beau�ful

awards as well. Recogni�on is what

the compe�tor can look forward to

as they receive their awards on an

Olympic style podium. An opportuni-

ty for a perfect picture for the com-

pe�tor’s families. This is the last

chance to get final PKC3 & PKC4

points to finish the compe�tors 2014

season. Pre registra�ons are due no

later than December 3, 2015 and for

more informa�on call

Master Cur�s Smith at 412 661 2244.

Tournament Dates to

Remember!

• December 6th — Ultimate Force Karate

Championships

• January 30th & 31st — King Cobra Karate

Championships

Master Barton’s Blog November 2014

Shortly a?er the tournament the Awards le�ers will

be sent out to all PKC4 compe�tors. This will be

your official no�fica�on of the final standings. Res-

erva�ons for the 2014 PKC4 Champions Awards ban-

quet will need to be sent in for you and your guest

to be in a�endance. Please be prompt as we need

to order the Beau�ful Awards for each and every

compe�tor. We give a plaque award for each and

every place no ma�er how much depth. No com-

pe�tor who competed in Region IV will go home

without plaque to record their accomplishments in

PKC4 History.

The 39th Annual King Cobra Karate Championships

will take place January 30/31, 2015. This Triple

Point PKC na�onal and regions II, III and IV tourna-

ment will be held at the Avalon Hotel and Confer-

ence Center 16 West 10th St Erie, PA 16501. The

Friday night event is the Best of the Best compe�-

�on with special events, also the Interna�onal Black

Belt Team fight between USA and Canada will do

ba�le for the �tle. Currently Team Canada holds the

honor.

Saturday’s tournament will start promptly at 10 am

with our tradi�onal bow in and introduc�ons. Self

Defense will follow and the tournament will

jump into full ac�on with some of the best

tournament director and coordinators. A?er-

wards, the 2014 PKC IV Awards Banquet will

start at 6:30pm. Each compe�tor, their fami-

lies and friends will share the past years accom-

plishments in an evening to remember forever.

It is very IMPORTANT to be on �me for the best

pre-registra�on,

our EARLY BIRD pre-registra�on that EXPIRES

December 1st, 2014. If received by 12-1-2014

the compe�tor will get all of Saturdays events

paid, tournament t shirt and one two day Adult

or Child spectator pass for only $45. On De-

cember 2nd the pre-registra�on goes to $50

and no spectator pass. Online pre-registra�on

can be done at www.kingcobrakarate.com and

payment can be made through paypal. Do not

miss out on this great opportunity.

If you have any ques�ons you may call me at

814 860 1602

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Master John K. Barton

President PKC4

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