Dunham's Martial Art Training Center
Art of American Kenpo
Springfield's Karate Kid Contest
Do you have what it takes to become Springfield Missouri's Karate Kid?
The Karate Kid Training Day will tie into the contest by teaching families in the community about the personal development skills that the original and upcoming Karate Kid movies promote. For children and families, we will discuss the effects of bullying, how to avoid bullying, and how to protect yourself from a violent bully. For adults, we will focus on teaching some defensive skills and martial arts movements for improved health. We will also teach how our school can help all students to improve their focus, confidence, and health in a fun way that works for the whole family.
Join us in our competition to earn the title of Springfield's Karate Kid.
The contest will run from Friday June 4th through Friday July 16th.
We are looking for children ages 4-12 and teens/adults ages 13+ to submit a video of their best empty handed (no weapons) martial arts moves.
There are two simple ways to enter:
1. Submit Your Video Here on our Youtube page
-or-
2. Submit your video by email to scholarofkenpo@gmail.com
We will be awarding a Grand Prize to the best child performance and the best adult performance. The Grand Prize will include a Free martial arts training outfit, 2 private lessons with the Head Instructor of Dunham's Martial Arts, 6 Months of classes, and a Free Martial Arts Pizza Party or Buddy Night for themselves and up to 15 friends (over $997 value).
All runners-up will receive a Free Martial Arts Pizza Party/Buddy Night for themselves and up to
15 friends.
Now for the Rules of the Contest:
1. By submitting your videos you are verifying that you have read and agree to follow all contest rules.
2. In your video you must begin by introducing your a) name, b) age, c) what city you live in, d) how you heard about us, and e) why you believe you deserve to become Springfield's Karate Kid
(adults can be kids too, see Ralph Macchio in the original Karate Kid).
3. While anyone is welcome to submit their video, contestants must be residents of Springfield, Mo
to be eligible to win.
4. Videos should show your best empty handed martial arts moves (that means no weapons).
You may include practice weapon demonstrations for fun but they will not be judged for the contest.
5. You may submit up to two videos. The best of the two will be judged.
6. Videos should be between 30 seconds-2 minutes in length and should show a variety of moves.
7. Your performance can be solo or with a partner or partners.
8. Partner performances will be judged separately so make sure everyone who is entering the contest states their name, age, city and reason they believe they should become Springfield's Karate Kid.
9. Since our goal is to have fun and showcase the true spirit of the martial arts it must be stated that any videos displaying illegal activity, actual violence to living creatures or someone else's property, or foul language will be deleted, reported, and will not be judged.
10. You give Dunham's Martial Arts full permission to use your videos, images, and name in anyway we see fit for the purpose of this contest and any future promotions.
11. Contestants under 18 must get parents permission to be eligible to win.
12. Contestants agree that should they win any of our contest prizes they will make every effort to utilize their prize.
13. Contestants do not need any prior martial arts experience to enter.
14. Martial artists from other schools are certainly welcome and encouraged to submit their performance for fun, however contestants currently training at another martial arts school are ineligible to win due to the difficulty in training in two places at once.
15. Dunham's Martial Arts reserves the right to disqualify contestants at its discretion. We also reserve the right to decline the acceptance of students if we feel it is not in the best interest of both parties.
16. Current and past students of Dunham's Martial Arts are encouraged to submit, but are inelible for the
Grand Prize (we will be having our very own in school competition).
17. At the end of the contest on July 16th judges will select one grand prize winner for our children's contest and one grand prize winner for our adult contest. The winner will be contacted through Facebook message or email depending upon their method of entry. If the grand prize winner does not respond within three days of being contacted or in the event of a sudden disqualification, the grand prize will go to the next best submission.
Train Smart, Train Hard, Have Fun, and
Be Your Best!!!
Enter Now
1. Submit Your Video Here on our Youtube page
-or-
2. Submit your video by email to scholarofkenpo@gmail.com
Interested in getting started sooner?
Call us and register for our Free Karate Kid Training Day on Saturday, June 19th
766-2682
Our training day will be Saturday, June 19 (day before Father's Day). We will have a kids class for ages
4-12 from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, a family class for parents and their children from 12:30 - 1:30 PM, and a teen/adults only class for 13+ from 2:00 - 3:00 PM.
If you have not yet seen our videos on how training at our school can help you, Click here to view them.
Before you settle on anywhere else, come experience our training and see how it can change your life.
You never know, it might be the best thing you ever did for yourself.
Call us at: (417) 766-2682 We are conveniently located in Springfield, Mo. 1/2 mile
Email us at: Scholarofkenpo@gmail.com west of MSU Campus and just a short drive from
Our address is: 1322 W. Grand, Springfield, Mo. 65807 Nixa, Ozark, Republic, and Bolivar.
