Battle of Britain
Quest for Champions 

The Battle of Britain is a two-day annual open martial arts event for competitors from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland involving all disciplines without exception.  The primary objective is to establish true ‘British Champions’ in all categories who will then be selected to represent their own country in the annual WorldMAC Four Nations Challenge and sponsored, if selected, for the WorldMAC Fighting Spirit Squad to represent Great Britain at all international martial arts tournaments.  This event offers groups and individuals the opportunity to compete regardless of age, size, gender or grade in the martial art, style or system they represent.  The concept of mixed martial arts competitions originated in 1996 with Karate, Semi-contact, Light-continuous, and Muay Thai events all taking place at the same time in one arena.

The annual ‘Battle of Britain’ includes championship titles for Judo, Ju-jitsu, Kendo, Aikido, Karate, Kung-fu, Taekwondo, Escrima, Semi-contact, Light-continuous, and the ring sports of amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai.  In addition, there are categories for all styles of kata and forms, which include weapons, creative and musical sections.  Such an event requires the participation of all major martial arts groups in the United Kingdom that have within their ranks not only exceptionally talented competitors, but also unbiased referees, judges and officials willing to take an active role in the tournament. 

The martial arts competition circuit in the United Kingdom has deteriorated dramatically over recent years, not only in numbers, but also in standards.  Whilst there are still some professionally managed tournaments taking place, the majority of these relate to specific groups and entry is limited due to the restricted number of martial arts included at these events.  Most of the major martial arts competitions now take place overseas and many competent, highly skilled martial arts practitioners rarely get the chance to compete due to the high cost of entries, travel and accommodation.  The expense of travelling throughout the British Isles alone prevents many from competing and, therefore, the much higher costs involved with international events often prove prohibitive.  If an organization is prepared to fully sponsor a martial arts squad to enable it to participate in international tournaments, the members of such a team must be the best of the best.  Tournaments at which national or international championship titles are awarded only to competitors from the same areas that host the events bring the concept of ‘real champions’ into question.  It is the intention that all Battle of Britain Championship Titles are only awarded to those that have competed against the very best in their field throughout the United Kingdom.

The Battle of Britain event will take place every year and the organisers would like to hear from groups participating in competitions involving any martial art.  These must be prepared to provide qualified officials and competitors of a very high standard for the annual Battle of Britain event, which will become the most prestigious tournament on the martial arts calendar, and provide accredited championship titles, international sponsorship, and overseas travel.  This is an opportunity for every martial arts body in the United Kingdom to unite and promote their systems on a global level and compete against the very best the nation has to offer.

Due to the enormity of this annual event and to allow pre-registration, all entry and spectator fees must be paid before the closing date.  This will be no later than two weeks prior to the event and will be shown on all promotional material.

* To register interest and receive further information contact:

WorldMAC Alliance
Buckrose House
Commercial Street
Norton
North Yorkshire
YO17 9HX

E-mail: wmac@worldmac.org

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