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Martial arts tournament kicks off at Riverside Military Academy
Competitors of all ages looking to earn national champion titles
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A martial artist breaks a wooden board with a kick during a previous Atlantic Pacific Tang Soo Do Foundation national championship. A range of belt competitions will be conducted Friday night and Saturday at Riverside Military Academy.
This weekend, hundreds of martial arts competitors ranging in ages and belt colors will converge on Riverside Military Academy’s Curtis Hall Gym to push their limits in the Atlantic Pacific Tang Soo Do Foundation’s national championships. The competition begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday with the black belt competition, and Saturday morning kicks off with opening ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. Demonstrations from the karate masters and schools will follow Saturday morning. Then the black belt grand champions will be announced, and competition in all other divisions will begin.