To Master Sandy,
Just to let you know, Mr. Phil Nurse has several fighters fighting at the IKF/RINGSIDE USA National Amateur tournament in Kansas City on September 7th, 8th and 9th.
From New York, here are the fighters willing to "Walk The Walk" to be the Best Amateurs in the USA;
Greg Ardon trained by Mr. Phil Nurse
Michael Reno trained by Mr. Phil Nurse
Joe Sampieri trained by Mr. Phil Nurse
Chris Ascari trained by Mr. Phil Nurse
Sean Seagrave trained by Mr. Phil Nurse
Kimberly Tomes trained by Mr. Phil Nurse
Rebecca Natt trained by Mr. Phil Nurse
(James Wellington trained by Mr. Phil Nurse was going, but was injured this week in training)
Also from New Your;
Max Lestage trained by Kirk Robison

To see who else is "Walking The Walk" at this years event with over 250 USA Amateurs attending, please go to this page link;

http://www.ikfkickboxing.com/USN01Finalist.htm

This is a great event made possibly by "MANY" Promoters, Trainers, Officials and of course, those fighters willing to go against THE BEST in the USA to win a TRUE National title instead of winning one from the guy across town like ALL of us organizations use to be guilty of in the past. Pay a sanctioning feee, get yourself a title, you all know the game... We're sure you know what we mean here. However, the IKF and Ringside have worked hard to change all that and if we want our sport to be taken seriously by those of the IOC, this is where the work starts.
This event is made possible as well by the Great Staff at Ringside.com. This event is GREAT because of these people, NOT because of a bunch of letters, (IKF, ABC etc...) so this is not an IKF plug here. We are proud to be a part of it, but it's because of all those involved that make it the Greatest Amateur Event in USA Kickboxing History. It's THEIR Event! Those involved...
Sure there are reasons many amateurs can't make it to this event due to expenses, work schedules, etc. etc. However, if they want to be known as the best, they will find a way to get there. If an amateur thinks he/she is or wants to be truly known as "The Best", they will be at this event... And if not... well, no need to comment...
In the end, we will crown 67 new USA Amateur National Champions with $185.00 Title Belts made of Real Leather and solid Brass.
We hope to see many of you there if not participating, at least to watch it all happen...