Bushido Bulletin JUNE 2021
2021 USKA NATIONALS IN NEW ORLEANS
The 2021 USKA Nationals will be held July 29 – August 1 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel, Two Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Download the 2021 USKA Nationals flyer HERE
Don’t forget to sign up
for Sunday Seminars
by Guy Holtzman, Josh
Quayhagen, Adrian
Galvan and Jenna
Galvan!
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
July 7, 2021 – Room Reservations
Call 1-800-445-2667 and mention use code
KWC or Register online with the hotel link HERE
If you do not register by this deadline, the
hotel may not have rooms available and
you won’t get the special hotel rate for the
Nationals.
July 15, 2021- Rule Change Proposals
All rule change proposals must be
submitted to uskaratealliance@gmail.com or P.O. Box
20609, Albuquerque, NM 87154
July 19, 2021 – Pre-Registration
Deadline for Tournament
Pre-registration is online at uskaratealliance.com
or by mail at P.O. Box 20609, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87154
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday, July 29
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. General Assembly Meeting
10:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. pickup up your pre- registration packets
and registration
10 a.m. – 11 a.m. State Rep and Committee Heads
11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Tournament Promoters Meeting
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Executive Board Meeting
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Judges’ Black Belt Meeting (Competition Room)
1:30 – 6:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony & Nationals Competition
for Ippon, Chanbara & Team Kata
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Score Keeper, Rules & Referee Certification
8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Chittim/Jordan Roll of Honor Meeting
Friday, July 30
8:30 – 5:00 p.m. Registration Pickup Table Open
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Black Belt Meeting (Competition Room)
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Competition for All Weapons and Kata
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Youth & Belt Kata and Weapons Grand Champion Runoff
8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Hall of Fame Meeting
Saturday, July 31
8:00 am – 12:00 p.m. Registration Table Open
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Black Belt Meeting (Competition Room)
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. All Youth and Adult Sparring Competition
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Adult Black Belt Grand Champion Sparring
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 2020 National Points Award Ceremony and Social (Dessert and
beverages, ticket required)
Sunday, August 1
SEMINARS
Register online at uskaratealliance.com or register at the door.
9:30 – 11:00 Sparring and Training Seminar
This seminar will be taught by Mr. Joshua Quayhagen, Mr. Adrian Galvan and Ms.
Jenna Galvan.
Mr. Quayhagen has won many USKA World Black Belt Grand Championships and USKA National Black Belt Grand Championships. He is the defending 2019 National Kumite Grand Champion. Mr. Quayhagen is the World Welterweight Champion with Karate Combat. He is the head karate instructor and MMA coach for his team of
professional and amateur fighters. Mr. Quayhagen is also an assistant youth pastor at his church and has founded his own non-profit organization that brings his message of what it means to be a Peaceful Warrior to the local schools.
Mr. Galvan was a member of the U.S. National Karate Team and he has competed around the world in International Events. Mr. Galvan is a USKA Hall of Fame member and grew up in the USKA setting numerous records. He has won many USKA National Black Belt Kumite Grand Championships and USKA World Kumite Grand
Championships. He also was a USKA National Points Kumite Champion for 9 consecutive years. His accomplishments in other organizations include winning the PKC Internationals Kumite Grand Champion Title 9 years in a row, being a 3-Time USA Karate National Champion, 3-Time Ozawa Cup International Champion, & he has over 200 Grand Champion Titles to his name.
Ms. Galvan was a member of the U.S. National Karate Team and has competed around the world in International Events. Ms. Galvan has won many USKA World and Nationals Kumite Grand Championships. She is a 4-Time USA Karate National Kumite Champion, USA Open Kumite Champion and 6-Time Ozawa Cup Kumite Champion.
Ms. Galvan won the PKC Internationals Kumite Grand Championship six consecutive times and was the youngest to win USKA Nationals & Worlds at 18. She was also the youngest to be inducted into United States Karate Alliance Hall of Fame at the age of 20.
Kata Seminar 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Mr. Guy Holtzman, 8th Dan Matsumura Seito, is
teaching Tsuru No Hito Koi “One Cry of The
Crane” from the White Crane System, as taught
by Sensei Nobuichi Oyakawa. Mr. Holtzman is a
many-time Nationals Kata Grand Champion and
Worlds Kata Grand Champion. He is a student
of Hanchi Phillip Koeppel and one of the Chief
Instructors under Sensei Nobuichi Roy Oyakawa.
Mr. Holtzman is the Pacific Coast Regional
Representative and a Hall of Fame Member.
Kata Seminar – 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Mr. Guy Holtzman will teach Babulien, a Breath
Kata, as taught by Grandmaster Phillip Koeppel.
