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Good Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship is a responsibility that should be shared by Athletes, Officials, Coaches and Spectators.

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Bare Essentials is the official medical staff team at

AAU National Championships

2008 World Junior Championships

Congratulations to five AAU Junior Team Members who made the

US National Junior Team and competed May 7 - 11 against the best in the world at the 7th World Junior Championships in Izmir, Turkey.

Salina Tubbs

Olie Burton III

Victoria Stambaugh

Gabriella Vazzanna

Thomas Lee

Salina won five fights to win Gold and became the Junior World Champion. What an amazing feat. Olie won four fights then lost to Korea 2-1 to earn Bronze. Victoria had a bye in the first round and then lost 4-3 in the second round to the eventual Bronze medal winner from Azerbaijan. Gabriella also had a bye in the first round and then lost 3-2 to Turkey. Thomas won his first two fights then lost in overtime to Turkey, the eventual Bronze medal winner.

Salina Tubbs

Gold

Junior World Champion

Female Flyweight

Olie Burton III

Bronze

Male Finweight

2008 AAU Taekwondo National Championships

The deadline date for hotel reservations at the Madison Concourse hotel--our headquarters--is MAY 18th. After that date they will not guarantee the room availability or the contracted rate! Make your plans now!

So far over 7000 athletes have qualified to compete in Madison.

With 36 qualifiers completed and 4 to go we anticipate a great event.

Click the Events tab on the left for a list of remaining events.

We look forward to seeing you there.

For information on Travel to and around Madison

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For information on dates, schedules, online registration, etc.

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ONLINE REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED!

Uniform Requirement Update For National Events

The letters “AAU”, “USA”, State Name and Team Name (non offensive) may be worn on the lower rear portion of the dobok top. The AAU National Team Member Uniforms and the AAU National Championships’ Uniforms are acceptable.

Refer to the 'AAU Taekwondo Rule Book' under 'General Competition Guidelines' for all other equipment and uniform requirements.

AAU Taekwondo Team

At the 2008 German Open

Competing March 8 & 9

Our team joined over 1300 Competitors for

one of the largest Opens in Europe

Congratulations to all!

Team Results

Four Golds, Two Silvers

Olie Burton III

Gold

Junior Male -45

Anees Hasnain

Gold

Junior Female -42

Samantha Saltamachia

Gold

Junior Female -46

Salina Coppersmith Tubbs

Gold

Junior Female -44

Emilia Morrow

Silver

Junior Female -52

Jason Neville

Silver

Senior Male -78

Click the team members photo to find out more about them..

Complete Results

The 2008 AAU Taekwondo Team won more Gold Medals than any other Team competing at the 2008 German Open. The AAU is proud of the entire team for this great accomplishment.

For Team Results

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AAU Referee Officiates at the German Open

In addition to the AAU Taekwondo Team’s strong performance at the 2008 German Open, another milestone was achieved for the program. The Chair of the Technical Rules Committee, Scott Fiorillo, represented AAU Taekwondo as a referee for the event. Mr. Chuong Pham was instrumental in securing officiating opportunities throughout Europe for AAU Taekwondo referees.

The National President's Challenge kicks off March 20!

Go Out and Play!

There are many ways to get involved. You can participate with your school, your employer, your family or yourself. All the details are here www.presidentschallenge.org

2007 - 2008 AAU Membership is Available

AAU Membership runs from September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2008

AAU Membership is required by Athletes, Coaches and Officials

to participate in all AAU sanctioned events.

Membership benefits include accident insurance (which is secondary and applicable after any primary coverage) for all properly sanctioned AAU events and supervised practices of member clubs.

$12 for Athletes 17 years and under

$22 for Athletes 18 years and up

$14 for Coaches

Youth Leadership Award

For information on this scholarship award

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1995

Officials & Coaches

have attended 81 clinics during the 2008 Competition Year

For upcoming clinics, click the 'Tournament Events' tab on the left.

To view a list of those that have taken clinic

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AAU Taekwondo

'Year In Review'

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Point Sparring Rules Update

Two Point Head Kick, One Point Body Kick and One Point for Punches

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Programs

Insurance for AAU Taekwondo Clubs

The Amateur Athletic Union is proud to announce the creation of two new benefits for clubs participating in AAU programs. After listening to the needs of clubs, the AAU has made these new benefits available to its club members: Directors and Officers insurance benefit and the Wrap Around insurance benefit.

Find out more about the AAU Insurance Program for individual members and clubs.

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