I agree with Gago! I've been to many events and often felt this way. It should and in my opinion has always been a fair day at The Edge. The biggest clarification for most is the rules. If people train with the rules in mind then they should win. The ultimate proof is when you can watch the video with a judge or even myself and we can show someone all the reasons why they did or did not win.
The nice thing is that our judges go through about two to three weeks (roughly 5-10 sessions) of practice judging which really helps. It was the only way we could guarantee the quality of someone seeing the different exchanges.
With that said we can always use people from varying organizations to help out. So if anyone would like to be a guest judge we would love to have you on board. Obviously we would need to connect prior to the tournament to have you do a few practice rounds.
On that note, we usually have a day where other competitors can come out and spar with and around some of the judges and other competitors. This gives everyone a chance to modify their game plan with the rules in mind weeks before the tournament.
I'll be honest, those that didn't make the practice sessions did pretty good. Those that either made the practice sessions and or have returned to the tournament from previous years have done phenomenal!!! This being said, that has been the case with our schools competitors in other tournaments as well.
I'll keep everyone informed on when these dates will be.
Hope to see more people out here on May 17th bringing FMA and Weapons Competitions to the front of the line.
Sincerely,
Guro Larry, Heidi and Lauren St. Clair
The Always Improving Martial Way Academy
American Top Team Trained and Certified MMA Affiliate
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