“There’s nobody like you...you are unique in the world!!!”

These are words from a song that the famous italian singer Rita Pavone sang many years ago, but the chorus is still fashionable and fits

perfectly to the MARTIAL MARATHON, the greatest tournament in the world!

But lets go by steps. For first the WORLD

CHAMPIONSHIP, our cherry on the cake, an extraordinary

event that now overcame some of the most famous and important

open tournaments that are existing from decades as the U.S. Open,

the IRSH OPEN, the BATTLE OF CHICAGO and that made the

history of this sport.

 

Continuously from Thursday to Sunday from 9 am to 19, a thrilling

non-stop, a swarm of athletes from 90 countries from all continents

will crowd the 35 tatami prepared for this year !!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

These are the disciplines:

KARATE:

KATA (SHOTOKAN - GOJU RYU - WADO RYU - SHITO RYU - ALL OTHER STYLES) - KUMITE (SHOBU SANBON - SHOBU IPPON -

KYOKUSHIN) - POINT KARATE - KARATE SELF DEFENCE - KOBUDO

 

KICKBOXING & MUAY THAI:

FIGHT POINT/SEMI CONTACT - CONTINUOUS FIGHTING/LIGHT CONTACT - CONTINUOUS FIGHTING WITH LOW

KICK/LOWKICK LIGHT - K1 LIGHT - MUAY THAI LIGHT - K1 - FULL CONTACT - LOWKICK - MUAY THAI

 

MMA & SUBMISSION:

MMA LIGHT (IN CAGE) - SUBMISSION WRESTLING

 

ALL STYLES:

TRADITIONAL FORMS HARD AND SOFT,WITH AND WITHOUT WEAPONS - FREE STYLE FORMS HARD AND SOFT

WITH AND WITHOUT WEAPONS - EXTREME FORMS WITH AND WITHOUT WEAPONS –

TRADITIONAL PERSONAL DEFENCE – SCENIC PERSONAL DEFENCE – STREET PERSONAL DEFENCE –

SECURITY SELF DEFENCE – FREE TOTAL LIGHT COMBAT – ARMED COMBAT - BREAKING TECHNIQUES

 

KUNG FU:

FORMS – TAI CHI – DEMO TEAM - SANDA – SANDA LIGHT – SEMI SANDA

 

JU JITSU:

KICKJITSU – DEMO TEAM

 

TAEKWONDO:

ITF RULES COMBAT – KOREAN FORMS OPEN (WTF – ITF – GTF etc..)

 

So from KARATE, with all its specialty and the new of Kyokushinkai, the fight with a KO! KUNG FU with the introduction this year of full contact

sanda, to the ALL STYLES with an endless list of competitions opened to all the styles you can compare with others in various categories

such as street personal defence, the acrobatic personal defense, traditional one, and also forms categories with Kata of free interpretation,

musical kata with and without weapons, hard and soft styles, individual, pairs and team!

And again bodyguard tournament with blazing performances, and many other disciplines

opened to all such as the armed combat, the total free light combat, MMA fighting in the

famous and adrenalinic CAGE. TAEKWONDO with ITF rules for the fighting and Open for

Korean forms, ITF, WTF, GTF etc. .. and again BREAKING TECHNIQUES with some of the

best specialists of various martial arts that will compare static and acrobatic techniques

with bricks, stones and a thousand other tricks.

Again with FULL CONTACT, Lowkick, K1, Muay Thai for a full of emotions and pulsating

adrenaline, and then the SUBMISSION WRESTLING with our WTKA World Championship

and A NEW SERIES OF NEWS MAKING THEIR OFFICIAL APPEARANCE: JUDO with a

competition promoted by FIJILKAM, PILIPINO KALI where athletes will compete with the famous stick, la ITALY CUP OF KUNG FU Juniors

and Cadets of FIWUK who now works closely with WTKA, and again the WORLD CHAMPIONSIP OF YOSEIKAN BUDO!!!

And if all this were not enough, we also have one of the National Selections of the well-known OKTAGON K1tournament, and again

A PROFESSIONAL ITALIAN BOXING TITLE with the awarded Conti-Cavini’ team, number one in Italy. And THE WORLD PRO TITLE OF K1

  with our bearers Luca Pantò!

And again a FENCING MATCH of CONI Federation.

And what about WORLD CUP OF KYOKUSHINKAI where athletes fight with bare hands and KO is admitted!!

Another reason to not miss!

It 'an incredible feast of disciplines and endless news, an endless list of competitions that’s impossible to list them all.

But the show does not end here, because other disciplines, not really martial, will pop out of the Martial Marathon and will not fail to

attract the attention of many.

Infact we will have the TUG OF WAR with exhibitions and competitions where the public will be involved and even an ARMWRESTLING

TOURNAMENT opened to all and in the end the incredible and choreographic WRESTLING that never fails to attract attention of adults

and children.

It's the "Mecca" of martial arts, the world's largest tournament, but not only, because this year the MARTIAL MARATHON is also a show,

entertainment, culture. Infact there will be FIVE NEW SECTORS:

 

ORIENT FESTIVAL - REVIEW ON THE SWORD -

HOLISTIC DISCIPLINE - MARTIAL MARATHON SHOW -

INTERNATIONAL STAGES

 

These are totally new events that will increase the total area of the event to over 35,000!!! covered square meters !!!! This is crazy, unspeakable, and will be displayed and promoted all aspects of martial arts to 360 degrees, so not only competitions.

 

 

 

 

 

It’s an unmissable event for all the fans who can lost himself

between thousand of TYPICAL PRODUCT STANDS, furniture, spices,

clothes,music, bonsai, ect. and obviously all the latest news about martial arts with targeted booth of any kind.    

And again TYPICAL ORIENTAL COUSINE, Japanese, Chinese, Thai noodles with typical oriental, noodles sauteed with Chinese, Thai shrimp, cuttle fish curry with potatoes, pork Sauteed with bamboo shoots, soy, almond cookies, sweet rice, Chinese beer, Japanese beer, sake and more.

All accompanied by TRADITIONAL MUSIC CONCERTS with some of the most renowned artists such as Khrisna and Madhava Das Prema Das, performances of JAPANESE DRUMSand new age music and then demonstrations of traditional Oriental dance, tea cerimony, origami, kimono shows, chinese shadows and many other activities such asMANDALA, drowings on the sand,MONKS, photographic exhibition about Orient promoted by various embassies and consulates and cultural organizations.

 

We will then pageants arms with the MEDIEVAL COMPANY conducted by Master Angelo Ferrari , EXIBITIONS OF KATANAS AND ARMORS by Master Angelo Balconi, and again stands and exhibitions of knives among which the collection of Professor Maurizio Maltese.

The list of activities is endless and would enter dozens of HOLISTIC DISCIPLINE: Oriental bioenergetic meets the West one in an attempt of integration and comparison for the wellness of the person with the following activities:

 

YOGA: Directly from India Master Sanniasy Maule-Chandra Swami, considered the yoga guru

and master Sri Rohininandana Das and Radha Priya Dasi in collaboration with the ISKCON

institute.

CHI KUNG: seminars and lessons will be held personally by Master Roberto Sarti, and Martina

Salvemini of "vital energy" cultural association.

TAI CHI: Chinese and Vietnamese with Masters Shi-Heng-Ding and Bao-Lan.

VIPASSANA MEDITATION: One of the most ancient meditation techniques in India by Professor Alberto Bianchi one of the greatest exponents of the art.

SAMATHA MEDITATION: the way of purity, lessons by Professor Carlo Gentiloni.
 

ZEN MEDITATION: be life. practical and theoretical lessons held by Maestro Sri Rohininandana Das.

TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION: the way in body enhancement. Edited by Professor Cesare Del Vecchio.

BIOENERGETIC: combinations of physical therapy and voice psychotherapy by the

Bioenergetics Department and Dr. Matteo Sallusti.

MIND-BODY INTEGRATION: from balancing body-mind to the awareness of ourself.

Theory and Practice by Dr. Daniele Saccile.

POSTURAL INTEGRATION: the discovery of ego and of its potential. Theory and

practice lessons by Dr. Emilio Salvemini.

REBIRTHING: by Professor Michele Bonavista, one of the best experts in the discipline.

CHROMOTHERAPY: lessons and seminars held by the Chromotherapeutic Research Institute.

CRYSTALTHERAPY: edited by Professor Monica Briglia.

 

And noending shows:

THE MARTIAL MARATHON SHOW where perform, on a big main stage on Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 16.00,

some of the greatest interpreters of the martial world, including the great Japanese master

IWAO YOSHIOKA, the Chilean RAUL GUTIERREZ, the WJJF president SPARTACO

BERTOLETTI, the SHAOLIN MONKS: Shi-Yan-Cha, Shi-Yan-Le, Shi-Yan-Xiao, the great

Vietnamese Master BAO LAN, Grand Master KLAUS DINGELDEIN and many more that we

invite you to discover in our next articles.

 

And finally a long list of International Stages and Seminars with the most interesting

and deadly martial arts on the planet including:

Kung Fu: Sifu Paolo Cangelosi

direct pupil of Jo Han Tong, is undoubtedly one of the greatest performers

in the world of chinese traditional Kung Fu and his cultural and technical

aspects that he has exported in the world with outstanding results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shaolin: Venerable Shi-Yan-Da

Supervisor of temple Shaolin and abbot of temple Guan-Yin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karate: Master Iwao Yoshioka

A manager of Japan Karate Federation, Wado Ryu sector. Pupil of

Master Hironori Otsuka, at 23 years old was

overall World Champion in Kumite.

A living legend.

 

 

 

Ninjutsu: Master Franco Iadanza

Direct pupil of Master Takumi Ogawa and Master Miura Masaru

omes to Ninjutsu under directionof Grand Master Shoto Tanemura,

directing the official Federation in Italy.

 

 

 

 

 

Muay Thai: Samart Payakaroon

The living legend of Muay Thai Mondiale, several times champion

of Lumpinee Stadium and WBC World Champion in

Super Bantamweight category.

Realy a star in combat sports, consecrated by entire world

 

Knife and Blast Program:

Master Fabio Ganna

From Karate to Jeet Kune Do, then he improve his combat/defence

technique with free hands, with stick and knife with military like techniques.

 

Fushih kenpo: Master Raul Gutierrez

Founder and technic Director of the discipline. One of the greatest

specialist of personal defence techniques in the world. Founder of responsible

of I.P.S.A.system: International Police end Security

Association. US and european Police corps Instructor.

                

     

Ving Tsun: Grand Master Klaus Dingeldein

 Founder of European Ving Tsun Federation,

represents one of the biggest reference of Ving Tsun in the world.

 

 

Pencak Silat : Prof. Maurizio Maltese

Illustrious Chief and Founder of FISAM (Superior Institute of Martial Arts

and psychophisical discipline) for the diffusion and

development of pilipino and southeast asian martial arts.

 

 

 

 

 

Lao Long Dao: SuTo Marco Guarneri

Develop and perfect the style due to constant trips to Vietnam

where he met with the greatest exponents of the art.

 

 

Shorinji Kempo Ryu: Master Giacomo Vinci

Depositary of ancient self-defence martial arts that comes from studies

on traditional “Shorinji Kempo” of Doshin So.

 

 

 

Viet Vo Dao & Viet Tai Chi: M. Bao Lan

Scion of last vietnam emperor Bao Dai family, come in Italy to frequent

Engineering at University

and began to teach and diffuse Viet Vo Dao with excellent worldwide results.

 

Gatka: Guru Shabad Singh

Under the guide of Master Yogi Bhajan he enter the study and practice

of Gatka, developing the style in italy.

Unique martial artist in the west world of ancient sciamanic discipline of sword terapy.

 

Sicilian Stick: Master Orazio Barbagallo

Encode the five existing styles of the discipline, universal depositary

of Sicilian Stick, he export it with great success into the world.

And many more that we will present in details in future articles.

 

An impressive list of activities of very high level that will make

Versilia Fair Complex the world center of martial arts and combat sports!

President dr Michele Panfietti

 

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