Press Release
On Saturday August 28, 2010 the Tae Kwon Do Club at UCF will host an event in the Ferrell Commons Auditorium at the University to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. The sponsor is comBATON, the martial team sport who also sponsored the event last year.
Martial artists of all ages and levels can participate in the event in which athletes are timed in a sequence of challenges. The contestant with the fastest time will win the combine. After the combine athletes will be matched up in short combaton games of three on three. Combaton, also known as martial art football, uses kicks in the same way a football player would block or tackle their opponent.
There will be a short demo game by the Combaton All Star Team before the combine begins at 10 AM.
Once the official starts the timer for the combine, the contestant will have 6 phases to go through, starting with accuracy (throwing a combaton baton), agility (going over and under a set of hurtles), kicking ability (kicking a combaton goal pole), take-down ability (kicking a grappling dummy twice and throwing it to the ground with a judo throw), quickness in cutting (running around orange cones) and a full out sprint to the finish line.
There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies for the contestants in each division. There are six divisions, starting with ages 5 thru 7 up through the over 40 group. All participants will get a free t-shirt.
Karate Depot has donated some great prizes and an iPod Touch will be raffled off. There will be other goodies as well.
The event registration starts at 8:30 AM and the event ends at 3 PM. Admission is two or more cans of food, if you are a UCF student, and for all others, the same plus $5. So, support the local food bank and come out and be challenged.
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Second Harvest Food Bank, along with other food banks nationwide, is participating in the Third Annual Hunger Action Month. The goal of this promotion is to mobilize people everywhere to get involved with fighting hunger in America.
One in Eight Americans struggle with hunger. That’s why Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is asking everyone to participate in the 30 Ways in 30 Days campaign. Giving just a little this month will help feed a lot of people.
Martial Artists Fighting Hunger is hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, August 28, 2010 as part of the national push for food donations. Martial artists will participate in a challenge event and pay for admission with a donation of either food or money for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.
