Minutes on the special IBSSA and IBSSA ISF Board meeting Novi Sad, Hotel Park 7th October 2005

Attended by

• Prof. George POPPER – President of IBSSA
• Dr. Rony KLUGER – General Secretary
• Dr. Marko NICOVIC – 1st Vice President
• Mr. Joe B. MIRZA – IBSSA ISF Executive President
• Dr. Fritz WENDLAND – Honorary Founding member
• Mr. Dusan DACIC – IBSSA ISF Vice President for Karate

Subject

IBSSA Congress and AAU Karate National Tournament 2006 June Miami / USA

According to the previous preparations and agreements the following decisions were taken

IBSSA 11th Congress and AAU (American Athletic Union) national karate championships will be held in Miami / Florida from 26th June 2006 till 2nd July 2006.

AAU national karate championships is one of the largest martial art events of the world and is well known as one of the highest quality championships with over 6000 participants. The coming championships will have a large number of foreign participation (IBSSA members are invited to take this unique opportunity to be part of such a quality event, which includes seminars with world class teachers, and opportunity to compete with world class athletes. The championship is open to children, juniors, cadets, seniors in kata, kumite and kobudo.)

Detailed information and rules can be found on the AAU Website

It was agreed that the one-week program would contain the following events

1. XI. IBSSA Congress
2. AAU karate championships
3. Karate and other martial arts (like Aikido, Ju Jitsu, Krav-Maga and VIP-protection) clinics held by world famous masters and instructors
4. Bodyguard World Championships
5. Press conferences

It was also agreed during the Board Meeting that the karate championships and all clinics are organised by AAU, while IBSSA Congress and Bodyguard World Championships are the responsibility of the IBSSA leadership.

The HQ hotel will be the same for both events, IBSSA Congress and IBSSA registration will be held there.

20th October 2005

IBSSA HQ