Sideswipe members join the Britney Spear Circus tour!

Sideswipe members Brendon Huor, Seth Austin and Donald Mills will now join the Britney Spears Circus tour. Matt Mullins was hired to do choreography for a martial arts number and took the team in to help out. After 3 days of seeing them work the tour coordinators asked if the team would be willing to hire on for the entire tour. So with Luke Broadlick already on the tour Sideswipe and Sharkey's Karate now has 4 members touring with Britney. With the Vegas show being pushed back to August this is a perfect opportunity in the interim.

Good job guys!!!!!! You can see the guys in a town near you click the tour link below to see the tour schedule.




You may remember these guys from “America’s Got Talent," season two.
Check out the video from week nine! They were a part of the super talented group: Sideswipe led by Matt Mulllins. Matt Mullins, also star of the kid’s show on the CW, Kamen Rider.



Luke Broadlick a KICKgen member, and 6x US Open ISKA World Champion was the first signed on the Britney Spears Circus Tour from the Sideswipe Group.



Luke has been working hard at rehearsals since January 5th as they get ready to leave for their first stop in New Orleans, LA. on March 3. The tour will take them to 36 concert dates across United States and Canada along with 9 dates in London, England in June. Dates for the rest of the world tour have not been finalized yet.


Luke says “the show is going to be AMAZING and he is so thankful for this huge opportunity to be one of her 12 dancers/8 guys and 4 girls.”


Photo and video courtesy of britneyspears.com, Sharkey’s Karate Studio, America’s Got Talent and Tammy Broadlick.

tournament update

This past weekend, KICKgen attended The Space Coast Karate Championships promoted by Mike Smith & Murray Lamb and sanctioned by FAME 2K. Having attended hundreds of martial arts tournaments in the past, I feel qualified in saying… this is a good tournament. It is very well run by the FAME 2k guys. In fact, every FAME 2K tournament is run similarly making the experience predictable and consistent for competitors. That’s a big deal – competitors have enough to worry about and FAME 2K has done a very good job making their tournaments a better experience overall for competitors and spectators. I like those guys! To learn more about FAME 2K events: http://www.fame2k.com/

Who was there?
There were a bunch of noteworthy martial artists competing on Saturday including some very recognizable KICKgen members: Lauren Kearney, Ricky Morris, C-YA, Andrew Garr, Mikey Muniz, Elizabeth and Alesia Sipes, Becca Ross (there to say hi), and the entire Full Circle Team. Have you ever seen the Full Circle Team at a tournament? They’re rather impressive team and one I think we should keep watching. You can’t miss them with their bold yellow t-shirts. Coach Rich and Coach Mike (blue overalls and yellow t) also there running the team like pros. Thanks Coach Mike for the chocolates!

So did they throw tomatoes at me?
Nope no tomatoes! KG members have made it very clear that they’re a little ticked off that we changed the platform, but the folks I ran into were willing to talk about why we did this and where we’re headed. KICKgen members are the best!

How do you add your tournament news?
Be sure to send in your tournament updates and photos. We love to share updates with members! Next tournament for KG: Orlando Challenge - see you there!

The Space Coast Karate Championships 2009

Be sure not to miss The Space Coast Karate Championships this weekend. This tournament offers martial arts athletes the opportunity to participate in over 50 separate events, ranging from beginner to senior.

The 2009 SCKC will be held in the Viera High School gymnasium, conveniently located in Central Brevard County. A concession stand will be open during the tournament. This tournament wants to make sure that you have a wonderful and memorable experience at our Championships!

KICKgen will be there! We're selling our remaining Rising Stars Calendars.

DATE: Sat. Feb.14, 2009 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
LOCATION: VIERA HIGH SCHOOL
6103 Stadium Parkway
Melbourne, FL 32940

HOW TO REGISTER
Event day registration: February 14, 2009 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

DIVISIONS:
Open Weapons
Open Forms
Traditional Weapons
Traditional Forms
Creative Forms
Open Point Sparring

COST:
PRE-REGISTRATION:
$45 for the 1st division
$10 for each additional division
Spectators $8

DAY OF EVENT:
$55 for the 1st division
$15 for each additional division
Spectators $10
Spectators 5 years and under FREE

More Tournament Information can be found: www.masdojo.com

Hey KICKgen, what's going on over there?

Hey KICKgen members how the heck are you?
This past two weeks has been insane around here at KICKgen. With great gains in technology, come huge work days and many new challenges. It is all good though.

Hey dude where’s my kicks?
Many of you have reached out to ask… where are my kicks, my featured members, newest members, my featured videos, my points and so forth. (Essentially the fun things about the old site that was engaging and important to keep) Good news! All the fun stuff is coming back beginning next week. Also, we’re still working on the accounts of a few old members.

So what are you nuts at KICKgen working on now?

• Migration issues


• Adding back member videos


• Online help


• Finishing school packages


• Event packages


• Newsletter tool


• New home page with cool stuff

More features revealed during live event
We’re hosting a live event on Monday 2/16 from 7:00-9:00 pm. During this live event we will introduce new features and ask for feedback . Be sure to log-in during this time!

Breaking News
Did you know there is a new martial arts channel launching soon? This channel is created by one of our own, Wally Faulkner. Here is a message from Wally.

Black and Blue Video along with Kickgen.com would like to invite all the members of Kickgen.com to participate in the pre-launch of Black and Blue Video's new ppv website, Martial Arts Channel. To get a preview go to http://www.martialarts-channel.com to join the list, or just send a blank email message to precisionstrike@aweber.com. That's it. You'll then receive some instructions as the time approaches. The purpose of the pre-launch is get feedback from you about any change we need to make before we open the channel to the public. Lee Barden and I, Wally Faulkner, have priced all the technique instructional video ppv at $1.00 as a way of saying thanks.

Thanks!

The KICKgen Team

Tournament update and invitation to Ireland

The US Open and the Irish Open would like to formally invite you to the largest martial arts tournament in Europe, the Irish Open International. The event has evolved into the NO 1 Tournament in Europe, nothing compares to the energy and excitement and enthusiasm which the fighters and spectators get from this truly amazing event, it is a spectacle to behold and unique in its energy and vitality and definitely not to be missed or experienced in your martial arts career.

Hot News!!!

The US Open and The Irish Open have formed collaboration. The two events will be closely linked in 2009 with all winners from the 2009 Irish Open receiving automatic seeding at the 2009 US Open event. All competitors from the 2008 US Open event will receive automatic seeding at the 2009 Irish Open. Both of these world-class events are, without question, the largest events on each continent and it is a natural progression for our sport that they are now associated with each other and cooperate in the development of Martial Arts on a global scale.

Last Year was incredible!

The 2008 Irish Open saw 27 countries attend with more than 2000 + fighters from all over the world on the mat. They had TV coverage from Setanta Sport and RTE, and it was covered in several international magazines.

Whether you come to compete, to train in a seminar, to judge and receive the commemorative shirt and or to attend the Clash of Titans, or just to watch. Go to www.irishopenonline.com and take the action that will light your personal fire and rekindle you passion for our sport…. to learn, to grow, to contribute back, to be inspired….. We continue to be amazed at the continued growth of The Irish Open and the level of competition, not just in the elite black belt sections, but also in the white and green belt sections, where many competitors are given the rare opportunity to compete against fighters from other countries at their own level. This is what makes the Irish Open a unique WORLD CLASS EVENT.

One Heck of a fun city!

Dublin is a vibrant city, with lost to do – incredible history, great pubs and restaurants to visit, first class shopping, and seriously friendly people. What is also exciting about this year is that the event is on two days before St. Patrick’s Day which is the big day for all of Ireland to celebrate all that is Irish, so it would be a wonderful opportunity for you to experience a unique European tournament at a uniquely Irish time.

Amazing flight prices are currently available at http://www.aerlingus.com/, Book your flight now!