2006
IKF
WORLD
CLASSIC RESULTS
Amateur Kickboxing Championship
Tournament

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, USA
JULY 28th, 29th & 30th

Special Thanks To

Who gave FREE Mouthguards to ALL The Fighters


Personal & Team Photos From The
2006 IKF World Classic.

If you had photos done at this years IKF World Classic and would like to purchase some, IKF photographer Glenn Berg has changed his contact phone number.
Please contact Mr. Berg at (530) 305-9453.
Glenn's e-mail address is glennberg@sbcglobal.net and his mailing address is
P.O. Box 372, Newcastle, CA, 95658

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On Any Given Sunday

As IKF Ambassador Brooks Mason said two years ago,
"The saying in football is that on any given Sunday any team can win. The champions of our sport will have no easy time at the IKF Championships as the best of the best come to meet the challenge. Fighters rise to the task when faced with great talent and our returning champions surely provide that. Don't hand out the belts quite yet as new talent will certainly emerge and increase the field of fighters to watch. I am positive there will be great fights for all the belts and we will enjoy the best tournament in America. Looking forward to seeing all of you."
Uncle Brooks

Facts & Records Of Past Tournaments

"Bring It ON!"
Once Again, The Yearly IKF Tournament Sets The Standard For Who Is The
"Best Of The Best!"
And This Time, The Message Is Heard Worldwide!

Since the beginning the IKF has lived and grown by the words of writer Robert Frost,

"Do not follow where the path may lead... Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

Like the quote, the IKF has always looked for ways to "Change The Game" for the better instead of following the ways of old. The yearly IKF Tournament is no different. Having no pattern or example to follow, the IKF was the first organization to promote an Amateur Kickboxing Tournament in America. Over the past 8 years as the boundaries of the Tournament grew along with the participation, others have tried to follow the trail of the Tournament idea by attempting duplication. However, what they discovered was that such work was hard to duplicate in following the Tournament path. On the plus side is that the addition of the other Tournaments have provided additional opportunities for the amateur kickboxers. On the minus side it means more fighters make the decision to either stay close to home (and who could blame them with the high cost of travel today) or simply go to a smaller tournament with less competition to win their yearly tournament titles. Still, regardless of their decision, all in attendance each and every year at the yearly IKF Tournament say the same thing, "There is no other Tournament that will ever be like this one... This is indeed, 'The' Tournament where the TRUE 'Best Of The Best' are found each and every year since 1999."

The inaugural year was 1999. That year 72 fighters "Walked The Walk" and 33 champions were crowned. However this Tournament was not created by just one individual or was it a dream of just one. It was, as it always has been, a creation of "Teamwork!" With the coordinated efforts of people like Joe Taylor or Ringside Boxing, Mick Doyle of Nebraska, Rob Zbilski of Illinois, Duke Roufus of Wisconsin and IKF President Steve Fossum, what started as a USA Tournament has grown worldwide in only it's 8th year of existence.

For 8 straight years now the yearly IKF Tournament has set the standard for what a REAL Championship Tournament should be for Amateur Kickboxers! From the details of the website fighter listings and matchmaking BEFORE Tournament day to the many awards given on Championship Sunday, the system that has been generating Champion after Champion has been hard to duplicate by those seeking to build their own Championship event.

After five years of accepting fighters from the United States only, the IKF answered the request of other North American Countries in 2004 and opened the Tournament up to a "North American" Classic Tournament. Over the years, the IKF has built the yearly tournament into one of the largest "TRUE AMATEUR" Kickboxing Tournaments in the World. We say "True Amateur" because there are other Tournaments around the world just as large if not larger in number of attendance and prestige, but they allow Professional fighters to compete. In addition, some of these tournaments claim to have over 1,500 competitors at their Tournaments, but a closer look uncovers the reality that only about 200 are actual "REAL" Kickboxers while the others are semi contact, point karate fighters that call themselves kickboxers. Of those 200, many are Professional fighters too.

The IKF Tournament is the only Amateur Kickboxing Tournament that only accepts Amateurs fighters. This year over 60 fighters were turned away from around the world after the IKF discovered they had fought as professionals in either Kickboxing, Mixed Martial arts or Boxing.

This year the IKF answered the call of the many outside North America that have often asked to attend by expanding the name to the IKF "WORLD" Classic Amateur Kickboxing Tournament. In numbers, sadly, 86 fighters were unable to attain their visas to attend this year. Hopefully we will see them next year. One would think that expanding the fighter acceptance worldwide would add to the number of fighters who would register to "Walk The Walk". Instead, just the opposite happened. Many did not think they or their fighters were ready to compete on a "World" stage against competition from around the world and in turn, choose not to attend. Well... Except for those who "Walked The Walk" this past weekend anyway. This is not a report to point out who did not come, but a detailed report about Who DID COME! Who showed up to "Walk The Walk!" and "Bring It ON!"

This year saw some of the BEST Fights the Tournament has EVER fielded. In all, 191 fighters showed up, 189 made weight and 186 actually competed for the 62 IKF World Classic Tournament Titles. This is a report about "Those who dared to Walk The Walk with the BEST from around the World and Bring It ON!"

And now, with an apology for our computer problem delays, we present to all of you the results of the 2006 IKF World Classic Amateur Kickboxing Tournament.

RECORDS ARE AFTER ALL BOUTS OF THE TOURNAMENT

54 JUNIOR BOYS
2 REGISTERED JUNIOR BOYS "NO SHOWED"

28 JUNIOR GIRLS
ALL REGISTERED JUNIOR GIRLS SHOWED UP AND FOUGHT

20 ADULT WOMEN
3 REGISTERED WOMEN "NO SHOWED"

86 ADULT MEN
5 REGISTERED MEN "NO SHOWED"
1 REGISTERED MAN DID NOT MAKE WEIGHT
1 REGISTERED MAN REGISTERED INTO THE WRONG RULE STYLE

So... Where did the '62' 2006 IKF World Classic Title Belts Go?
Check here and see...

TRAINER/GYM, Hometown, State, Country

# OF FIGHTERS

TEAM TITLES

TEAM Zbilski, Lake In The Hills, Illinois, USA

14

7

TEAM Voyles, Pacific, Missouri, USA

7

5

Team Greubal, Augusta, Georgia, USA

8

5

TEAM Thompson, Simpsonville, South Carolina, USA

4

4

TEAM Han, El Paso, Texas, USA

4

*4
(*) 1 Walkover Champion

TEAM Miles, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

6

3

TEAM Dring, Sherwood, Arkansas, USA

7

3

TEAM Finn, Danville, Kentucky, USA

7

3

TEAM Beltran, San Diego, California, USA

7

3

TEAM Blackorby, Peoria, Illinois, USA

5

3

TEAM Reyna, Nampa, Idaho, USA

4

2

TEAM Lessei, Dubuque, Iowa, USA

11

2

TEAM Whittington, London, England

5

2

TEAM Price, Pfafftown, North Carolina, USA

3

2

TEAM Ferrius, Chicago, Illinois, USA

4

2

TEAM Finney, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

7

2

TEAM Monyelle, Beloit, Wisconsin, USA

2

1

TEAM Williams, Nampa, Idaho, USA

3

1

TEAM Peterson, Carroll, Iowa, USA

3

1

TEAM Hill, Joliet, Illinois, USA

1

1

TEAM Bunkholt, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

2

1

TEAM Trirong, Polo, Illinois, USA

2

1

TEAM Rogala, New Lenox, Illinois, USA

1

1

TEAM Maki , Mt. Iron, Minnesota, USA

1

1

TEAM McElroy, Fox Lake, Illinois, USA

1

1

TEAM Tarpin, Davenport, Iowa, USA

2

*1
(*) Walkover Champion

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