2025 USBA/WBA Bay State Breaking Championship

Name: 2025 USBA/WBA Bay State Breaking Championship
Start: 2025-03-15T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-15T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Center For Martial Arts And Fitness

Schedule

Sat Mar 15 2025 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Center For Martial Arts And Fitness | Chicopee, MA

Register at www.usbawba.org. Deadline to sign up is March 9th.
Event Location - Center For Martial Arts @ Falls Polish Home - 27 Grove St., Chicopee, MA 01020 *2nd Floor
Parking - All spectators should park on the left of the building near the Polish National Credit Union. PLEASE do NOT park in the small lot with the busses.
Competitors who need to bring in equipment - There is additional parking behind the venue as well.
Spectator Fee is $5 for Ages 12 & Up.
ALL PROCEEDS will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association.
USBA/WBA Northeast Regional Event with Competitor Points Awarded
Breaking Events
*Creative Multi Directional Wood
*Power Wood (hand, elbow, foot)
*Power Concrete (hand, elbow, foot)
*Non-Spaced Wood (Hand, Elbow, Foot)
Additional Events:
*Open Forms
*Open Weapons
*Adaptive Creative Wood Breaking
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
7:30-11:00 am: ISKA North American Breaking Championship
11:00 am: Opening Ceremony - National Anthem by Chick Guyette
11:30 am: Adaptive Creative Breaking Divisions
* All Junior Breakers should be prepared to go at 11:30 am. Adult Beginner/Intermediate Breakers will begin (about 1pm)
*Adult Black Belt Breaking Divisions (USBA events, not ISKA) will begin after all 12 & Under Divisions are finished. (About 2pm)
* Power Wood needs to be pre-spaced and taped.
* All ages/levels will set up their power events before the competition begins. We will have plenty of blocks available and all divisions should be ready to break when called.
All Martial Arts Styles Are Welcome. We run a family-orientated, highly competitive tournament that is great for the experienced athlete or the first-time competitor. We are here to make your competitive experience a positive one!

Tournament Registration Fees. $75 for Unlimited Events
All boards and block are $3 each.
Board Sizes: Kids 7 & under 6x12x1/2" - 8-12 yrs 10x12x5/8" - 13 & Up 10x12x1"
We will have limited boards available for creative breaking on site.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. This event is located on the 2nd floor and IS NOT accessible. We will be happy to assist anyone who needs help.
Creative Breaking Rules: Beginner/Inter
(4 stations) - Advanced BB (8 stations) 3 Minute Time Limit
*1 station may a single break, simultaneous breaks or multiple break in the air. The air kicks must be after second foot leaves the floor and before the next foot touches the ground. Spacers may be used. Competitors have 3 minutes to set up, complete and clean up their break. Your time starts from "Begin" and stops when you are finished setting up. Time resumes when you break your first board and ends when your ring is clean.
Power Breaking Rules: 1 strike to break as many pine boards as you can. Carpenter pencils are used as spacers for spaced events (all events under 18 use spacers). ALL POWER BOARDS MUST BE PRE-TAPED. Competitors may set up their stands (we will provide concrete blocks) before the 5 minute, set up time limit is started. When time is started, competitors and a helper stack their wood or concrete and call your name and "Time" to signal you are done setting up. USBA Ranking comes into play because it is a sanctioned event and competitors with more points get to go last in order. There is an advantage to going last because you know exactly what you need to do to win.