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Over 100 Registered For Las Vegas K-1 Tryouts
Jul 15, 2004
By Mike Afromowitz ([link widoczny dla zalogowanych Użytkowników])

Las vegas, NV: In a span of seven days, K-1 has received over 100 applicants for the open fighter tryouts that it will conduct on Thursday, August 5th and Friday, August 6th at Las Vegas, Nevada’s Bellagio Hotel and Casino.

“We’re very pleased to see such an overwhelmingly positive response in such a short period of time,” said K-1 USA CEO Scott Coker, who devised the two-day program to bolster the roster of competitors in the Superheavyweight (200 pounds and above) and J-Max (154 pound limit) divisions maintained by the martial arts fight promotion. The tryouts are open to fighters who meet these weight specifications and who have competitive experience in any type of martial art and/or the sport of boxing.

“When I created this program, I did so with the intention of attracting fighters from every neck of the woods so we would be able to take a good look at the existing pool of talent throughout North America and give everyone an equal shot at becoming a part of the greatest martial arts fighting sport in the world. Nearly every professional sports league – whether it’s the NFL or the NBA – conducts some sort of open tryout every year so that scouts and other recruiters have an opportunity to assess all sorts of potential out there that might not otherwise come to their attention. Why should K-1 be any different?”

Coker’s brainchild, which will precede Saturday, August 7th’s K-1 “Battle At The Bellagio III” fight card, will see auditioning athletes demonstrate their combat skills by going through a variety of striking drills on pads and sparring with one another. Representatives from K-1 headquarters in Japan as well as K-1 USA, the North American outfit of the fight promotion, will be on hand to take in the action and make recruiting decisions. The tryout sessions will not be open to the public.

Fighters who wish to take part in the tryouts must arrange to do before Tuesday, August 3rd by scheduling an appointment with Sven Bean, K-1 USA’s Director of Fighter Development. Mr. Bean can be reached via telephone at (303) 246-5237 or via email at [link widoczny dla zalogowanych Użytkowników]. Depending on the number of athletes who register, the trials may be extended to Saturday, August 7th.

All K-1 tryout participants will be required to make their own travel and lodging arrangements and to bring their own equipment (16 ounce boxing gloves, mouth guard, groin protector, and shin guards) for use during sparring sessions. Additionally, each contestant must bring to his tryout a personalized biography that lists his height, weight, date of birth, residence, fighting discipline, competitive record, and achievements (if applicable).

K-1 is a martial arts fighting sport that derives its name from its inclusion of a wide array of combat disciplines, including Karate, Kung-Fu, and Kickboxing (“K”), and its intent to determine one champion in one ring (“1”). After being staged for the first time in Japan in 1993 under the direction of founder Master Kazuyoshi Ishii, it later evolved into the country’s most popular sport and achieved popular culture status there as its athletes turned into larger-than-life celebrities.