Craig Says! For more info on the Arnold

Craig Smith has been asked to promote Kickboxing in this years 2008 Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic held every year in Columbus Ohio.

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Arnold is one of, if not the most recognized Body Builders in the history of Body Building, and also the Governor of California. This event is the largest athletic event in the country, with Amateur and Professional sports. They have over 5,000 competitors and over 150,000 spectators visit each year.  Toki Hill (a well known Martial Artist from the 80's and 90's) hired Craig to promote the Kickboxing part of the event.  This will be the first year for Kickboxing to be a part of the event.  With over 2,000 competitors for the Martial Arts alone, Craig is hoping many of them try their skills in the Kickboxing portion of the event.  "I think many of the point fighters will try and compete in Kickboxing this year, it is the next step up from the point fighting" Craig Says.  This is a big addition to Craig's Resume whi ch includes Kickboxing and Karate Championships dating back to the early 80's.  Along with all of his promotions with the IKF/WAKO and WKKO over the years, he is considered one of the top promoters in the Country.  He was the Top promoter for the IKF for two years bringing home the award for most Kickboxers to compete at his and Clark Walters Mid-Atlantic Championships in 2004/2005.  He and Clark Walters also put on the 2nd largest Kickboxing event in the history of this Country in 2006 with over 220 fighters fighting in Va. Beach Va. He is currently a promoter for the WKKO where he and Clark put on two events a year with the EastCoast Classic (in its 8th Year) and the U.S.Classic (in its 3rd year). Being hired on to do the Arnold Classic should open doors for him in the near future with his exposure to all of the fighters through out the U.S., and all the camps that have participated through out the years at his events.  Craig wants to bring Honesty and Prestige back to Kickboxing.  Over the years many sanctioning bodies have came about and very few work together.  His goal is to have all of them put aside their differences and have National Championships together as the WKKO has in the past.  Honesty is big, with so many camps getting burned when traveling to other home towns and getting hometown or bias calls against them.  ' I don't think there should be ONE supreme sanctioning body as long as they all work together and promote Honest events, where the Fighters are the ones being taken care of.  Not the Pockets of the Sanctioning body or Promoters."  Craig Says!

For more info on the Arnold Classic go to
www.arnoldclassic.com
or go straight to the Martial Arts of the event by going to
www.arnoldmartialarts.com