# Jeff Speakman&#39;s Kenpo 5.0 Southern States Regional Tournament 2025

> Competition in San Antonio, Texas, United States | April 12, 2025

## Overview

**Event Type:** Competition

**Description:** Para traducion en español habla con Julianna Torre.

Parents and Students,

We are excited to announce the 12th Annual Jeff Speakman's Kenpo 5.0 Southern States Regional Tournament.

Tournament competition offers students the opportunity to put their training to the test while showcasing their individual talent, skill-level, and improvement.

Parents, family, and friends are encouraged to come cheer on their student(s)! On-site parking will be available, but limited, so arrive early. The spectator fee/donation is $5 for adults and children 5 years and older. Outside food/drink (other than water) will not be allowed inside the tournament area. A snack bar will be available with all proceeds going toward fundraising efforts for our students to attend the Jeff Speakman World Martial Arts Event in Las Vegas. For further questions please contact Julianna Torre or Ciara Wieland at 210-680-2467 or jeffspeakmanskenposanantonio@gmail.com.

Agenda of the day of the tournament:

9:00am - Doors Open - Check-in / Weigh-in / Judges and Scorekeepers Meeting

10:00am - Competition will begin for our beginner ranks / Check-in &amp; Weigh-in will remain open all day.

We will be grouping competitors by rank &amp; age and have them compete in all 4 back-to-back events. We will be releasing a list of reporting times as registration comes to an end If weight differs by more than 5lbs from registration form, you are not guaranteed to fight in the tournament.

Divisions:
Keeping with our organization's other tournaments, we will be offering**4 events:**

**Forms:**Students may perform an exact Kenpo 5.0 form

**Self-Defense:**Students perform a series of consecutive self-defense techniques

**5.0 Fighting:**Competitors are allowed to strike and take down and will be judged on legal strikes, take down, and ground fighting skills

**5.0 Grappling:**Competitors are not permitted to strike and are judged on take down/ground fighting skills

Students will compete with their highest ranking between kids/teens/adults in all events. The exact divisions and check-in time will be provided as registration comes to an end. We are going to do our best to group students by rank and age and have them compete in all 4 divisions back-to-back. There may be limited instances where brackets will combine depending on the number of competitors.

Each of the events above will be divided by rank brackets:

White / Yellow / Orange Belts -**Beginners**

Purple / Blue/ Green Belts -**Intermediate**

Brown &amp; Black Belts-**Advanced**

Each of the rankings above may be divided up by age brackets:

7 &amp; Under                                         14 - 15 Years

8 - 9 Years                                       16 - 17 Years

10 - 11 Years                                     18 - 34 Years

12 - 13 Years                                     35 &amp; Over

Medals will be awarded after each group completes an event.

All brown and lack belts will have the opportunity to compete for Grand Championship in Forms and Self Defense!

Important new updates from the 5.0 Fighter Rules and Regulations regarding Self Defense:

***Make sure you read the entire updated 5.0 Fighter Rules and Regulations so you can prepare properly!**

**Status:** Scheduled

## Dates

**Start:** April 12, 2025
## Location

**Venue:** San Antonio

**Location:** San Antonio, Texas, United States


## Pricing

**Price:** $100
## Links

- Source: https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/23137

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**Last Updated:** March 06, 2026

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