THE MIDWEST OPEN TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP NOW IN ITS 8TH YEAR. LAST YEAR HAD OVER 300 COMPETITORS FROM 11 DIFFERENT STATES. THIS TOURNAMENT BRINGS OUT THE BEST MARTIAL ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE MIDWEST AS WELL AS A GREAT TRAINING GROUND FOR THE UP AND COMERS AND BEGINNERS. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON HAVING A WELL RUN AND ORGANIZED EVENT. WE DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO SEE THAT EVERYONE HAS A GOOD TIME AND GAINS SOME GREAT EXPERIENCE. THE TOURNAMENT COSTS ARE LOW TO OFFSET THE HIGH COSTS OF LIVING. MANY STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS HAVE COMPETED AT THE MIDWEST OPEN. WE WERE THE FIRST TO IMPLEMENT THE CHRIS CANNING SCHOLARSHIP WHICH WE GIVE OUT EVERY YEAR AT OUR EVENT TO ONE BLACK BELT. WE WELCOME ALL MARTIAL ARTISTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND THE 2008 MIDWEST OPEN.