Welcome to the Battle of Baltimore! Started in 1987 by Master John Burdyck, the Battle of Baltimore Open Martial Arts Tournament is perhaps the oldest continuously run tournament in Maryland. Master Burdyck ran this tournament successfully for 35 years before retiring from tournament promotion after passing the responsibility to his great friend, Shihan Marc Pamfilis. This year, we are returning once again to the CCBC_Essex Campus for The Battle of Baltimore in the newly renovated Sports Center for the 39th Annual Running of the Battle of Baltimore. On-site registration will close at 9:00 AM, and we intend to begin the tournament promptly at 9:30. We will start with any Team Demonstrations so that participants can then concentrate on their Divisions. We will attempt something new this year; we will only be running four rings, one for the Girls, one for the boys, one for the women, and one for the men. We hope this format will allow the divisions to run quickly and smoothly, and all contestants will always know where they belong. We will have extra rings set up for practice, and if we find that we need to open any of those rings up to move divisions, we will do that. We have grouped beginners and intermediates in one division and advanced and black belts in another division so that we can have some robust competition. If we find that there are over 10 contestants in a division on tournament day, we will split the divisions. Willie "The Bam" Johnson will be bringing his team of Better Attitude Makers for an exciting demonstration to kick things off, and he will be bringing his Krazy Athletics program as well as his Point MMA divisions. Please join us as we rebuild this tournament to its former glory. All of the great champions of the past have competed in this tournament, and now it is your turn! See you there.