

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bay State Unified Breaking Challenge 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 09:30 am – Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Event Location: Falls Polish Home, 27 Grove St., Chicopee, Ma 01020

Located on the 2nd floor with no elevator access.

Doors open at 8am. Opening Ceremony will begin at 930 am.  Junior &amp; Adaptive competitors start at 10 am.  World Record Attempts will start at 10 am and go throughout the morning.

Spectator fee is $5 (5/under free)
OR 5 Non-Perishable food items

*ABCTF Sanctioned Event
*ISKA Affiliate Event
*USBA/WBA Affiliate Breaking Event
*IBF Sanctioned World Record Attempts

ABCTF Events:
Open Forms &amp; Weapons
Adaptive Forms &amp; Weapons
Adaptive Creative Wood

USBA Events
Creative Wood Breaking
Power Breaking: 
Spaced Wood (Hand, Elbow, Foot). 
Unspaced Wood (Hand, Elbow, Foot). 
Concrete (Hand, Elbow, Side Kick)

NEW EVENTS &amp; IBF WORLD RECORD COMPETITON. Horizontal Concrete Elbow (Men &amp; Women Divisions). Winner-take-all! 1st Place earns the WR! 

IBF World Record Atrempt -  $25 each. Winners earn a IBF World Record Belt and $200 Cash Prize (Sponsored by Point Fighter Live).

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT LORRAINE'S SOUP KITCHEN &amp; PANTRY

Hotel: Tru by Hilton  
https://g.co/kgs/fdPqEWJ

Entry Fees: $75 for Unlimited events
Community Stand Fee: $5
Boards &amp; Block: $3 each

FREE PASTA LUNCH
For All Competitors &amp; Their Families

𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘
https://usbawba.org/events/baystate2026/

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐒𝐁𝐀/𝐖𝐁𝐀 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬:
https://usbawba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_USBAWBA_AllRules-1-2026-2.pdf


𝐈𝐁𝐅 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 - 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐰

Breaking Material
Concrete only
Patio blocks: 8″ × 16″ × 2″

Concrete must fully separate to count
Partial cracks do not count

Approved Spacers
Metal spacers

Stand &amp; Backer Requirements
Breaking material will be placed on a solid 8″ × 8″ × 16″ concrete block
A solid concrete backer must be placed directly behind the stack
Setup must be approved prior to competition

Legal Technique
Forearm Elbow
(also known as forward elbow or front elbow)
Strike must be a controlled, forward-driving elbow 

Movement &amp; Distance Rules
Up to two (2) controlled steps forward permitted
Movement must be linear and continuous
A maximum distance line will be marked on the floor
At the moment of impact, one foot must be on or in front of the line

Attempts
One (1) strike per declared attempt
No re-strikes

Once an attempt is taken, the result stands

Tie-Breaker &amp; Record Procedure
In the event of a tie for the record, each tied record breaker gets a second attempt at raising the record.

If, after two attempts, no competitor has upped the record, the record is entered as a tie, with both names listed.

Prize money is divided among the competitors who tied.
To award the belt chain, the combined total from the first and second attempts is added together.

If still tied, the highest success percentage determines the winner.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicopee/bay-state-unified-breaking-challenge-2026/200028424496512
- **Event Categories**: contests, nonprofit, sports, tournaments
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 80

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://forms.gle/APn7yovQpTWZUqdT8?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=chicopee-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicopee
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 27 Grove St, Chicopee, MA
- **lat**: 42.15759
- **long**: -72.5848
- **full address**: 27 Grove St, Chicopee, MA, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Center For Martial Arts And Fitness (https://allevents.in/org/center-for-martial-arts-and-fitness/12877345)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 09:30 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 27 Grove St, Chicopee, MA, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Center For Martial Arts And Fitness
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** contests, nonprofit, sports, tournaments
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Bay State Unified Breaking Challenge 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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