Moo Sul Kwan Tournament

Kyleigh Lewis competes in the under black belt form portion of the martial arts tournament. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Randy Brooks competes in the form portion of the tournament. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Ryan Lewis, left, avoids a kick by Lucus Weston in the point sparring competition at the martial arts tournament Saturday at the A.C. Brase Arena building. The tournament has been in Cape Girardeau for 40 years. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Kim Hogan of Cape Girardeau, left, spars with Sarah Vickery of Cape Girardeau. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Kim Hogan of Cape Girardeau, right, competes in the black belt board breaking with help from Matt Anders of Cape Giardeau. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Alex Sanders, left, Ben Lincoln and Isaiah Thomas compare trophies after a form competition. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Kim Hogan, left, and Nick Slinkard both of Cape Girardeau perform a demonstration during the tournament. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Gabriel Schario of Perryville waits to spar at the tournament. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Nick Slinkard of Cape Girardeau spars with Chris Garner of St. Louis. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Xander Caballerd, with Khourie's Black Belts school, performs his form for judges at a martial arts tournament Saturday at the A.C. Brase Arena building. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Members of the Khourie's Black Belt school from Mounds, Ill., show off their trophies.

Andrew Tarpley competes in the under black belt form portion of the tournament. Tarpley placed first in the event. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Tom Hoffmeister competes in the under black belt form portion of the tournament. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Kaitlin Ritter of Cape Girardeau performs Hapkido at the tournament. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Marshall Lincoln spars Larry Barnett in the 9-year-old category. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Angel McAllister, of Cairo, Ill., competes in the under black belt form portion of the tournament. McAllister placed first in the event. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Don Jacobs, 72, of Cape Girardeau, shows the judges his form at the martial arts tournament Saturday at the A. C. Brase Arena building. Jacobs has been practicing martial arts for three years. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Tyler Sikes, right, and his brother Trenton of Cape Girardeau wave to their family next to Sam Beal of Cape Girardeau before the under black belt form portion of the tournament. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Holly Dirnburger and Monrico Brown practice Hapkido at the martial arts tournament. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Nick Slinkard of Cape Girardeau, breaks two boards in the black belt breaking competition at the martial arts tournament Saturday at the A.C. Brase Arena building. About 12 schools from around the region participated in the tournament. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Landry Snider of Gordonville wins a sparring match at the tournament. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Kaitlin Ritter of Cape Girardeau receives her scores after performing Hapkido at the tournament. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Tyler Sikes of Cape Girardeau gets ready to spar at the martial arts tournament Saturday at the Arena building. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Holly Dirnburger and Monrico Brown practice Hapkido at the martial arts tournament. (Elizabeth Dodd)