Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amateur Martial Association
largest in Britain is a clear claim of notability, and sponsors tournaments and teams drawn from large regions, certifies referees, names champions, etc.; 64K hits via gsearch that indicate that a great many dojos from a wide variety of arts and regions in the U.K. affiliate with it and consider it important (e.g. "NWCJ is affiliated to the Amateur Martial Association and all our policies regarding insurance, child protection etc are guided by those of the AMA.", http://www.nwcjitsu.com/; "has been honoured                            by the Amateur Martial Association (AMA), one of the                            principal governing bodies for amateur martial arts                            in this country.", http://www.britishgodaiassociation.co.uk/bgnews.htm); lots of mentions in : http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/parent/hi/whats_your_game/combat_sports/default.stm, http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=%22Amateur+Martial+Association%22, http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/spoty/sportspersonality/2004/926072.Warrington_Junior_Sports_Personality_of_2004___The_winners/, http://www.metro.co.uk/home/article.html?in_article_id=2768&in_page_id=1, http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/News/PressReleases/PreviousPressReleases/July2004/CouncilHelpsKarateKidsWinGold.htm, plus a couple of books of abbrieviations http://books.google.com/books?q=%22Amateur%20Martial%20Association%22&hl=en. This is a major, significant org
— User:JJL, 14:49, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
Stance: keep
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