Region 21 Black Belt Camp


June 23-25 2023

We have another great camp planned this year! Once again, we are inviting 1st GUPs and above to Black Belt Camp. The venue is Camp John Hope in Georgia. Camp John Hope is located in Fort Valley, GA. The address is 281 Hope Entrance Road Fort Valley, GA 31030. 

If you have special food needs please email the Region 21 Treasurer on the registration page. 


All participants must be pre-registered via the Region 21 Pay Pal site. The deadline to register is 6/12/23. The cost for students is $175. The registration fee is inclusive of lodging, meals and training! Instructors teaching at the camp will receive different rates with alternate lodging options. A non-training parent may attend at a reduced fee of $125.00 only if they are willing to be a chaperone and bunk with students. If they want to come just to be with their child then the fee is $200 to stay at the camp and have meals with us. As always, we will need to do background checks on all adults bunking with students (chaperones or not), so we will need a copy of DL and social security number.


This year we are also bringing Nerf Wars to Camp. If you have a NERF RIVAL gun, bring it. We will provide the ammo! Note: Eye protection is *required* to participate. Please don't bring regular NERF or NERF MEGA guns so that we can all use the same ammo.


T-Shirts are included with the registration for training students and instructors. Additional T-Shirts may be purchased separately. Chaperones/parent registration does not include a T-Shirt, so be sure to add one to the cart separately if you want one. Proceeds from these shirts will go to the Region 21 Scholarship Fund! The deadline to get a T-shirt (with registration or separately) is 6/3/23. 


Once all registrations are received cabin are assignments based on gender, age and rank. The beds are barracks style twin size bunk beds.

We are requesting chaperones from each studio so that all students are safely chaperoned. 

Check-in is Friday beginning around 1:30 PM. The first session will begin at 3:00pm in full uniform. Remember that early is on time! 


Suggested Packing List

Twin size bedding, pillow, towels & toiletries
Cheap flip flops (for community shower)
Sneakers for outdoor training and recreation
Dobohk with all association patches & belt
Sparring Gear (Head, Hands, Boots, Mouthpiece, and Cup for males)
Staff, (all) practice dagger & sword (dans)
Bathing suit, sun screen, bug spray
Notebook and pen
Snacks (in sealed containers only)
Water bottle
NERF RIVAL Gun(s)Goggles/face mask (for NERF)