{"id":17693,"date":"2012-10-03T06:35:51","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T11:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=17693"},"modified":"2012-10-03T06:34:54","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T11:34:54","slug":"argentina-welcomes-idpas-terry-burba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/argentina-welcomes-idpas-terry-burba\/17693\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina Welcomes IDPA\u2019s Terry Burba"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BERRYVILLE, Ark. \u2013 Defensive pistol shooters in Argentina, one of the many member countries of the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA<\/a>), are set to welcome one of IDPA\u2019s best known and most respected ambassadors of the sport.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, October 6, IDPA Argentina will host a special postal match and Argentine barbecue in honor of Terry Burba, one of the facilitators of IDPA\u2019s Tiger Team project which the organization established to help update and codify the organization\u2019s rules, as well as expand the sport within the U.S. and around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely honored to have our good friend Terry Burba visit Argentina and compete with members of the growing IDPA Argentina community,\u201d said Mariana Corrales, organizer and chief host for the event.<\/p>\n

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Terry Burba will represent IDPA at a special match in Argentina. Photo: Yamil Sued<\/p><\/div>\n

The honorary four-stage match will take place in Buenos Aires at the 100-year-old\u00a0Asociacion de Tiro y Gimnasia de Quilmes<\/a>\u00a0gun club with Jorge Chaves serving as the Match Director.<\/p>\n

Shooting clubs in Argentina were formed by the military to promote and train Argentineans on how to shoot, with the ultimate goal being national defense. In fact, shooters visiting the Asociacion de Tiro y Gimnasia de Quilmes facility are greeted by a sign that translated into english reads, \u201cHere you learn to defend the Country.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile Argentina has a rich shooting sports tradition that dates back over a century, IDPA Argentina was only just formed in 2010, and we are still growing and introducing the sport to Argentine shooters. Terry\u2019s visit is very important to our community because it reaffirms the bonds between Argentina and fellow IDPA members in the United States, and helps build local awareness of the sport,\u201d explained Corrales.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a great privilege to represent IDPA outside the United States and I am both humbled and honored by the warm welcome extended by IDPA Argentina. As a shooter I look forward to competing side-by-side with my fellow IDPA members, and as a Texan I look forward to experiencing Argentine hospitality and their delicious barbecue born from the gaucho traditions,\u201d said Burba.<\/p>\n

Fore more information on IDPA, or to get started in this fun and exciting defensive pistol shooting sport, visit\u00a0www.IDPA.com<\/a>. You can also connect with IDPA online by following\u00a0@OfficialIDPA<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter, like\u00a0ShootIDPA<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook, watch\u00a0IDPA TV<\/a>, or check for regular updates on the\u00a0DOWN ZERO Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The sign reads, ‘Here you learn to defend the Country.’<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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