The US Open Karate Championships is the most prestigious tournament in sport karate. Lately, the fighting divisions draw the most competitors and at the top of the fighting sector is Team All Stars. All Star fighters have consistently won their divisions and grand championships ever since the team was created. And to gear [...]
On Monday, June 13, 2011, Team ProRank kicked off their seventh annual 3-day, instructional camp. This year's camp was held at Georgia Elite Allstar Gym. Managed by Marcel Jones, Pro Rank brought in world champions Rudy Reynon, Kalman Csoka, Stephen Renney, and Ross Levine to work with campers. Spectators believe that the instructorship was [...]
The New England Open Saturday eliminations started bright and early and progressed at an awesome pace. From start to finish, there was action everywhere. The local KRANE judges stepped up and ran the underbelt divisions brilliantly, getting all the underbelt competition completed by 1:00 p.m. The black belt divisions, including the special WAKO and [...]
The New England Open is a long-standing tournament in the North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA) league. The eventdraws competitors from all over the New England area and the NASKA 5A rating brings many top competitors looking for good competition and ratings points. The 2011 tournament was held June 3-4, 2011 in Marlboro, [...]
Starting on Friday the 13th did not bring any bad luck to the 2011 Gator Nationals. The Friday evening events went off without a hitch and the eliminations on May 14, 2011 included some historic fighting match-ups and inspirational performances in forms and weapons. It was a like a return to the early 90s [...]
After last year's Gator Nationals, we let out the secret of what a great event it turned out to be. In 2011, the tradition of the eventcontinued with a great venue and a great location plus now that the secret is out - growth. May 13-14, 2011 were the dates for the event [...]
It was a great weekend in the Pacific Northwest on May 6-7, 2011 in Vancouver, Washington, where Noah and Deanna Bertsch proudly host the Pacific Jewel Nationals, one of the classiest and nicest events in the nation. Even with pouring rain all weekend long, you couldn’t help but be excited. The fresh mountain [...]
Five awesome teams battled it out Friday night on stage for men's team sparring the evening of April 29, 2011 a the Quebec Open in Quebec City, Canada. One judge commented before the matches started that all these fights could be held Saturday night during the finals instead of running through all the teams [...]
There was a buzz in the air as hundreds of spectators entered the venue for the 2011 Quebec Open. Held in Quebec City, Canada the weekend of April 29-30, 2011, the Quebec Open is famous for its nighttime show and after party. We were ready for it all. The event also drew competitors from [...]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada– On Saturday, April 16, 2011 Pierre Saulnier proudly presented the annual International Cobra Karate Championships in Deux-Montagnes – a tiny suburb within the beautiful city of Montreal. The NASKA Canada AA and NMAC Elite AAA event was held in the spacious Olympia Deux-Montagne boasting 17 rings, including two stages. [...]
