Competitors line up for adult weapons at the Naperville Challenge. By Stacy Strunk Hosted by Sharkey’s Karate Studio, the Sixth Annual Naperville Challenge convened April 7, 2013 at the Y Sports Complex in Naperville, IL. This is the second year that The Challenge has been held at this location and promoters chose well. [...]
Team Kiraly, surrounded by the other men's teams, wins the Irish Open title for team sparring. With over 2900 participating competitors, the 2013 Irish Open retained its title as the largest fighting tournament in the world. Held March 1-3 in beautiful Dublin, Ireland, competitors and spectators were treated to intense competition and a [...]
Team All Stars dominated the individual fighting divisions at the event and Raymond Daniels is back! Compete Nationals is a NASKA 6A rated event that was held February 22-24, 2013 in Ontario, California near to Disneyland. The weather was mild and the event attracted a number of martial arts celebrities like Mike Chat, [...]
Tips for dealing with jetlag when traveling to events. Competitors are getting ready to head out to major events in 2013 with many of the events requiring cross-country or even trans-atlantic travel. United States competitors heading to Compete Nationals in California the weekend of February 22-24, 2013 may have flights of 3-4 hours [...]
Ross Levine wins a record-setting seventh Warrior Cup at the 2013 AKA Grand Nationals. The 2013 NASKA season started with a huge turn-out in the windy city February 1-2, 2013 with the AKA Grand Nationals in Chicago, Illinois. With eleven teams in men’s team sparring, junior fighting teams and large [...]
Find tips to get the best prices on airline travel to events. Traveling to tournaments is expensive and competitors and families need to find ways to save. Every dollar saved could mean one more division entered, one fun sightseeing trip or just staying within a travel budget. Here are some [...]
Written By: Andrew Cabilan Photo Credit: Mike Palitti, Linda Young, Jason Grenier Jason Grenier Verona Soliman - grand champions in fighting. MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA (Nov 17-18, 2012) – As the year approaches the end, many Sport Karate competitors wind down their tournament schedule and look forward to the challenges which lie ahead in [...]
Jack Felton wins the men's lightweight Superfight title. The report back from the 2012 Diamond Nationals was that attendance was the highest it has been since 2004. The turnout was evident in the men's Superfight divisions with the divisions being split into various rings to get through all of the competitors. Boys black [...]
Danny Etkin won two youth grand championships at the 2012 AKA American Open. The west coat has a reputation for great martial arts but very few NASKA events. Joe Ellis has joined Mohammad Jahanvash in bringing talented forms competitors to California with his AKA American Open event. Held Labor Day weekend, August 31-September [...]
Jhoon Rhee presents promoter Dennis Brown with an honorary black belt at the finals of the US Capitol Classics. Promoter Dennis Brown and his family are the epitome of classy and beautiful and this is reflected in their US Capitol Classics and China Open tournament. A NASKA 6A World event, competitors were treated [...]
