Finale three was adults-only competition and it proved incredibly exciting. The first division was the Hard Choreographed Musical competition. Jeff Doss and Josh Durbin renewed their WestPac rivalry on this night and they both performed very well. But in the end, Durbin’s tricks and flips were too much for Doss to overcome. The [...]
Day three of the Super Grands was as exciting as the last two. Creative, traditional and point fighting were all on hand for those in attendance. Raymond Daniels and Jamal Albini wildcarded their point sparring divisions and made it all the way to the finals. Jeff Doss and Josh Durbin edged Darrell "Ghandi" Lewis to [...]
The NBL Super Grands are always an exciting end to the competition season, and that start to this year’s event proved no different. Already on the first day, Team All-Stars were knocking people out showing off who the number one fighting team in Sport Karate is. Also, Nick Cain will take the stage [...]
It was bigger, it was better, it was more glamorous than it has been in the past two years at the 2011 Diamond Nationals, held September 30-October 1, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Despite all the economic woes being experienced in our country, Friday night was packed and Saturday was wall-to-wall with competitors. And [...]
In 2010, the US Capitol Classics and China Open moved to a new location in National Harbor, Maryland at the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center. The mammoth and beautiful building that encompasses the Gaylord Resort was again the setting for the 2011 US Capitol Classics and China Open. Held the weekend of August [...]
In the blazing hot sun of El Paso, Texas, Laco Villanueva proudly hosted the 9th annual Battle of the Champions the weekend of July 16-17, 2011. Beautiful weather and fantastic food provided a great backdrop for the fantastic competition that is always seen at Villanueva’s event. The finals highlighted to best of the [...]
The SportMartialArts.com crew covered the US Open Karate Championships the weekend of July 1-2, 2011 at the Coronado Springs Resort in Disneyworld in Florida. The event always draws a highly international crowd and offers huge divisions surrounded by sunshine and entertainment. It was just 5:00 pm Friday evening and a myriad of competitors [...]
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 [...]
