Covid-19 It’s been rocking the world and as of this week, we’re all in limbo. Some of us still work, and the days progress much as before, just with less people. For others of us, our whole jobs have changed or been temporarily suspended. It’s a crazy time right now with closures and changes [...]
The 49th AKA Grand Nationals could only be described with one word - MORE. More competitors, more hospitality, more divisions, more effort and a bit more snow! Held in Chicago, Illinois the weekend of January 31 - February 1, 2014, the event opened with the NASKA awards banquet the evening of Thursday, January 30th. A [...]
November 22-23, 2013 brought sport karate to Toronto, Ontario, Canada with the Toronto Tournament of Martial Arts Champions. The event was rated by NASKA and the event highlighted the wide variety of sport karate teams in Canada and the love of the sport. On Friday evening, the musical, extreme and creative forms were held along [...]
The 2013 Diamond Nationals, held October 4-5, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota was an incredible event for some of the top competitors in the world - and for some new faces. One of the longest running, best known and best organized sport karate events in the world, the 2013 Diamond Nationals did not disappoint. The event [...]
The AKA American Open hosted in beautiful San Diego, California has been one of the fastest growing tournaments in America. This up and coming event has made huge steps every year. Some of the best competitors from southern California and several NASKA world champions were in attendance the weekend of August 23-24, 2013 at the [...]
US Capitols Classics is always a classy event. Held at the beautiful Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Maryland over the weekend of August 2-3, 2013, the event boasted a sophisticated venue and some excellent competition. As always, some faces from the past were on hand to attend the event with appearances by Linda Denley, [...]
Jermond Wiggins wins the men's point sparring grand champion title at 2013 Grand Slam Open. Lynchburg Virgina, the home town of Liberty University and the site where Promoter Jeff “Sushi” Doss puts on the Grand Slam Open Nationals the weekend of April 19-20, 2013. Going from a winter storm to a severe thunderstorm [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
