Adult weapons and fighting dominate Supergrands finale 3
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 [...]
Contemporary weapons and youth point sparring in Supergrands finale 2
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 [...]
Team Proper and Team All Stars dominate team divisions at NBL Supergrands
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 [...]
Fourth Wins for Firouzi, Daniels, Nash and Csoka at 2011 Diamond Nationals
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 [...]
2011 US Capitol Classics – Bringing Back the History
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 [...]
The Battle of the Champions Ends the West-Pac Season
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 [...]
The 2011 US Open Review
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 [...]
2011 All Star Camp Gets Competitors Ready
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. [...]
Update from Pro Rank Camp 2011
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 [...]
2011 New England Open Excitement and Fun
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 [...]