2024 Compete Internationals: New and Old
Participation in the martial arts increases annually with over 6 million people in the United States attending at least one class a year. An important part of training is martial arts tournaments where martial artists from different backgrounds and schools can test their skills and [...]
2024 AKA Warrior Cup: The Start of a Year of Growth
Participation in the martial arts increases annually with over 6 million people in the United States attending at least one class a year. An important part of training is martial arts tournaments where martial artists from different backgrounds and schools can test their skills and [...]
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2012 US Open Martial Arts Championships – A Myriad of Experiences
Matt Emig won multiple titles at the 2012 US Open Karate Championships and in the Night of Champions For many competitors and spectators, the U.S. Open Martial Arts Championships started with a ride from the Orlando airport on Disney’s Magical Express to the tournament hotel and ended with a return on the same bus. However, each of the thousands [...]
Nash trio dominates the 2012 Battle of Atlanta
If you like sparring, the Battle of Atlanta is the tournament for you. The event has a long history of the promotion of sport karate fighting that goes back to 1970. The events origins are rooted in the career of the legendary Joe Lewis when Lewis won the grand championship title at the first Battle. Although Lewis is [...]
New England Open’s new location is a winner
The Greenhalghs are always full of surprises; everyone leaves with something remarkable to say about the New England Open each year. For 2012, his big change was in location. The event moved the remote Marlboro, Massachusetts to Manchester, New Hampshire in a location adjacent to an airport. The result was a much bigger turn out from traveling competitors in [...]
Florida Welcomes the 2012 Gator Nationals
Florida is a great state not only for weather but also for sport karate. It is a hotbed of talent and martial arts is a way of life. If you take five of the top competitors on the North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA) circuit, at least two will likely be from Florida. It is a state that boasts [...]
Quebec Open 2012 – NASKA’s International Gathering
For the North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA), the Quebec Open provides the true international aspect to the world tour. Held in Quebec City, Canada the weekend of April 27-28, 2011, the tournament was a pleasurable mix of familiar and foreign for those who traveled from the United States or other countries to attend the event. And for the [...]
Year of the Dragon: Ocean State Grand Nationals 2012
Tournaments in New England are unique because the area is a blend of old school karate and new innovation. The 2012 Ocean State Grand Nationals offered this unique combination at its 32nd Annual event held April 13-15, 2012 in Warwick, Rhode Island hosted by promoters Don and Christine Rodrigues. With 2012 being the Chinese Year of the Dragon, [...]
Jefferson Owns Golden Gate Internationals 2012
It was new location for the best sport martial arts tournament on the bay - the Golden Gate Internationals - as it was hosted at the convenient Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, a stone’s throw away from the airport. The event was held March 23-24, 2012. With competitors from the USA, Honduras, Mexico and Canada the tournament definitely qualified [...]
2012 Irish Open becomes largest fighting event in the World
The 2012 Irish Open is the pinnacle of fighting and is, actually, the largest fighting tournament in the world. Nearly 2500 competitors attended this pre-registration-only event, the event's highest number of entries in its 15 years, with a mere 175 entering the forms and weapons divisions. The rest were there for one thing; to fight and, more importantly, to [...]
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The 2018 Quebec Open: Polish and Style in the North
Corey Holzman2018-05-23T18:26:38-05:00May 22nd, 2018|Comments Off on The 2018 Quebec Open: Polish and Style in the North
The 2018 Quebec Open was a high energy, smooth-running [...]
The 2018 AKA Warrior Cup Opens the Season With Style
SportMartialArts.com2018-02-21T21:20:10-06:00February 21st, 2018|Comments Off on The 2018 AKA Warrior Cup Opens the Season With Style
Being the first event on the NASKA World [...]
North American International Karate Championships 2017: Passion and Commitment
Corey Holzman2017-11-24T21:08:22-06:00October 6th, 2017|Comments Off on North American International Karate Championships 2017: Passion and Commitment
Connell Loveless’ North American International Karate Championships in Larthrup, [...]
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SMAC Nationals Aims to Please
“The biggest risk, is not taking any risk” - Mark Zuckerberg At the end of 2015 the Cain family decided to take a risk in promoting [...]
Moradi and Sturzaker Wins Irish Open Titles
The Irish Open was bigger and better than ever! The 2016 Irish Open was bigger and better than ever. Held the weekend of March 4-6, 2016 [...]
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2016 Viewer’s Choice Winners
SportMartialArts.com2017-11-24T21:08:22-06:00January 10th, 2017|Comments Off on 2016 Viewer’s Choice Winners
Thousands of votes were cast and the winners of the coveted Viewer's Choice have been selected. Congratulations to all of those who were selected by the [...]