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 great backdrop for the fantastic competition that is always seen at Villanueva’s event. The finals highlighted to best of the event in a variety of [...]
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 offers huge divisions surrounded by sunshine and entertainment. It was just 5:00 pm Friday evening and a myriad of competitors were EXITING the Coronado Springs [...]
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. All Star fighters have consistently won their divisions and grand championships ever since the team was created. And to gear up for the US Open, [...]
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 champions Rudy Reynon, Kalman Csoka, Stephen Renney, and Ross Levine to work with campers. Spectators believe that the instructorship was conducive to the camp’s success. [...]
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 divisions brilliantly, getting all the underbelt competition completed by 1:00 p.m. The black belt divisions, including the special WAKO and continuous sparring competition, were completed [...]
Fierce competition: Friday Night at New England Open
The New England Open is a long-standing tournament in the North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA) league. The eventdraws competitors from all over the New England area and the NASKA 5A rating brings many top competitors looking for good competition and ratings points. The 2011 tournament was held June 3-4, 2011 in Marlboro, Massachusetts - a leisurely drive [...]
Sun, Fun, Competition: Gator Nationals 2011
Starting on Friday the 13th did not bring any bad luck to the 2011 Gator Nationals. The Friday evening events went off without a hitch and the eliminations on May 14, 2011 included some historic fighting match-ups and inspirational performances in forms and weapons. It was a like a return to the early 90s in fighting in the 40-49 [...]
Gator Nationals Opens with growth
After last year's Gator Nationals, we let out the secret of what a great event it turned out to be. In 2011, the tradition of the eventcontinued with a great venue and a great location plus now that the secret is out - growth. May 13-14, 2011 were the dates for the event held in Daytona Beach, Florida. [...]
Proper, Pinnacle and Pacific Jewel Nationals!
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 air provided a perfect environment [...]
Friday and Saturday Eliminations coverage from the 2011 Quebec Open
Five awesome teams battled it out Friday night on stage for men's team sparring the evening of April 29, 2011 a the Quebec Open in Quebec City, Canada. One judge commented before the matches started that all these fights could be held Saturday night during the finals instead of running through all the teams on Friday night since there [...]
Quebec Open: An International Mix
There was a buzz in the air as hundreds of spectators entered the venue for the 2011 Quebec Open. Held in Quebec City, Canada the weekend of April 29-30, 2011, the Quebec Open is famous for its nighttime show and after party. We were ready for it all. The event also drew competitors from all over the world with [...]
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The Competitor Friendly Grand Slam Open 2015
From the Ironman divisions and special underbelt grands to the discounts at the hotel restaurant, the 2015 Grand Slam Open catered to competitors. Held the weekend [...]
Paul Mitchell Dominates at 2015 Ocean States
The Ocean State Grand Nationals is an historic event and a cornerstone of the North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA) circuit in the New England area. [...]
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Irish Blood Is Making Big News – Dean Barry
Europe is making a substantial impact on sport karate in the United States, and Irish fighter Dean Barry is part of it. Dean Barry appears a [...]