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 [...]
Mayan Challenge Has Strong Debut
Starting a new sport karate tournament is hard - starting a new tournament with few circuit or league affiliations is even harder, yet the Mayan Challenge managed to do both with success as it debuted in 2014. The event was held in lovely Palm Beach, Florida the weekend of October 24-25, 2014. The Palm Beach Convention Center was the venue [...]
Diamond Nationals – Sport Karate At Its Finest
The 2014 Diamond Nationals once again demonstrated the beauty and athleticism of sport karate within a well-organized event. The event offered something for all levels of martial arts competitor - from first-timer divisions to top competitor Super Fights. With SportMartialArts.com at the event, participants were able to meet top competitors and get autographs and photos as well. The Diamond Nationals [...]
WKC World Championships Rocked Ireland
The first recorded tweet of #wkcworlds2014 is from Wendell Schumm (@WDSchumm) "Headed to Ireland to pick a fight! #wkcworlds14 #kickboxing". He didn't know how right he was. The WKC Worlds was held in lovely Dublin, Ireland from October 5 - 10, 2014. For those of you with a limited attention span, spoiler alert: This tournament rocked! The tournament begin with [...]
BLITZ Championships Highlights Awesome Florida Competitors
Held October 3-4, 2014 in Orlando, Florida, the BLITZ Championships was the final event of the season for Florida's BLITZ League and is also the only NBL event in the Florida area. The event drew top schools and teams from all around Florida as well as from surrounding states and demonstrated the deep talent pool in the Florida area. Friday [...]
The MN State Championships Opens the NCKA Season
The North Central Karate Association (NCKA) is a great sport karate circuit in the midwestern part of the United States that offers events in the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. The 2014-15 season kicked off with the Minnesota State Championships held in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota at the Earle Brown Heritage Center on September 28, 2014. With the exciting NCKA event [...]
The Debut of KRATOS – Daytona is Back
2014 was the inaugural year of the KRATOS World Karate Championships and promoters Tom and Melissa Sommerville went all out. Daytona Beach, Florida has been the site of a number of great events in the past but none for over a year. On September 20, 2014, KRATOS brought Daytona back with huge cash prizes, a great mascot, a fantastic location [...]
North American Int’l Karate Championships goes BIG in Michigan
The North American International Karate Championships (NAIKC) may only be rated as a regional event in 2014 but promoter Conell Loveless went BIG this year and had a turn out that would make a national rated event proud. Competitors participated in packed divisions for both black belt and under belt with top competitors in house to give the event an [...]
Mexican Open brings excitement south of the border
What happens when you mix sun, sand, beach, Spanish and sport karate together? The 2014 Mexican Open! Bigger and better than ever, the event was held August 29-30, 2014 in Acapulco, Mexico and marked the second high caliber event of the new Open World Tour. Competitors from all over the world joined together for this major competition with some of [...]
2014 AKA American Open Recap
The 2014 AKA American Open brought sportmartialarts.com to San Diego, August 30th and 31st, 2014, for a little sun, sand, and of course, some great sport karate competition! Held at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center, this event offered exciting and interactive martial arts experiences throughout the entire weekend, including the Hyper Pro Camp and a unique, action-packed [...]
Team Paul Mitchell picks up Dawson and Thornton
Team Paul Mitchell is the longest running sport karate team in history and has been a staple of the sport for over 27 years. With an eye on international events, Team Paul Mitchell is working on rebuilding its fighting presence in the sport. This movement is evidenced by two recent additions to the team. The team continues to boast top [...]
US Capitol Classics Starts the Open World Tour
Dennis Brown is considered one of the classiest event promoters in the world and his event, the U.S. Capitol Classics and China Open, follows suit. Spectators were able to mingle with today’s top martial art competitors as well as heroes from the past and movie stars. The tournament also kicked off the Open World Tour for the 2014-15 season and [...]
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Sport Karate News
Diamond Nationals: Change Up and Growth
Corey Holzman2019-12-01T09:55:35-06:00November 15th, 2019|Comments Off on Diamond Nationals: Change Up and Growth
Diamonds Nationals this year was a little something different. [...]
U.S. Capitol Classics/China Open: Grace in the Storm
Corey Holzman2020-02-21T12:49:28-06:00August 29th, 2019|1 Comment
The 2019 US Capitol Classics/China Open was a statement [...]
Tradition and Innovation: Quebec Open 2019
Corey Holzman2019-06-11T09:07:57-05:00June 8th, 2019|Comments Off on Tradition and Innovation: Quebec Open 2019
The Quebec Open is always talked about in fond [...]
Competition News
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Think Fighting – 2016 Battle of Atlanta
Fighting, fighting and more fighting – combat was on the mind for the 2016 Battle of Atlanta. The event, held June 17-18, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia, [...]
New England Open: Sport Karate In The East
Great competition and a well-run tournament made the New England Open a successful event. The New England Open is known for innovative divisions and a well-run [...]
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Top Sport Karate Competitors Named Best of 2018
SportMartialArts.com2019-01-27T21:30:00-06:00January 21st, 2019|Comments Off on Top Sport Karate Competitors Named Best of 2018
Each year SportMartialArts.com offers fans of sport karate a chance to vote for their favorite sport karate competitors, tournament and league. Thousands of votes are [...]