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Rules Review: What Rank Can I Compete At?

By |2016-05-06T13:30:05-05:00May 6th, 2016|Rules, Tournament Review|

Rules Review: Competing at a different rank reviewed It happens all the time and in some leagues, it is allowed by the rules: people move up in divisions in competition to challenge themselves. For instance, a brown belt is winning constantly in the advanced division and decides to move up to the black belt division [...]

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Competition 101: Starting to Compete Step 1

By |2016-05-04T15:39:36-05:00May 4th, 2016|Competition 101, Tournament Review|

Step 1: Competition Starts With Learning So you were browsing the web and found some great videos of amazing people doing point sparring or amazing martial arts tricking performances and now you're hooked. You want to compete in sport karate. The next question is, how to get started in competition. All of the people you [...]

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Quebec Open 2016 Features Top Competition

By |2017-11-24T21:08:28-06:00May 1st, 2016|NASKA World Event, NMAC, Open World Tour, Tournament, Tournament Review, WKC|

The 2016 Quebec Open Is Canada's Premier Open Martial Arts Event Quebec City, Canada (SMA) – It is the second year after the Quebec Open changed hands from the iconic Clermont Poulin to the trio of David Bossinotte, Claire Cocozza and Samuel Gagnon. In 2016, the event grew in size and produced what can only [...]

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Grand Slam Open Nationals 2016 Success

By |2017-11-24T21:08:28-06:00April 17th, 2016|Tournament, Tournament Review|

The Grand Slam Open Nationals offered amazing performances and family-friendly atmosphere The Grand Slam Nationals prides itself on a true family affair for karate. This tournament had grown from a regional event, to a national stop on the NBL tour that the Doss family can take immense pride in. Held near historic Richmond, Virginia the [...]

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Canadian Open – Like Clockwork

By |2016-07-26T20:49:29-05:00March 20th, 2016|Tournament, Tournament Review, WKC|

The 2016 Canadian Open tournament took place on a blustery winter day in beautiful Ottawa, Canada on March 19, 2016. This event was one of the qualification events to become part of the Canadian WKC army to take on the world in late October. If you haven’t had the chance to see the amazement that [...]

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SMAC Nationals Aims to Please

By |2016-06-01T21:36:30-05:00March 7th, 2016|Tournament, Tournament Review|

“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 the 2016 SMAC Internationals. They decided to go independent. It was not an easy decision to make and it came with many complications and uncertainties. Fortunately, for the Cain [...]

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Moradi and Sturzaker Wins Irish Open Titles

By |2017-11-24T21:08:29-06:00March 7th, 2016|Tournament, Tournament Review, WAKO|

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 in Dublin, Ireland, promoter Roy Baker was proud to announce that in 2017 he may have to limit the number of entrants due to size! The prestige of the [...]

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The Competitor Friendly Grand Slam Open 2015

By |2017-11-24T21:08:29-06:00May 25th, 2015|NBL, SKIL, Tournament, Tournament Review|

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 of April 17-18, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia, the Grand Slam Open had a great turn out and fun competition.  It was Nick Cain who managed to fight and perform [...]

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Paul Mitchell Dominates at 2015 Ocean States

By |2017-11-24T21:08:29-06:00May 19th, 2015|KRANE, NASKA Event, NASKA World Event, Tournament, Tournament Review, WAKO|

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. The 2015 event was held April 10-12, 2015 and featured some of the top players in the sport. In men's team sparring, Team Paul Mitchell ended on top with [...]

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Canadian Open 2015 Draws Great Competition

By |2017-11-24T21:08:30-06:00May 11th, 2015|Tournament, Tournament Review, WKC|

Held just outside of Ottawa, the Canadian Open is one of the WKC Canadian qualifying events for the WKC world championships. Last year at the WKC worlds, Canada invaded with an army of competitors and this year looked to be no different. If you have ever attended an event run by John Douvris and Michael [...]

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