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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Compete Nationals stands out as the first 6A level World Event in the (North American Sport Karate Association) NASKA tour as well as the only West Coast event in the upper echelon of NASKA tournaments. This year, Compete Nationals was celebrating its 25th anniversary and promoters Mohamad and Amanada Jahan-vash were excited to see [...]
By Katie Thompson For the first time in nearly seven years, Edwin Alejandro's Virginia's Best Challenge returned to the sport karate tournament circuit on January 28, 2012. Alejandro's EWO Team worked hard this year to promote the return of one of Virginia's premier karate events and the results were phenomenal. If you don't [...]
The Grand Finale Super Show at the Super Grands allows competitors to receive numerous awards and watch the new world champions squaring off against one another for overall titles. After the new world championship rings are dispersed, the select few champions storm the stage and compete for the honor to be named World [...]
The last official grand finale of the Super Grands was filled with adults, vying for the right to be called World Champion. The first event of this evening was the Hard Choreographed Musical Forms division, contested by Jeff Doss and Ghandi Lewis. A slight stumble by Doss allowed Ghandi to capture his first [...]
The fourth finale was all juniors and the young guns were excited to show off what they could do. The first division up was 11 and under Hard Choreographed Musical Forms. Zach Gaona of Team International faced off against Hayden Smith of Team Strike Force for the honor of becoming champion. Gaona came away [...]
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 both performed very well. But in the end, Durbin’s tricks and flips were too much for Doss to overcome. The [...]
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 divisions and made it all the way to the finals. Jeff Doss and Josh Durbin edged Darrell "Ghandi" Lewis to [...]