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Team Proper and Team All Stars dominate team divisions at NBL Supergrands

By |2017-11-24T21:08:41-06:00December 28th, 2011|NBL, Tournament Review|

The NBL Super Grands are always an exciting end to the competition season, and that start to this year’s event proved no different.  Already on the first day, Team All-Stars were knocking people out showing off who the number one fighting team in Sport Karate is.  Also, Nick Cain will take the stage [...]

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Fourth Wins for Firouzi, Daniels, Nash and Csoka at 2011 Diamond Nationals

By |2017-11-24T21:08:41-06:00October 2nd, 2011|NASKA World Event, Tournament Review|

It was bigger, it was better, it was more glamorous than it has been in the past two years at the 2011 Diamond Nationals, held September 30-October 1, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Despite all the economic woes being experienced in our country, Friday night was packed and Saturday was wall-to-wall with competitors. And [...]

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2011 US Capitol Classics – Bringing Back the History

By |2017-11-24T21:08:42-06:00August 6th, 2011|NASKA World Event, Tournament Review|

In 2010, the US Capitol Classics and China Open moved to a new location in National Harbor, Maryland at the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center. The mammoth and beautiful building that encompasses the Gaylord Resort was again the setting for the 2011 US Capitol Classics and China Open. Held the weekend of August [...]

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The Battle of the Champions Ends the West-Pac Season

By |2017-11-24T21:08:42-06:00July 17th, 2011|NBL, NBL WestPac National Conference, Tournament Review|

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 [...]

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The 2011 US Open Review

By |2017-11-24T21:08:42-06:00July 2nd, 2011|NASKA World Event, Tournament 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 [...]

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2011 All Star Camp Gets Competitors Ready

By |2017-11-24T21:08:42-06:00July 1st, 2011|Camp|

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 [...]

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Update from Pro Rank Camp 2011

By |2017-11-24T21:08:42-06:00June 17th, 2011|Camp|

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 [...]

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2011 New England Open Excitement and Fun

By |2017-11-24T21:08:42-06:00June 5th, 2011|KRANE, NASKA World Event, Tournament Review, Uncategorized|

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 [...]

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Fierce competition: Friday Night at New England Open

By |2017-11-24T21:08:43-06:00June 3rd, 2011|KRANE, NASKA World Event, Tournament Review|

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, [...]

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Sun, Fun, Competition: Gator Nationals 2011

By |2017-11-24T21:08:43-06:00May 14th, 2011|NASKA World Event, Tournament Review|

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 [...]

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