Hailed as the largest sport karate event in North America and, quite possibly the world, the US Open ISKA World Martial Arts Championships was held July 5-6, 2013 in Walt Disney World, Florida. More than 45 countries were represented at the event including lesser-known nations like Qatar. Large contingencies were on hand from nations like [...]
The Warrior Challenge that was such a success at the 2012 Battle of Atlanta was back in full force at the 2013 event held June 14-15, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. Weather prevented some of the fighters from Team Impex from attending the event as competitors like Jadi Tention and the Plowden kids - Avery and [...]
Ross Levine and Morgan Plowden of Team Impex win men and women's grand champion titles. It was a beautiful weekend for the New England Open which was hosted May 31-June 1, 2013 and for the second year at the Manchester Radisson in Manchester, New Hampshire. The venue was buzzing with excitement. As you [...]
Jermond Wiggins, Richard Plowden, Morgan and Avery Plowden after their wins at the 2013 Kumite Classic. The 2013 Kumite Classic was a banner year for promoter Bill Viola. Held May 24-25, 2013 in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, (just outside of Pittsburgh) the event celebrated its fourteenth year with growth. Viola saw a huge increase in [...]
Promoter Clermont Poulin was inducted into two Halls of Fame at the event this year. The Quebec Open is set in the historic city of Quebec the weekend of April 24-25, 2013. Today we evolve the martial arts in different ways yet still hold tight to the traditional meanings, values, and beauty. The [...]
Jermond Wiggins wins the men's point sparring grand champion title at 2013 Grand Slam Open. Lynchburg Virgina, the home town of Liberty University and the site where Promoter Jeff “Sushi” Doss puts on the Grand Slam Open Nationals the weekend of April 19-20, 2013. Going from a winter storm to a severe thunderstorm [...]
Jarrett Leiker (2d to R) wins the men's forms grand championships after a tough battle with Sen Gao, Steven So and Will Coneys. The Ocean State Grand Nationals is one of the top martial arts events on the East Coast. This NASKA 5A World Tour event is also a KRANE 5A+ rated event [...]
Competitors line up for adult weapons at the Naperville Challenge. By Stacy Strunk Hosted by Sharkey’s Karate Studio, the Sixth Annual Naperville Challenge convened April 7, 2013 at the Y Sports Complex in Naperville, IL. This is the second year that The Challenge has been held at this location and promoters chose well. [...]
Team All Stars dominated the individual fighting divisions at the event and Raymond Daniels is back! Compete Nationals is a NASKA 6A rated event that was held February 22-24, 2013 in Ontario, California near to Disneyland. The weather was mild and the event attracted a number of martial arts celebrities like Mike Chat, [...]
Tips for dealing with jetlag when traveling to events. Competitors are getting ready to head out to major events in 2013 with many of the events requiring cross-country or even trans-atlantic travel. United States competitors heading to Compete Nationals in California the weekend of February 22-24, 2013 may have flights of 3-4 hours [...]
