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 entered the tournament area for Friday evening and Saturday day’s competition, you were greeted with an oversized [...]
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 participation at an event that he has been building as part of a unique setting – a fitness [...]
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 Quebec Open really demonstrated this theme of complimenting the traditional with the changing of styles. There were [...]
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 in the span of 12 hours kept me on my toes for the flurry of martial arts [...]
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 and it draws competitors from all around the world. Hosted by Team Paul Mitchell head coach Don Rodrigues and his legendary wife Christine Bannon-Rodrigues, the [...]
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. If you haven’t attended a Challenge since it was held at the [...]
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, Steve Terada and Disney XD’s Leo Howard. One of the highlights of the event was the return of [...]
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 in length. Competitors traveling to the Irish Open in March or [...]
The 2013 NASKA season started with a huge turn-out in the windy city February 1-2, 2013 with the AKA Grand Nationals in Chicago, Illinois. With eleven teams in men’s team sparring, junior fighting teams and large women’s fighting divisions, the tournament that normally is considered a “forms and weapons” event, was a great battleground for [...]
Written By: Andrew Cabilan Photo Credit: Mike Palitti, Linda Young, Jason Grenier MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA (Nov 17-18, 2012) – As the year approaches the end, many Sport Karate competitors wind down their tournament schedule and look forward to the challenges which lie ahead in the New Year. November serves as a month where most competitors’ [...]