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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
"It's a cold night in Niagara Falls" - Those were the words told to all of the ready and willing competitors at the 2015 SMAC Internationals. However, at this NBL CanAm event the cold air would have to work hard against the hot competition. Set in frosty but beautiful Niagara Falls New York the weekend [...]
The 2015 Irish Open karate tournament lived up to its name as the largest fighting event in Europe, and perhaps the world. There were over 4000 registrants for the 2015 event, a substantial increase from the prior year. Some of the biggest growth was seen in the forms and weapons divisions as the event expanded [...]
The Compete Internationals is the premiere West Coast event for the North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA). It is a world level event on the NASKA tour and is always a great battleground as competitors jostle for standings early in the season. Held February 26-28, 2015 in Ontario, California’s huge Ontario Convention Center the 2015 [...]
Starting a new sport karate tournament is hard - starting a new tournament with few circuit or league affiliations is even harder, yet the Mayan Challenge managed to do both with success as it debuted in 2014. The event was held in lovely Palm Beach, Florida the weekend of October 24-25, 2014. The Palm Beach [...]
The 2014 Diamond Nationals once again demonstrated the beauty and athleticism of sport karate within a well-organized event. The event offered something for all levels of martial arts competitor - from first-timer divisions to top competitor Super Fights. With SportMartialArts.com at the event, participants were able to meet top competitors and get autographs and photos [...]
The first recorded tweet of #wkcworlds2014 is from Wendell Schumm (@WDSchumm) "Headed to Ireland to pick a fight! #wkcworlds14 #kickboxing". He didn't know how right he was. The WKC Worlds was held in lovely Dublin, Ireland from October 5 - 10, 2014. For those of you with a limited attention span, spoiler alert: This tournament [...]
Held October 3-4, 2014 in Orlando, Florida, the BLITZ Championships was the final event of the season for Florida's BLITZ League and is also the only NBL event in the Florida area. The event drew top schools and teams from all around Florida as well as from surrounding states and demonstrated the deep talent pool [...]
