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Black Belt Magazine, JUNGO TV, SportMartialArts.com, MAT Action and 5 World Events Team Up to Elevate the Sport

By |2021-12-01T21:31:11-06:00December 1st, 2021|NASKA World Event, Tournament, Tournament Review|

2022 is going to be a banner year for sport martial arts events. The biggest players in the industry are teaming up to create a marketing and broadcasting collaboration that will elevate the sport. The sport martial arts community has tried for years to bring more recognition to the sport and make it viewable to [...]

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39 Years of Awesome: Ocean State Grand Nationals

By |2019-06-02T21:22:24-05:00June 2nd, 2019|KRANE, NASKA Event, NASKA World Event, Tournament, Tournament Review, WKC|

It’s safe to say the Ocean State Grand Nationals outdid itself again in its 39th year, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats on multiple occasions over the course of what turned out to be an unforgettable weekend. The annual open sport karate and martial arts tournament took place on April 12th through [...]

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Go International – 2019 Quebec Open – Live Streams

By |2019-04-27T20:12:59-05:00April 26th, 2019|Social Media, Tournament, Tournament Review, Videos|

The 2019 Quebec Open is part of the NASKA World Tour and is also a WAKO rated event. This event was voted best tournament of 2018 in the SportMartialArts.com Viewers' Choice Poll and has a night show you will not forget. Check out the great live streams from this event - broadcast exclusively by [...]

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Amazing Live Streams – 2019 ITF World Championships

By |2019-04-27T10:49:19-05:00April 26th, 2019|Social Media, Tournament, Tournament Review, Videos|

Inzell, Germany was the setting for the 2019 ITF World Championships! Check out live streams from SportMartialArts.com from the Opening Ceremony, all the rings and the Closing Finals! Finals Streams - Saturday, April 27, 2019 Saturday, April 27, 2019 - PM Competition [...]

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Ross Levine Embarks on Professional Full Contact Career

By |2019-03-31T16:18:51-05:00April 3rd, 2019|Competitors, Tournament Review|

A star is born Brooklyn-born kickboxing phenom Ross “Turbo” Levine made his first foray into the world of sport martial arts when he took up karate and taekwondo in 1994 at the tender age of seven, and needless to say, he hasn’t looked back since. Ross was inspired to follow in the footsteps of [...]

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2019 Irish Open International: Excitement In Ireland

By |2019-03-26T22:08:26-05:00March 26th, 2019|Tournament Review|

This year’s Irish Open International arguably enjoyed its most organized and well-run competition in the event’s history. The World Cup-rated open sport martial arts event, which is part of WAKO (World Association of Kickboxing Organizations), is the largest and most prestigious kickboxing tournament in the world. Even more impressive is the fact that all staff [...]

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The 2019 Compete Internationals – Better Than Ever

By |2019-03-16T23:14:14-05:00March 16th, 2019|Tournament Review|

The 2019 Compete Internationals was back and better than ever this year, enjoying a colossal turnout most notably in the under black belt divisions. The open sport martial arts tournament was held on Friday, February 22 through Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California, and was rated a 6A World [...]

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Top Sport Karate Competitors Named Best of 2018

By |2019-01-27T21:30:00-06:00January 21st, 2019|Competitors, Personalities, Tournament Review|

Each year SportMartialArts.com offers fans of sport karate a chance to vote for their favorite sport karate competitors, tournament and league. Thousands of votes are counted and the winners in fourteen categories are recognized for their accomplishments throughout the competition year. The voting for the 2018 Viewers' Choice Awards was the highest since the [...]

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Who Says Traditional Can’t Win? 2018 US Capitol Classics

By |2018-08-18T08:45:47-05:00August 18th, 2018|Competitors, NASKA Event, NASKA World Event, Open World Tour, Tournament, Tournament Review|

The root of martial arts is traditional techniques and self-defense. Practitioners complain that competitive martial arts erode the tradition of the style. With acrobatics and extreme martial arts that include tricks and gymnastics at sport martial arts events, traditionalists believe they don't stand a chance. The 2018 US Capitol Classics & China Open, held August [...]

The 2018 Quebec Open: Polish and Style in the North

By |2018-05-23T18:26:38-05:00May 22nd, 2018|NASKA Event, NASKA World Event, Open World Tour, Tournament Review|

The 2018 Quebec Open was a high energy, smooth-running event that showcased some of the very best Sport Karate in North America. Held at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada, this year’s Quebec Open was one of the biggest in recent memory, with pre-registrations up from previous years. This is especially remarkable as recent changes [...]

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