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2011 Battle Of Texas
On June 11th Jessie Benavidez teamed up with All Garza to produce this years 33rd Battle of Texas. The San Luis Convention Center in Galveston was once again picked to […]
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2011 Houston International Karate Championships
D.E Chambers has a long history of producing quality martial arts events. His organization seems to consistently produce well run and on time karate tournaments. This year was no exception. […]
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2011 TKO Nationals
There are a few people who seem to possess boundless energy. Every now and then you get to meet someone with that kind of vigor. Wayne Nguyen is one of […]
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2011 Spindletop
Fred Simon is one of the Texas AOK’s top promoters. Grandmaster Simon was sick in January but recovered and was in good health at his tournament. This years Spindletop Karate […]
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2011 Louisiana Pro-Am Karate & Kung Fu Nationals
Grand Master Augustus Blanco has a long history of producing first class martial arts events, That includes this years La Pro-Am. The tournament was held on February 11th and 12th. […]
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2010 TKO State Championships
Saturday January 29th 2011 was the date for the 2010 TKO state championships. This years state championships were held at the Lake Olympia Middle School Gymnasium in Missouri City, Texas. […]
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2010 AOK State Championships
This years state finals were held in Austin Texas on December 3rd and 4th at the 21 story downtown Hilton Hotel main ballroom. I believe this was the nicest place […]
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2010 Texas Sport Karate Championship
Bear Loebe is one of the top sport karate champions today. In his career he has competed and won NBL world championships in both forms and fighting. He grew up […]
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2010 DFW Karate Championships
Dewey Sutton had his 11th DFW Karate Championships on October 9, 2010. This Texas AOK sanctioned event ran for another year at the Will Rogers Memorial Center’s Amon Carter Jr […]
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2009 DFW Karate Championships
Fort Worth Texas was a thriving metropolis before Dallas existed as we know it. This was a city whose economy centered around the cattle industry. Cowboys and cattle drives gave […]