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2025 Texas Finest Nationals
One of the top Texas AOK events was on October 25th, 2025. It was one of the last AOK tournaments of 2025 in the Texas AOK. The well-known promoter of […]
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The 2019 AOK State Championships
This year’s December 6th and 7th event was held at the downtown convention center in Abilene Texas. My impressions of Abilene are of a hometown atmosphere full of pleasant and […]
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2017 TKO State Finals
This year’s Texas Karate Organizations final showdown was held at the San Luis Convention Center in Galveston Texas. The San Luis Convention Center is elegant and has a classical ambience […]
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4th Annual Texas Finest Nationals
The Texas AOK is one of the longest running karate circuits in the country. Its tournament schedule dates back to the late 1960’s with tournaments that boasted competition by the […]
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2017 Jam All Nationals
The NBL is still strong in Houston and Texas. For the first time the Jam All Nationals received a national sanctioning. This tournament has evolved since 2009 and has been […]
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Battle on the Beach 2005 Karate Tournament
Sun, heat, beach and ocean make the Texas Gulf coasts a Jewel of the south. Corpus Christi lies at the same latitude as many of the Caribbean’s most prized playgrounds […]
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The 2005 Masters
Dallas, Texas is the new home of Jose and Sharon Santamaria’s Masters Karate Tournament. During the last ten years this event was held in Austin, Texas but due to a […]
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Magnolia State Nationals
New Orleans always puts a smile on my face. Just the name of the place can change your attitude. I could tell you about all the wonderful places to go, […]
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The Texas Amateur Organization Of Karate 1998 Finals
This Texas Karate organization has existed since the seventies and has produced some of the toughest competitors in the world. Some of these names include Linda Denly, Demetrius Havanas, Skipper […]