If you’ve ever spent a weekend at a youth sports tournament, you know the drill—early mornings, long days, and alternating bursts of high energy and downtime. Between all the games, driving, and cheering, one of the biggest challenges can be keeping yo...
Time to register for the National Championships and Team Trials in Spokane!The National Championship is back in Spokane in July, and we are excited to be part of another great signature event. USA Karate referee instructors and coaches continue conduct...
USA Karate is pleased to announce the launch of our enhanced Club Membership structure beginning May 1, 2026.As the National Governing Body for karate in the United States, this updated structure is designed to strengthen club alignment nationwide, pro...
March 21, 2026 | Yonkers, New York In Collaboration with Karate For Change – All Female Karate ConferenceThe Guardian Girls event was successfully held on March 21, 2026, in Yonkers, New York, as part of the Karate For Change All Female Karate Conferen...
The USA Karate US Open, JIC, and U21 Team Trials event held April 2-5, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas, was a tremendous success with nearly 100 officials participating at the event! The four days went very smoothly, allowing athletes, referees, coaches, an...
Caregivers often think their job is shielding athletes from all stress. But board-certified family physician and TrueSport Expert, Deborah Gilboa, MD, says stress is a vital tool for building resilience. Instead of avoiding it, help athletes embrace st...
We are looking forward to another fantastic US Open/JIC and U21 Team Trials on April 2-5, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas! This is our first signature event of the year, and many domestic and international athletes will be participating in the four-day even...
2026 kicked off with our Inaugural Referee Training Camp in January!Over 40 referees attended the weekend camp, and several also took the opportunity to test for referee and judge licenses. The camp was extremely beneficial for drilling-down on recent ...
Athlete Bios
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blo...
