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Karate Institute Championships

Karate, Martial Arts, Taekwondo · 2026-10-10 · San Angelo, United States · AOK

Karate Institute Championships
Participants
107
Clubs
16
Categories
8
Divisions
8
Medals awarded
144

The Karate Institute Championships brought a lively day of martial arts competition to San Angelo, United States, on October 10, 2026. A total of 107 participants from 16 clubs took to the venue for the AOK-organized event.

The programme spanned karate, martial arts and taekwondo disciplines across eight categories and eight divisions. Competitors pursued honours in point sparring, continuous sparring, traditional and specialty kata, open-hand kata, traditional weapons kata, self-defense and demo divisions, with age groups ranging from young beginners to adult black belts.

Warrior Nation Self Defense finished first in the medal table, followed by Zee's Tae Kwon Do in second and Fudoshin Dojo in third. Richard Winton, Gregory Garcia and Garrett Fontenot stood out among the leading athletes by wins.

Warrior Nation Self Defense set the pace with 15 gold medals as 144 medals were awarded across the competition. Richard Winton emerged as the top athlete, collecting eight gold medals.

The Championships reflected the depth of opportunity across technical forms, self-defense and sparring, leaving San Angelo with a strong martial arts showcase across all levels of experience. #Karate #MartialArts #Taekwondo #SanAngelo #Fitofan

Medal table

#ClubGold / Silver / Bronze
1Warrior Nation Self Defense · Midland, United States15 / 0 / 0
2Zee's Tae Kwon Do · Mineral Wells, United States6 / 0 / 0
3Fudoshin Dojo · Stephenville, United States6 / 0 / 0
4Lone Star Martial Arts · Waxahachie, United States3 / 0 / 0
59th Street Gym Karate · Garland, United States2 / 0 / 0
6Universal Karate Studios Hq · San Antonio, United States2 / 0 / 0
7Texas School of Karate · Blue Mound, United States1 / 0 / 0
8Karate Institute · San Angelo, United States1 / 0 / 0
9Northside Karate · Houston, United States1 / 0 / 0
10AMMA · Abilene, United States1 / 0 / 0

Top athletes

  • Richard Winton8 / 0 / 0
  • Gregory Garcia6 / 0 / 0
  • Garrett Fontenot · Warrior Nation Self Defense3 / 0 / 0
  • Dante Ramsey · Fudoshin Dojo3 / 0 / 0
  • Dominic Puga · Zee's Tae Kwon Do2 / 0 / 0
  • Pamela White · Universal Karate Studios Hq2 / 0 / 0
  • Reid Renaud · Warrior Nation Self Defense2 / 0 / 0
  • Amanda Nichols · Warrior Nation Self Defense2 / 0 / 0
  • Christopher Ramirez · Warrior Nation Self Defense2 / 0 / 0
  • Joshua Ragsdale · 9th Street Gym Karate2 / 0 / 0

Medalists by category

12-13 2012-2013, Advanced, FT-13 Advanced · Traditional Kata Divisions · 12-13

  1. 1. Albert Aceves · Warrior Nation Self Defense

14-15 2010-2011, Beginner, FT-15 Beginner · Traditional Kata Divisions · 14-15

  1. 1. Gregory Garcia

14-15 2010-2011, Intermediate, FT-16 Intermediate · Traditional Kata Divisions · 14-15

  1. 1. Christopher Ramirez · Warrior Nation Self Defense

14-15 2010-2011, Advanced, FT-17 Advanced · Traditional Kata Divisions · 14-15

  1. 1. Garrett Fontenot · Warrior Nation Self Defense

16-17 2008-2009, Intermediate, FT-20 Intermediate · Traditional Kata Divisions · 16-17

  1. 1. Mia Mccord · Warrior Nation Self Defense

12-17 2008-2013, Beginner, M-5 Beginner · Specialty Kata · 12-17

  1. 1. Gregory Garcia

12-17 2008-2013, Advanced, M-7 Advanced · Specialty Kata · 12-17

  1. 1. Dominic Puga · Zee's Tae Kwon Do

12-17 2008-2013, Beginner/Intermediate, M-14 Beg/Int · Traditional Weapons Kata · 12-17

  1. 1. Gregory Garcia

12-17 2008-2013, Beginner/Intermediate, SD-3 Beg/Int · Self Defense Divisions · 12-17

  1. 1. Gregory Garcia

18+ -2007, Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced, SD-5 Beg/Int/Adv · Self Defense Divisions · 18+

  1. 1. Joshua Ragsdale · 9th Street Gym Karate

18+ -2007, Black, SD-6 BB · Self Defense Divisions · 18+

  1. 1. Richard Winton

14-15 2010-2011, F-16 Beginner, Mixed · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 14-15

  1. 1. Gregory Garcia

14-15 2010-2011, F-18 Advanced, Mixed · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 14-15

  1. 1. Garrett Fontenot · Warrior Nation Self Defense

<=7 2018-2020, Beginner, FT-1 Beginner · Traditional Kata Divisions · <=7

  1. 1. Aliyanna Sandoval · Warrior Nation Self Defense

<=7 2018-2020, Intermediate, FT-2 Intermediate · Traditional Kata Divisions · <=7

  1. 1. Efren Perez · Lone Star Martial Arts

8-9 2016-2017, Adv / BB, FT-6 Adv/BB · Traditional Kata Divisions · 8-9

  1. 1. Cian Renaud · Warrior Nation Self Defense

18+ -2007, Advanced, FT-27 Advanced Male · Traditional Kata Divisions · 18+

  1. 1. Joshua Ragsdale · 9th Street Gym Karate

18+ -2007, Traditional Soft Style, FT-33 BB Traditional Soft Style · Traditional Kata Divisions · 18+

  1. 1. Richard Winton

32+ Black Belt -1993, Black, FT-31 BB Female · Traditional Kata Divisions · 32+ Black Belt

  1. 1. Amanda Nichols · Warrior Nation Self Defense

35+ -1990, Black, M-11 BB · Specialty Kata · 35+

  1. 1. Zedrick Burns · Zee's Tae Kwon Do

<=11 2014-2025, Intermediate, M-2 Intermediate · Specialty Kata · <=11

  1. 1. Azaria Salinas · Zee's Tae Kwon Do

<=11 2014-2025, Advanced, M-3 Advanced · Specialty Kata · <=11

  1. 1. Peyton Puga · Zee's Tae Kwon Do

<=11 2014-2025, Black, M-4 BB · Specialty Kata · <=11

  1. 1. peyton Pollone · Zee's Tae Kwon Do

18+ -2007, Black, M-10 BB · Specialty Kata · 18+

  1. 1. Richard Winton

18+ -2007, Black, M-16 BB · Traditional Weapons Kata · 18+

  1. 1. Richard Winton

35+ -1990, Black, M-17 BB · Traditional Weapons Kata · 35+

  1. 1. Richard Winton

<=13 2012-2025, Male, -50 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · <=13

  1. 1. Kevin Rowan · Fudoshin Dojo

<=13 2012-2025, Male, -60 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · <=13

  1. 1. Dante Ramsey · Fudoshin Dojo

<=13 2012-2025, Male, -100 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · <=13

  1. 1. Jorge Ramirez · Warrior Nation Self Defense

<=13 2012-2025, Male, -130 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · <=13

  1. 1. Albert Aceves · Warrior Nation Self Defense

<=13 2012-2025, Male, -140 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · <=13

  1. 1. Logan Alberts · Warrior Nation Self Defense

<=13 2012-2025, Female, -100 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · <=13

  1. 1. Audrey Bourg · Warrior Nation Self Defense

14-17 2008-2011, Male, -112.4 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 14-17

  1. 1. Garrett Fontenot · Warrior Nation Self Defense

14-17 2008-2011, Male, -138.9 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 14-17

  1. 1. Gregory Garcia

14-17 2008-2011, Male, -156.5 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 14-17

  1. 1. Mason Longoria

14-17 2008-2011, Male, -189.6 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 14-17

  1. 1. Christopher Ramirez · Warrior Nation Self Defense

14-17 2008-2011, Female, -123.5 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 14-17

  1. 1. Kimberly Deanda · Karate Institute

18+ -2007, Male, -178.6 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 18+

  1. 1. Richard Winton

18+ -2007, Male, -189.6 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 18+

  1. 1. Clint Chipman · AMMA

18+ -2007, Female, +185.2 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 18+

  1. 1. Nicol Perez · Matthews Martial Arts

10-11 2014-2015, F-11 Black, Mixed · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 10-11

  1. 1. peyton Pollone · Zee's Tae Kwon Do

18+ Underbelt -2007, Beginner, F-24 Beginner Female · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 18+ Underbelt

  1. 1. Alicia Lozano

32+ Black Belt Women -1993, Black, F-31 32+ BB Female · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 32+ Black Belt Women

  1. 1. Ashley Wood · Texas School of Karate

35+ Black Belt Men -1990, Male, F-33 BB Male · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 35+ Black Belt Men

  1. 1. Richard Winton

42+ Black Belt Women -1983, Black, F-34 BB Female · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 42+ Black Belt Women

  1. 1. Amanda Nichols · Warrior Nation Self Defense

18+ Black Belt Men -2007, Male, F-32 BB Male · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 18+ Black Belt Men

  1. 1. Richard Winton

6-7 2018-2019, F-3 Intermediate, Mixed · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 6-7

  1. 1. Evelyn Vitiello · Lone Star Martial Arts

8-9 2016-2017, F-5 Beginner, Mixed · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 8-9

  1. 1. Dante Ramsey · Fudoshin Dojo
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