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

- 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
| # | Club | Gold / Silver / Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warrior Nation Self Defense · Midland, United States | 15 / 0 / 0 |
| 2 | Zee's Tae Kwon Do · Mineral Wells, United States | 6 / 0 / 0 |
| 3 | Fudoshin Dojo · Stephenville, United States | 6 / 0 / 0 |
| 4 | Lone Star Martial Arts · Waxahachie, United States | 3 / 0 / 0 |
| 5 | 9th Street Gym Karate · Garland, United States | 2 / 0 / 0 |
| 6 | Universal Karate Studios Hq · San Antonio, United States | 2 / 0 / 0 |
| 7 | Texas School of Karate · Blue Mound, United States | 1 / 0 / 0 |
| 8 | Karate Institute · San Angelo, United States | 1 / 0 / 0 |
| 9 | Northside Karate · Houston, United States | 1 / 0 / 0 |
| 10 | AMMA · Abilene, United States | 1 / 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. Albert Aceves · Warrior Nation Self Defense
14-15 2010-2011, Beginner, FT-15 Beginner · Traditional Kata Divisions · 14-15
- 1. Gregory Garcia
14-15 2010-2011, Intermediate, FT-16 Intermediate · Traditional Kata Divisions · 14-15
- 1. Christopher Ramirez · Warrior Nation Self Defense
14-15 2010-2011, Advanced, FT-17 Advanced · Traditional Kata Divisions · 14-15
- 1. Garrett Fontenot · Warrior Nation Self Defense
16-17 2008-2009, Intermediate, FT-20 Intermediate · Traditional Kata Divisions · 16-17
- 1. Mia Mccord · Warrior Nation Self Defense
12-17 2008-2013, Beginner, M-5 Beginner · Specialty Kata · 12-17
- 1. Gregory Garcia
12-17 2008-2013, Advanced, M-7 Advanced · Specialty Kata · 12-17
- 1. Dominic Puga · Zee's Tae Kwon Do
12-17 2008-2013, Beginner/Intermediate, M-14 Beg/Int · Traditional Weapons Kata · 12-17
- 1. Gregory Garcia
12-17 2008-2013, Beginner/Intermediate, SD-3 Beg/Int · Self Defense Divisions · 12-17
- 1. Gregory Garcia
18+ -2007, Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced, SD-5 Beg/Int/Adv · Self Defense Divisions · 18+
- 1. Joshua Ragsdale · 9th Street Gym Karate
18+ -2007, Black, SD-6 BB · Self Defense Divisions · 18+
- 1. Richard Winton
14-15 2010-2011, F-16 Beginner, Mixed · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 14-15
- 1. Gregory Garcia
14-15 2010-2011, F-18 Advanced, Mixed · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 14-15
- 1. Garrett Fontenot · Warrior Nation Self Defense
<=7 2018-2020, Beginner, FT-1 Beginner · Traditional Kata Divisions · <=7
- 1. Aliyanna Sandoval · Warrior Nation Self Defense
<=7 2018-2020, Intermediate, FT-2 Intermediate · Traditional Kata Divisions · <=7
- 1. Efren Perez · Lone Star Martial Arts
8-9 2016-2017, Adv / BB, FT-6 Adv/BB · Traditional Kata Divisions · 8-9
- 1. Cian Renaud · Warrior Nation Self Defense
18+ -2007, Advanced, FT-27 Advanced Male · Traditional Kata Divisions · 18+
- 1. Joshua Ragsdale · 9th Street Gym Karate
18+ -2007, Traditional Soft Style, FT-33 BB Traditional Soft Style · Traditional Kata Divisions · 18+
- 1. Richard Winton
32+ Black Belt -1993, Black, FT-31 BB Female · Traditional Kata Divisions · 32+ Black Belt
- 1. Amanda Nichols · Warrior Nation Self Defense
35+ -1990, Black, M-11 BB · Specialty Kata · 35+
- 1. Zedrick Burns · Zee's Tae Kwon Do
<=11 2014-2025, Intermediate, M-2 Intermediate · Specialty Kata · <=11
- 1. Azaria Salinas · Zee's Tae Kwon Do
<=11 2014-2025, Advanced, M-3 Advanced · Specialty Kata · <=11
- 1. Peyton Puga · Zee's Tae Kwon Do
<=11 2014-2025, Black, M-4 BB · Specialty Kata · <=11
- 1. peyton Pollone · Zee's Tae Kwon Do
18+ -2007, Black, M-10 BB · Specialty Kata · 18+
- 1. Richard Winton
18+ -2007, Black, M-16 BB · Traditional Weapons Kata · 18+
- 1. Richard Winton
35+ -1990, Black, M-17 BB · Traditional Weapons Kata · 35+
- 1. Richard Winton
<=13 2012-2025, Male, -50 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · <=13
- 1. Kevin Rowan · Fudoshin Dojo
<=13 2012-2025, Male, -60 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · <=13
- 1. Dante Ramsey · Fudoshin Dojo
<=13 2012-2025, Male, -100 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · <=13
- 1. Jorge Ramirez · Warrior Nation Self Defense
<=13 2012-2025, Male, -130 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · <=13
- 1. Albert Aceves · Warrior Nation Self Defense
<=13 2012-2025, Male, -140 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · <=13
- 1. Logan Alberts · Warrior Nation Self Defense
<=13 2012-2025, Female, -100 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · <=13
- 1. Audrey Bourg · Warrior Nation Self Defense
14-17 2008-2011, Male, -112.4 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 14-17
- 1. Garrett Fontenot · Warrior Nation Self Defense
14-17 2008-2011, Male, -138.9 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 14-17
- 1. Gregory Garcia
14-17 2008-2011, Male, -156.5 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 14-17
- 1. Mason Longoria
14-17 2008-2011, Male, -189.6 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 14-17
- 1. Christopher Ramirez · Warrior Nation Self Defense
14-17 2008-2011, Female, -123.5 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 14-17
- 1. Kimberly Deanda · Karate Institute
18+ -2007, Male, -178.6 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 18+
- 1. Richard Winton
18+ -2007, Male, -189.6 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 18+
- 1. Clint Chipman · AMMA
18+ -2007, Female, +185.2 lbs · Continuous Sparring Divisions · 18+
- 1. Nicol Perez · Matthews Martial Arts
10-11 2014-2015, F-11 Black, Mixed · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 10-11
- 1. peyton Pollone · Zee's Tae Kwon Do
18+ Underbelt -2007, Beginner, F-24 Beginner Female · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 18+ Underbelt
- 1. Alicia Lozano
32+ Black Belt Women -1993, Black, F-31 32+ BB Female · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 32+ Black Belt Women
- 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. Richard Winton
42+ Black Belt Women -1983, Black, F-34 BB Female · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 42+ Black Belt Women
- 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. Richard Winton
6-7 2018-2019, F-3 Intermediate, Mixed · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 6-7
- 1. Evelyn Vitiello · Lone Star Martial Arts
8-9 2016-2017, F-5 Beginner, Mixed · Open Hand Kata Divisions · 8-9
- 1. Dante Ramsey · Fudoshin Dojo
