2007 USKA National Karate Championship
2007 - USKA - National Karate Championship
Shinpu-Ren Students return from the USKA National Championships with a total of 38 National placings and 35 of those were top four! This year’s team came home with 10 National titles under their belts. The team of twelve competitors competed in six different events. The events were as follows, Forms- (Kata), Point Sparring- (Kumite), Weapons- (Kobudo), Koshiki- (Full Contact Fighting), Team Sparring, and Chambarra- ( Sport Kenjutsu).
The National Championships are held in Albuquerque New Mexico, only the best of the best in the United States attend and compete. In order to qualify those who are invited have to have placed in the top four at either a State or Regional Championship Tournament, also invited back are those competitors who are returning to defend their title from the previous year.