Charleston Shotokan Karate Club

Team CSKC is returning to a tournament venue this weekend. This time, our athletes will compete at the USA Open and Junior International Cup in Fort Worth, TX. Please join us in wishing them safe travels and much success!

Team CSKC had quite the weekend at the 2026 Seaside Karate Classic! We are so proud of these athletes, 6 competitors brought home 8 medals and tons of great experience! What’s fun weekend with this crew; thank you, parents for making this possible!
Much deserved Congratulations to these team members…
Joshua: Silver-Kumite, Bronze-Kata
Gabriel: Silver-Kata
Mikayla: Gold-Kumite, Gold-Kata
Silas: Gold-Kumite
Rowan: Bronze-Kumite, Bronze-Kata
Ryan: Great Experience

Marielle will be the first fight in her division (Female U14, -47kg). Barring any changes or delays, she should compete on Tatami 6 around 2:30pm Paraguay time (1:30pm local time).

Today is the day! Reminder, you can follow all the LIVE action from the It’s almost competition time at the # # Junior Pan American Championships on YouTube!

You can watch LIVE at: https://youtube.com/?si=XQtn0olJtbeU_LSG

🔥 It’s go time! The # # Junior Pan American Championships kick off tomorrow, and Team USA is bringing the energy with a delegation of 225+ strong — athletes, coaches, parents, staff, and leadership. You’ll hear our cheers all week long! 🇺🇸🥋

🌟 Calling all Charleston Shotokan Karate Friends! 🌟
One of our very own, Marielle, is representing Team USA on the world stage in Paraguay! She will compete TOMORROW (8/29) at 1:30 PM! 🥋💪 Please join us in sending all good wishes her way!🙌
Drop a comment below with your words of encouragement, positive energy , cheers, and support! 💙

We’re so proud of our very own Marielle, a dedicated Charleston Shotokan Karate student, as she gears up for an incredible journey! 🥋 Since the time she qualified for the team in July, Marielle has been training nonstop. She will continue for the next few weeks as she prepares to represent Team USA at the Pan American Championships in Paraguay. 🇺🇸 Let’s cheer her on as she puts in the work to showcase her skills on the world stage! 💪

In case you missed it, our competition team travelled to Ft. Worth, Texas this weekend to compete in the 2025 National Karate Championships and Jr. US Team Trials! CSKC athletes had remarkable accomplishments! Please join us in congratulating these competitors!

Marielle
🥈12-13yr ELITE Female Kumite, -47kg
Fought with POISE & HEART beyond her years, EARNING HER SPOT on TEAM USA🇺🇸 + Qualified to compete at the 🇵🇾PAN-AMS in August!!!
✔️12-13yr ELITE Female Kata
Made new mistakes to learn from and gained great experience she’ll carry with her!
🥉Int/Adv. Family Team Kata
Performed synchronized kata alongside her younger siblings to help her team secure the bronze medal!

Ryan
✔️11yr Int. Male Kata + Kumite
Demonstrated obvious personal AND competitive improvements 💪🏼 in comparison to just one year prior at the 2024 US Nationals + Learned lessons & gained positive takeaways to carry ahead for next year and well beyond the sport karate walls! 😊

Joshua
🥉🥉9yr Male Novice Kata + Kumite
Left it all on the mat and earned not one, but TWO, bronze medals during his individual events! Learned lessons & gained new friends from all over the country!
🥉Int/Adv. Family Team Kata
Performed synchronized kata alongside his older siblings to help earn them a bronze medal!

Vanessa
✔️14-15yr ELITE Female Kumite, +61kg
Missed earning the opportunity to medal & secure a spot on the US team by a single point/match + Showed wonderful sportsmanship and learned lessons she can & will use on her karate journey ahead👊🏾
✔️14yr Adv Female Kata
Lost for third🥉during her final bout + Her last year of hard work in prepping for her black belt ‘Shodan’ test clearly - Won and lost rounds with grace and humility far beyond her years!

Mikayla
🥉10-11yr ELITE Female Kata
Performed FOUR beautiful katas + EARNED her spot as an alternate for TEAM USA
🥉10-11yr ELITE Female Kumite, -37kg
Fought hard and EARNED ANOTHER alternate spot on TEAM USA🇺🇸, making her the FIRST EVER CSKC athlete to make TOP 4 in elite kata!
🥉Int/Adv. Family Team Kata
Performed synchronized kata alongside her siblings and helped them to secure a bronze medal!

Zachary
✔️16/17yr Male ELITE Kumite, -76kg
Lost to a great competitor in his first match & incurred a serious injury that prevented him from participating in any future divisions that took place this weekend + He continues to display an unrivaled mindset, demonstrating his innate ability to look ahead in the face of adversity💪🏼 We could not be more proud of this guy🥋

To all the girls and women in the past, present and future of sports, Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Week!

The rumors are true… CSKC is a dojo full of artists👌🏼

Spring session starts JANUARY 18th - Start the new year off right and register today to secure your spot!

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