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USA's Claressa Shields wins gold

Claressa Shields Wins Second Olympic Boxing Medal

21 year old American middleweight boxer, Claressa Shields, is the first American boxer, male or female, to win two Olympic gold medals in consecutive...

Helen Maroulis is First Woman to Win Olympic Wrestling Gold Medal

Team U.S.A.'s Helen Maroulis upsets three-time defending gold medalist Saori Yoshida from Japan to become the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic wrestling...
Newly appointed Joint Secretary, Harpeet S. Arora

Harpeet S Arora Promotes Philippines Traditional Martial Arts for UNESCO Games

Harpeet S. Arora has been appointed the Joint Secretary of the Global Sikaran Federation (GSF) at a meeting held in Los Angeles, California. The...
Jordan Burroughs

USA Wrestling’s Jordan Burroughs Finalist for Prestigious 86th AAU James E. Sullivan Award

Jordan Burroughs Finalists for Prestigious 86th AAU James E. Sullivan Award Finalists include Derrick Henry (Alabama football), Simone Biles (USA Gymnastics), Keenan Reynolds (Navy football),...
Black Belt Bags by Human Weapon

Black Belt Bags

You’ve probably seen Human Weapon shirts in your dojo, at a recent tournament, or on your favorite MMA athlete. Human Weapon is new martial...
ETU 40 Years Anniversary Gala

European Taekwondo Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AIPS Europe

European Taekwondo Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AIPS Europe Minsk, September 16, 2015 In the spectacular Hall of Fame venue in the Belarusian Olympic...
Chuck Geitner Black Belt at 85

Chuck Geitner Earns Black Belt At 85

When Chuck Geitner moved to Fullerton from Wisconsin in 2010, he decided to take up karate for the first time. On Saturday – less...

Jackie Galloway wins Bronze in Taekwondo

Both the United States and Mexico can be proud of Jackie Galloway, who won a bronze medal in Taekwondo for Team USA on August...

Blind Judoka Edgar Cabachuela Brings Home Second Place Trophy In Judo Competition

Judoka Edgar Cabachuela of the Blind Judo Foundation weighed one pound at birth and now brings home a trophy for second place in judo...

Kyle Snyder, Youngest American Gold-Medal Winner In Wrestling History

20 year old Kyle Snyder outlasted his Azerbaijan opponent, Khetag Goziumov, to take the 97-kilogram (214 pounds) Olympic gold medal in the final freestyle wrestling match...

Judoka Travis Stevens Wins Silver in Rio

It was Tuesday, August 9, 2016 in Rio De Janeiro that Team USA's judoka Travis Stevens won a historic silver medal. The match took...