| Congratulations to Sensei Adrian and Jenna Brown for winning the Grand Champion Sparring Titles at Cowboys Stadium for Martial Arts day 2011 which was hosted by Troy Dorsey shown in picture with the group. |
| Master Juan's Karate Shines at National Karate Championships The United States Karate Alliance recently held its Annual National Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Master Juan’s students would stand out at this event bring home 3 National Grand Champion Titles more than any other karate school in attendance. They also brought home 17 National Titles Total, which is very impressive taking 13 competitors total. Sensei Adrian Galvan would successfully defend his Kumite title and win his 4th USKA National Kumite Grand Champion Title. Jenna Brown, student & training partner of Galvan would win the Women’s Kumite Grand Champion Title becoming the youngest to accomplish this. Also, 8-year-old Emma Elliott won the Youth Beginner Kata Grand Champion Title. Emma also received the 1st ever Trias-Hawkes Spirited Competitor Award for her outstanding attitude & accomplishments over the weekend. Master Juan Galvan said, “I’m very proud to see all these students shine in competition as they work very hard in training.” Overall Team Results are as follows: Master Juan Galvan 3rd in Master Kata Sensei Adrian Galvan - Black Belt Men’s Kumite Grand Champion, 2nd Weapons, 3rd Kata Jenna Brown – Black Belt Women’s Kumite Grand Champion, 1st Kumite, 1st Kata, 3rd Weapons Emma Elliott – Youth Beginner Kata Grand Champion, Trias-Hawkes Spirited Competitor Award Recipient, 1st Kumite, 1st Kata, 1st Weapons, 3rd Team Kata Alex Laughlin – 2nd Kumite, 4th Chanabara Alan Foley – 3rd Koshiki, 4th Weapons Randy Cura – 1st Kumite, 1st Team Kumite Brayden Foster – 1st Kata, 2nd Team Kumite Manni Velez – 1st Koshiki, 1st Chanbara, 3rd Kumite Jaedin Harris – 1st Chanbara, 3rd Team Kata Jesse Forbes – 2nd Team Kumite Jacob Valencia – 1st Koshiki, 1st Team Kumite, 2nd Kumite, 2nd Chanbara, 3rd Team Kata, 4th Kata Anna Elliott – 1st Kumite, 2nd Weapons, 2nd Team Kumite, 3rd Kata |
| Master Juan's Karate Makes History at 2011 USKA World Karate Championships The 2011 United States Karate Alliance World Championships was held at the Hotel InterContinental in Dallas, Texas. Competitors came from all over the world & nation to compete at this prestigious event. Some of the countries represented were Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago and of course the USA. This event is held over a 4-day period and concludes on the last day where the World Championships Finals are held to crown USKA World Grand Champions. In the tournaments 48 history there has never been a 5-Time USKA Men’s Kumite World Grand Champion. Sensei Adrian was tied with 3 others at 4, he would be defending his title here and going for number 5. Also in the Finals was Sensei Adrian’s student and training partner Jenna Brown. Jenna just turning 18 would make this her first World Championships competing in the Adult Women’s Black Belt division. Jenna had some very tough matches in the Finals and came out on top making her the 2011 USKA Women’s World Kumite Grand Champion and breaking the record for the youngest lady to accomplish this. It was then Sensei Adrian’s turn to take the stage in the evening’s main event. Sensei Adrian Galvan would successfully defend his title and become the first ever 5-Time USKA Men’s World Kumite Grand Champion. What made this accomplishment more remarkable was just 9 weeks earlier Galvan was fighting in Europe as apart of Team USA and had his jaw broken. He was barely cleared to compete at this event. During the 4-day event Master Juan Galvan showed he still has some kick left in him as he won 1st Place in the Masters Kata Division. Overall it was a very historic event for Master Juan's Karate and something that everyone in attendance will be talking about for years to come. The Team won a total of 30 World Titles and Complete Team Results are as follows: |
| Master Juan Galvan – 1st Place Masters Kata Sensei Adrian Galvan – World Men’s Black Belt Kumite Grand Champion, 1st Weapons, 2nd Kata Jenna Brown – World Women’s Black Belt Kumite Grand Champion, 1st Kumite, 1st Ippon, 2nd Weapons, 3rd Kata Alan Foley – 1st Team Kumite, 2nd Koshiki, 2nd Continuous Sparring Alex Laughlin – 1st Koshiki, 2nd Kumite, 4th Kata Sam Long – 3rd Kata Randy Cura – 1st Ippon, 1st Team Kumite, 2nd Kata, 3rd Kumite Jason Foley – 1st Continuous Sparring Alex Quian – 1st Team Kumite, 2nd Chanbara Kris Foley – 2nd Kumite, 4th Kata Tien Nguyen – 1st Team Kumite, 3rd Chanbara, 3rd Ippon Sergio Montanez – 2nd Koshiki, 2nd Ippon, 3rd Chanbara Bernardo Gallegos – 2nd Kumite, 4th Koshiki, 4th Ippon Mauricio Gallegos – 1st Team Kumite, 1st Koshiki, 2nd Continuous Sparring Anthony Moreno – 5th Kata, 5th Kumite Nicholas Jacobs - 5th Kumite, 5th Chanbara Jeff Harris – 2nd Kumite, 4th Kata Joe Hinnant – 1st Ippon, 1st Continuous Sparring, 1st Chanbara, 1st Team Kumite, 4th Kumite Braden Prater – 2nd Team Kumite, 3rd Kumite Preston Marietta – 2nd Team Kumite, 2nd Ippon, 3rd Chanbara Brayden Foster – 1st Team Kumite, 1st Ippon, 3rd Continuous Sparring Alphin Jacob – 1st Koshiki, 1st Chanbara, 1st Team Kumite, 1st Continuous Sparring, 2nd Kumite, 2nd Ippon, 4th Kata Nayenci Lamar – 1st Continuous, 2nd Chanbara, 2nd Team Kumite, 3rd Kumite Jaedin Harris – 1st Kumite, 1st Team Kumite, 1st Continuous Sparring, 3rd Ippon, 4th Chanbara Nazhir Carter - 2nd Continuous Sparring, 2nd Team Kumite, 3rd Kumite Delaney Kutzke - 2nd Koshiki, 2nd Ippon, 3rd Continuous Sparring, 4th Team Kumite Emma Elliott – 3rd Continuous Sparring Dylan Dudley – 3rd Continuous Sparring, 3rd Chanbara Ryan Sacshe – 4th Ippon, 4th Koshiki, 4th Team Kumite Anna Elliott – 5th Kumite Victoria Keffer – 4th Weapons |