USANKF US Open
USANKF US Open 2013
Las Vegas Nevada • March 2013
Congratulations to dojo members Eva Alexander and Aidan Lok for bringing home numerous titles in kata, kumite and kobudo at the 2013 USANKF US Open.
USANKF US Open 2012
Las Vegas Nevada • April 2012
Congratulations to dojo members Destiny Vergara and Aidan Lok for bringing home numerous medals at the 2012 USANKF US Open.
USANKF US Open 2007
Las Vegas Nevada • April 2007
This is an international event, where top level competitors from all over the world, would come to compete.
Shotojuku members with Italian team membersSteven Holguin (left) won 1st Place in Kumite
Kassandra Cruz (USA) 1st place kumite (2nd from right) with medal winners from Japan, Norway and Sweden
Kassandra Cruz sparring
Kassandra Cruz place 2nd in Kata
WKF Kata World Champion (Italy), Luca Valdesi
winning the 2007 US open with the Kata Unsu
Kassandra Cruz
Kassandra Cruz got noticed by the international judges by winning the Gold medal in Kumite and the silver medal in Kata by beating some of the best karate practitioners in the world.
We congratulate our members for a job well done!
2006 US Open
Las Vegas Nevada • April 2006
Shotojuku Team with the Italian WKF World Kata Team Champions
Sebastian Acosta won 1st Place in Okinawan Kata
Carlos, Brandon, Kassandra, Edward, Sebastian, Nikolai
Tournament Results
| Kassandra Cruz | 1st Okinawan Kata 1st Open Kumite 2nd Open Kata |
| Edward Nieto | 1st Kilo Kumite 3rd Okinawan Kata 3rd Open Kumite |
| Sebastian Acosta | 1st Okinawan Kata 3rd Kobudo 3rd WKF Kata |
| Carlos Lora | 1st Kata 1st Kumite |