AmKor Karate Institutes

Reporting live from the Netherlands 🇳🇱: Brandon Wright represented Amkor Aston at the 2026 Dutch Open, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Traditional Tang Soo Do Federation under KJN John Trudgill. In the 18-30 Men’s Black Belt division, Brandon won:
🥇 1st Forms
🥇 1st Weapons
🥉 3rd Fighting
🏆 Grand Champion Black Belt Men’s All-Around
🏆 1st Men’s Team Fighting

Thank you KJN Trudgill for the invitation and Master Maarten van de Spek for a fantastic, well run tournament. TTF events are always first class in competition and ex*****on. Thank you also to Mudjeok e Yong’s team from the Netherlands for the last minute invitation to join Team Fighting, an unexpected bonus on a great day. Tang Soo!

The first batch of photos from Saturday’s Dan Test are the outstanding work of Master Michaela Speers of Amkor Collegeville. Thank you for these great snaps!

A sincere thanks to all that made last weekend’s Delaware County Karate Championships a success. Over 70 Black Belt judges ran 10 full rings with 5 judges in each, providing a safe, fair, and efficient event. We could not have pulled it off without 25+ Scorekeepers and Timekeepers, our Setup and Breakdown crews, Registration diehard John Troxel coming up from Virginia, and the Chichester Basketball Concession Stand.

The event drew competitors from eight states: Arizona, Tennessee, Connecticut, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and across Pennsylvania. The excellent turnout meant expanded divisions across many ages and ranks with representation from multiple styles and organizations. The adult Black Belt competition was diverse, action-packed, and memorable to watch.

Congrats to the Grand Champions!
🏆 🏆 Men’s Forms and Fighting: Master Minsu Pumarejo of Success Martial Arts in Arizona.
🏆 Women’s Forms: Master Jenna Latini of World Class Martial Arts.
🏆 Women’s Fighting: Ms. Leighann Foster of American Tang Soo Do.

On behalf of KJN Frederick Scott and Master Erica Scott Tierney, thank you to all the instructors, competitors and families for their support. You won’t want to miss next year as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of AmKor.

📸 Our first batch of photos from the weekend are all courtesy of talented photographer Joe Caulfield, who truly has a gift for martial arts timing. Thank you for these incredible snaps!

🥇 Check out the Gold medals for Saturday!
These 5” beauties are a custom 3d design by MATODAY.

⏰ It’s not too late to compete!
Register online by midnight tonight OR register at the door Saturday morning 9:30am to 10:30am and pay by cash or check.

👊🏼 Competition starts at 11am sharp!

Tournament packet 🔗 amkorkarate.com