Enso Karate

🥋🇺🇸 We are very excited to share that ten Enso Karate athletes will be traveling to Romania in July to compete in the 2026 WUKF World Championships as part of the AAU USA National Karate Team! 🌍🏆🇷🇴 Sensei Jay will be serving as a National Team Coach with the USA delegation. What a great honor to represent our country on the world karate stage!

These athletes have worked incredibly hard to earn their spots on the national team, and they would love your support in helping defray the travel and competition costs.

🔗 The Double Good fundraiser will give 50% of every purchase of their delicious popcorn directly to our athletes! 🍿Check this link https://s.dgpopup.com/29u3ljn3 to shop and support our team. The fundraiser will be open until June 8th. THANK YOU for your support!

Join us in wishing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Sensei Jay as he celebrates his big 5-0! 🥋🎉 We are thankful for the countless ways you teach, lead, encourage, and guide us on and off the mat! Here’s to you, Sensei Jay! May this milestone be just the beginning of even greater things ahead! 🎂✨

Congratulations to the 21 Enso athletes who qualified for this year's AAU Karate National Team!!! These athletes qualified based on their strong individual performances at last year's AAU Karate National Championships and/or North American Open. We're incredibly proud of the hard work, stellar performances, and strong spirit of sportsmanship that permeates this group. Many will go on to represent both AAU USA and Enso Karate at the WUKF World Championships in Romania later this year.

Alex W.
Angel C.
Candace C.
Christine C.
Gabriel Ma.
Henry W.
Jack S.
Kira Z.
Sensei Kurt W.
Laura L.
Maile N.
Mandy B.
Mateo N.
Milo P.W.
Noah D.
Noah G.
Sensei Rahmil M.
Sensei Rocio G.P.
Sensei Saul N.
Sensei Toby N.
Zachary K.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and mother figures! 🌷We love and appreciate today and everyday! 🌷

Huge congratulations to our Enso Elite Competition Team athletes for an amazing performance at AAU Karate Region 6 Championships!! We brought a diverse team of 53 athletes who spanned six decades in age and anywhere from 6 months to 20+ years of experience in karate — all working together to support each other on their karate journeys.

The 85 total medals our team members earned are a great achievement, but we are most proud of the hard work, lessons learned, and the lifelong friendships being built. A giant thank you to our amazing coaching team for their tireless guidance; to our dojo families for their support; and to AAU Karate for hosting a fun and safe event. We appreciate you all! 🫶🏼🥋🏆🔥



TEAM RESULTS
🥇 28
🥈 25
🥉 32
Total: 85

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Alex C. - 🥉 kata
Alex W. - 🥇 kata, 🥇kobudo, 🥉 kumite
Allan - 🥉 kumite
Anuj - 🥉 kata, 🥉kumite
Beckett - 🥈 kata, 🥇 kobudo, 🥉 kumite, 🥇 team kumite
Bhuvika - 🥉kumite
Caleb - 🥇 kata, 🥇 kumite, 🥇 team kumite
Candace - 🥈 kata, 🥇 kobudo, 🥇 kumite
Chloe - 🥉 kumite
Daivik - 🥈kata
Dilan - 🥈 kata, 🥈 kumite
Eleanor - participant
Gabriel M. - 🥉 kata, 🥇 team kumite
Gabriel S. - 🥇 kata, 🥉 kumite
Greg - 🥈 kata
Griffin - 🥈 kobudo
Harshil - 🥈 kumite, 🥇 team kumite
Henry - 🥇kata, 🥈 kobudo
Hrithikvesh - 🥉 kata, 🥉 kumite
Ivanova - 🥉 kata
Jack Sensei - participant
Jeniffer - 🥉 kata
Katie Sensei - 🥇 kumite, 🥈kata
Keegan - 🥇kata, 🥈 kobudo, 🥉 kumite
Kenzo - 🥇 kata, 🥉 kumite
Kira Sensei - 🥇 16+ flag kata, 🥈 kata, 🥈 kobudo
Kurt Sensei - 🥉 kumite
Lillian - participant
Logan -🥈kata, 🥈kobudo,🥉ultimate rotational
Mandy - 🥉 kumite
Manuel - 🥇 kata, 🥉 kumite
Maxine Sensei - 🥉 kumite
Maya - 🥇kata, 🥉 kumite
Myra - 🥉 kumite
Naiya - 🥇kata, 🥈 kumite, 🥇 team kumite
Noah D. - 🥈 kata, 🥇 team kumite, 🥇 ultimate rotational
Noah G. - 🥉 kata, 🥈 kobudo, 🥇 team kumite
Parker - participant
Payoja - 🥈 kata, 🥇 kumite
Qiling -🥈kata, 🥉 kumite
Rahmil Sensei - 🥈kata, 🥇 kobudo
Rohan - 🥉 kata, 🥉 kumite
Rosie - 🥇 kata
Sarah - 🥉kata, 🥉 kumite
Sarvesh - participant
Saul Sensei - 🥉 kata, 🥈kobudo
Sebastian - 🥈 kumite
Simon - participant
Srishti - 🥇 kata
Stephanie - participant
Tala - 🥈 kata
Zack - 🥈kata, 🥉kobudo, 🥉kumite

Advanced level members of our tournament team were invited to train with kata Olympians Grace Lau and Ariel Torres at a kata camp hosted by Fonseca Martial Arts. After a session of hard work and sweat, we came home inspired and eager to share these world-class lessons with the rest of the dojo.

Big thanks to and for the awesome training and to Sensei and for hosting us.

Earlier this month, Enso Karate athletes travelled to Las Vegas to compete at the North American Open, an international karate tournament hosted by the World Union of Karate-Do Federations (WUKF) and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). We are very proud of their efforts—congratulations on a excellent showing!

A special shout-out to Rocío Garcia Pérez who was the gold medalist of the 18-35 Female Open Weight Kumite division and took home the $1000 prize. 🥇🥊

Alex W. - 🥇kata, 🥇team kata, 🥈kumite
Gabriel M. - 🥈kata, 🥈team kata
Henry W. - 🥈team kata
Jack S. - 🥇team kata
Kira Z. - 🥇team kata, 🥈kobudo
Lillian M. - 🥈team kata
Maile N. - 4th style-specific kata
Mandy B. - 🥉kumite
Mateo N. - 🥉16+ flag kata, 🥈kumite
Noah D. - 🥇kata, 🥇team kata, 🥈kumite, 🥈olympic kumite
Noah G. - 🥇team kata, 🥉olympic kumite, 🥉team kumite
Rocío G.P. - 🥇open weight kumite, 🥉kumite, 🥇team kumite
Zachary K. - 🥇team kata

Enso brought a small but mighty team to the AAU Karate Indiana District Championships, hosted by our friends at Adamson's Karate Carmel. What a great time! Our 9 athletes included 4 "seniors" (athletes aged 35+), 2 teens, and 3 younger kids, spanning ranks from very early beginners who just started training a couple months ago to very experienced black belts who have decades of training under their belt. As usual, their competitive spirit, sportsmanship, and sense of community shined through. It was a wonderful reminder that karate is an intergenerational sport and a tradition that spans all ages, ranks, and abilities.

Team results: 3🥇 4🥈 4🥉

Individual Results:
Allan - kumite 🥉
Griffin - participant
Hvritikvesh - kata 🥉
Katie Sensei - kata 🥈, kumite 🥈
Kira Sensei - kata 🥈, kobudo 🥇
Mandy - kumite 🥉
Noah S - kata 🥇, kumite 🥇
Sarah - kumite 🥉
Tala - kata 🥈

The team Enso brought to the AAU Karate Central District Championships included 17 coaches and officials — a critical part to supporting our team and helping the tournament run smoothly! Thank you to this special group of people for volunteering your time and energy!

HEAD COACHES
Sensei Katie
Sensei Elaine

FLOOR COACHES
Sensei Rahmil
Sensei Toby
Sempai Jack
Sempai Kira
Sempai Noah G.
Sempai Zach
Sempai Noelle

STAGING COACHES
Sempai Candace
Sempai Alex
Sempai Noah D.
Sempai Harshil

REFEREES
Sensei Jay
Sensei Denise
Sensei Saul
Sensei Kurt

Enso brought a team of 48 athletes to the AAU Karate Central District Championships yesterday! Ranging in age from 6 to 56 and ranging in experience from just a few months to more than 20 years, these athletes demonstrated that karate truly is a sport for all! They also demonstrated the karate spirit through perseverance and sportsmanship. Congratulations to all!

TEAM RESULTS:
🥇-36
🥈-44
🥉-39
Total-119

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:

Alex C. 🥉 kumite, 🥇 team kata
Alex W. 🥈kata, 🥈 kumite, 🥈 kobudo, 🥈 team kata
Allan 🥈 kata, 🥉 kumite
Anuj 🥇 kata, 🥉 kumite, 🥈 team kata
Beckett 🥈 kata, 🥉 kumite, 🥇 kobudo, 🥇 team kata
Bhuvika 🥈 kata, 🥈 kihon, 🥉 kumite, 🥈 team kata
Caleb 🥇 kata, 🥇 kumite, 🥇 team kata
Candace 🥈 kata, 🥉 flag kata,🥉kumite🥈 kobudo, 🥈 team kata
Chloe 🥉 kata, 🥉 kihon, 🥈 team kata
Daivik 🥈 kata, 🥇 kumite
Eleanor🥈 kata, 🥉 kumite, 🥇 team kata
Gabriel M. 🥉 kata
Gabriel S. 🥇 kata, 🥉 kumite, 🥉 team kata
Greg 🥈 kata
Griffin 🥉 kata
Harshil 🥉kata 🥈 kumite
Henry 🥇 kata, 🥈 kumite, 🥇 kobudo, 🥉 team kata
Hrithikvesh 🥉 kihon
Ivanova 🥇 kata
Jack Sensei 🥉 kobudo, 🥇team kata
Jeniffer 🥉 kata
Katie Sensei🥇 kata, 🥉 kumite
Keegan- 🥇 kata, 🥈 kumite, 🥈 kobudo, 🥇 team kata
Kenzo 🥇 team kata
Kira Sensei🥇 kata, 🥈 kobudo, 🥇 team kata
Kurt Sensei🥉 kata, 🥈 kumite, 🥈 kobudo, 🥈 team kata
Lillian 🥉 kata, 🥇 kobudo
Logan 🥈 kata, 🥇 kobudo, 🥉 team kata, 🥉 ultimate rotational
Mandy 🥈 kumite
Manuel 🥇 kata, 🥈 kumite
Maya 🥇 kata, 🥈 kumite, 🥈 team kata
Myra 🥈 kata, 🥉 kumite, 🥈 team kata
Naiya 🥇 kata, 🥉 team kata
Noah D. 🥈 kata, 🥉 kumite, 🥈 team kata
Noah G. 🥇 team kata, 🥇 ultimate rotational
Parker 🥇 kata, 🥈 kumite, 🥇 team kata
Qiling 🥇 kata, 🥈 kumite
Rahmil Sensei 🥇 kata, 🥇 kobudo, 🥈 team kata
Rose 🥉 kata, 🥉 kumite, 🥉 team kata, 🥈 ultimate rotational
Sarvesh 🥈 team kata
Saul 🥈 kata
Sebastian 🥈 kata, 🥈 kumite
Simon 🥇 team kata
Srishti 🥉 kata, 🥉 kumite, 🥉 team kata
Stephanie 🥉 kumite
Suna 🥈 kata, 🥉 flag kata
Tala 🥉 kata, 🥉 kumite, 🥉 kihon, 🥇 team kata
Zachary 🥇 kata, 🥉 kumite, 🥇 kobudo, 🥈 team kata