Colorado Springs National Karate

10/11/2026

Now that Diamond Nationals has wrapped up, we want to wish safe travels to our athletes and families heading to France for the ICO World Championships! 🇺🇸🥋🇫🇷

We’re proud of you and excited to cheer you on as you represent Team USA, our school, our state, and our country!

Safe travels, NK family! Let’s go, COSNK and Team USA! 🔥

Might for Right! 👊

10/11/2026

Look at all this hardware! 🏆🥇🔥

Congratulations to everyone who represented Colorado Springs National Karate at Diamond Nationals this year! 🥋💎

We are extremely proud of how much you’ve grown as a team and how you performed this weekend. There’s still work to do, but your hard work, determination, and support for one another give us so much to celebrate!

To our parents, thank you for all your support and cooperation. Showing up, cheering on the team, and being there for your kids made this year a special experience!

A big thank you to our coaches for your time, guidance, and dedication to our athletes. And thank you, Mr. Worley and Mr. Carnahan, for joining us for some awesome pictures!

Let’s go, COSNK! We can’t wait for next year! 🔥

Team Elev8 — Train together. Fight together. Win together!

Might for Right! 👊

09/30/2026

🚨📢NEW CLASS TIMES! 📢🚨

Hi everyone! 👋🥋

Our new class schedule starts NEXT WEEK!

Effective October 5th, we’re adding a weapons class for black belts and double black stripe adults! 🎉

Only a few classes are changing, so please take a look at the attached schedule to see if your class is affected.

Printed copies of the new schedule will also be available at the school.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone in class! 🥋

09/26/2026

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🚨 NASKA Family— I’m writing this morning with an update on a significant victory for all of us here at NASKA. As many of you are aware, a group of tournament promoters broke away from NASKA earlier this year, and started using our name, claiming they were the “real” NASKA. We had no choice but to take them to court, and yesterday afternoon in Florida, a jury unanimously ruled in our favor, stopping the breakaway promoters from using the NASKA name.

The NASKA you know—Larry Carnahan’s NASKA—will be the only NASKA from today on, with Hunter Lyon as President and Mr. Carnahan as Chairman of the Board.

We recognize there will likely still be some lingering confusion in the marketplace, so we will send out more communications in the days and weeks ahead.

In the meantime, NASKA is moving forward, celebrating and recognizing our 2026 NASKA Champions at the 2026 NASKA Banquet at the 2027 AKA Warrior Cup on January 21 - 23, 2027. In addition, the 2027 NASKA calendar will be published soon.

We appreciate your support, and will do our best to answer any questions you may have. Look for more information soon.

—Hunter B. Lyon

09/26/2026

🥋 Great Job! 🥋

A huge congratulations to everyone who tested yesterday!

We’re proud of the hard work, focus, determination, and effort each of you showed on the floor. Every test is another step forward in your martial arts journey.

Keep training, keep improving, and keep pushing toward that next goal! 💪

09/25/2026

🥋‼️ EXAM DAY - NO REGULAR CLASSES ‼️🥋
Reminder that today’s classes are cancelled due to the scheduled monthly Belt Promotion Exam. Good luck to those testing!

Please remember:
✅ Wear your full uniform
✅ Eat a nutritious lunch and stay hydrated throughout the day
✅ Practice that form a couple of times
✅ Arrive early - exam begins sharply at 5!
✅ Bring water!

09/18/2026

🥋🔥 THANK YOU, JUSTIN! 🔥🥋

A huge thank you to Justin Ortiz for once again giving our students an AMAZING seminar!

What makes Justin’s seminars so special goes far beyond learning new techniques or becoming better tournament competitors. The way he speaks to our kids, shares his experiences in martial arts, and teaches them about hard work, confidence, discipline, perseverance, and believing in themselves is something they can carry with them for the rest of their lives.

The knowledge and experience Justin brings to the mat can absolutely help our athletes become better competitors, but more importantly, the lessons he shares can help them succeed in anything they choose to do in their future. 💪

We truly appreciate you continuing to give back to the next generation of martial artists and for always making time for our NK family.

Thank you, Justin, for another incredible seminar! 🙏🥋🔥

Until next time! 👊

Thank you to all the parents for showing their support, and making this possible!

09/18/2026

🥋🔥 THANK YOU, JUSTIN! 🔥🥋

A huge thank you to Justin Ortiz for once again giving our students an AMAZING seminar!

What makes Justin’s seminars so special goes far beyond learning new techniques or becoming better tournament competitors. The way he speaks to our kids, shares his experiences in martial arts, and teaches them about hard work, confidence, discipline, perseverance, and believing in themselves is something they can carry with them for the rest of their lives.

The knowledge and experience Justin brings to the mat can absolutely help our athletes become better competitors, but more importantly, the lessons he shares can help them succeed in anything they choose to do in their future. 💪

We truly appreciate you continuing to give back to the next generation of martial artists and for always making time for our NK family.

Thank you, Justin, for another incredible seminar! 🙏🥋🔥

Until next time! 👊

Thank you to all the parents for showing their support, and making this possible!

09/11/2026

NK Family! 🎉🥋

Let’s all wish our Head Instructor, **Mr. Welling, a very Happy Birthday today!** 🎂🎈

Thank you for everything you do for our students, families, and our NK community. We hope you have an amazing birthday, sir!

**Happy Birthday, Mr. Welling!** 🎉

09/03/2026

🔥 Sparring Seminar with Justin Ortiz!

We’re excited to have Point Fighting World Champion Justin Ortiz joining us for a special training session!

Come work on technique, timing, strategy, and get some great rounds in with Justin.

📅 September 17th | 5:00–6:30 PM
🥊 Spots are limited!

See Mrs. Garcia to sign up.