US Martial Arts Team

09/26/2026

Get your rooms for IMAF weekend and US Invitational & State Games

🔥 THE ORIGINAL HOTEL BLOCK SOLD OUT… AND NOW WE’VE GOT MORE ROOMS! 🔥

The International Martial Arts Festival is coming to Daytona Beach, October 16–18, and the official event hotel is filling up.

Due to demand, we’ve REOPENED THE HOTEL BLOCK at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort! 🏨🌴

Stay where the action is. Stay with the athletes, coaches, families, and martial arts community. And best of all; you’re steps from the Ocean Center.

⚠️ ROOMS ARE LIMITED. The original block already sold out, so don’t assume these rooms will last.

👉 RESERVE YOUR ROOM NOW:
imafcompete.com/hotel

🥋 Multiple disciplines.
🏆 One massive weekend.
🌎 Competitors coming together in Daytona Beach.

This is more than a tournament weekend. This is IMAF.

09/26/2026

Good training. Great people. A little Cowboy Up! 🤠🥋

Big thanks to Sam Diaz for hosting the USMAT workshop and to Cowboy Up for giving us a place to train and hang out afterward.

Thanks to everyone who came out—let’s do it again!

09/24/2026

One of the many disciplines is the US Invitational & State Games. Open to USMAT members.

One stage. Nine disciplines. One championship.

IMAF brings the martial arts community together under one roof, with USA Sport Karate at the center. Point fighting, forms, weapons, breaking, grappling, and more, all competing at the same standard.

Which discipline are you training for?

09/14/2026

Website is live…stay tuned for registration. It’s not too late to secure your spot in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷. Visit
https://application.usmat.org to become an athlete or coach.

The World Martial Arts Games website is LIVE!

🌐 WorldMartialArtsGames.org

Take a first look at the experience waiting for you in Puerto Rico in 2027.

Imagine being there—martial artists from around the world gathering, your family and friends cheering you on, and the pride of wearing your country’s colors. You’re part of something bigger than yourself, representing your country alongside people who understand what it took to get there.

Give yourself time for Puerto Rico, too. Come early or stay a little longer. Walk the colorful streets of Old San Juan, feel the warm ocean breeze, and settle into an evening of good food and music with people you love. Leave room for the places you didn’t plan to find and the moments you’ll still be talking about long after you’re home.

That’s what makes Puerto Rico such an exciting setting for 2027. The competition gives you a reason to come. There’s a whole island waiting to become part of the memory.

**Explore the website and picture yourself in Puerto Rico!**
🌐 WorldMartialArtsGames.org

09/12/2026

We’re proud to welcome Reid Presley to the USMAT family! 🇺🇸

Many of you know Reid from the competition floor, and we’re excited for our athletes to get to know him as their coach, too.

Reid is joining us as Director of Virtual Training and will also serve as an area coach in Tennessee, leading his own group of athletes. He’ll lead our virtual training program, giving team members more opportunities to learn from him wherever they’re based.

Reid, we’re glad to have you with us and look forward to what we’ll build together. Welcome to the team!

08/25/2026

Get ready to dance! 💃🏻 🕺🏻 🥋

08/19/2026

We’ve been thinking about what it should mean to win for your state.

Not simply what the award should look like, but what it should represent. It needs to recognize the athletes who competed together, preserve the name of the winning state, and eventually carry the history of this competition from one United States Invitational & State Games to the next.

That thinking led us to the idea of the Union Shield.

The Union represents the states coming together for one national competition. The Shield represents the honor earned by the state whose team rises to the top.

These sketches aren’t a finished design. They’re an early look at some of the directions we’ve considered as we work out what this perpetual State vs. State award should become.

We know what we want it to represent. We’re still discovering what it should look like—and we wanted to bring you into that process.

08/18/2026

It’s Official! 🇵🇷🇵🇷

🚨 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: THE WORLD MARTIAL ARTS GAMES ARE HEADED TO PUERTO RICO! 🇵🇷

In December 2027, the world’s martial arts community will unite at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan for an international event unlike any we have hosted before.

Presented by the Global Martial Arts Council (GMAC), the 2027 World Martial Arts Games will be more than a competition—and Puerto Rico will be far more than its location.

We are proud to partner with Discover Puerto Rico to create an experience that brings together world-class martial arts, the energy of San Juan, and the vibrant culture and hospitality of the island.

We are not simply bringing an event to Puerto Rico. We are working with Puerto Rico to create an unforgettable experience for every athlete, coach, family, official, and supporter who joins us.

The competition will be extraordinary. The destination will be unforgettable. And the experience will begin long before anyone steps onto the floor.

📍 San Juan, Puerto Rico🏟️ Puerto Rico Convention Center🗓️ December 2027

This is only the beginning. More announcements, event details, and opportunities to get involved are coming.

Share the news, tag your martial arts family, and start planning for Puerto Rico. The world is coming to San Juan in 2027!

08/16/2026

It's getting good! All we can say is pack something for everything...let's go! 💪

A city. A culture. A competition. 🌎🥋

Could the next World Martial Arts Games take us to a historic capital? A vibrant island? A city where old-world streets meet a modern arena?

Maybe the view is a clue. Maybe it’s meant to send you in the wrong direction. 👀

The location is secured, but the secret remains—for now.

Study the image, share this post, and tell us your top three guesses. Who in your martial arts family can solve the mystery?

08/14/2026

Big news! Give the World Martial Arts Games a follow on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date.

It’s official—the location for the 2027 World Martial Arts Games has been secured! 🥋🌎

A new stage is being set, and the next chapter is about to begin. Where will the world’s martial arts community come together in 2027?

The big announcement is coming in the next few days. Stay tuned!

Share this post, spread the excitement, and tell us in the comments where you think we’re headed!