Florida Karate Academy

Great performances on our Rank Test last Saturday! Congratulations to Roman, Felix, Jason, Xander, Terrance, Kody, Kristy, Donald, Ella, and Lucas for achieving their promotions to the next level! Special thanks to Sensei Norma for assisting during the Self-defense and Kumite requirements.

We had an awesome Black Belt Boot Camp on Saturday for our 2026 Black Belt Candidates, Black Belts, and Brown Belts. In this 4 hour training session, we covered all the Kihon, Kata, Ippon Kumite, and Goshinjutsu requirements for Seibukan Shorin-Ryu. We also worked on our Okinawan Kobudo test requirements. Overall, everyone worked hard and the test candidates are getting stronger and stronger. Many thanks to Sensei Bob Siebelts and Sensei Scott Winslow for assisting with the teaching. Our next Boot Camp is September 19th and the Black Belt Testing will be on October 3rd.

Congratulations to our FKA athletes who participated in the WUKF World Karate Championships in Romania on July 23-26, 2026. Paul Hebig, Nahlia Hebig, Jaiya Hebig, Nathan Ministre, and John Paul Ministre competed as part of the AAU USA Karate National Team. Nalini Singh-Hebig, and Fritz Ministre also traveled with the AAU Karate Team as chaperones. The results for our FKA athletes were: Nahlia Hebig won 2 Bronze Medals in Team Kumite and Rotational Team Kumite. Jaiya Hebig won a Silver Medal in Ippon Kumite, and 3 Bronze Medals in Kata, Team Kumite, and Rotational Team Kumite. Nathan Ministre won a Gold Medal in Shorin-Ryu Kata, and 2 Bronze Medals in Sanbon Kumite and Rotational Team Kumite. John Paul Ministre won 2 Gold Medal in Ippon Kumite and Rotational Team Kumite, a Silver Medal in Shorin-Ryu Kata, and a Bronze Medal in Team Kumite. Veteran, Paul Hebig, showed great spirit and effort but was not able to bring home a medal this year. The AAU USA Karate National Team finished second in the final medal count. The host country, Romania, was first. FKA would like to thank the AAU Karate Coaches and Referees for everything they do to support our AAU athletes! Many friendships were made and many memories were created to last a lifetime!

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