I.M.A. Honbu dojo was represented by 7 athletes at the 2012 USA Karate National Championship and Team Trial. Since the end of the school year, Ken Umezono, Kamran & Kelara Madani, Kate Nakasato, Jax & Lily Martinelli and Alex Matsumoto spent many extra days at the dojo and trained to prepare themselves for this intense […]
Competition Team News
I.M.A. Competition Team is heading to National Championship and Team Trials
The I.M.A. Competition Team is ready to represent I.M.A. in Fort Lauderdale after several months of extra training. Thousands of karate competitors from all over the United States will gather July 12-15 in Florida to compete in one of the most prestigious karate competitions in America. The USA Karate National Championship and Team Trials promise […]
IMA Karate Team Returns from 2012 Karate Junior Olympics and US Open
The IMA Competition Team recently returned from Las Vegas, Nevada after competing in the 2012 Karate Junior Olympics and the 2012 Karate US Open. Thousands of karate competitors from all over the world were in Las Vegas from April 4 – 9 to participate in two of the most prestigious karate competitions in North America. […]
Kamran Madani Featured in Denver Post’s Youth Excellence in Sports
Kamran Madani was featured in the Sunday, November 13th edition of the Denver Post Newspaper as the recipient of a Youth Excellence in Sports award after he won a bronze medal at the World Junior Karate Championships from Oct. 13-16 in Melaka, Malaysia. Youth Excellence in Sports honors those 17 or younger who have excelled […]
Kamran Madani wins Bronze Medal in the World Karate Competition
Kamran was one of two members of the I.M.A. Dojo Competition Team at the recent championship in Malaysia. He competed in the 14-15 years old male-under-70 Kg. Kumite (sparring) category. The other member of I.M.A. was Michael Ford who unfortunately was eliminated before the medal round. The IMA Team trained all year for this highest […]