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The final weekend of January was pretty busy for Team Macho. Not only did we have four members competing in the AKA Warrior Cup, but our coach Christine Bannon-Rodrigues also attended the Action Martial Art Hall of Fame Mega Weekend. Kodi Molina and Ryker Weaver both competed on stage at the finals, and Michael Molina won the 2019 Warrior Cup Mini award for -13 CMX Weapons!  Check out the official results and some pictures from each event below!  …

This past weekend the Macho team attended the Diamond Nationals in Minneapolis, MN, where 3 of our Team Macho athletes were competing. We all had a fantastic time at this event, and it was the first time our newest member, Gavin, was competing as part of Team Macho. Overall they won 2 Grands & Diamond rings as well as several placings. See the full results below along with some photos of the Macho family! Gavin Richmond 13/under Boys Forms Grand Champion 13/under CMX …

For the final part of this series we will be looking at the various sounds that weapons make in martial arts. Although they are not as noticeable as the kiai or take as much focus as making a uniform ‘snap’, the weapons used in martial arts have an impact on the martial artists’ performance by amplifying the sounds they make. To help show some of the sounds heard in martial arts, we asked 9x World Champion Christine Bannon-Rodrigues to send us some videos of her …