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You’ve seen us posting about them on our profiles and talking about all of their amazing accomplishments, but did you know that Team Macho has been a part of the Macho story almost since the beginning? Read on below for a full dive into Team Macho’s history. Team Macho was first formed in 1994, and was comprised of some of the biggest stars in martial arts at the time. The original team actually included our current Team Macho Coach, Christine Bannon-Rodrigues, as well as two Olympi …

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!  …

Rank: 3rd Degree Black BeltStyle: Songahm TaekwondoAge Started: 4 years oldAge Became a Black Belt: 6 Kodi currently has over 250 tournament victories, and her most recent accomplishments include: 9x World Champion 14x Grand Champion 2020 NASKA Compete Nationals, 13 & Under Girls CMX Weapons Grand Champion 2020 NASKA Compete Nationals, 10-11 Point Sparring Grand Champion 2020 NASKA AKA Warrior Cup, 13 & Under Girls Traditional Weapons Grand Champion 2020 TKO Republic of T …

Rank: 2nd Degree Black BeltStyle: Songahm TaekwondoAge Started: 2 years oldAge Became a Black Belt: 10   Recent titles: ATA Sync World Champion 2019 Compete Internationals Men’s CMX World Title NASKA 2019 Chicago 2nd in the Men’s Weapons Division Ryker comes from a family of dedicated martial artists and grew up practicing in their studio at just 2 years old. With multiple 1st places and already 1 world title, he is driven to continue the sport beca …

With 2020 in full swing we wanted to reconnect with some of our Team Macho members and learn what they have planned for the new year. Read our interview with members Ashley and Ryker to see what their goals are for 2020, and how they got to where they are today. 1. When you first started practicing martial arts, was there anything specific you wanted to learn? Ryker Weaver: When I first started practicing martial arts the main thing that I wanted to learn was Kamas …

Rank: 1st Degree Black BeltStyle: TaekwondoAge Started: 2Age Became a Black Belt: 7 His accomplishments include: 3 x World Champion 2019 Traditional Weapons League World Champion 2019 Traditional Forms League World Champion 2019 Musical Forms League World Champion 2019 WKC Team USA 2019 WKC Creative Weapons Silver Medalist 2019 WKC Extreme Forms Silver Medalist 2019 NBC’s Americas Got Talent, Season 14 (Televised Performance) 2019 AKA (NASKA) 13 and Under Overall Weapons M …

Rank: Black Belt Style: Songham TaekwondoAge Started: 5 Major Accomplishments: 2019 ATA World Champion in Extreme Forms 2019 US Capitol Classic China Open (6A NASKA Tournament) Grand Champion 10/11 Boys Sparring 2019 Diamond Nationals Overall Grands   Gavin first started training in martial arts when he was 5 years old living in Stonewall Louisiana. In 2016, his family moved to San Antonio, TX where he was enrolled in Victory Martial Arts (Songham Taek …

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 …

Rank: 1st Degree Black Belt Style: Oki-Ryu Kenpo Age Started: 2 years old   Accomplishments include: Appearances in numerous movies and TV shows in a variety of roles, including a reoccurring role in a Netflix Original series that is coming out very soon!  Certified by and member of the Screen Action Stunt Association  2015 KRANE #1 16-17 Open Forms  2014 WAKO World Champion Musical Forms (Karate)  As the son of Coach Christine, Dante has …

Rank: 5th Degree Black Belt Style: Oki-Ryu Kenpo Age Started: 8 years old Age Became a Black Belt: 13   Achievements: 55 Grand championships between Forms, Weapons, and Fighting in KRANE  Ocean State Grand Nationals Senior Forms Grand Champion (2018)  9x KRANE Triple Crown Winner  10x KRANE Female Competitor of the Year Hall of Fame Inductee  International Kenpo Council of Grandmasters Forms and Fighting World Champion Title  After her f …