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Matt Bowles executing one of his perfect sidekicks	Teresa Cummins doing staying ahead of the game as our head scorekeeper/timekeeper official.


Roger Lane - Head arbitrator for the AKA	AKA President John Sharkey and Ray Boyer


John Sharkey and AKA promoter Robell McMiller

AKA Video

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38th Annual AKA Grand Nationals
Promotor: John Sharkey	Date: March 22-23, 2002	Location: Chicago, IL

Alex Davydov - Creative Form	Taylor Lautner -Musical Weapons	Craig Henningsen - Musical Forms
2002 NBL Musical forms champion Alex Davydov displays why he is the man to beat with his trick combos and unique style.	Defending warrior cup champion and Team Chat member Taylor Lautner breezes through his bo form at lightning speeds. Man, this kid is fast!	Craig Henningsen of Team AKA entered 9 divisions...and won all 9! Then he entered the finals and won all of his grand championships. Here is his warrior cup win. Wow!


Team KICK - Team Form	Craig Henningsen - Musical Weapon	Ben Brown - Creative Form
Beautiful choreography and timing is what team forms is all about, and Jon Boyd and Jake Strickland do it perfect. Watch their sword team kata.	Another amazing display by phenom Craig Henningsen. The sky is truly the limit for this athlete.	Ben Brown is the next star in the mens contemporary forms division. With amazing tricks and great kicking basics, he is always a joy to watch.

United States Dragon Tong Karate Invitational
Promotor: Fred & Laura Richmond	Date: February 17, 2002	Location: Chicago, IL

Chris Huberts vs. Willie Hicks	Alexander Noot - Traditional	Chris Brewster - Open Forms
Currently rated #1 in the AKA, Chris Huberts of Team AKA matches up against one of the best juniors in sport karate history, WIllie Hicks. A great technical fight from start to finish.	Hailing from Minnesota, Alexander Noot spent the weekend training with John Sharkey. His hard work showed, too, as Noot dominated almost every division he competed in.	Continuing to dazzle the crowd, Chris Brewster has been bringing his form to a new level every time he shows up at a tournament.

...Archived video files	Team AKA: Luke Broadlick	Team AKA: Luke Broadlick2


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