Virtual competition is making sport martial arts more accessible to everyone. In 2021, competitors on the SMA Virtual Tour earned rankings in their divisions as they worked on their skills, met martial artists around the world and enhanced their martial arts training. The events were held live on Zoom with martial artists competing in real time with judges scoring immediately. Participants experienced the adrenaline that only comes from live competition but were able to do so from their homes or dojos rather than incurring the expense of travel.
Competing in weapons katas means understanding your routine and how to manipulate their tools of the trade - bo staffs, kamas and nunchucks, The breaking division are a chance to get creative and use your techniques to break boards, bricks and other material. Check out the top rated 2021 competitors in the virtual weapons and breaking divisions:
Black Belt
Traditional Weapons
9 & Under Boys/Girls
Rosalie Dubois | MAT Action
1st - Rosalie Dubois (CAN)
2nd - Mario Mendoza (GUA)
3rd - Xavier Simard (CAN)
10-11 Boys
1st - Chase Kennedy (CAN)
2nd - Kaleb Boyle (CAN)
3rd - Harold Lerner (USA)
10-11 Girls
1st - Julie Au (USA)
2nd - Addely Godoy (USA)
3rd - Lenina Kraków (USA)
12-13 Boys
Wassim Dridi | MAT Action
1st - Wassim Dridi (CAN)
2nd - Nolan Grunwald (USA)
3rd - Jacob Rochon (CAN)
12-13 Girls
1st - Sofia Rodriguez-Flores (USA)
2nd - Ethel Kraków (USA)
3rd - Caitlyn OBrien (USA)
14-15 Boys
1st - Brando Konopinski (CAN)
2nd - Andrew Amacher (USA)
3rd - Colin OBrien (USA)
14-15 GIrls
Hannah Wright | MAT Action
1st - Hannah Wright (CAN)
16-17 Boys
1st - Andres Santana (PR)
2nd - Alexis Vallée (CAN)
3rd - Ryan Tom (CAN)
16-17 Girls
1st - Haley Powers (USA)
2nd - Lillian Mahan (USA)
3rd - Ashley Calma (CAN)
18 & Over Men
1st - Giancarlo Cotto (PR)
2nd - Jacob Wall (USA)
3rd - Joe Stipe (USA)
18 & Over Women
Sarah Myers | MAT Action
1st - Sarah Myers (USA)
2nd - Lexi McGann-Barclay (CAN)
3rd - Sofia Febres (PR)
30 & Over Men
Edgardo J. Martínez | MAT Action
1st - Edgardo Martinez (PR)
2nd - Richard Hevey (CAN)
3rd - Jacob Wall (USA)
30 & Over Women
1st - Sofia Febres (PR)
2nd - Marie Martinez (USA)
40 & Over Men
Eric Tremblay | MAT Action
1st - Eric Tremblay (CAN)
2nd - Achim Haubennestel (GER)
3rd - Michael Stelzer (USA)
40 & Over Women
1st - Sophie Palomba (CAN)
2nd - Kristina Yeh (USA)
3rd - Melissa Kraków (USA)
50 & Over Men
Michael Stelzer | MAT Action
1st - Michael Stelzer (USA)
2nd - Achim Haubennestel (GER)
3rd - Christian Younggren (USA)
50 & Over Women
Connie Francis | MAT Action
1st - Connie Francis (USA)
2nd - Micki Marin-Bunting (USA)
60 & Over Men/Women
Paul Moe | MAT Action
1st - Paul Moe (USA)
Creative Weapons
9 & Under Black Belt
Reed Plourde | MAT Action
1st - Reed Plourde (USA)
2nd - Rosalie Dubois (CAN)
3rd - Juan Carlos Say (GUA)
10-11 Black Belt
Harold Lerner | MAT Action
1st - Harold Lerner (USA)
2nd - Zeke Gomez (USA)
3rd - Chase Kennedy (CAN)
12-13 Black Belt
Dax Howland | MAT Action
1st - Dax Howland (USA)
2nd - Wassim Dridi (CAN)
3rd - Nolan Grunwald (USA)
14-17 Black Belt
1st - Andrew Amacher (USA)
2nd - Alexis Vallée (CAN)
3rd - Tyson Fujisawa (USA)
18 & Over Black Belt
Erin Smith | MAT Action
1st - Erin Smith (USA)
2nd - Jacob Wall (USA)
3rd - Lexi McGann-Barclay (CAN)
40 & Over Black Belt
1st - Sophia Palomba (CAN)
2nd - Achim Haubennestel (GER)
3rd - Kristina Yeh (USA)
Musical Weapons
9 & Under Black Belt
1st - Rosalie Dubois (CAN)
2nd - Leo Sese (CAN)
3rd - Juan Carlos Say (CAN)
10-11 Black Belt
1st - Harold Lerner (USA)
2nd - Kaleb Boyle (CAN)
3rd - Addely Godoy (USA)
12-13 Black Belt
1st - Dax Howland (USA)
2nd - Nolan Grunwald (USA)
3rd - Wassim Dridi (CAN)
14-17 Black Belt
Lillian Mahan | MAT Action
1st - Lillian Mahan (USA)
2nd - Alexis Vallée (CAN)
3rd - Colin OBrien (USA)
18 & Over Black Belt
1st - Erin Smith (USA)
2nd - Lexi McGann-Barclay (CAN)
3rd - Jacob Wall (USA)
40 & Over Black Belt
1st - Eric Tremblay (CAN)
2nd - Sophie Palomba (CAN)
3rd - Micki Marin-Bunting (USA)
Extreme Weapons
9 & Under Black Belt
1st - Juan Carlos Say (GUA)
2nd - Jose Pablo Velasquez (GUA)
3rd - Corbin Tyson (USA)
10-11 Black Belt
1st - Chase Kennedy (CAN)
2nd - Kaleb Boyle (CAN)
3rd - Eccaia Sampson (CAN)
12-13 Black Belt
1st - Dax Howland (USA)
2nd - Wassim Dridi (CAN)
3rd - Nolan Grunwald (USA)
14-17 Black Belt
Paul Hasford | MAT Action
AKA Warrior Cup 2022!youtu.be
1st - Paul Hasford (USA)
2nd - Lillian Mahan (USA)
3rd - Colin OBrien (USA)
18 & Over Black Belt
1st - Erin Smith (USA)
2nd - Kristina Yeh (USA)
3rd - Lexi McGann-Barclay (CAN)
18 & Over Para Weapons
Achim Haubennestel | MAT Action
1st - Achim Haubennestel (GER)
2nd - Kyle Chambers (CAN)
Under Black Belt
Traditional Weapons
7 & Under Beginner
1st - Logan Makrygiannis (CAN)
2nd - Maverick Drouin (CAN)
3rd - Cayden Gomez (CAN)
7 & Under Intermediate
Hugo Kurumella | MAT Action
1st - Hugo Kurumella (USA)
2nd - Zack Jacobson (USA)
3rd - Ibrahim Khan (CAN)
8-9 Beginner
Will Vorst | MAT Action
1st - Will Vorst
8-9 Intermediate
1st - Lyla Crane (USA)
2nd - Nathan Piccotti (USA)
3rd - Eira Astrand (CAN)
9 & Under Advanced
1st - Noah Hevey (CAN)
2nd - Tejas Rai (CAN)
3rd - Amanda Duarte (USA)
10-11 Intermediate
1st - Elliot Drisdelle (CAN)
2nd - Alexandre Fournier (CAN)
3rd - Kenzie Sweeney (CAN)
10-11 Advanced
Abigail Hunck | MAT Action
1st - Abigail Hunck (USA)
2nd - Hannah Jones (USA)
3rd - Adelaide Mlodzik (USA)
12-13 Beginner/Intermediate
Jerome Laparan | MAT Action
1st - Jerome Laparan (CAN)
2nd - Brady Clayton (USA)
3rd - Anna Rose Nimz (USA)
12-13 Advanced
1st - Adrian Ortiz-Mundo (PR)
2nd - Logan Sweeney (CAN)
3rd - Maya Cappiello (USA)
14-17 Beginner/Intermediate
1st - Jerome Laparan (CAN)
2nd - Anna Rose Nimz (USA)
3rd - Logan Brown (CAN)
14-17 Advanced
1st - Valeria Ortiz-Mundo (PR)
2nd - Logan Brown (CAN)
3rd - Logan Sweeney (CAN)
18 & Over Beginner
Denise Schepper | MAT Action
1st - Denise Schepper (USA)
2nd - Valerie Mundhenk (USA)
18 & Over Intermediate
1st - Valerie Mundhenk (USA)
18 & Over Advanced
1st - Tiffany Chan (CAN)
40 & Over Beginner
1st - Denise Schepper (USA)
2nd - Valerie Mundhenk (USA)
40 & Over Intermediate
1st - Valerie Mundhenk (USA)
2nd - Eric Vorst (USA)
40 & Over Advanced
1st - Leroy Britten (USA)
2nd - Sara Lieble (USA)
Creative Weapons
9 & Under Beginner
Mahdi Dridi | MAT Action
1st - Mahdi Dridi (CAN)
2nd - Logan Makrygiannis (CAN)
3rd - Maverick Drouin (CAN)
9 & Under Intermediate
1st - Nathan Piccotti (USA)
2nd - Hugo Kurumella (USA)
3rd - Sophie Makrygiannis (CAN)
9 & Under Advanced
1st - Lily Hoehn (USA)
2nd - Olivia Cano (USA)
3rd - Wyatt Grunwald (USA)
10-11 Advanced
1st - Abigail Hunck (USA)
2nd - Hannah Jones (USA)
3rd - Kayden Topel (USA)
12-13 Beginner/Intermediate
1st - Brady Clayton (USA)
2nd - Mateo Murga (GUA)
12-13 Advanced
1st - Axel Rodriguez (USA)
2nd - Mateo Murga (GUA)
3rd - Venicia Rodrguez (USA)
14-17 Beginner/Intermediate
1st - Fifi Bametref (USA)
14-17 Advanced
Shayla Lisko | MAT Action
1st - Shayla Lisko (USA)
2nd - Anthony Santiago (USA)
3rd - Logan Brown (CAN)
40 & Over
1st - Denise Schepper (USA)
Musical Weapons
9 & Under Beginner
1st - Logan Makrygiannis (CAN)
9 & Under Intermediate
1st - Hugo Kurumella (USA)
2nd - Lyla Crane (USA)
3rd - Florent Tremblay (CAN)
9 & Under Advanced
Amanda Duarte | MAT Action
1st - Amanda Duarte (USA)
2nd - Lily Hoehn (USA)
3rd - Cheyenne Shambow (USA)
10-11 - Intermediate
Alexandre Fournier | MAT Action
1st - Alexandre Fournier (CAN)
2nd - Elliot Drisdelle (CAN)
3rd - William Hevey (CAN)
10-11 Advanced
1st - Abagail Hunck (USA)
2nd - Hannah Jones (USA)
3rd - Tristan Tremblay (CAN)
12-13 Beginner/Intermediate
1st - Brady Clayton (USA)
2nd - Mateo Murga (GUA)
3d - Anna Rose Nimz (USA)
12-13 Advanced
1st - Venicia Rodrguez (USA)
2nd - Mateo Murga (GUA)
3rd - Sydney Simard (CAN)
14-17 Beginner/Intermediate
1st - Anna Rose Nimz (USA)
2nd - Fifi Bametref (USA)
14-17 Advanced
1st - Shayla Lisko (USA)
2nd - Anthony Santiago (USA)
3rd - Arianna Kendall (USA)
18 & Over Under Belts
1st - Tiffany Chan (CAN)
18 & Over Under Belts
1st - Denise Schepper (USA)
Extreme Weapons
9 & Under All Under Belts
1st - Hugo Kurumella (USA)
2nd - Amanda Duarte (USA)
3rd.- Jose Pablo Velasquez (GUA)
10-11 All Under Belts
1st - Abigail Hunck (USA)
2nd - Elliot Drisdelle (CAN)
3rd - Sydney Simard (CAN)
12-13 All Under Belts
1st - Sydney Simard (CAN)
14-17 All Under Belts
Anthony Santiago | MAT Action
1st - Anthony Santiago (USA)
2nd - Logan Brown (CAN)
3rd - Fifi Bametref (USA)
18 & Over All Under Belts
1st - Denise Schepper (USA)
Weapons Trick Battle
9 & Under All Belts
1st - Carter Wilson (USA)
2nd - Alyssa Groce (USA)
10-13 All Belts
1st - Dax Howland (USA)
2nd - Nolan Grunwald (USA)
3rd - Alyss Groce (USA)
14-17 All Belts
1st - Anthony Santiago
18 & Over All Belts
Kristina Yeh | MAT Action
1st - Kristina Yeh (USA)
2nd - Lexi McGann-Barclay (CAN)
3rd - Jacob Wall (USA)
Breaking Divisions
9 & Under Under Black Belt Basic Breaking
Matthew Erolin | MAT Action
1st - Matthew Erolin (USA)
2nd - Vincent Mundhenk (USA)
3rd - Oliver Walker (USA)
9 & Under Extreme Breaking
1st - Zack Jacobson (USA)
10-13 Black Belt Basic Breaking
1st - Dax Howland
2nd - Ethel Kraków
10-13 Under Belt Basic Breaking
1st - Lucille Armentrout (USA)
2nd - Camren Smith (USA)
3rd - Diego Brito (USA)
10-13 Extreme Breaking
1st - Shane Williams-Bonds (USA)
2nd - Maya Cappiello (USA)
3rd - Diego Brito (USA)
14-17 Black Belt Basic Breaking
1st - Andrew Amacher (USA)
14-17 Under Black Belt Basic Breaking
1st - Anthony Santiago (USA)
14-17 Extreme Breaking
1st - Andrew Amacher (USA)
2nd - Anthony Santiago (USA)
18 & Over Black Belt Basic Breaking
1st - Jim OLeary (USA)
2nd - Michael Stelzer (USA)
3rd - Christian Younggren (USA)
18 & Over Under Black Belt Basic Breaking
1st.- Valerie Mundhenk (USA)
2nd - Claire Unger (USA)
18 & Over Extreme Breaking
1st - Jim OLeary (USA)
2nd - Michael Stelzer (USA)
3rd - Christian Younggren (USA)
Congratulations to the 2021 champions. Find out more about the SMA Virtual Tour at: www.mataction.com/SMA
- Martial Artists at WKC Virtual Competition - Black Belt Magazine ›
- 2021 WKC Virtual Champions - Black Belt Magazine ›
- Virtual Martial Arts Events: An Intro - Black Belt Magazine ›
