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Kodi Molina
At just 10 years old Kodi has already established herself as a tough, powerful, and passionate martial artist. Her commitment to her craft, education, and family are a testament to her values, and she has a personal drive to constantly improve both herself and her skills.
Ryker Weaver
Rank: 2nd Degree Black BeltStyle: Songahm TaekwondoAge Started: 2 years oldAge Became a Black Belt: 10 Recent titles:ATA Sync World Champion2019 Compete Internationals Men’s CMX World TitleNASKA 2019 Chicago 2nd in the Men’s Weapons Division Ryker comes...
Team Macho Update: Meet Michael
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...
Team Macho Update: Meet Gavin!
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 ...
Team Macho at the 2019 Diamond Nationals
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...
Dante Rodrigues
Rank: 1st Degree Black BeltStyle: Oki-Ryu KenpoAge 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...
Ashley Sacrey
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...
Kathryn Tian
Rank: 2nd Degree Black BeltStyle: Taekwondo (12 years), Karate (7 years), Chinese Wushu (2 years)Age Started: 6 years oldAge Became a Black Belt: 10 Below is a list of her most recent accomplishments.2019 5x Overall Champion KRANE2019 5x Division Champion...
Team Macho 2019 Competition Updates
Keep checking this page for the latest updates on how the members of Team Macho are performing. World Karate Commission U.S. Trials Three members fromTeam Macho competed at the WKC U.S. trials last weekend and we are very proud to announce their results! All 3...
Coach-mode vs Mom-mode: A Mother’s Day Interview with Christine Bannon-Rodrigues
As a continuation of Mother's Day, Macho sat down with Christine-Bannon Rodrigues to talk about how she approaches being a coach for Team Macho and the similarities between a coach and a mom. Check out the video or read the interview below. 1. What side of...
The Parallels Between Being a Coach and a Mom
Moms are the ultimate cheerleaders and supporters of martial artists. They play a huge role in their child's training and competitions and have a great deal of impact on their success. It is in this way that moms act as coaches, as just as they care for...
Ocean State Grand Nationals 2019 Recap
Ocean State Grand Nationals was a huge success this past weekend thanks to the hard work of its directors, Don and Christine Rodrigues, and all of their sponsors and volunteers. This was the first tournament where every member of Team Macho was in attendance, and they...
Introducing Team Macho
If you have been a longtime fan of Macho Martial Arts and often go to competitions, then you have probably come across someone from Team Macho. Started in partnership with 9x WAKO World Champion Christine Bannon-Rodrigues, Team Macho is a group of extremely talented...
Be Mom Strong
Mothers and martial artists have a lot in common. To be a successful martial artist you must have strength, dedication, heart and perseverance; all traits that can be used to describe the awesome mothers in our lives. That is why mothers are the ultimate...
Interview With World Champion Martial Artist, Kathryn Tian
Kathryn Tian is a 21-time sport karate and taekwondo world champion martial artist. In addition to being a member of Team USA on World Association of Karate and Kickboxing Organization (WAKO), and a member of USA Team for the World Martial Arts Games XVI,...
Team Macho’s 2015 in Review
In the beginning of 2015, Christine Bannon-Rodrigues suggested that we bring back Team Macho, as it had been years since Macho had a team out on the circuit. With an exceptional amount of help from Bannon, a new Team Macho was formed with just three athletes for our...