SUPER GRANDS I - Niagara Falls, New York, USA -1990 • The Guate-Kenpo school under Erick Schumann of Guatemala • The Super Grand starts its historical journey at the Niagara Falls wins their first School of the Year Award. Convention Center and awards the first of what becomes the iconic world champion NBL black belt. SUPER GRANDS IV - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - 1993 • Joey Uyeda of 29 Palms, California, USA becomes the first overall • With Burbon Street only a stones throw away, the Super Grands is junior forms world champion. held at the Clarion Hotel on historic Canal Street in New Orleans where • Christine Bannon-Rodrigues of Warwick, Rhode Island, USA each world champion is presented with what becomes the envy of every becomes the first overall adult forms world champion and earns the sport karate player each year, the iconic NBL World Championship gold most world titles with a total of 4. ring. • Richard • Jimmy Pham of San Jose, Barefield of San California, USA wins the overall jun- Jose, California, ior contemporary forms world title. USA becomes the • Ramir Mosqueda of San Jose, first overall men’s California, USA wins the overall point sparring adult contemporary forms world title. world champion. • Ray Wizard of Los Angeles, • Linda Denley photo by Boice Lydell California, USA wins the overall of Houston, Texas, men’s point sparring world title. USA becomes the • The junior boys’ Karate USA first overall Team of San Francisco, California, women’s point USA under coach Levy Ignacio sparring world become the first and only team to suc- champion. cessfully win a team sparring title • The John Paul three years in a row and against all Mitchell Team odds their three separate sparring coached by Don teams place first, second and third. Rodrigues wins the • Team Full Contact coached by Team of the Year Alyxzander Bear wins the Team of Award. the Year Award. • Ben Kiker’s • The Guate-Kenpo school of United Karate of Guatemala wins the School of the Georgia, USA wins Year Award for a second year. the School of the Year Award. SUPER GRANDS V - Hollywood, California, USA - 1994 SUPER GRANDS • Super Grands gets a Hollywood II - San Jose, review as it's held at the Hilton Hotel California, USA - in Burbank California. 1991 • Juan Jose Rodriguez of • The San Jose Guatemala and Adrian Ulanoff of San Civic Auditorium Antonio, Texas, USA tie Christine plays host to the Bannon-Rodrigues’ record of 4 wins second Super in a single Super Grands. Grands. • Guatemalans, Juan Jose • Kim Do brings Rodriguez and Mauricio Valenzuela the house down in shock the forms competition world by the Grand Finale winning both the junior and adult with his form to the contemporary overall world titles. music “Great Balls • Danielle Dixon of San Antonio, of Fire”. Texas, USA and Mary Youshock of • Richard Daniela Barrientos of Mexico, ten time World Champion in women’s Japanese/Okinawan Las Vegas, Nevada, USA put on the Barefield again forms most memorable girls’ point sparring wins overall men’s title fight as Dixon regains the title. point sparring. • Special appearances by Don • Christine Bannon-Rodrigues earns the most world titles with a total “The Dragon” Wilson, Billy Blanks, Bill Wallace, Jhoon Rhee and of 4 and grand total of 8 from two years, a record unmatched until 1995. Emmanuel Lewis. • Guest appearance by Larry Lam (Leonardo) of Ninja Turtle fame. • The Sherman Oaks Karate Team coached by Bernie Krasnoo wins • The John Paul Mitchell team wins the Team of the Year Award for the Team of the Year Award. the second year in a row. • The Guate-Kenpo school of Guatemala wins the School of the Year • Kiai Martial Arts under Carol Cox of Salt Lake City, Utah wins the Award for a third year in a row. school of the Year Award. SUPER GRANDS VI - San Antonio, Texas, USA - 1995 SUPER GRANDS III - Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA - 1992 • With a fiesta flair, the Super Grands is held in the Civic Auditorium • The Super Grands are held in the Atlantic City Convention Center on the famous San Antonio Riverwalk in Texas and debuts the 25 foot on the historic boardwalk on the Atlantic Ocean. Super Grands balloon on the hotel roof that is visible throughout the • Derrick Pendergrass of Harrison, Tennessee, USA wins the overall city's skyline. junior contemporary forms world title. • Tony Lopez of San Antonio, Texas, USA wins the most world titles • Hiro Koda of Montgomery, Alabama, USA wins the overall adult with four. contemporary forms world title. • Juan Jose Rodriguez ties Christine Bannon-Rodrigues’ all time • Flyweight, Maxime Langlois of Longveuil, Quebec, Canada wins record of 8 total world titles. the overall men’s point sparring world title. • Team Karate International coached by Chris Colombo wins the • Jody Sasaki of Oxnard, California, USA wins unprecedented third Team of the Year Award. consecutive world titles in both traditional self-defense and kenpo. • The Guate-Kenpo school of Guatemala wins the School of the Year • The Metro All-Stars Team coached by Hector Santiago wins the Award for the fourth consecutive time. Team of the Year Award. 2 2016 SUPER GRANDS SUPER GRANDS VII - Washington, D.C., USA - 1996 screen visible to all Finale attendees as they sit in their hotel guest room • With an Americana theme of red, white and blue, the Super Grands balconies and watch the super-star Finales as they unfold in the hotel is held at the famed Washington Marriott Hotel in the nation’s capital. atrium. • Juan Jose Rodriguez reigns once again with the most overall world • Adrian Ulanoff of San Antonio, Texas, USA sets a new standard titles totaling 11 over four years. winning 7 world titles in a single year during his retirement Super • Mark Hicks of Oakland and Leo Creer of Los Angeles, California, Grands competition. He topped Juan Jose Rodriguez’ 14 overall world USA both win their point sparring titles for the fourth year in a row, set- titles with his total of 20 during five consecutive years. ting new world records. • Adam Longoria becomes the fourth player to win five or more • The Firefighters Team sponsored by Neal Adams, wins the Team titles in a single year. of the Year Award. • Danielle • The Guate-Kenpo Dixon of San school of Guatemala Antonio, Texas, wins the School of the USA wins a Year Award for the sparring title for fifth consecutive time. the seventh con- secutive year in SUPER GRANDS a row, the VIII - Colorado photo by Boice Lydell longest continu- Springs, Colorado, ous span in USA - 1997 NBL history. • At the foot hills of • Ryan the picturesque Rocky Huntley of Mountains the Super Anaheim, Grands is held at the California, USA Sheraton Hotel sport- wins a junior ing a cowboy theme. point sparring • For a third con- world title for a secutive year, Juan record four Jose Rodriguez excels years in a row. with the most overall • Adrian world titles totaling an Ulanoff wins his outstanding 14 over fifth musical five years. forms title in a • Brian Gallagher row, a record for and sister Shannon the most con- Gallagher of Cody, temporary Wyoming, USA set forms titles won new records, each in consecutive becoming the first years. players to win 5 world • Matthew titles in a single Winsper of year. Great Britain • Lelagi Togisala stuns the crowd of Compton, by winning the California, USA men’s mid- wins his fifth dleweight divi- Japanese/Okinawan sion. forms title in a row, • Raymond a record for the photo by Boice Lydell Daniels debuts most traditional as an adult com- forms titles won petitor and after consecutively. two hospitaliza- • Raymond tions requiring Daniels led the stitches, returns Dragon Force Team to the Grand to a surprise victory Finale stage to over Team Kani win three world and the Firefighters Ricardo Menendez of Naucalpan, Estado titles. to win the junior de Mexico, Mexico winner of adult chore- • Jason team sparring ographed musical weapons T a n k s o n world title. becomes the • The first player to Firefighters Team score a perfect wins the Team of 30.00 in a Grand Finale winning men’s hard creative forms. the Year Award for • The Kani Team coached by Jay Rubinfeld and Jamie the second year in a Matthews wins the Team of the Year Award. row. • The Amerikick school of Marlton, New Jersey, USA • The Guate- Daniel Valenzuela of Schumann’s Martial Arts in Guatemala under Mark Russo wins the School of the Year Award. Kenpo school of wins the 11 & under flyweight point sparring world title Guatemala wins the School of the Year SUPER GRANDS X - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada - Award for the sixth consecutive time. 1999 • For its 10th year anniversary the Super Grands returns to Niagara SUPER GRANDS IX - Savannah, Georgia, USA - 1998 Falls, but this time to the Canadian side. • The four Grand Finales features a gigantic competition viewing 2016 SUPER GRANDS 3 • The four Grand Finales feature a phenomenal laser show and laser sparring world championship. cone that the world champions magically appear from. • Bay Area’s Best Karate Team, under sponsor Michael Dobashi, • Chris Sublett of Hamshire, Texas, USA emerges from never have completes it’s tenth year of fielding a three man point sparring team at won a world title to winning an outstanding 7 titles in one year to tie the the Super Grands, the longest performing NBL team. record set by Adrian Ulanoff the year prior. • Team SMASH International wins the Team of the Year Award for • Keith Scott of Atlanta, Georgia, USA wins his sixth flyweight point the second year in a row.