Experience:13 Years
Age:17
Sammy Gillespie
Karate
Biography:
Sammy started taking karate at age 4, and he started competing in tournaments at age 6.
He earned his 2n degree black belt. Sammy has competed in the US Open World Martial Arts Championships, WKC World, Blitz, IMAF (International Martial Arts Festival), US Sport Karate, ISKA (International Sport Karate Association), NASKA (North American Sport Karate Association) Circuits over the years.
Some Highlights are Below:
2022 NASKA Grand Nationals Silver medalist in sparring and Bronze medalist in traditional forms.
2021 WKC 2x times National Champion and Gold medalist in traditional forms and sparring.
2021 US OPEN ISKA World Championship Bronze medalist in sparring.
2021 WKC World Championship Silver in traditional forms and Bronze medalist in sparring.
2021 US Sport Karate 3x times Gold medalist in sparring and 1x time Gold in traditional forms.
2021 IMAF Gold medalist in sparring and traditional forms and Silver medalist in traditional weapons.
2020 US Sport Karate Silver medalist in traditional forms and sparring (January).
2017-2021 NASKA TOP TEN in sparring and forms.
2019 Blitz 2x times Silver medalist in sparring and traditional weapons and Bronze medalist in traditional forms
2019 WKC 1x time National Champion and Gold medalist in traditional forms, 2x times Silver medalist.
2019 NASKA Bronze medalist in sparring.
2019 WKC World Championship Bronze medalist in traditional forms.
2018 Blitz Grand Champion in sparring and 2x times Gold medalist traditional forms and sparring.
2018 Pan American Bronze medalist in sparring.
2018 Blitz Gold medalist in traditional forms and Silver medalist intraditional weapons and Bronze medalist in sparring
2017 WKC 2x times National Champion in traditional forms and sparring.
2017 USMA World Martial Arts Games: Gold medalist in Traditional weapon, Gold in Sparring, Silver in Creative form, Bronze in Traditional form.
2017 WKC World Championship in Orlando, Florida: Gold medalist in Traditional forms, Gold in Traditional Weapons.
2016 Florida Blitz circuit 2x State Champion in traditional weapon and creative form.
2016 WKC 2x times National Champion in traditional forms and sparring.
2016 WKC World Championship in Dublin, Ireland: Silver medalist in 3 man sparring.
2015 WKC 1x National Champion Gold medalist in traditional form.