The 2026 Taikai Event is honored to host some of the martial arts media giants of our time!
· BLACK BELT MAGAZINE - GEORGE CHUNG
· BUDO MAGAZINE - MAURICE ELMALEM
· ACTION MARTIAL ARTS MAGAZINE -OWNER ALAN GOLDBERG, ATTENDING -AMAM CORRESPONDENT -KYLE GREEN
· THIS EVENT IS A PKA RECOMMENDED EVENT
· THE MASTERS MAGAZINE -CORRESPONDENT JAMES MOORE
· TEXAS SPORT KARATE - JOHNNIE MURPHY
· S.W.I.F.T INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE - OWNER ROBIN SHOCKLEY
· ELITE PUBLICATIONS - OWNER JESSE BOWEN
· ACROSS THE CANVAS - FOUNDER LANCE BRITT
· CHANNELS NBC 2, ABC 13, CBS 11, PBS, FOX 26, CHANNEL 39
· SAMURAI MAGAZINE
· MAMM HALL OF FAME
· INDEPENDENT WRITERS-
DARLENE MCPHERSON- PAGELS
PAUL PAWELA
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A FUN WEEKEND IS IN STORE! A MORTAL KOMBAT BEST COSTUME CONTEST THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, SO ROCK YOUR HERO!
6:00 PM THURSDAY -TRADE SHOW VENDORS MOVE IN AND SET UP THEIR BOOTHS
8:00 AM FRIDAY
TRADE SHOW ADMISSION FEES-
$20 - 13 AND OLDER
4 TO 12-YEAR-OLDS. $1.00
UNDER 4 YEARS OLD- FREE
930-345 pm 14 INCREDIBLE FREE SEMINARS ARE AWAITING YOU THIS YEAR!
PRESENTERS INCLUDE:
MIKE STONE CHIEF JAMES DEBROW III
ENNY PLESS COVERT BLACKLEDGE
MIKE ADRUS JESSE BOWEN
RICHARD DIXON CHARLES GRAHAM
KAREN SCHLACHTER WORLD CHAMPION ANDY WATFORD
TANYA Z. JONES ROBERT HARTFIELD
DR. DERRICK WHITLOW SHOGUN BROWN
DR. JIMMY STEGER 8-TIME WORLD CHAMPION TROY DORSEY
JUST A FEW OF THE MASTERS GIVING THEIR TIME AT NO COST TO YOU!
PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT THEM.
4:00 PM
CHIEF KAREN EDEN HERDMAN PRESENTS A “NATIVE AMERICAN” GALA -
· SPECTACULAR TRADITIONAL DRESS PERFORMANCES-
· SNAKE BLOCKER- TRADITIONAL NATIVE DANCE PERFORMANCE IN REGALA
· SPECIAL HONORING FOR COL TORRES- A POLYNESIAN HAKA PERFORMANCE BY CHEROKEE WAR CHIEF -DEAN PYLES
5:00 PM
· INDUCTIONS OF THREE BLACK BELT HALL OF FAMES
· ROCKY DIRICO JPM INTERNATIONAL BLACK HALL OF FAME
· THE UNITED STATES MARTIAL ARTS HALL OF FAME
· THE MAMM CELEBRITY HALL OF FAME
· HIGH DAN PROMOTIONS, MILITARY TRIBUTES
· FEATURED SINGER TIM WHITE AND DARYL “BIG FOOT “STEWART PRESENTATIONS
· LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS OF CELEBRITIES, INCLUDING SPORT
KARATE MUSEUM AMBASSADOR AND HISTORY GENERAL AWARDS. HONOREES- BARRY BYERS AND RON VAN CLIEF
STAR-STUDDED TRIBUTES FEATURING-
· RON VAN CLIEF
· OSO TAYARI CASEL
· KIM BLAKE
· DR. DERRICK WHITLOW
· COLONEL PHIL TORRES
· SARGENT PATRICK KELLY
· SARGENT DEAN PYLES
· STEVE PARKS
· JAMIE CASHION
· BARRY BYERS
· LAURIE TOBIN
6:00 PM
GEORGE MINSHEW’S “ETERNAL BLACK BELT” CEREMONY HONORING TWO GREAT TEXANS AND ORIGINAL HISTORY GENERALS: MR. ALLEN STEEN, R.I.P. AND MR. CHUCK NORRIS, R.I.P
SPECIAL SPEAKERS
· JUDGE ROY D. KURBAN
· JOE CORLEY
· JERRY PIDDINGTON
· GEORGE CHUNG
· MAXIE CARDOZA
· ED SANEZ
· RICK PRIETO
· WADE KIRKPATRICK
· JIM BUTIN
· JAMIE CASHION
· DERRICK STINSON
· PROFESSOR GARY LEE
7:00 PM – 9 PM
THE REBIRTH OF GEORGE MINSHEW'S INCREDIBLE “KARATE OLYMPIKS “- ELIMINATIONS
THREE-MAN BLACK BELT TEAM FIGHTS
ENTRANCE FEE- $95.00 TEAM SPECIAL PROMOTION
SAY KABUKI THREE TIMES WHEN SIGNING UP AND RECEIVE AN INSTANT $20 SPORT KARATE MUSEUM DISCOUNT AND PAY ONLY $75 PER TEAM TO ENTER. REMEMBER, YOU MUST SAY KABUKI THREE TIMES TO QUALIFY FOR THE REDUCED RATE!
YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER TO ENTER THIS OPEN WEIGHT CLASS EVENT. WE'LL TAKE THE TWO TOP TEAMS AFTER THE ELIMINATIONS FOR THE FINALS SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINNERS GET A BEAUTIFUL HAND-CRAFTED CERTIFICATE DESIGNED BY SHOGUN BROWN, A FAMOUS KARATE OLYMPIKS PATCH, AND AN INCREDIBLE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RING.
THE OFFICIATING RULES WILL BE UNDER NBL RULES. – LED BY ARBITRATOR DARYL " BIGFOOT "STEWART
NOTE: AT THE SATURDAY NIGHT DINNER SHOW, THE TWO TOP TEAMS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT WILL FIGHT, ALONG WITH A TRIBUTE TO PKA FOUNDER JOE CORLEY’ S ROAST “MAN OF THE HOUR” THAT FOLLOWS.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND-
· OPENING PRAYER
· NATIONAL ANTHEM
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
· TRADITIONAL SWORD PERFORMANCE
· BLACK BELT TANG SOO DO TRADITIONAL KATA
· BLACK BELT CONAN KEVIN BANKENS WILL PERFORM A SONG HE WROTE IN TRIBUTE TO THESE GREAT MEN
SHARE THESE VERY SPECIAL TRIBUTES, A TOUCHING, LOVING BLACK BELT GOODBYE FROM THEIR DEAR FRIENDS.
OCTOBER 3rd SATURDAY -
TRADE SHOW ADMISSION OPENS AT 8 am
SATURDAY 9:00 AM BLACK BELT MEETING
10 AM OPENING PERFORMANCE- LION DANCE
AN INTRODUCTION TO FIGHTING AND KATA STARS AND OTHER DIGNITARIES.
FOLLOWED BY
· KATA WARS
· THE CHINESE CONNECTION
· BUBBLE KUMITE
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
8-TIME WORLD CHAMPION TROY DORSEY HIGH DAN TEST
MORE FREE SEMINARS 1 PM- 3:00 PM
· COVERT BLACKLEDGE
· CHARLES GRAHAM
· JENNY PLESS
· DR. JIMMY STEGER
· MARK SHUEY
· JESSE BOWEN
5:00 PM
MEET AND GREET BEFORE DINNER IN VENDORS' ROOM
6:00 PM
WORLD PKA CHAMPION ISHMAEL ROBLES INDUCTION INTO TEXAS BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES
MARTIAL ARTS BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME TO: BARRY BYERS, RON VAN CLIEF, AL DACASCOS, AND SHANNON HALL GIROLAMO
630.pm DINNER
WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCES-
· TRACY ARMSTEAD AND THE “KICK START KIDS “
· JOHNNY MURPHY AND CAROL PARENTI DUO DEMONSTRATION
· DR. JIMMY STEGER PRESENTS A TRADITIONAL SWORD KATA DEDICATED TO CHUCK NORRIS ALLEN STEEN.
KARATE OLYMPIKS TEAM MATCHES FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS!
THE ROAST OF JOE CORLEY - WORLD PKA FOUNDER
The 2026 LEGENDS TAIKAI FINALE:
KUNG FU VS KARATE FIVE-PERSON BLACK BELT CHALLENGE MATCMM
