AmKor Karate Institutes

04/17/2026

A sincere thanks to all that made last weekend’s Delaware County Karate Championships a success. Over 70 Black Belt judges ran 10 full rings with 5 judges in each, providing a safe, fair, and efficient event. We could not have pulled it off without 25+ Scorekeepers and Timekeepers, our Setup and Breakdown crews, Registration diehard John Troxel coming up from Virginia, and the Chichester Basketball Concession Stand.

The event drew competitors from eight states: Arizona, Tennessee, Connecticut, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and across Pennsylvania. The excellent turnout meant expanded divisions across many ages and ranks with representation from multiple styles and organizations. The adult Black Belt competition was diverse, action-packed, and memorable to watch.

Congrats to the Grand Champions!
🏆 🏆 Men’s Forms and Fighting: Master Minsu Pumarejo of Success Martial Arts in Arizona.
🏆 Women’s Forms: Master Jenna Latini of World Class Martial Arts.
🏆 Women’s Fighting: Ms. Leighann Foster of American Tang Soo Do.

On behalf of KJN Frederick Scott and Master Erica Scott Tierney, thank you to all the instructors, competitors and families for their support. You won’t want to miss next year as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of AmKor.

📸 Our first batch of photos from the weekend are all courtesy of talented photographer Joe Caulfield, who truly has a gift for martial arts timing. Thank you for these incredible snaps!

04/09/2026

🥇 Check out the Gold medals for Saturday!
These 5” beauties are a custom 3d design by MATODAY.

⏰ It’s not too late to compete!
Register online by midnight tonight OR register at the door Saturday morning 9:30am to 10:30am and pay by cash or check.

👊🏼 Competition starts at 11am sharp!

Tournament packet 🔗 amkorkarate.com

03/16/2026

Monday, March 16th: Amkor Aston, Bryn Mawr, Coatesville, Paoli and Upper Darby are CLOSED due to severe weather warning and tornado watch. Stay safe, everyone! ⛈️

02/17/2026

Amkor Upper Darby is hosting the first tournament of the year this Saturday! To help snap everyone out of winter freeze, here are some highlights from the Amkor Fall Classic in November. Draft Team Fighting was a hit as always, with Master Shawn Finn coaching the winning squad. Big congrats to Forms Grand Champion Brandon Wright and Fighting Grand Champion Jason Chen, both of Amkor Aston. Tang Soo!

12/02/2025

Worth a reshare for those preparing their breaks for Saturday’s testings!

11/23/2025

A great weekend spent at Seven Springs! Our Amkor Black Belts had hard earned medals across all events but the red belt boys stole the show again with another
🥇 🥇 🥇 in Fighting: Henry in the 9 year old division, Mason in the 10 year old division, and Tyson in the 11-12 division. A big congrats to Master Michaela Speers, who popped in from a work conference at the resort to take Grand Champion 🏆 in Women’s Fighting and snapped some amazing action shots. KJN Scott’s Draft Team Fighting was a hit as always: KJN Trudgill led his team to an amazing comeback that started with Paige Muir changing the momentum and was clinched by Marcus Kremin in overtime.
Special thanks to the amazing setup/breakdown crew from Joe Goss Karate, our trusty truck driver Alex Dorrell, the tireless work of April Goss in registration and all things behind the scenes, GM Robert Zang who kicked off the weekend with a fantastic Friday night fighting clinic, and of course all of the hardworking volunteer judges and scorekeepers. Until next year!

11/20/2025

We’ve hit three tournaments in the last five weeks, starting off with the American Tang Soo Do Karate Championships in October. Our red belt boys swept 🥇 in three divisions for Fighting: Mason won the 9-10 division, Tyson won the 11-12 division, and Carson won the 13-14 division. Great job to all who participated and the Forms Grand Champion, Mr. Brandon Wright!

11/11/2025

“The bravest are those who have a vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.” -Thucydides

Thankful for the courage and sacrifice of our veterans today and every day. KJN Frederick Scott is pictured at Fort Bragg, North Carolina after being drafted in December 1969. As a squad leader he’s front row, second from left. He was the Distinguished Honor Graduate for his battalion and received a perfect score in the Physical Combat Proficiency Test.
May all of our veterans feel the gratitude and respect of our nation!

10/15/2025

These three were reunited in class on Monday night and competed together over the weekend. They graduated high school in June and are continuing to train in different ways:
Jason is commuting to trade school at Universal Technical Institute studying Automotive Technology. Despite 5am wakeups, he’s still in class four nights a week. Evan is majoring in Illustration at Rochester Institute of Technology and has found space on campus to train on his own, popping in for class over breaks. Brandon is attending Widener University majoring in Sports and Event Management, finding the balance between campus life and coming in once a week to train and assist with children’s classes.
We are proud of their new paths and their ability to keep training!

10/05/2025

Master Erica Tierney has joined the coaching staff of the AAU Tae Kwon Do Point Sparring National Team. 🇺🇸

AAU Taekwondo proudly congratulates our Point Sparring Department! 🥋

We are honored to introduce the dedicated leaders shaping the future of AAU Point Sparring:
• Master Tim Simmons – Head of Point Sparring
• Master Eric Waterman – Head Referee
• Master Glenn Ames – Chief Referee
• Master Derek Watson – Head Coach
• Master Jordan Rexford – Regional Coach
• Master Erica Tierney – Regional Coach
• Master Tim Clifford - Manager

Together, this exceptional team brings years of experience, leadership, and passion to elevate the Point Sparring program nationwide. 👊🇺🇸