Anthony Atkins/World Champion

The "AIR" Atkins Superstar Seminar event of the decade happened recently in Fairfield Maine. Superstar NASKA World Champion Anthony Atkins brought his own brand of Sport Karate excitement to the Fairfield Community Center, and Champions Tennis Club in Waterville. It was a three day event loaded with fun, excitement and top notch Sport Karate training. The seminar was sponsored by Sensei Mark Huard's and the Huard's Jiu-Jitsu Karate School in Winslow, Maine.

"When did you start karate, what's your style? 
I'm 21 years old and I live in Decatur, Al. I have been studying an art of karate called Tang Soo Do for 11 years. 

"Do you like to compete at tournaments?"
I started competing the same year I started karate. I won my first big national tournament in 1997 as a junior at the Battle Of Atlanta. 

"How long have you been with a team?"
In 1998 I joined Team Karate Cares. I was a member of that team for 3 years. As a member of that team I've won, one junior forms title, two world forms title and a Team forms title...My biggest accomplishment of that team was winning Charlie Lee tournament in 1999 for my first adult grand championship. In 2000 my team partner and I won the first ever NASKA TEAM SYNCHRONIZED TITLE. 

In 2001, I became a member of Charlie Lee karate. Since being on that team I have been to Paris, France and appear on ESPN2. While in France my team partner and I won the first ever French Open Team Form Championship. 

In July of 2001 I traveled back to France to do a Karate camp on tournament style Martial Arts. By the end of my third year as competing as an adult I have won 9 titles ( 3 world form title, 3 national form title, 2 synchronized form title and international team forms title). I have also shot 4 videos on tournament style karate, 2 of them being international. 

I always tell kids to, think about what you're good at and stay with it. Because, if you put your heart into something the path it will take you on will be unbelievable...