Clint Cora Martial Arts Karate World Champion
My martial arts training started well before my competition career started. But once I did start competing, I had a very long martial arts competition career that started in 1985 when I won my first medal. As a multistylist in martial arts, I won divisions in karate, kung fu, tae kwon do, open freestyle and martial arts weaponry. Here is a partial list of my more notable martial arts competition victories from my twenty year competition career
World and International Level Martial Arts Championships
WOMAA World Martial Games 2008 – Five Gold Medals + Weapons Grand Champion
WOMAA World Martial Games 2007 – Five Gold Medals
WSKF World Championships 2005 – Three World Forms Titles
NASKA 2005 – Black Belt 40-49 Forms World Champion
NBL SuperGrands 1999 – Mens Senior Black Belt Weapons World Champion
Sport Karate International 1998 – Mens Senior forms International Champion
National and Other Notable Martial Arts Competition Awards
WKA Canadian Nationals 2007 – National Champion Soft Style Forms
WKA Canadian Nationals 2005 – National Champion Soft Style Forms
Quebec Open International Championships 2005 – 1st Black Belt 40-49 Forms
Pan American Internationals 2005 – 1st Senior Black Belt Forms
US Open World Martial Arts Championships 2004 – 1st Mens Black Belt 40-49 Forms
Canadian Open Martial Arts Challenge 2004 – Three 1st Black Belt Forms
Quebec Open International Championships 2004 – Two 1st Black Belt Forms
Amerikick Internationals 2004 – Two 1st Black Belt Forms
Upstate Open Karate Championships 2001 – Three 1st Black Belt Forms
Professional Karate Commission 1999 – Best Executive Black Belt
Professional Karate Commission 1999 – NY State Champion Black Belt Weapons
Professional Karate Commission 1999 – NY State Champion Black Belt Forms
Professional Martial Arts Alliance 1999 – National Champion 35+ Weapons
Professional Martial Arts Alliance 1999 – National Champion 35+ Black Belt Forms
Greater Rochester International Championships 1999 – Five 1st, Grand Champion Weapons
Campeonato Internacional All Stars 1999 – 1st Black Belt Senior Forms
Yellow Rose Nationals 1999 – Two 1st Black Belt Forms
Hurricane Nationals 1999 – Two 1st Black Belt Forms
Las Vegas Legacy 1998 – Two 1st Black Belt Forms
Canadian Diamond Challenge 1998 – 1st Black Belt Forms
Jhoon Rhee International Championships 1998 – Two 1st Black Belt Forms
Tornado Internationals 1998 – Two 1st Black Belt Forms
Triple Cities Open Karate Championships 1998 – Two 1st Black Belt Forms
Spirit of Rochester Open Championships 1996 – 1st Black Belt Forms
Canadian National Gold Belt Karate Championships 1996 – Gold Belt Champion Forms
Canada Cup National Martial Arts Championships 1996 – 1st Black Belt Forms
Klassic Karate Kup 1994 – Black Belt Forms Grand Champion
Buffalo Summer Open 1993 – 1st Black Belt Forms
North Dakota State Open Karate Championships 1990 – Black Belt Forms Grand Champion
Sikaran Championships 1990 – Black Belt Forms Grand Champion
Klassic Karate Kup 1990 – 1st Black Belt Forms
New York State Karate Championship 1989 – Gold Belt Champion
Karate Zone Championships 1989 – 1st Black Belt Forms
Spirit of Rochester Open 1989 – 1st Tae Kwon Do Patterns
Ontario Grand Nationals 1989 – 1st Korean/Chinese Black Belt Forms
USA International Martial Arts Open 1988 – 1st Mens Black Belt Forms
Bonsai Classic 1988 – 1st Black Belt Soft Style Forms
My martial arts competition career was not without injuries though as I suffered ACL injuries on both knees which required major surgeries. These injuries did not stop my competition career though as won my very first world championship while heavily taped up after the first ACL tear. After the second incident a few years later, I adjusted my training emphasis to focus more on techniques that did not risk further injuries to my knees and interestingly enough, this shift actually made me a stronger competitor enabling me to win more world titles. I finally retired when I felt that there was nothing more to prove in this particular arena and didn’t want to do the competition travel anymore.
I still do martial arts today but at a much lower intensity level to keep up my forms (routines) since I still get both physical and mental fitness benefits from it.
