Enso Karate

We had beautiful Chicago as our backdrop for training on the beach. It’s one of our favorite traditions to bring our dojo community together. 🩵🌊🥋🏙️

🥋 GRAND OPENING! Come celebrate our new location in Chicago’s South Loop!

Curious about martial arts, for you or your kids? Come try a free karate class, watch a demo, and see why families and students choose Enso Karate.

📍 800 S. Wells Street, Suite 140, Chicago, IL (in the River City apartment complex)
📅 Saturday, Sept. 5 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

🕐 Schedule:
10:00 - Dojo opens, meet instructors & students, tour the facility
11:00–11:30 - FREE Intro Karate Class
12:00–12:45 - Karate Demonstration
1:00–1:30 - FREE Intro Karate Class

All ages and experience levels welcome. No obligation - just come celebrate with us!

RSVP: https://forms.gle/uwyzD6TZcdTL9fp46

Representing Team USA on the global stage! 🇺🇸🥋

Our Enso athletes delivered incredible performances at the 2026 WUKF World Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania! These athletes faced some of the top competitors from around the world, and we are extremely proud of all of their hard work and dedication.

Results:

• Alex:🥉Team Kata | 4th All-Styles Kata | 4th Kobudo | 5th Shotokan Kata
• Henry: 🥉Kata | 6th Kobudo
• Jack: 8th Kobudo | 15th Shotokan Kata
• Kira: 4th Kobudo | 8th Shotokan Kata | 15th All-Styles Kata
• Maile: 4th Shotokan Kata
• Mandy: 🥉 Kumite | 11th Kata
• Noah D.: 🥉 Team Kata | 🥉 Team Rotational Kumite | 5th Shotokan Kata | 9th Kumite | 20th All-Style Kata
• Noah G. : 4th Kumite | 4th Kobudo | 4th Team Rotational Kumite | 20th All-Style Kata
• Rocio: 🥇 Team Kumite | 🥈 Individual Kumite | 🥈 Team Rotational Kumite
• Zachary: 🥉 Team Kata | 9th Kobudo | 16th Shotokan Kata

A huge shoutout to parents Lucia, Brian, Mandy, and Gretchen for traveling and supporting the team, and to Sensei Jay for coaching Team USA! We couldn’t be prouder of this team! 💪

We are excited to share that our Chicago dojo has moved to a new and improved location!

Come see us at 800 S. Wells Street, Suite 140 in the iconic River City complex in the South Loop.

Registration is open now for our July trial class sessions. Can’t wait to see you soon!

Nationals 2026 is a wrap! As always, we are inspired by the hard work our athletes put in all season long, using the spirit of competition to push them to new heights. We're also especially proud of how they demonstrate respect and sportsmanship on the tatami, being humble in both victory and defeat. These are the values we aim to instill throughout our community, from our beginner athletes to our most decorated champions and from our coaches and referees to our parents and friends. Thank you to AAU Karate for organizing this fun, safe, and fair event.

TEAM RESULTS: 38 athletes brought home 76 medals, including 21 🥇, 21 🥈, 34 🥉.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:

Alex C - Participant

Alex W - 🥉kata, 🥇kobudo, 🥉kumite, 🥇Olympic kumite,🥇team kata

Angel - 🥇team kumite

Beckett - 🥉kata, 🥈kumite, 🥉team kata, 🥇team kobudo, 🥈 team kumite

Caleb -🥈kumite, 🥉team kata, 🥈team kumite,🥉ultimate rotational kumite

Candace - 🥈kumite, 🥇Kobudo, 🥈team kata, 🥈team kumite

Denise Sensei - 🥇kata, 🥇team kata

Gabriel - 🥉ultimate team kumite

Henry - 🥈kumite, 🥉team kata, 🥉team kumite

Hrithikvesh Dhavamani Prasanth - Participant

Ivanova - Participant

Jack Sensei - 🥈Kobudo, 🥉team kata, 🥈team kobudo

Jay Sensei - 🥇team kata

Jeniffer - Participant

Katie Sensei - 🥇team kata, 🥉kumite, 🥈team kumite

Keegan - 🥉kata, 🥇Kobudo, 🥉team kata, 🥇team Kobudo

Kenzo - Participant

Kira Sensei - 🥈kata, 🥈kobudo, 🥉team kata, 🥈team kobudo

Kurt Sensei - 🥈team kata

Lillian - Participant

Logan - 🥉kata, 🥉kumite,🥉team kata, 🥉team kumite,🥈ultimate team kumite

Maile Sensei - 🥉16+ Mandatory Shotokan Kata, 🥉Open Flag 21+

Manuel - 🥉kata, 🥇kumite

Mateo Sensei - 🥇16+ Mandatory Shotokan Kata, 🥈18-20 kumite, 🥇team kumite, Kata Grand Champion

Mandy - 🥉kumite, 🥈team kumite

Maxine Sensei - Participant

Milo Sensei - 🥉kumite, 🥇team kumite

Naiya - 🥉kata, 🥉kumite

Noah D - 🥇team kata

Noah G Sensei - 🥉kata, 🥉Olympic kumite,🥉team kata, 🥈team kobudo

Noelle - 🥈Kobudo, 🥈team kata

Rocio Sensei - 🥉kumite (kilo), 🥇kumite (open), 🥇team kumite

Rosie - 🥉kumite, 🥉team kata, 🥇team kobudom, 🥉ultimate team kumite

Sabastian - 🥉 kumite

Sarah - Participant

Stephanie - Participant

Steve - 🥉Dad Kata

Zach - 🥇team kata

Days 3-4 of Nationals were filed with more excitement! We are excited to cheer on Sensei Mateo, Sensei Milo, and Sensei Rocio tonight at the FINALS!! Will update our final team results soon.

Nationals Day 2 of 4 saw several team events, 35+ athletes and 15-17yo athletes in very competitive divisions. So proud of how our athletes, coaches, referees, and parents are representing Enso!! Let's keep it up!!

Current results, with more to come:

Alex W - 🥉kata, 🥇kobudo, 🥉kumite, 🥇team kata

Beckett - 🥉kata, 🥈kumite, 🥉team kata, 🥇team kobudo, 🥈 team kumite

Caleb -🥈kumite, 🥉team kata, 🥈team kumite,🥉ultimate rotational kumite

Candace - 🥈kumite, 🥇Kobudo, 🥈team kata

Denise Sensei - 🥇kata, 🥇team kata

Henry - 🥉team kata

Jack Sensei - 🥈Kobudo, 🥉team kata, 🥈team kobudo

Jay Sensei - 🥇team kata

Katie Sensei - 🥇team kata, 🥉kumite

Keegan - 🥉kata, 🥇Kobudo, 🥉team kata, 🥇team Kobudo

Kira Sensei - 🥈kata, 🥈kobudo, 🥉team kata, 🥈team kobudo

Kurt Sensei - 🥈team kata

Logan - 🥉team kata

Maile Sensei - 🥉16+ Mandatory Shotokan Kata

Manuel - 🥉kata, 🥇kumite

Mateo Sensei - 🥇16+ Mandatory Shotokan Kata, [kumite finals]

Mandy - 🥉kumite

Milo Sensei - 🥉kumite

Noah D - 🥇team kata

Noah G Sensei - 🥉kata, 🥉team kata, 🥈team kobudo

Noelle - 🥈Kobudo, 🥈team kata

Rocio Sensei - 🥉kumite (kilo), 🥇kumite (open)

Rosie - 🥉kumite, 🥉team kata, 🥇team kobudo

Sabastian - 🥉 kumite

Steve - 🥉Dad Kata

Zach - 🥇team kata

Day 1 at Nationals 2026 is in the books!! Team Enso's 38 athletes enjoyed Opening Ceremonies, followed by a fun and challenging first day of competition. Three days to go!!

Here are results from Day 1 of 4:

Beckett - 🥉kata, 🥈kumite

Caleb - 🥈kumite

Jack Sensei - 🥈Kobudo

Keegan - 🥉kata, 🥇Kobudo

Maile Sensei - 🥉16+ Mandatory Shotokan Kata

Mateo Sensei - 🥇16+ Mandatory Shotokan Kata, [kumite finals]

Milo Sensei - 🥉kumite

Rosie - 🥉kumite

Steve - 🥉Dad Kata