{"id":21853,"date":"2026-02-27T01:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/?p=21853"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:51:01","slug":"us-weight-category-championships-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/news\/21853\/","title":{"rendered":"US Weight Category Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"268\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/LAX1-2026USWC_C0094.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/LAX1-2026USWC_C0094.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/LAX1-2026USWC_C0094-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 20<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;US Weight Category Championships was organized by USA Branch Chief Shihan Taku Nakasaka in Los Angeles on February 15<sup>th<\/sup>. 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