Personal

I started Karate at the age of 5 as having a dojo is my family’s business. I was a little bit of a wild child so after a short time I was taken out of class and then joined back again at the age of 6! Really though I have been doing karate my whole life as my mom was training while still pregnant with me....Three things you may not know about me are that I like cars and racing a lot, I am Iranian, and unlike many people, I really enjoy public speaking!

Career Highlights

12x Champion ‍National Champion for the United States National Team every year since 2009
6 Years ‍Competition team coach at the International Martial Arts Association for over half a decade.
4x Captain ‍Junior National Team captain in 2013, 2014, and 2015 and University Team captain in 2018.
First ‍University World Champion in the under 84Kg weight class.
Youngest ‍male athlete to medal at Junior World Championship in fighting.
HOF ‍Inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.

Skyla Harling

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