2026 ISKF Mountain States Regional Spring Tournament
Lara Zimmerman, from ISKF of Montana, competed in the 2026 ISKF Mountain States Regional Tournament in Denver, Colorado, where she received a gold medal in Women’s Individual Kata, a gold medal in Women’s Kumite, and the Dennis Bower Spirit award.
2026 ISKF of Montana Spring Testing
ISKF of Montana had 5 students who recently graded for their next kyu rank and passed!
Brian and Matthias Ek – 3rd kyu (1st brown)
Meche Ek – 4th kyu (2nd purple)
T and Landon Cornell (not pictured)- 5th kyu (1st purple)
Well done everybody .
2025 ISKF National Champions
Lara Zimmerman, the administrative manager and one of the instructors at the ISKF of Montana, competed in the 2025 US Nationals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and received a gold medal in Women’s Team Kumite and was 4th place in Women’s Individual Kata. Matthias Ek, a first-time competitor, received gold in the Youth Individual Kumite and silver in Youth Individual Kata.
New Black Belt Promotions
Joey Giacomo and Ronny Ingbertsen received their 4th Dan, and Nicole Anderson received 1st Dan.