Our Team

Team Freestyle was formed in 2008 by head coach Will Jackson at the famed “Freestyle Martial Arts” Dojo. It is nestled in the heart of San Diego’s coastal Point Loma community. Team Freestyle trains a system of acrobatic martial arts called “XMA” (Extreme Martial Arts). XMA is a hybrid system of performance containing elements of Karate, acrobatics, tricking, and weaponry.

Evan

Name: Evan Valencia

Age: 17 Years of experience: 12

Favorite movie: Nacho Libre

Favorite book: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Best karate achievement: making it onto the senior elite team

If you had to eat at one place for the rest of your life where would it be: Soichi sushi

Karate goal: Win the us open with the senior elite team

Favorite community service activity: The making and distributing of care packages that go to the homeless

Hobby outside of karate: video games and paintball

Reese

Name: Reese Beck

Age: 17

Years of Experience: 11

What’s your favorite movie: The Blind Side

What’s your favorite book: Five Years From Now

If you could only eat at one restaurant for the rest of your life, where would it be: Boudin

What is your greatest martial arts accomplishment: Two 2021 World Titles

What is your largest goal: Going to Ole Miss

What is your favorite community service activity: Volunteering at Sunday School

Name a few of your hobbies: Going to the beach, reading, hanging out with my dog

Norah

Lila

Name: Lila Bartz

Age: 16

Years of Experience: 10

What’s your favorite movie: Pitch Perfect

What’s your favorite book: The Selection

If you could only eat at one restaurant for the rest of your life, where would it be: In N Out

What is your greatest martial arts accomplishment: Competing with my team at the US Open Finals

What is your largest goal: Getting into UC Berkeley

What is your favorite community service activity: Teaching young kids karate, as well as discipline and respect

Name a few of your hobbies: Reading, cooking, baking, and riding my bike

Darian

Judah

Name: Judah Sagawa

Age: 15

Years of Experience: 9

What’s your favorite movie: Fantastic Mr Fox

What’s your favorite book: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

If you could only eat at one restaurant for the rest of your life, where would it be: Chick-fil-a

What is your greatest martial arts accomplishment: winning ISKA world title

What is your largest goal: to be happy and successful in life

What is your favorite community service activity: serving dinner at our local homeless shelter

Name a few of your hobbies: reading, computer games, traveling

Kennedy

Name: Kennedy Isbell

Age: 17

Years of Experience: 8 years

What’s your favorite movie: Elf

What’s your favorite book: Wonder

If you could only eat at one restaurant for the rest of your life, where would it be: Chick Fil A

What is your greatest martial arts accomplishment: Competing with my team in the US Open Finals

What is your largest goal: To become a doctor

What is your favorite community service activity: Helping kids learn karate

Name a few of your hobbies: Eating, walking to Starbucks, and baking

Norie

Name: Norie McLaughlin

Age: 13

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Abi

Name: Abigail Hunck

Age: 13

Years of Experience: 7

What’s your favorite movie: Fall

What’s your favorite book: House of Scorpion

If you could only eat at one restaurant for the rest of your life, where would it be: Kura Revolving Sushi Bar

What is your greatest martial arts accomplishment: Competing with the Senior Elite team at the 2022 US Open Finals

What is your largest goal: To become a doctor

What is your favorite community service activity: Helping out at New Day Urban Ministries

Name a few of your hobbies: Karate, video games, hanging with friends, funny photos, baking cookies

Henry

Kai

Name: Kai Ortega

Age: 16

Years of Experience: 10

What’s your favorite movie:Journey 2

What’s your favorite book: To kill a Mockingbird

If you could only eat at one restaurant for the rest of your life, where would it be: Raising Canes

What is your greatest martial arts accomplishment: Jr Black Belt

What is your largest goal: To become an engineer

What is your favorite community service activity: Picking up trash anywhere

Name a few of your hobbies: Fishing, martial arts, gaming, traveling

Hannah