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Official Results – III America’s Cup KWU SENSHI 2025

The III America’s Cup KWU SENSHI 2025 brought together athletes from numerous dojos across South and Central America for a championship marked by high technical level, discipline, and unity.
With dozens of categories in Kata and Kumite, the event consolidated itself as one of the most important competitions in the KWU SENSHI calendar.

Below is the complete official list of results.


FULL RESULTS – KATA & KUMITE


Kata Beginners

1st Constanza Javiera Acevedo Cordero – Kazoku Dojo Antofagasta
2nd Francisca Ocayo – Valdivia Dojo
3rd Agatha Linnea Mujica Mujica – Saien Dojo

Kata Absolute Women

1st Limelly Eiko Yamashita Sousa – KWU SENSHI Brazil
2nd Andrea Cubillos – Valdivia Dojo
3rd Maria Fernanda Fonseca Quesada – KWU SENSHI Costa Rica

Kata Women – Up to 17 – Absolute

1st Alexia Antonia Aguilera Arce – Dojo Dageki
2nd Belén Agustina Guerrero Bravo – Tomodachi
3rd Laura Emilene Flores Bustamante – Asociación de Karate Llallagua

Kata Absolute Men

1st Ángel Juan Carlos Olguín Caro – Dojo Dageki
2nd Jaime Veiga – KWU SENSHI Brazil
3rd Fidel Ruben Zarate Hermosilla – Dojo Zarate

Kata Intermediate Women

1st Luciana Valentina Flores – SENSHI Dojo El Calafate
2nd Amanda Miyashiro – KWU SENSHI Brazil
3rd Valentina Lora Bertossi – Gaman Dojo

Kata Men – Up to 17 – Absolute

1st Ian Coura Saito – KWU SENSHI Brazil
2nd Santiago Perez – Tomodachi
3rd Richard Jesus Miranda Lopez – DGO Kantosho

Kata Intermediate Men

1st Vicente Suazo – Valdivia Dojo
2nd Juan Pablo Baudoin – SENSHI Dojo Córdoba
3rd José Ricardo Gaia – KWU SENSHI Brazil

Kata Children – Up to 9 Years

1st Sofia Cabrera – Collao Dojo
2nd Amparo Belén Sepúlveda Tapia – Nintai Ryoku
3rd Ignacia Cortes – Collao Dojo

Kata Women – Intermediate – Up to 17 Years

1st Wei Xin Yu – SENSHI Dojo Santiago
2nd Cassiel Valenzuela Díaz – Gaman Dojo
3rd Isabella Butinhão Lima – KWU SENSHI Brazil

Kata Men – Intermediate – Up to 17 Years

1st Oscar Vicente Moreno Barrera – Tomodachi
2nd Maximiliano Sagredo – Collao Dojo
3rd Maycol Frank Canelas Molina – Asociación de Karate Llallagua


Kumite Boys 6–7 – Lightweight

1st Christopher Bazan – SENSHI Dojo Santiago
2nd Diego Valentín Sepúlveda Bravo – Dojo Dageki

Kumite Men – Beginners – Heavyweight

1st Facundo Bauza – Dojo Tapia
2nd Marco Antonio Adorna Alves – Karate de Contato Bushi (Brazil)
3rd Gonzalo Andrés Vera Fuentes – Dojo Kemono
4th Alejandro Troncoso – Valdivia Dojo

Kumite Girls 7–9 – Lightweight

1st Alisson Simancas – Mushin Dojo
2nd Anais Cortes Cortes – Nor-Dhai Dojo
3rd Alana Paz da Silva – Karate de Contato Bushi (Brazil)
4th Ignacia Cortes – Collao Dojo

Kumite Boys 14–15 – Absolute Heavyweight

1st Leandro Alonso Lara Rubio – Tomodachi

Kumite Men – Absolute OPEN

1st Aron Cabrera – WKO Shinkyokushin Uruguay
2nd Eduardo Fanfa – KWU SENSHI Brazil
3rd Agustín Daniel Quiroga – SENSHI Dojo Córdoba
4th Sebastián Villarroel – Valdivia Dojo

Kumite Boys 16–17 – Novice Lightweight

1st Benjamín Sepúlveda – Valdivia Dojo
2nd Maximiliano Sagredo – Collao Dojo
3rd Máximo Flores – Valdivia Dojo
4th Nicolás Ignacio González Chandia – Dojo Kemono

Kumite Senior Men – Absolute Heavyweight

1st Francisco Andrés Cortes Dinamarca – Nor-Dhai Dojo
2nd Luis Eduardo Rojas Muñoz – Nintai Ryoku
3rd Francisco Javier Henriquez Lopez – Kyoku Kai
4th Manuel Alejandro Tapia Rojas – Saien Dojo

Kumite Inclusive

1st Constantino Jesús Figueroa Pitakas – Senshin Dojo
2nd Diego Rodríguez – Valdivia Dojo

Kumite Girls 12–13 – Heavyweight

1st Luz Jazmin Dominguez – Fenix
2nd Florencia Lizama – Valdivia Dojo
3rd Isabella Butinhão Lima – KWU SENSHI Brazil
4th Alejandra Alvarado – Shoshin Dojo

Kumite Girls 16–17 – Novice Heavyweight

1st Sandra Lopez Ayala – Cortes Dojo
2nd Amanda Correa Gaete – Shoshin Dojo
3rd Cassiel Valenzuela Díaz – Gaman Dojo
4th Valentina Hurtado – Valdivia Dojo


Men Intermediate – Lightweight

1st Daniel Delgado – Mushin Dojo
2nd Vicente Suazo – Valdivia Dojo
3rd Benjamin Ignacio Silva Herrera – Senshin Dojo

Girls 8–9 – Heavyweight (National)

1st Mahiara Trinidad Torres Vivanco – Kyoku Kai
2nd Isis Manuella Amadori Santos Ferreira – Karate de Contato Bushi (Brazil)
3rd Matilda Renata Cecilia Gajardo Miranda – Kazoku Dojo Antofagasta

Girls 14–15 – Absolute Lightweight

1st Ernestina Frattini – Fenix
2nd Emma Ruarte – SENSHI Dojo Córdoba
3rd Alexia Antonia Aguilera Arce – Dojo Dageki
4th Camila Antonella Díaz Céspedes – Asociación de Karate Llallagua

Women Beginners

1st Magali Germinara – SENSHI Dojo Unquillo (Argentina)
2nd Brenda Johana Vial Quintana – Nor-Dhai Dojo
3rd Eymi Ayane – KWU SENSHI Brazil
4th Dayre Mariam Careaga Camacho – DGO Kantosho

Boys 6–7 – Heavyweight (National)

1st Gaspar Becerra – Valdivia Dojo
2nd Ian Tomas Tabilo Alcayaga – Fönttz La Serena Dojo
3rd Joaquin Bravo – Valdivia Dojo

Boys 14–15 – Novice Heavyweight

1st Daniel Alejandro Rivera Gutierrez – Dojo Kemono
2nd Maycol Frank Canelas Molina – Asociación de Karate Llallagua
3rd Benjamín Soto – Valdivia Dojo
4th Vicente Jarecki – Shoshin Dojo

Men Veteran – Lightweight Absolute

1st Carlos Vasquez – Valdivia Dojo
2nd Erick Muñoz Flores – Gaman Dojo

Men Intermediate – Heavyweight

1st Amadeo Ciaffi Araoz – SENSHI Dojo Córdoba
2nd Matias Cabrera Arriagada – Kaizenkai Mariquina
3rd Vitor Hugo Conceição do Carmo – Karate de Contato Bushi (Brazil)
4th Manuel Reyes Guerra – SENSHI Dojo Santiago

Boys 9–11 – Lightweight

1st Santiago Alfredo Moore Pacheco – Kyoku Kai
2nd Álvaro Correa Gaete – Shoshin Dojo
3rd Noah Gabriel Martinez – Fenix
4th Robson Luiz Larroque – Dojô Patricia Sensei

Boys 16–17 – Absolute Lightweight

1st Franco Javier Henriquez Aravena – Kyoku Kai
2nd Eitan Caliel Aranda Villca – Asociación de Karate Llallagua
3rd Richard Jesus Miranda Lopez – DGO Kantosho
4th Giovanni Tourn – WKO Shinkyokushin Uruguay


Girls 14–15 – Absolute Heavyweight

1st Muriel Venegas – Valdivia Dojo
2nd Belén Agustina Guerrero Bravo – Tomodachi
3rd Laura Emilene Flores Bustamante – Asociación de Karate Llallagua
4th Fernanda Arancibia – Valdivia Dojo

Women Intermediate – Lightweight

1st Greysi Nicol Janco Mercado – Asociación de Karate Llallagua
2nd Agostina Buteler – SENSHI Dojo Córdoba
3rd Leticia Lima Gaia – KWU SENSHI Brazil
4th Ximena Alejandra Ilabaca Cabrera – Shizoku Contacto Total

Girls 6–7 – Lightweight (National)

1st Eloisa Isabella Quiroz Bono – Fönttz La Serena Dojo
2nd Sofia Cabrera – Collao Dojo
3rd Maite Pascale Pineda Alvarez – Fönttz La Serena Dojo
4th Emilia Contreras – SENSHI Dojo Santiago

Girls 14–15 – Novice Lightweight

1st Fernanda Cortes – Collao Dojo
2nd Agustina Isidora del Sol Barrionuevo Vargas – Gaman Dojo
3rd Mia Pascal Astudillo Gonzalez – Tomodachi

Men Veteran – Heavyweight Absolute

1st Guillermo Ivan Tapia Rojas – KWU El Monte Dojo
2nd Jorge Enriquez Huerta Reyes – Saien Dojo
3rd Cristian Mauricio Hernández Villaseñor – Collao Dojo

Women Senior – Novice – Heavyweight

1st Alejandra Echeverria – Mushin Dojo
2nd Katherine Lucila Rojo Campillay – Saien Dojo

Boys 10–11 – Heavyweight

1st Lucas Enrique Martinez Fabrega – Fönttz La Serena Dojo
2nd Walter Emilio Villanueva Barron – Dojo Villanueva
3rd Martín Becerra – Valdivia Dojo

Boys 16–17 – Absolute Heavyweight

1st Ian Emilio Tapia Hidalgo – KWU El Monte Dojo
2nd Ian Coura Saito – KWU SENSHI Brazil

Boys 16–17 – Novice Lightweight

1st Erick Bryan Miranda Robledo – Fönttz La Serena Dojo
2nd Eduardo Beiza – Valdivia Dojo
3rd Oscar Vicente Moreno Barrera – Tomodachi
4th Gastón Lillo Toro – Nor-Dhai Dojo

Boys 12–13 – Lightweight

1st Karim Derek Aranda Villca – Asociación de Karate Llallagua
2nd Ruben Ignacio Soto Grandon – KWU El Monte Dojo
3rd Francisco Javier Henriquez Aravena – Kyoku Kai
4th Everton da Silva Santos – Dojô Patricia Sensei


Women Intermediate – Heavyweight

1st Valentina Lora Bertossi – Gaman Dojo
2nd Sabrina Mattos – Kaifuku Ryoku (Uruguay)

Boys 8–9 – Lightweight (National)

1st Lorenzo Rodrigues Domingue – Dojô Patricia Sensei
2nd Luis Ildefonso – Collao Dojo
3rd Sebastián Moraga Reyes – Shinkyokukai Retiro Dojo
4th Alonso Rojas Guerrero – Nintai Ryoku

Girls 14–15 – Novice Heavyweight

1st Almendra Catalina Valero Contreras – Fönttz La Serena
2nd Belén Scarleth Bello Jaramillo – Kaizenkai Dojo
3rd Anais Isidora Provoste Rios – Shinkyokukai Retiro
4th Yanina Lara Salazar – Nintai Ryoku

Women Senior – Absolute Heavyweight

1st Cecilia Oyarce – Valdivia Dojo
2nd Adriana Karen Bustamante Guarachi – Asociación de Karate Llallagua
3rd Lucineide da Silva Santos – Karate de Contato Bushi (Brazil)

Men Senior – Novice Lightweight

1st Rafael Emilio Torres Benitez – SENSHI Dojo Santiago
2nd Chrisley Marlon Perpetuo – Karate de Contato Bushi (Brazil)
3rd Jorge Bravo – Valdivia Dojo

Girls 10–11 – Lightweight

1st Leonor Todaka Messenet – SENSHI Dojo Santiago
2nd Emilia Trinidad Fuentes Labrin – Dojo Sepulveda San Carlos
3rd Josefina Belén Dominguez – Fenix

Girls 16–17 – Absolute Lightweight

1st Belén Monserrat Araya Villarroel – Nor-Dhai La Serena
2nd Emma Ruarte – SENSHI Dojo Córdoba
3rd Claudia Llosa Eras – SENSHI Dojo Santiago
4th Sofia Belén Perez Saldana – Dojo Gouken

Master Men – Heavyweight Absolute

1st Roberto Faundes – Uriona Dojo
2nd Valci Jose dos Santos – Karate de Contato Bushi (Brazil)

Boys 12–13 – Heavyweight

1st Alonso Alvarez Peña – Kaizenkai Mariquina
2nd Juan Ignacio Baudoin – SENSHI Dojo Córdoba
3rd Juan Andres Valera Martinez – Dojo Kemono
4th Santiago Contreras – Valdivia Dojo

Boys 16–17 – Novice Heavyweight

1st Vicente Etienne Gonzalez Guerra – KWU El Monte Dojo
2nd Gaspar Emilio Alvarez Espinoza – Senshin Dojo
3rd Nicolas Gonzalez – Valdivia Dojo
4th Franco Echague – Valdivia Dojo

Men Beginners – Lightweight

1st Israel Moises Lavos Vasquez – Senshin Dojo
2nd Martin Hurtado – Valdivia Dojo
3rd Rafael Sousa – KWU SENSHI Brazil

Boys 8–9 – Heavyweight (National)

1st Benjamin Pontigo – Shoshin Dojo
2nd Jesus Gabriel Alejo Hernandez – Dojo Kemono
3rd Bautista Alvarez – Kaifuku Ryoku (Uruguay)
4th Alonso Oliva – Valdivia Dojo

Boys 14–15 – Absolute Lightweight

1st Bastian Vergara – Ichiban Dojo
2nd Matheus Miyashiro – KWU SENSHI Brazil
3rd Santiago Perez – Tomodachi
4th Simon Oviedo Granados – KWU SENSHI Colombia

Women Absolute – OPEN

1st Bianca Takiya – KWU SENSHI Brazil
2nd Beatriz Xavier – KWU SENSHI Brazil
3rd Stefanye Amadori Santos – Karate de Contato Bushi (Brazil)
4th Andrea Cubillos – Valdivia Dojo

Men Senior – Novice Heavyweight

1st Dhiego Augusto Goncalves – Karate de Contato Bushi (Brazil)
2nd Felipe Lillo Guerrero – Nor-Dhai La Serena
3rd Marcelo Andres Pallero Justiniano – Senshin Dojo
4th Anibal Charles Contreras – Kaizenkai Mariquina

Girls 10–11 – Heavyweight

1st Daniela Eloisa Valera Martinez – Dojo Kemono
2nd Thyare Isidora Fuentealba Umana – Dojo Kaiten
3rd Francisca Anais Galarce Romo – Cortes Dojo
4th Sophia Montagno – Kaifuku Ryoku (Uruguay)

Girls 16–17 – Absolute Heavyweight

1st Maria Luiza da Silva Lazarini – KWU SENSHI Brazil
2nd Pia Loreto Rivera Fernandez – Kaizenkai Mariquina
3rd Lara Beatriz dos Santos Santana – Dojô Patricia Sensei

Senior Men – Lightweight Absolute

1st Felipe Rojas Mendez – Gaman Dojo
2nd Ricardo Reyes – Valdivia Dojo
3rd Oscar Pavez – Ichiban Dojo
4th Jorge Ignacio Beas Miranda – Gaman Dojo

Girls 12–13 – Lightweight

1st Amanda Nogueira de Oliveira – World Kyokushinkaikan Brazil
2nd Fernanda Ramirez Espada – Dojo Zarate
3rd Maria Julia Salas – WKO Shinkyokushin Uruguay
4th Annie Paz da Silva – Karate de Contato Bushi (Brazil)

Girls 16–17 – Novice Lightweight

1st Isabella Sousa – KWU SENSHI Brazil
2nd Isabella do Vale Lima – Karate de Contato Bushi (Brazil)
3rd Melissa Moreira Goi – Karate de Contato Bushi (Brazil)
4th Wei Xin Yu – SENSHI Dojo Santiago


Conclusion

The III America’s Cup KWU SENSHI 2025 marked another significant step in the development of full-contact karate throughout the Americas.
With representation from numerous dojos, outstanding performances, and excellent organization, the event reinforced the mission of KWU SENSHI to promote growth, discipline, and unity across the martial arts community.

Congratulations to all athletes, instructors, dojos, staff, and supporters involved.

OSU!