In the world of karate, Tom Scott is an American icon. A 6 time Pan-Am champion, 16x National Champion, 2021 World bronze medalist and Olympian for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, “Captain America gas touched many lives.
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Chapters:
0:00 Becoming an Olympian
1:39 Tom Scott and The Academy of Classical Karate
5:19 Getting ready for the Nationals, Fort Worth, Tx
7:20 Tom Scott running the bracket
11:08 The message: Tom Scott rates his performance
Becoming an Olympian is one of the biggest honors across any sport. Tom Scott got that opportunity and did so when karate was added to the 2020 Olympic Games. In Fight Finders 007, we follow around Tom Scott as he gets ready for, and competes in, the 2025 US Karate Nationals.
We start our adventure off at the Academg of Classical Karate in Plano, TX. They welcomed us in to see Tom Scott prepare for the upcoming tournament. We got to se what how an Olympic level athlete trains.
As we got to the Fort Worth Convention center, somewhere we’ve not been since 2023, preparations were intense. Here time and time again, Tom Scott was prepared as ever.
When the matches were finally here, Tom Scott fell under pressure all the way to the National Championship. He was down all three of his fights and a concerted effort and a Hail Mary later, he emerged with the title for the 16th time. Tom Scott was a karate national champion again.
Rating his performance, Tom Scott was optimistic. He knows USA Karate is on the rise and is doing his part to elevate the sport in the country. He also delivers a message to the kids coming up, looking up to him, as to how to be a decade+ long athlete in the sport of karate.
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