Two events into the 2026 Whistlekick Martial Arts League season, we have enough data to see patterns. Not final answers, not guarantees, and definitely not a finished story — but patterns.
Find all of the league standings data at the bottom of this page.
And the biggest pattern is simple: showing up matters.
After the Whistlekick Showdown and Whistlekick’s The Mommament, the league standings are already showing us who is building momentum, who is holding ground, who has work to do, and who still has a huge opportunity in front of them. With the Summer Challenge next on the calendar, followed by the Championship and Vermont Classic, nobody is out of this. But the people and schools who keep stepping onto the floor are starting to separate themselves.
At the individual level, the early all-around conversation starts with names like Jayden Currin, Beau Weatherby, Emmaline Poland, Adam Beckley, and Raymond Stone. These competitors are not just collecting points in one narrow lane. They are showing up across multiple divisions. Forms, weapons, and sparring all ask different things of a martial artist. Doing well across the board is a different kind of statement from dominating a single event.
Jayden Currin and Beau Weatherby both sit at the top with 5,300 total points, but they got there in different ways. Jayden’s numbers show a remarkably balanced two-event performance, while Beau’s standings show the power of building a big lead early and staying active across several divisions. Emmaline Poland is another strong all-around example, with 4,640 points and serious strength across forms, sparring, and weapons. Adam Beckley made one of the biggest second-event jumps, moving from a strong start to a much stronger overall position with 4,500 total points. Raymond Stone continues to be one of the most consistent young names on the board, with 4,300 points and points in forms, sparring, and weapons.
Then there are the competitors who gained ground fast. Jessi Weeks-Campo made a major move at The Mommament, adding points across multiple areas and immediately becoming part of the all-around conversation. Murphy Tucker, Juan Williams, Chloe Strohl, Henry Luna, Brohdy McKenna, Sydney Haber, Jayden Dimacali, Holly Duren, and Marie McKenna all stepped forward in the second event. Some of them were not major factors after the Showdown standings alone. Now they are.
That is the fun part of a league format. One tournament can start a story.
A second tournament can completely change it.
We should also talk about specialists. Not every competitor needs to chase every division to have a meaningful league season. Some people are clearly building around a strength. Aurla Lumsden, Lyla Erickson, and Cody Strohl have strong forms numbers. Savannah McDonald is doing notable work in weapons. Noor Ibriham made a big move in forms. Specialists matter because they raise the standard inside a division. They make everyone else better. They also remind us that “well-rounded” is not the only version of excellence.
Still, if there is one lesson from the standings so far, it is attendance. Many of the people who lost ground did not lose it because they performed poorly. They lost ground because they were not at the second event. Joud Eltaki, Liberty Atkinson, Josh Brouillette, Adyline Williamson, Jessica Roberts, Camden Behrens, Jensen Franklin, Simon Scher, and others built excellent Showdown totals, but The Mommament gave the field a chance to catch up. That is not a criticism - it is an invitation.
The door is wide open, but it gets harder to walk through every time points are left on the table.
The same thing is true for schools.
At the school level, GM Rotta BBA is still setting the pace with 29,591 total league points. They are strong in every major category: empty hand forms, weapons, and sparring. Their sparring total alone is a major separator, and their depth is carrying them.
Behind them, the team race is much tighter than the top number might suggest. Northampton Martial Arts sits second at 18,810, just ahead of Bodyworks at 18,250. That gap is small enough that one strong event could matter. White Tiger Karate is next at 15,495, and they have the kind of individual momentum that can make future events interesting. NIMMA, Greater Portland School of Jukado, NCK Bellingham, and House of the Samurai are all close enough to make the middle of the school standings very competitive.
The category breakdown is also telling. GM Rotta BBA leads empty hand forms, weapons, and sparring, which is the clearest definition of an all-around school. Northampton is especially strong in forms and sparring. Bodyworks is right in the mix with weapons and sparring. White Tiger Karate has made a strong weapons statement and remains well-positioned in forms. Schools like House of the Samurai, One Step Beyond Martial Arts, 603 Karate, The Dojo, and Karate International of Windham showed how much momentum can shift when students attend and perform well at the next event.
And that brings us back to the point of the league.
Yes, we track points. Yes, we publish standings. Yes, it is fun to see who is moving up, who is holding on, and who is chasing. But the deeper value is that the league rewards the habits we want martial artists to build: consistency, courage, preparation, resilience, and the willingness to step back out there.
The Summer Challenge is the next chance to change the story. If you gained ground at The Mommament, this is your chance to prove it was not a one-day surge. If you lost ground because you missed an event, this is your chance to get back into the race. If you are a specialist, this is your chance to defend your lane. If you are an all-around competitor, this is your chance to keep stacking points across the board.
Registration for the Summer Challenge is the next step, and pre-registration will not stay open forever. Talk to your instructor and your teammates, make your plan, and get registered before pre-registration expires.
The standings are not final. They are alive.
And that is exactly what makes this fun.
~jeremy
Current League Standings
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