Three tournaments into the five-event 2026 Whistlekick Martial Arts League season, the standings are no longer just taking shape...
Now we have races.
We have competitors defending leads, others gaining ground, and a handful of divisions that could change completely with one strong performance. We have schools separated by margins that look substantial until you consider how quickly a few active competitors can produce thousands of points.
And, with the Whistlekick Championship and Vermont Classic still ahead, nothing is settled.
Not even close.
For anyone who wants to see how much has changed, you can also revisit our standings analysis after the first two WMAL tournaments.
The Overall Individual Points Race Is Exceptionally Tight
Looking across all divisions, three competitors have separated themselves at the top of the total-points conversation:
- Adam Beckley: 6,925 points
- Jayden Currin: 6,875 points
- Emmaline Poland: 6,715 points
Only 210 points separate first from third.
That is essentially nothing in a scoring system where a single first-place finish is worth 1,000 points.
Adam Beckley currently has the highest overall total, building his season through strong results in forms, sparring and weapons. Jayden Currin is only 50 points behind him and continues to show remarkable balance across multiple divisions.
Then there is Emmaline Poland.
Emmaline is within striking distance of both of them, but she also holds a distinction nobody else in the league can claim.
Before we get to that, it is worth looking a little deeper into the overall totals.
The Current Overall Top Ten
The overall points list is not the same thing as the official division standings, and we have not announced whether there will be an award connected to the highest combined point total.
But it is still an interesting measure of who has produced the most results across multiple divisions and events.
After three tournaments, the current overall top ten is:
- Adam Beckley — 6,925 points
- Jayden Currin — 6,875 points
- Emmaline Poland — 6,715 points
- Logan Delaware — 5,600 points
- Beau Weatherby — 5,300 points
- Raymond Stone — 5,300 points
- Murphy Tucker — 5,275 points
- Jessica Roberts — 5,075 points
- Michael Marro — 4,925 points
- Corbin Baker — 4,835 points
The top three have created some separation, but the rest of this list is tightly packed.
Only 765 points separate fourth from tenth. One first-place finish could move a competitor several positions.
The list also includes competitors from eight different schools, which demonstrates how broadly strong performances are being distributed across the league.
With two events remaining, the order could still change dramatically.
The Last Perfect Division
After three tournaments, only one perfect division remains.
Emmaline Poland has entered her Girls 13–15 Black Belt Forms division three times and won it three times.
Three tournaments.
Three first-place finishes.
Three thousand points.
Perfection becomes more difficult with every event. Competitors improve. Different people attend. Judging panels change. A single mistake can change a result.
Emmaline has not given anyone else that opening yet.
She has two tournaments remaining between her and a perfect five-event forms season. Everyone in that division now knows exactly what is at stake.
That is how friendly rivalries begin.
Eleven Competitors Have Perfect Attendance
Results matter, but the league continues to reinforce something we have said from the beginning:
Showing up matters.
Only eleven competitors have earned points at all three completed tournaments:
- Adam Beckley — Martial Arts in Hardwick
- Aurla Lumsden — 603 Karate
- Baillee Gonzalez — GM Rotta BBA
- Ben Giufre — Northampton Martial Arts
- Cody Strohl — 603 Karate
- Emmaline Poland — GM Rotta BBA
- Jayden Currin — NIMMA
- Leyla Ibriham — Northampton Martial Arts
- Logan Delaware — Villari’s
- Lyla Erikson — NCK Bellingham
- Noor Ibriham — Northampton Martial Arts
That list includes some of the highest-scoring competitors in the league, but it also includes people whose consistency may become increasingly valuable as the season continues.
A competitor does not need to win every division to build a strong league season. Second, third, and fourth-place finishes still matter. In a league that awards points up to 16th place, every bit counts. So does returning after a difficult day.
So does entering the next tournament after the previous one did not go as planned.
Two tournaments remain. Five-event perfect attendance is still possible for these eleven competitors.
We will see how many finish what they started.
All perfect attendance finishers will be entered for a $100 cash drawing.
Division Races Are Tightening
The overall totals are interesting, but league awards are determined within the eligible divisions—and many of those races remain extremely close.
- Connor Gagne leads Ben Giufre by only 300 points in Boys 9–10 Advanced Forms.
- Jayden Currin holds a 300-point advantage over Corbin Baker in Boys 13–14 Advanced Sparring.
- Cody Strohl leads Logan Delaware by 350 points in Men 35+ Intermediate/Advanced Forms.
- Charles Melia is only 375 points ahead of Murphy Tucker in Weapons 14–17 Co-ed Black Belt.
- Brohdy McKenna leads Winston Campbell by just 225 points in Boys 10–12 Black Belt Forms.
Several other divisions are currently tied.
That means the Whistlekick Championship could do far more than add points to the standings. It could reverse leads, break ties, and create entirely new races heading into the Vermont Classic.
Nobody with a narrow lead can relax.
Nobody sitting in second should feel defeated.
THIS is why we created the league!
The School Race Has Changed Completely
After two tournaments, GM Rotta BBA held the overall school lead.
After three, Northampton Martial Arts has moved into first place.
The current top five schools are:
- Northampton Martial Arts — 32,460 points
- House of the Samurai — 31,395 points
- GM Rotta BBA — 28,780 points
- NCK Bellingham — 23,285 points
- Bodyworks — 19,900 points
Northampton Martial Arts leads House of the Samurai by only 1,065 points.
One first-place finish is worth 1,000.
That means the difference between the top two schools is barely more than a single division win.
Northampton has earned its position through extraordinary participation across the season. Its competitors have accumulated points in more divisions than any other school currently listed.
But House of the Samurai is right there.
This is exactly the kind of friendly school rivalry we hoped the league would encourage. Two schools showing up, supporting their competitors and pushing one another to bring a stronger team to the next event.
GM Rotta BBA remains less than 4,000 points from first. A few strong competitors could erase that gap quickly.
NCK Bellingham and Bodyworks are not out of the conversation, either. Neither are the schools behind them.
NIMMA, White Tiger Karate, One Step Beyond Martial Arts, Vermont Martial Arts Academy, and Greater Portland School of Jukado all remain within range of meaningful movement. It does not require an enormous team. A few competitors performing well across forms, weapons, and sparring can create a major swing.
No school is mathematically or realistically out of this.
But the opportunities are getting fewer.
Different Schools Are Winning in Different Ways
The category standings show that there is more than one path to a successful season.
Northampton Martial Arts leads both empty-hand forms and sparring.
One Step Beyond Martial Arts currently leads the weapons standings.
House of the Samurai sits second overall despite producing its points through a smaller number of highly productive entries than several schools around it.
GM Rotta BBA remains one of the most balanced teams in the league, sitting near the top across forms and sparring while also producing the season’s only remaining perfect division.
That variety is good for the league.
Some schools are building through participation and depth. Others are getting large results from smaller groups. Some are especially strong in forms, while others are gaining ground through weapons or sparring.
The next two tournaments will tell us which approach holds up across a full season.
Points and Awards Are Not Quite the Same Thing
The standings include everyone who competes, regardless of league membership.
The season awards are different.
Only Whistlekick Martial Arts League members receive league awards.
That distinction matters as we enter the final part of the season. A competitor does not necessarily need to be the highest overall point earner in a division to receive the league award. The award goes to the highest eligible league member.
League registration will remain open through the final tournament. It will close shortly afterward, before the season awards are finalized.
That means competitors still have time to join the Whistlekick Martial Arts League, retain the points they have already earned, and become eligible for recognition at the end of the season.
League members also receive benefits during the season, including event registration discounts and their own Whistlekick Martial Arts League trading cards.
There is still time.
But there are only two tournaments left, and the end of the season is now much closer than the beginning.
Two Events Can Still Change Everything
The next event is the Whistlekick Championship on September 26, followed by the Vermont Classic on October 10.
Two events.
Two more opportunities to defend a lead, erase a deficit, help your school climb the standings, or turn a good season into an award-winning one.
The Whistlekick Championship will also offer something entirely different from the other league events: same-day elimination rounds for four Whistlekick Championship belts.
First-place finishes in forms, weapons, and sparring earn competitors entry into the appropriate Championship Elimination Round. The more first-place finishes someone earns, the shorter their path to the belt becomes.
Register for the 2026 Whistlekick Championship and give yourself—and your school—another opportunity to move up the standings.
For the leaders, the job is simple: keep showing up.
For everyone chasing them, the opportunity is equally simple: make them earn it.
The standings are tighter.
The rivalries are becoming clearer.
And now we find out who finishes.
~jeremy - League Commissioner
Current Whistlekick Martial Arts League Standings
Review the complete standings below, including current division leaders, tournament-by-tournament points, and the school leaderboard.