Kathleen Murphy (martial artist)

"Katie Murphy" redirects here. For the Scottish actress, see Katy Murphy.

Kathleen Murphy

World Championships in Cádiz, Spain
Personal information
Nickname	Katie
Born	(1979-04-13) April 13, 1979 (age 46) La Grange, New York, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Karate
Medal record Women's karate Representing the   United States World Martial Arts Games 2012 Bregenz Traditional Forms 2012 Bregenz Traditional Weapons 2012 Bregenz Creative Forms 2012 Bregenz Musical Forms World Karate and Kickboxing Council (WKC) 2014 Dublin Creative Forms 2014 Dublin Traditional Forms 2014 Dublin Traditional Weapons 2014 Dublin Classical Forms 2012 Montreal Creative Forms 2012 Montreal Traditional Forms 2012 Montreal Traditional Weapons 2011 Cádiz Traditional Weapons 2011 Cádiz Creative Forms 2011 Cádiz Traditional Forms 2011 Cádiz Creative Weapons 2011 Cádiz Team Point Fighting 2010 Albufeira Traditional Weapons 2010 Albufeira Traditional Forms 2010 Albufeira Team Point Fighting

Kathleen (Katie) Murphy
Born	(1979-04-13) April 13, 1979 (age 46) La Grange, New York
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Style	USA Goju-Ryu Karate
Rank	Yodan
Other information
University	Western Connecticut University
Last updated on: November 14, 2012

Kathleen Murphy (born April 13, 1979), known as Katie Murphy, is an American martial artist. She is a twenty-two time World Champion in karate, a fifteen-time U.S. National Champion, and a ten-time New York State Champion. In 2012, Murphy was awarded "2011 Female Competitor of the Year" by Action Martial Arts magazine. ^[1]

Personal life

Murphy was born and raised in LaGrange, New York. The second oldest of nine children, she started her martial arts training as a teenager in 1991. She earned her first black belt (Shodan) in USA Gōjū-ryū karate in 1996 (two weeks after her 17th birthday) under Sensei Thomas Maloney and Sensei Joseph Rinaldi. She was awarded her Fourth degree Black Belt (Yodan) from her instructors in 2010.

She was the Head Instructor of the Unionvale, New York Martial Arts Dojo until it ceased operation in 2014. She earned her Ed.D. degree from Western Connecticut State University in 2014. Dr. Murphy and her husband David Kalish currently live in the Hudson Valley, New York.

She currently trains at the Fighting Spirit Karate Studio ^[2] in New Paltz, New York, under Shidoshi Sean Schenker. Recently, Katie has expanded her martial arts journey, training in Goju-Ryu, Kyokushin, Shotokan, Judo, and Krav Maga.

Career highlights

2007

Competition	Category	Result
Karate Rating Association of New England (KRANE) Nationals [3]	18-29 Women's Traditional Forms	Bronze medalist
New York State Martial Arts Karate Championships	18-29 Women's Point Sparring	New York State Champion
Bushido Challenge Karate Tournament	Women's Forms	Gold medalist
	Women's Weapons	Gold medalist

2008

Competition	Category	Result
Karate Rating Association of New England (KRANE) [3]	18-29 Women's Traditional Forms	New York State Champion
	18-29 Women's Traditional Weapons	New York State Champion
	18-29 Women's Point Sparring	New York State Champion
KRANE Nationals	18-29 Women's Traditional Forms	Bronze medalist
	18-29 Women's Traditional Weapons	Bronze medalist

2009

Competition	Category	Result
Karate Rating Association of New England (KRANE) Nationals [3]	30-39 Women's Traditional Forms	US National Champion
KRANE Nationals	30-39 Women's Traditional Weapons	US National Champion
KRANE	30-39 Women's Traditional Forms	US National Champion
	30-39 Women's Traditional Weapons	New York State Champion
	30-39 Women's Point Sparring	New York State Champion
	30-39 Women's Traditional Weapons	Triple Crown Winner

2010

Location	Competition	Category	Result
Albufeira, Portugal	WKC World Championships [4] [5] [6]	18-34 Traditional Weapons	Silver medalist
		18-34 Traditional Hard Style Weapons	Bronze medalist
		Women's Team Point Sparring	Bronze medalist
Detroit, MI	WKC Nationals [4]	18-34 Traditional Forms	US National Champion
		18-34 Traditional Hard Style Weapons	US National Champion
New York (NY)	Karate Rating Association of New England (KRANE) [3]	30-39 Women's Traditional Forms	New York State Champion
		30-39 Women's Traditional Weapons	New York State Champion
New York (NY)	KRANE Nationals	30-39 Women's Traditional Forms	US National Champion
		30-39 Women's Traditional Weapons	US National Champion
	KRANE	30-39 Women's Traditional Forms	Triple Crown Winner
		30-39 Women's Traditional Weapons	Triple Crown Winner
New York, NY	Twin Towers Classic Tournament [7]	Women's Forms	Grand Champion
		Women's Weapons	Grand Champion

2011

Location	Competition	Category	Result
Orlando, FL	US Martial Arts Games [8]	26-35 Adult Blackbelt Traditional Weapons	Bronze Medalist
		26-35 Adult Blackbelt Creative Weapons	Silver Medalist
		26-35 Adult Blackbelt Traditional Forms	Silver Medalist
		26-35 Adult Blackbelt Creative Forms	Silver Medalist
Cádiz, Spain [9]	World Karate and Kickboxing Council (WKC) World Championships [4] [10]	18-34 Traditional Weapons	World Champion
		18-34 Traditional Weapons	World Champion
		18-34 Creative Forms	World Champion
		18-34 Traditional Hard Style Forms	Bronze medalist
		18-34 Creative Weapons	Bronze medalist
		Women's Team Point Sparring	Bronze medalist
Detroit, MI	World Karate and Kickboxing Council (WKC) US Nationals [4]	18-34 Traditional Forms	National Champion
		18-34 Creative Forms	National Champion
		18-34 Traditional Hard Style Weapons	National Champion
New York (NY)	Karate Rating Association of New England (KRANE) New York State Champion [3]	30-39 Women's Traditional Forms	New York State Champion
		30-39 Women's Traditional Weapons	New York State Champion
	North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA) [11]	Women's 30-39 Traditional Forms	2nd place
		Women's 30-39 Traditional Weapons	3rd place
Philadelphia, PA	Amerikick Internationals [12]	Women's 30+ Weapons	Grand Champion
		Women's 30+ Forms	Grand Champion
Marlborough, MA	New England Open Karate Championship	Women's 30+ Weapons	Grand Champion
		Women's 30+ Forms	Grand Champion
New York (NY)	Twin Towers Karate Tournament [7]	Women's 30+ Weapons	Grand Champion

2012

Location	Competition	Category	Result
	North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA) [11]	Women's 30-39 Traditional Forms	World Champion
		Women's 30-39 Creative Forms	World Champion
		Women's 30-39 Traditional Weapons	World Champion
Philadelphia, PA	Amerikick Internationals [12]	Women's 30+ Weapons	Grand Champion
		Women's 30+ Forms	Grand Champion
Daytona Beach, FL	Gator Nationals [13]	Women's 30+ Forms	Grand Champion
Marlborough, MA	New England Open Karate Championship [14]	Women's 30+ Weapons	Grand Champion
		Women's 30+ Forms	Grand Champion
Orlando, FL	US Open ISKA World Martial Arts Championships [15]	Women's 30+ Forms	Grand Champion
Washington, DC	US Capitol Classics / China Open [16]	Women's 30+ Forms	Grand Champion
New York, NY	Twin Towers Karate Tournament [7]	Women's 30+ Forms	Grand Champion
		Women's 30+ Weapons	Grand Champion
Miami, FL	Pan American Internationals / WKF World Championships [17]	Women's 30+ Forms	Grand Champion
Bregenz, Austria	US Martial Arts Games [8] [18]	26-35 Women's Black Belt Traditional Weapons	World Champion
		26-35 Women's Black Belt Traditional Forms	World Champion
		26-35 Women's Black Belt Musical Forms	World Champion
		26-35 Women's Black Belt Creative Forms	World Champion
	World Karate and Kickboxing Council (WKC) [4] [19]	United States National Team Member
Montreal, Canada	WKC World Championships [4]	18-34 Creative Forms	World Champion
		18-34 Traditional Forms	Silver medalist
		18-34 Traditional Weapons	Bronze medalist
Detroit, MI	WKC Nationals [4]	18-34 Traditional Forms	US National Champion
		18-34 Creative Forms	US National Champion
		18-34 Traditional Hard Style Weapons	Silver medalist

2013

Location	Competition	Category	Result
	North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA) [11] [20]	Women's 30+ Overall Forms Grand Champion	World Grand Champion
		Women's 30+ Overall Weapons Grand Champion	World Grand Champion
		Women's 30-39 Traditional Forms	World Champion
		Women's 30-39 Creative Forms	World Champion
		Women's 30-39 Traditional Weapons	World Champion
Philadelphia, PA	Amerikick Internationals	Women's 30+ Weapons Grand Champion	World Champion
		Women's 30+ Forms Grand Champion	World Champion
Warwick, RI	Ocean States Grand Nationals	Women's 30+ Weapons	Grand champion
		Women's 30+ Forms	Grand champion
Quebec, Canada	Quebec City Open Karate Championship	Women's 30+ Weapons	Grand champion
Marlborough, MA	New England Open Karate Championship	Women's 30+ Weapons	Grand champion
		Women's 30+ Forms	Grand champion
Myrtle Beach, SC	Dixieland Nationals Karate Championship	Women's 30+ Forms	Grand Champion
		Women's 30+ Weapons	Grand Champion
Detroit, MI	World Karate and Kickboxing Council (WKC) Nationals [4]	18-34 Creative Forms	US National Champion
		18-34 Traditional Hard Style Weapons	US National Champion
		18-34 Traditional Forms	Silver Medal Winner
	Karate Rating Association of New England (KRANE) [3] [21]	30-39 Women's Traditional Forms	US National Champion
		30-39 Women's Traditional Weapons	US National Champion

2014

Location	Competition	Category	Result
	North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA) [20]	Women 30-39 Creative Forms Division	World Champion [11]
		Women 30-39 Traditional Weapons Division	World Champion [11]
		Women 30-39 Traditional Forms Division	2nd place [11]
Philadelphia, PA	Amerikick Internationals	30+ Forms Grand Champion	World Champion
Warwick, RI	Ocean States Grand Nationals	Women's 30+ Weapons	Grand Champion
		Women's 30+ Forms	Grand Champion
Marlborough, MA	New England Open Karate Championship	Women's 30+ Weapons	Grand Champion
		Women's 30+ Forms	Grand Champion
New York, NY	Twin Towers Classic Karate Championship	Women's 30+ Forms	Grand Champion
		Women's 30+ Weapons	Grand Champion
Dublin, Ireland	World Karate and Kickboxing Council (WKC) World Championships [22]	18-34 Traditional Forms	Gold Medal Winner [4]
		18-34 Creative Forms	World Champion [4]
		18-34 Traditional Hard Style Weapons	Silver medal [4]
		18+ Classical Forms	Silver medal [4]
Detroit, MI	WKC Nationals	18-34 Creative Forms	US National Champion
		18-34 Traditional Hard Style Weapons	US National Champion
		18-34 Traditional Forms	Silver medal
New York, (NY)	New York Tournament League (NYT) [23]	Adult Black Belt Forms	Overall Grand Champion [23]
		Adult Black Belt Weapons	Overall Grand Champion [23]
New York, (NY)	NYT Nationals	Black Belt Forms	US National Champion
New York, (NY)	New York State Championships	Black Belt Forms	New York State Champion
New York, (NY)	Long Island Summer Open	Black Belt Weapons	Grand Champion

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