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The 2026 WAKO photo journal

THE WORK
TRAVELS.

TCB at the WAKO USA
National Kickboxing Championships.

–
Colorado Springs

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TCB / YOUR WAY INTO THE STORY

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This photo journal records TCB at the March 2026 WAKO USA National Kickboxing Championships.

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This photo journal records TCB at the March 2026 WAKO USA National Kickboxing Championships.

Enter the photo journal
The TCB team gathered inside a competition ring with its pitbull banner.

A TCB photo journalThe work. The corners. The people around the fight.

The work

BEFORE
THE PICTURE.

A competition photograph catches a moment. The padwork gives it context.

Repetition. Attention. A coach beside you. There is more to the story than the time inside a ring.

Find your discipline
A TCB athlete practicing a kick while a coach holds pads.
The practice behind the competition.
TCB athletes posing together behind the team’s pitbull banners.

ONE FLAG.A team photograph holds more than the people in the front row.

The corner

CLOSE ENOUGH
TO HEAR YOU.

These pictures stay with the quieter side of the fight: getting ready, taking a seat beside the mat, and listening in the corner.

A coach and fighter preparing together beside the ring.
Before the next round.
A coach and athlete seated together next to the competition mats.
Someone beside you.
A fighter receiving coaching in a ring corner.
The conversation in the corner.

The people

A FIGHT TEAM.
A WHOLE PACK.

The flag shows up in the group photographs. So do the people holding it. Different ages. Different rounds. A shared place to train.

TCB athletes with the team banner against a mountain landscape.
The TCB colors, a little farther from home.
Two young TCB participants share a hug while wearing team colors.
Look out for your people.
TCB teammates in matching warmups celebrating together.
The people around the round.

The photographs bring you close.
The people make you stay.

04 / The moment

AFTER THE BELL.

A raised hand. An embrace. A circle of hands. The archive holds the action and the people who share it.

Two teammates embrace after a bout.
The moment after.
TCB teammates put their hands together in celebration.
All hands in.
A TCB coach surrounded by celebrating teammates.

The next chapter

BACK TO
THE WORK.

The photographs stay in the archive. The next round starts in the gym.

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Photography from TCB Fight Factory’s 2026 WAKO archive. Event: WAKO USA National Kickboxing Championships, March 26–29, 2026, Colorado Springs. WAKO USA

Bring the dog out in you

BRING YOUR GRIT.
FIND YOUR PACK.

You do not have to start on a competition mat. Start by talking with the team about your first class.

Start your first round