Tyler Hudson

Quick Facts

• I started karate at age 6 at an after school facility that had many different options for sports and activities. I was supposed to be taking a dance class but ended up in the wrong line on the first day and went to Karate class instead. I’ve done Karate ever since
• I started karate when I was 6 years old and have been competing ever since
• I first made the Jr. national team at age 14 and have been competing for the US team since then
• I trained for fifteen years in Gainesville, Florida under Sensei Jason Sorgi. Then I moved to South Carolina for a job opportunity with Greenville County EMS as a paramedic and to train under Sensei Tommy Hood
• I met my husband while we both worked as paramedics with Greenville County EMS and we will be married five years in September.
• We have both an adopted son and a biological son, both of whom come with me to almost every single training and most tournaments
• Three things people may not know about me is that I have competed in over twenty USA national championships since I started karate, I dabbled in pole vaulting, discus and weightlifting while in high school, I met my husband while we were both working as paramedics for Greenville County EMS.

Career Highlights

• Pan American Games, Toronto, 2015 (-50kg Kumite - Women)
• Pan American Games, Guadalajara, 2011 (-50kg Kumite - Women)
• World Junior & Cadet Championships, Rabat, 2009 (-48kg Kumite (Junior) - Women)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2021 – 20th (-50kg Kumite - Women)
• Years of participation: -50kg Kumite - Women 2010, 2012, 2021
• Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
• Bronze – 2010 (-50kg Kumite - Women)