You would never guess that Becca Ross’ competition career only included sparring as an event when she first started in 1995. The Becca Ross you see on the competition circuit today is known more for her flashy bo and forms routine even though she is still a top rated fighter for her age group. Becca Ross started her martial arts career studying Wing Chun Kung Fu at 4 years old under the tutelage of Sensei Chai Hillman in NY. She credits her Sensei with providing her the tools that have given her the success she has achieved in world competition, By that she means that he drilled the very basic structure(kicks, stances, punches, chambers etc.) that provided the foundation necessary to for her to become the premier performer in the youth competition arena. She began her competition career during the same year and earned a first place trophy in her white belt sparring division at age 4 ­ she was hooked. Becca then spent the next 3 years competing in the New York area and earned the title of New York state champion in sparring for her age and belt level. In fact, during these early years, Becca never competed in weapons or forms at tournaments – she was focused only on sparring.

It 1998 Becca’s family decided to move to Boca Raton, Florida. Becca had to leave her martial arts school and her first instructor – Chai. Becca was so well loved by her instructor that he has kept in touch with her through the years and followed her career. When she moved, Becca was a red belt, and in Boca Raton she joined Boca’s Best Karate  where she earned her first Junior Black Belt .She went on to earn her senior Black Belt at All Star Karate.

Becca met another Florida resident – Lauren Kearney – and began training with her in 2001. Meeting Kearney transformed Becca as she began to train in weapons and forms beginning in 2001. In 2001, Becca also began to compete on the NASKA world tour as a black belt. She attended most of the national events – but still was only competing in sparring. It wasn’t until 2002 that Becca decided to throw weapons and forms into her arsenal as she competed on the entire world circuit in sparring, weapons and forms.

In 2003 Becca won the grands at the Diamond Nationals.Becca has amassed 25 world NASKA and ISKA titles in weapons forms and fighting. On three separate occasions she has achieved recognition as the Top Overall Girls Weapons and Forms Competitor in the world. She has been inducted into the Hall of Fame as an outstanding competitor and outstanding youth role model. She is currently in her freshman year at Florida Gulf Coast University pursuing a degree in Political Science so that she can be a sports attorney. Becca has represented the USA Martial Arts Olympic team in Olympic competition in St. Petersburg Russia and earned 3 Gold Medals and International acclaim. She is currently a member of the prestigious Team Full Circle which has its World Headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.

In the past 5 years she has been recognized and honored both in the USA and Europe for her superior skills and teaching ability. She has conducted seminars all over the world and has helped many young martial artists and athletes achieve their goals in traditional, creative and extreme martial arts. She has also given of her time freely to help support many charity events and performed for underprivileged and disabled children. She is recognized as one of the top 3 weapons experts in the world specializing in Bo staff and 1 of the top 2 extreme/creative forms (kata) instructors in the world. She is available for private lessons, camps, seminars, and has made several professional instructional videos.