Originally from Denver, CO, Chantel Tafoya is an active competitor in Sport Karate. Her background includes Extreme/Creative/Traditional Katas and weapons and has competed in NASKA, NBL, ATA, The League Martial Arts & Global Traditional Martial Arts.
Chantel won her 1st two World Titles at the 2017 ATA World Expo and is now a 12- Time World Champion in XMA/Creative/Traditional Katas & Weapons, including 2 World Titles for Demonstration Team Competition & Overall Grand Champion.
She travels 1-3 times a month for competitions and also offers and teaches private lessons. 

Since 2019- Chantel has continued to build her career in Social Media, Hosting, Production & Filming & is a Certified Firearms Instructor.