ISKA 2026 World Championship Mexican martial arts delegation from Hidalgo, Digi Mart USA News (Madrid, Spain): The Mexican delegation begins its participation in international martial arts with a notable group of athletes from Hidalgo, who will add their experience to the national team at the ISKA Amateur Members Association 2026 World Championship, held at the Las Olivas complex in Aranjuez, Madrid.
The Hidalgo group travels under the direction of master Arturo Ocadiez Islas, joined by competitors Diego de la Cruz Ordóñez, Cristian de la Cruz Ordóñez, Axel Gómez Santillán, Victoria Santillán Castillo and Mónica Isabela Sánchez Chávez.
On the technical side, Ocadiez Islas leads the contingent competing in the F30 Kata Forms 43+ Mixed Musical Open Hand and F36 Kata Forms 43+ Mixed Musical Weapons categories, seeking top positions in traditional and weapon forms on the European stage.
In combat, Mónica Isabela Sánchez Chávez will compete in the FC26 Full Contact Kickboxing division for ages 18 and over, under 60 kilograms, beginning directly in the semifinal round against a local competitor from Spain.
Victoria Santillán Castillo will compete in the children’s F25 Freestyle Open Hand category, combining point sparring with musical routines in pursuit of an international podium.
In the men’s division, Cristian de la Cruz Ordóñez will contend in the Cadet division within SC29 Semi-Contact and LC29 Light-Contact under 60 kilograms, facing opponents from Ukraine and Spain in his first bouts.
Diego de la Cruz Ordóñez will compete in the SC06 Semi-Contact Junior Boys category under 50 kilograms, reaching the final stage against a fighter from Ireland.
Finally, Axel Gómez Santillán will take part in the F28 Freestyle Open Hand category for those over 18, facing specialists from Germany and England.
The international championship will bring together more than 1,500 competitors from 47 countries, a setting in which the athletes from Hidalgo aim to help strengthen the growth of the discipline internationally.
