2023 SoCal National Prep Championships brought out some of the best karate athletes from across the Southwest reigon and beyond.  Athletes competed for the prestigue of being of the Championship medal, exploring the 2023 WKF rules for the first time in a Southern California Regional Event.  Participants in the event, that go on to medal in a US Team Trials (Elite) division at the 2023 USA National Karate Federation National Championships and US Team Trials, qualified to recieve cash prizes for all podium finishes.

Also at the event, last year's AJKL points Grand Winners were awarded their Championship Rings, and qualified for a chance for a sponsorship to the 2023 Karate 1 - Youth League event in Merida, Mexico in September.