Mississauga Martial Arts Open, April 21 2013

Sunday brought not only a kickboxing grading but a tournament for two of the Scarlet Dragons in Mississauga. The site was a club in Mississauga and was crowded with the large number of competitors. Josh P and Cameron C were the only ones representing our club, and represent they did.

Cameron Placed 2nd in weapons, 2nd in forms, and a 3rd in sparring. Josh placed 1st in weapons, 4th in forms and a 5th in sparring.

The first place finish allowed Josh to compete for the 16 and under all belts Grand Champion. He was competing against 2 brown, 1 blue, 2 green and a yellow belt. His nerves where calmed with a little coaching and some inner focus. Josh put on the performance of his martial arts career and proved that technique and dedication would earn him top marks and see him presented as the 16 and under all belt Grand Champion. Congratulations to both for their strong showing!

Josh with his Grand Champion trophy

Kickboxing Grading, April 21 2013

A grueling Sunday was on tap for several of our Kickboxers. 12 entered, and 12 were pushed to the brink and beyond. Sweat mixed with tears and bag work, combinations, and push ups as everyone pushed their minds, bodies and spirits to attain their next belt on their journey up the ranks.

Of those grading, 5 students were working to attain higher belts, so as the novices finished their grading, the others were in store for more!!

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2013 CKKA Friendship Tournament

The annual CKKA tournament and banquet was held in Toronto this year and as usual, we had a great turnout from Kitchener Kicks. The day began with workshop pods where kids and adults learned new techniques and styles, including Self-Defense, Stick Fighting, Extreme Martial Arts, Vital Point Targeting, and Muay Thai just to name a few. Our own Sigung Dave taught the Kickboxing Techniques pod.

The afternoon saw the tournament part of the day where our Scarlet Dragons once again made us proud, showing their sportsmanship and skill. We brought home the President's Cup for team champions and brought back the Champion's Cup for junior team champions (videos on our Facebook page). In the individual events, the team came home with 25 firsts, 13 seconds, 11 thirds and 6 fourths. A special mention goes out to Jaden, one of our Dragon Hearts who brought home one of the first place trophies.

Next year, Kingston!!

 

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London, Ottawa,The Worlds????

One of our own will be heading to Ottawa in May to compete in the Canadian Qualifiers for the WKC, and hopefully with hard work and determination (which he has plenty of ) will go on to Italy for the Worlds!

Cameron C. was the lone representative of Kitchener Kicks at the Provincial Qualifier in London this past weekend. He placed first in "Kung Fu Forms", second in "Continuous Sparring" even though it's not something we practice here at Kitchener Kicks a lot, Cameron's technique and style prevailed. With the toughest and biggest competition yet to come, Cameron went in determined and finished fifth in "Traditional Weapons" qualifying him for the Canadians in all the events he entered.

With 3 events in the top 8 Cameron will be heading to Ottawa on the May long weekend to compete in the National qualifiers where if he finishes in the top four he will be off to Italy!! He will be taking with him the hopes and encouragement of all his martial family. Good Luck Cameron!!!!

Spring is coming in like a Dragon...

It's been a busy time at the club, and jumping right into things, here's the update from Gatineau: Cameron brought home firsts in continuous sparring and forms, second in weapons and fifth in sparring.

This past Sunday was a busy day both at the club and on the road. A group of the Scarlet Dragons went to a tournament in Georgetown and brought home some nice hardware. Others were saving their strength for an afternoon of grading...

First the tournament. Thanks to Rampulla's Martial Arts for a great event! Our five Dragons who competed brought home 2 firsts, 7 seconds, 4 thirds, and 4 fourths. Good work team!

Meanwhile, at the club, a group of students were psyching themselves up for their High Belt grading! A grueling 4 hours for our newest orange and green stripes, and 6+ hours for everyone else. Everyone was put to the test early. Pushups, bicycles, kicks, blocks, punches, and more pushups. Something else was evident early on: Sehang John was going to be pushed to the limits required to obtain Sifu status.

In the end they all rose to the challenge and went home with new belts and sashes and sore muscles. Congratulations to all, especially our newest Sifu, Sifu John!