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!!

 

To see more pictures and the videos of the group forms, go to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KitchenerKicksMartialArtsCentre

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!
 

From North Bay ON to Gatineau QC

Some of our Scarlet Dragons have made some trips to some far off places to show off their stuff. Jacob D traveled to the great white north to compete as Kitchener Kicks lone representative! The long drive was not fruitless as Jacob came home with a Second in Weapons and a 3rd in forms.

Our other adventurer Cameron C. will be heading to Gatineau QC to compete in a WKC event for a warm up to the provincial qualifier in April. Good Luck Cameron, and keep your hands up.

March 'Break' Camp

Kitchener Kicks held another successful March 'Break' Camp again this year, treating the kids to a week of hard work and fun.

Campers had a full week of activities including guest speakers, board breaking, a mini tournament with some amazing trophies, and more. The week finished with everyone hitting the lanes at the local bowling alley.

To see more pictures, go to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KitchenerKicksMartialArtsCentre

Novice Grading, March 2 2013

One of the largest gradings saw the handing out of many new belts as young novices took some of the first steps on their life-long Martial Arts Journey. They did push ups, punches, kicks, forms and sparring for over a 3 hour period. Three of the students made the leap from the kids class into the world of the adult classes. Although these disciples knew their stuff, the pressure of the grading was evident in the the final hour, as they began to look fatigued, they persevered though and made it through. Congratulations to the 33 boys and girls who were presented with their new belts (and 3 sashes).

With some of them in their first grading they can now be prepared for their next one, and although it may be tougher and longer, the ground work is there for the development of some of the next great martial artists.

Jump over to our Facebook Page to see some of the pictures!

https://www.facebook.com/KitchenerKicksMartialArtsCentre/photos_stream


March 9th also saw a Karate Grading.


Three people graded with all three getting their belts a Yellow, an Orange, and yes, the latest addition to the long list of Sensei's, our newest

 Blackbelt..Jesse Guile. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

Kicking it in Steel Town

The Scarlet Dragons headed down Hwy 6 to compete in Hamilton on February 9th. Going in after a great tournament in Toronto determined to bring home more awards, the Dragons did not disappoint! 12 firsts, 2 seconds, 8 thirds, and 27 fourths and fifths.

Lots of practice and hard work will only lead to more and more. As the tournament trail gets into full swing we can look forward to a great season!!