'Back in Black' Attack

The tournament season started with a bang this year at the Toronto Tournament of Martial Art Champions. The Scarlet Dragon team was back in force and brought home some major hardware, including 19 firsts, 15 seconds, 11 thirds and 41 fourths and fifths -- for a total of 86 awards.

We also came home with our first triple crown of the year!

Great work Dragons, keep it up!

Even with the white stuff piling up outside, The Scarlet Dragons melted a path to the club. I'm sure the NMAC tournament tomorrow will be the proving ground. 23 members will be travelling down the 401 to compete and pick up some awards. These are for the competitors that accumulated points on the 2012 tournament circuit.  Good Luck to all. Be sure to check back for updated results and photos.

Karate Grading

Seeing Sensi Marian present belts is a special event. I didn't know all the tradition involved. I look forward to witnessing many more in the future.  congratulations to Sebastion  to yellow and Matthew to orange.


Great Work Sebastian



A well earned Orange

Kung Fu Low-Belt Grading, Dec 01 2012

On Saturday December 1st many a white, yellow stripe, yellow, orange stripe and orange belt and white sash came through the doors of Kitchener Kicks eager to grade for their next belt/sash.  After 2.5 (and close to 4 for some) hours and countless punches, kicks, forms and self-defense moves they all emerged with exhausted smiles, happy to show off their new colours. 

Good work all, and congratulations!

As the holidays quickly approach Christmas parties are on everyone’s calendars. The Kitchener Kicks family held their annual Christmas party on November 24^th at the Alpine Club. With carols playing in the background people entered in their holiday finest to the question “Who is that?” Turns out people look very different with their hair down and no weapons in their hands.

The demo team started off the night with their best performance of the year, demonstrating a cohesive team who looked like they’d been together for longer than just a year. Some truly exceptional performances were capped off with Sifu Christine and Sebastien doing a bo staff routine and short dragon tudor sporting the new and upcoming team uniforms.

After dinner the awards were handed out with Sifu Yara receiving the Ron Day Memorial Award and our smallest recipient Markus taking home some towering hardware for Mini Ninja of the Year.

Mini-Ninja "Mighty" Markus

Sifu Yara

"MISTLETOE???"

MIB vs The Elves ;)

Kung Fu High Belt Grading Nov 18 2012

On Sunday November 18th Five of Kitchener Kicks put on their game faces and entered the club with the goal of completing their grading and living to tell about it. The good news is the are all still alive, tired, exhausted, sore, aching, but alive. And yes they also came out with some new belts and sashes! Although I was unable to attend I followed along as Peggy Day provided updates. The first one was an hour after starting the grading and went like this. An hour in and the warm-ups are done and starting drills. the second an hour later " kicks blocks - lots of drills  -  still hanging in there."

Hour four

Its starting to show on them they are tired and have to dig deep....starting forms........Waterloo kung fu shows up to help with sparring.

In the end all survived and we now have a new green sash Gabriella, a new brown belt Tyrus, Hailey and Chantel getting their blues, and the newest SIFU: Raquel. Congratulations to each of you.

NMAC tournament Nov 16-17 2012

Wow that was a busy weekend! A two day tournament followed by a high belt grading. I'll separate the posts to focus on each one as they both deserve their own. I'll start with the tournament. This tournament took place Nov 16th and 17th with most of the competitors staying over Friday night to enjoy the pool, some dinner, and a movie back in the rooms for the kids. 7 o'clock Friday night things got started with some Irish stick fighting (crazy stuff) followed by elite competitions, syncro forms and team forms as well as kung-fu forms and weapons. The competition was tough in all categories, with several black belt teams in the mix. The Scarlet dragons held their own and came out with some medals!

Of the 47 medals taken home by the Scarlet Dragons 6 were GOLD and 13 SILVERS with the rest being many 3rds 4ths and 5ths, Several members also racked up some petty impressive NMAC point medals in 6 of 8 events entered. Sigung has every right to be proud! Job well done team!!

Josh, Cam, and Sydney

         Competitors Getting a rundown of the rules

                                                      Focused and visualizing before her turn

 Opening ceremony included several inductees into the NMAC Hall of Fame and a dragon dance.