Kicking It in Montreal at the KJS Tournament
Saturday found us in Brossard, just outside of Montreal, to take part in the KJS Tournament. We were pleased to have a lot of newer and younger competitors, for whom this was the first big out-of-town tournament. We can forget sometimes how intimidating a big event like that can be when you’re seven years old and inexperienced. But we are pleased to say all our competitors made us proud showing off their skills, whether they earned a medal or not. Our results are below.
Junior underbelts:
Caleb Lang: silver in point sparring, gold in traditional weapons, gold in traditional kata
Isaiah Lang: bronze in traditional kata, silver in point sparring
Catherine Robson: silver in team fighting, silver in point sparring
Katarina Tessier: bronze in traditional kata, bronze in point sparring, gold in open kata
William Carr: silver in open kata, silver in point sparring, gold in traditional kata, gold in continuous sparring
Aviana Bélanger: bronze in point sparring
Nikita Capalb: fourth in point sparring, bronze in traditional kata, gold in traditional weapons
Éloïse Kuelz: bronze in point sparring
Kaleb Hihnala: bronze in point sparring, silver in continuous sparring
Kyle Struthers: silver in point sparring
Liam Gaillard: fourth in point sparring
Kimberley Hopkins: bronze in point sparring
Junior black belts:
Sébastien Bélanger: bronze in team fighting, bronze in point sparring
Tabitha Brown: fourth in traditional kata, bronze in point sparring, silver in team fighting
Malik Thomas: fourth in point sparring, gold in traditional kata, gold in traditional weapons
Michele Lorusso: bronze in traditional kata, silver in point sparring
David Patenaude: fourth in traditional weapons, fourth in traditional kata, silver in point sparring
Justine Sénéchal: third in women’s elite point sparring, gold in point sparring
Niko Couture: bronze in team fighting
Bronwyn Foote: silver in point sparring
Nico Campagna: silver in team fighting, gold in point sparring
Rhane Daly Stevens: bronze in traditional weapons, silver in traditional kata, gold in open weapons
Adult underbelts:
Nancy Baker: silver in traditional kata
Adult black belts:
Nicole Laporte: fourth in traditional kata
Brigitte Pellerin: silver in traditional kata, silver in point sparring
Ben Clarke: bronze in point sparring, gold in traditional kata
Cody Diesbourg: gold in point sparring, grand champion men’s elite point sparring