At Team Douvris, we like to go the distance. And how. This past weekend a small but determined group of road warriors drove from Ottawa all the way to Windsor to take part in the Southern Ontario Open, where we brushed up against fierce competition from the area, including many American athletes from Michigan.

There were only seven of us competing (plus Sensei Mike Cope, who came to work as a referee) and we are pleased to report we all came back home with some bling. Below are our results.

Many thanks to Brian Brunelle and his team for a fantastic tournament!

Junior underbelts:
Catherine Robson: gold in point sparring
Katarina Tessier: bronze in traditional kata
William Carr: fourth in traditional kata, gold in point sparring, gold in continuous sparring
Kaleb Hihnala: bronze in continuous sparring
Alejandro Miguelez: gold in traditional kata, gold in traditional weapons, gold in point sparring, gold in continuous sparring

Adult black belts:
Brigitte Pellerin: fourth in traditional kata, gold in point sparring
Cody Diesbourg: silver in pointsparring