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