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KARATE BC
#220 - 1367 West Broadway
Vancouver, B.C. V6H 4A9
http://www.karatebc.org
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. KARATE BC A STANDOUT
2. JR. PAN AM CHAMPIONSHIPS
3. TOSHI TAKE GOLD
4. BC TEAM 03-04
5. 2004 KARATE BC FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
6. COMMONWEALTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
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KARATE BC A STANDOUT
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By all accounts the 14th Pan American Junior Championships was an outstanding success.
Congratulations are pouring in for all the volunteers whose hard work and dedication made this event one of the best ever. The complete event lasted one full week, staring with the Pan American Karate Federation Referees clinic and culminating in the finals of the PKF Junior Championships. The opening ceremonies, which featured demonstrations of local cultural groups, was attended by Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, PKF President William Millerson, and NKA President Dan Wallis, who all gave welcoming messages to the over 300 athletes and 700 spectators present.
Bob Howlett, Mark Allen, Rassamee Ling, Marshall, Andreas Kuntze, Christine Weltsceff, Sandy Thorpe, Julie Zilber, William Chung, Trevor Walmsley, Cheryl Gray, Lawrence Brown, Jennifer Chung, Bob Thurston, Brian James, Garson Ho, Mariele Benson, Akira Sato, David Akutagawa, Dr. Chee Ling and many others deserve a round of kudos for a job well done.
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JR. PAN AM CHAMPIONSHIPS
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On behalf of all NKA members I would like to thank Karate BC for hosting the 2003 Jr Pan American Karate Championships August 26-31, 2003 in Richmond, BC.
This was a huge undertaking: British Columbia was up to the task and we should be proud of them for showing both the courage to attempt this International event and for demonstrating the required organizational skill to put on such an event.
Thank you James Johnson and your extremely dedicated and hard working group of volunteers. You did Canada proud!
In International competitiion they focus on the Gold Medals: Canada was third in winning gold medals with 7 Golds!! (10 countries participated).
I would like to thank our team of three coaches: Manuel Monzon, Patricia Beauregaard, and Interim coach ,Louise Provencher (she filled in for Gerard Lauzier) for the excellent work they did for the athletes last week. These coaches had to look after 41 athletes as well as prepare them for their competitions. Considering the athletes brought home 21 medals, I say the coaches did a great job.
Dan Wallis
President, National Karate Association
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TOSHI TAKE GOLD
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Toshi Uchiage, reigning Canadian Kata Champion, emerged undefeated at the 14th Pan American Junior Karate Championships in Richmond, August 29 & 30th.
Toshi defeated Cesar Monagas of Venezuela in the final match to capture the Male 18/20 year old title. Kristal Larouche of Quebec won the Female title for Canada, while Toshi’s sister, Hidemi, took home a bronze medal in the same event. Sister, Sumi Uchiage, teamed up with the Nakagawa sisters to win silver in Female Team Kata. Valentyna Zolotarova, of Vancouver, won bronze medals in both Kata and kumite in the 14/15 year old divisions, while dojo mate Rebecca James captured a Silver medal in the 14/15 –45kg kumite division.
Canada also won the prestigious Male Team Kumite title, making this the best ever finish for a Canadian Team at a Pan American Championship. Saeed Baghbani, of Toronto, Silver Medallist at the 2003 Pan Am Games, won the 18/20yr –70kg kumite title.
Results can be found at:
http://www.karatebc.org/results/2003/2003JrPanAmResults1.doc
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BC TEAM 03-04
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2003/04 COACHING STAFF
Bob Thurston, High Performance Chair, has announced that the KBC Executive Committee has ratified the appointments of two new coaches for the 2003/04 season.
Joining Head Coach Reza Salmani and Assistant Coach Richard Mosdell, are Nicole Creswell (nee Poirier) and Ehsan Malaki.
Nicole, former national champion and winner of a silver medal at the 1999 Pan am Games in Winnipeg, has returned to BC after relocating to the Yukon with her husband. Welcome back Nicole! Mr. Malaki, will be joining the team as Kata coach. He brings a wealth of experience to the position. Head Coach Salmani promises exciting results from this years team. Garson Ho of SFU is the new very capable Team Manager.
BC TEAM TRYOUTS
Saturday October 4, 2003, Team Selection will take place at Capilano College at 9:00am. Registration fee is $50. Contact Team Manager Garson Ho at gho@sfu.ca for more info.
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2004 KARATE BC FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
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2004 Fall Provincial Championships Awarded to Kelowna
Karate BC is pleased to announce that the 2004 Fall Provincial Champion ships have been awarded to the Rodney Hobson Karate academy of Kelowna, BC.
Sensei Hobson says that his club will put on the best tournament ever. We look forward to working towards that end with all the volunteers to insure that is a reality. See you in Kelowna on October 16th, at the Okanagan University College! This event will be a BC Team qualifier.
contact Karate BC for more info,
604 737-3051
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COMMONWEALTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
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(source: Mitchell German )
Canada sent 9 athletes last weekend to compete in the Commonwealth
Championships in Manchester England. We won 3 medals at this
championships:
Btissama Essadiqi - silver in open
Men's team kata - silver
Jennifer Guillette - bronze -53kg
In total there were 15 countries at the championships. Canada finished
poorly at 8th overall with 3 medals. The competition was good calibre
and was taken seriously by many countries including England whom had
their complete -A- squad there, as well, Australia, Malaysia and New
Zealand were in full pursuit.
I would compare the level to the Pan Ams
but with an European twist, very worth while attending as all of our
fighters had 2 or more fights and most got a chance to fight world level
athletes. The tournament was well organized and everyone had a great
experiance.
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Oct 4
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BC Team Tryouts
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2055 Purcell Way,
North Vancouver, BC
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James Johnson
604-737-3051 |
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Oct 19 |
BC Winter Games Playoffs Zone 5
(Vancouver-Squamish)
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South Slope YMCA,
282 49th Ave., Van
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Brian James
604-83-7882
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Oct 24-26
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WKF World Jr. Championships
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Marseille, France |
James Johnson
(604) 737-3051 |
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