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April 20,
2009
KARATE STUDENTS
DAZZLE AT DIAMOND
Students from RMA
Karate Centres in Barrie dazzled judges
at the 2009 Canadian Diamond
Challenge resulting
in their bringing home plenty of
hardware.
For some it was
their first major tournament of the year
and the ten students gave strong
performances for
the judges with their proud instructors,
Sensei Craig Ridout and Sensei Linda
Young, cheering
them on.
White belt William
M did an amazing job for his very first
tournament placing second in kata and
third in
sparring. Orange belt Jacob M gave
a strong performance placing third in
sparring, fifth in
weapons and fifth
in kata.
Fellow orange belt
Codie M also did well placing third in
sparring, fourth in kata and fifth in
weapons.
Brooke Z who
recently received her red belt did well
with her new rank placing fifth in
sparring
and was a finalist
in both the weapons and kata
divisions. Older brother Tyler M-Z
who recently
returned to
training after an injury gave a strong
performance placing second in weapons and
fifth in
both the kata and
sparring divisions.
Green belt Rachel P
managed well despite a knee and ankle
injury placing fifth in forms, sixth in
sparring and
seventh in the weapons division. Jessica
Coutu also a green belt did well placing
first in
sparring, fourth in
kata and fifth in weapons.
Small powerhouse
Samantha M showed great improvement since
her last competition showing
judges she meant
business. The purple belt placed
second in sparring, second in kata,
second in
musical weapons and
fourth in the weapons division.
"Competition
can be healthy when approached with a
positive attitude" head instructor
Craig Ridout
stated.
"Only a small percentage of our
students compete. It's not
something our students are
required to do,
however, if they want to compete or be
part of our competition team we help
prepare
them with extra
training. Students who do compete have a
great time because they find themselves
making lasting
friendships and expanding their knowledge
of the martial arts" Ridout
continued.
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