Shaun Karate BC Member
Oct
08
Karate BC introduces for the 2010 Season. CROSS-TRAINING Discounts to sport participants who are members in good standing with other Sport Associations in B.C. Participating Karate BC Clubs/Schools will give between a 10-20% discount if athletes choose to practice Karate as one of their peer sport activities. A great benefit to experience Karate for a different aspect of personal training likely to benefit the center post Sport of the athlete. Just ask the nearest Karate BC Club. You can find a selection of clubs on the Karate BC Website at www.karatebc.org Take advantage of this offer where Karate BC benefits the ranks of all athletes practicing amatuer or professional sport in British Columbia.
Aug
25
One of Karate BC’s long standing members wore GOLD at the World Police and Fireman Games held in August 2009. Kraig Devlin a well respected Fire Fighter from the Saanich Fire Department, near Victoria B.C., Kraig Devlin took the GOLD 85kg Senior’s Kumite. A tremendous effort with the level of competition facing each contestant from around the world. Great work Kraig.
Aug
04
Karate BC Officials Shine at World Police and Fireman Games being held in Vancouver BC Canada August 3 & 4 2010. Karate BC Officials are a major component of the officiating with respect to the games Karate tournament that has drawn full house audiences.
Police and Firemen from all corners of the world are present and the level of competition according to every source suggests it is very high both in kata and kumite.
It is also noted the level of officiating is world class and kudos to all the Karate BC members participating in these prestigious games that draw the largest sports audience only second to the World Olympics.
Jul
30
Canadian National Karate Championship 2009
BC won 48 medals (11 gold; 12 silver; 25 bronze)
Day 3 = 1 gold; 2 silver; 4 bronze
Gold Mens Kumite +84kgs (Shaun Dhillon – Senior National Team)
Silver Womens Kumite-68kgs (Cassy Schouten – Senior National Team)
Silver Mens Team Kumite (Shaun Dhillon, Ron Curran, Kalan Anglos, Arash Beytoei, Michael Houg, Matt Bickel)
Bronze Womens Kumite -68kgs (Cindy Jacob)
Bronze Mens Kumite +84kgs (Ron Curran).
Bronze Womens Team Kumite (Hidemi Uchiage, Andrea Maikawa, Cassy Schouten, Cindy Jacob)
Bronze Womens Kumite -61kgs (Andrea Maikawa)
Day 2 = 4 gold; 5 silver; 11 bronze
Gold – Boys Team Kata 16/17 (Reuben James, Johnathan Lum, and Lucas Fung)
Gold – Mens ind Kata (Toshi Uchiage – Senior National Team)
Gold – Womens Team Kata (Hidemi Uchiage, Sumi Uchiage, and Pam Ross)
Gold – 16/17 Boys Kumite -55kgs (Joseph Tassone – Junior National Team Member)
Silver – 16/17 Girls Kumite -59kgs (Kim Logan – Junior National Team Member)
Silver – 16/17 Girls Team Kata (Lauren Maguire, Victoria Barusic, and Iris Wong)
Silver – 16/17 Boys ind. Kata (Reuben James – Junior National Team Member)
Silver – Womens ind. Kata (Hidemi Uchiage – Senior National Team Member)
Silver – 16/17 Girls Team Kumite (Kim Logan, Kendra Clough, Lauren Maguire, Sarah Jenkins)
Bronze – 16/17 Boys Team Kumite (Ryan Maizis, Coulson Boothe, Reuben James, Johnathan Lum)
Bronze – Womens kumite -55kgs (Jusleen Virk)
Bronze – Womens kumite -55kgs (Rajbir Buttar)
Bronze – 16/17 Girls ind. Kata (Lauren Maguire)
Bronze – Mens kumite -60kgs (Matt Bickel)
Bronze – Mens kumite -60kgs (Cody Martin)
Bronze – Womens ind. Kata (Sumi Uchiage)
Bronze – 16/17 Girls ind. kumite -54kgs (Anisha Virk)
Bronze – 16/17 Girls ind. kumite -59kgs (Sarah Jenkins)
Bronze – 16/17 Boys ind. kumite -76kgs (Daniel Parker)
Bronze – 16/17 Boys ind. Kumite -61kgs (Reuben James
Day 1 = 6 gold; 5 silver; 10 bronze
Gold – Cadence O’Neal 14/15 -47kgs (Junior National Team member)
Gold – Victoria Barusic 14/15 -54kgs (Defending champion – Junior National Team member)
Gold – Derek Chan 14/15 -57kgs (Junior National Team member)
Gold – Matt Bickel Under 21 men -68kgs (Junior National Team member)
Gold – Manjit Gosal Masters Men Kumite
Gold – Cadence O’Neal, Victoria Barusic, Morgan Maher, Danielle Kumalae 14//15 Girls Team Kumite
Silver – Victoria Barusic 14/15 ind. kata (Junior National Team member)
Silver – Paulo Santillan 14/15 ind. kata (Junior National Team member)
Silver – Andrea Maikawa Under 21 women -60kgs (Junior National Team member)
Silver – Cassey Schouten Under 21 women +60kgs (Junior National Team member)
Silver – Derek Chan, Dylan Robinson, Matt Ly, Erik Teitz 14/15 Boys Team Kumite
Bronze – Jeric Ross Under 21 ind. Kata (Junior National Team member)
Bronze – Jusleen Virk Under 21 -53kgs (Junior National Team member)
Bronze – Samantha Rowland 14/15 -47kgs
Bronze – Kelly Jackson 14/15 +54kgs
Bronze – Katherine Lam 14/15 +54kgs
Bronze – Morgan Maher 14/15 -54kgs
Bronze – Thien Nguyen 14/15 ind. Kata
Bronze – Thien Nguyen 14/15 -52kgs
Bronze – Kalan Anglos Under 18 -78kgs
Bronze – Dylan Robinson 14/15 -63kgs
Jul
26
SUPER TEAM BC
The final day of competition was yet another exciting day, which saw BC winning more medals!
Here’s the update for the final day of competition and other news from the 2009 Nationals.
Gold Mens Kumite +84kgs (Shaun Dhillon – Senior National Team)
Silver Womens Kumite-68kgs (Cassy Schouten – Senior National Team)
Silver Mens Team Kumite (Shaun Dhillon, Ron Curran, Kalan Anglos, Arash Beytoei, Michael Houg, Matt Bickel)
Bronze Womens Kumite -68kgs (Cindy Jacob)
Bronze Mens Kumite +84kgs (Ron Curran).
Bronze Womens Team Kumite (Hidemi Uchiage, Andrea Maikawa, Cassy Schouten, Cindy Jacob)
We would like to wish a speedy recovery to Hamid Tarighatbin, Michael Houg and especially Ron Curran for injuries they sustained during the last day of competition. Ron Curran is currently at the hospital and will be returning home next week. Our thoughts are with him and his family.
On a much happier note, Victoria Barusic won the Female Junior Athlete of the Year. She received this recognition at the 2009 National Banquet. Congratulations goes out to Victoria for this wonderful accomplishment. She truly deserved it!
Lastly, the final day of competition brought our total team medal count to 47. Way to go TEAM BC and congratulations to ALL athletes who took part in this year’s nationals. We would like to wish good luck to the junior members who will be heading onto the Junior Pan Ams in El Salvador at the end of August. We are truly proud of you!
reported from Calgary by Louise Jenkins Karate BC Team Manager
Jul
25
DAY 02 Karate Nationals Championships.
Day 2 of the Nationals is now a thing of the past, but definitely another excellent day at “the office”.
BC has racked up another 19 medals, bringing the total count to 40.
It was a very busy day and I sincerely hope I have not forgotten anyone as I list the winners. If I have, I will try to update the winners list asap.
Gold – Boys Team Kata 16/17 (Reuben James, Johnathan Lum, and Lucas Fung)
Gold – Mens ind Kata (Toshi Uchiage – Senior National Team)
Gold – Womens Team Kata (Hidemi Uchiage, Sumi Uchiage, and Pam Ross)
Gold – 16/17 Boys Kumite -55kgs (Joseph Tassone – Junior National Team Member)
Silver – 16/17 Girls Kumite -59kgs (Kim Logan – Junior National Team Member)
Silver – 16/17 Girls Team Kata (Lauren Maguire, Victoria Barusic, and Iris Wong)
Silver – 16/17 Boys ind. Kata (Reuben James – Junior National Team Member)
Silver – Womens ind. Kata (Hidemi Uchiage – Senior National Team Member)
Silver – 16/17 Girls Team Kumite (Kim Logan, Kendra Clough, Lauren Maguire, Sarah Jenkins)
Bronze – 16/17 Boys Team Kumite (Ryan Maizis, Coulson Boothe, Reuben James, Johnathan Lum)
Bronze – Womens kumite -55kgs (Jusleen Virk)
Bronze – Womens kumite -55kgs (Rajbir Buttar)
Bronze – 16/17 Girls ind. Kata (Lauren Maguire)
Bronze – Mens kumite -60kgs (Matt Bickel)
Bronze – Mens kumite -60kgs (Cody Martin)
Bronze – Womens ind. Kata (Sumi Uchiage)
Bronze – 16/17 Girls ind. kumite -54kgs (Anisha Virk)
Bronze – 16/17 Girls ind. kumite -59kgs (Sarah Jenkins)
Bronze – 16/17 Boys ind. kumite -76kgs (Daniel Parker)
Congratulations to all the athletes who competed today!
Louise reporting from the tournament
Jul
24
Subject: Nationals 2009 – Competition day 1 Update TEAM BC
It was an electrifying day one at Nationals. The stage was set for the 14/15 years old and a few 18+ categories
With a full cheering squad of teammates and coaches, the following athletes won the following medals:
Cadence O’Neal 14/15 -47kgs Gold Medal (Junior National Team member)
Victoria Barusic 14/15 -54kgs Gold Medal (Defending champion – Junior National Team member)
Derek Chan 14/15 -57kgs Gold Medal (Junior National Team member)
Matt Bickel Under 21 men -68kgs Gold Medal (Junior National Team member)
Manjit Gosal Masters Men Kumite Gold Medal
Cadence O’Neal, Victoria Barusic, Morgan Maher, Danielle Kumalae 14//15 Girls Team Kumite Gold Medal..
Victoria Barusic 14/15 ind. kata Silver Medal (Junior National Team member)
Paulo Santillian 14/15 ind. kata Silver Medal (Junior National Team member)
Andrea Maikawa Under 21 women -60kgs Silver Medal (Junior National Team member)
Cassy Schouten Under 21 women +60kgs Silver Medal (Junior National Team member)
Derek Chan, Dylan Robinson, Matt Ly, Erik Teitz 14/15 Boys Team Kumite Silver Medal
Jeric Ross Under 21 ind. Kata Bronze
Jusleen Virk Under 21 -53kgs Bronze
Samantha Rowland 14/15 -47kgs Bronze
Kelly Jackson 14/15 +54kgs Bronze
Katherine Lam 14/15 +54kgs Bronze
Morgan Maher 14/15 -54kgs Bronze
Thien Nguyen 14/15 ind. Kata Bronze
Thien Nguyen 14/15 -52kgs Bronze
Kalan Anglos Under 18 -78kgs Bronze
Dylan Robinson 14/15 -63kgs Bronze
Go BC!
May
11
This 35th Anniversary year brings new Champions to the podium. The Women’s Overall Champion is CASSY SCHOUTEN and the MALE Overall Champion is RON CURRAN. A great tournament and now everyone is looking to the Nationals in Calgary come July/09!
Mar
19
WHERE·
B.C.I.T. Burnaby Campus Sportsplex
WHEN
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Saturday, May 9, 2009 to Sunday, May 10, 2009
TIME – 8 AM
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The governing body for sanctioned karate in British Columbia celebrates it’s 35th Anniversary 1974 – 2009.
This year’s premier event, the KARATE BC Provincial Tournament is being held
May 09 & 10, 2009 in beautiful Burnaby. B.C. at the B.C.I.T. Campus Sportsplex.
Two full days. KARATE BC members who have competed in Zone tournaments around the province match up to qualify for the Nationals being held in Calgary this coming July.
A special year being the 35th Anniversary, KARATE BC and it’s nearly 5,000 strong members welcome the participants, their families and friends. KARATE BC invites the public at large to attend and enjoy this high energy event.Karate is being considered by the IOC as an Olympic Sport. Watch contenders who may one day soon be there – going for the gold. Cheer them on to Calgary this year!
Our membership is made up of traditional practitioner’s, recreational and health concience enthusiasts, self-defense and high performance competition athletes of all ages.For more information see http://www.karatebc.org/ or contact KARATE BC 604.333.3610 info@karatebc.org
COME ON OUT AND EXPERIENCE THE DOUBLE WHAMMY!
