BKA in the Burnaby Now

http://www.burnabynow.com/sports/Burnaby+home+karate+nationals/6331541/story.html

Pictures from Nationals 2012

Derek Chan facing Joshua David from Ontario. Derek received a fourth place showing in the mens -60kg division in addition to the two gold medals he received in the 16/17 and under 21 years old categories

Shaun Dhillon in round one versus Rock Guidon from Quebec. Shaun won this match 6-1 en route to his 2 heavyweight championship. Shaun is also the North American Heavyweight Champion for 2011 and Bronze medallist at the 2011 Pan Am Games in Mexico

Cedomir Vasic facing Matt McKenney from Nova Scotia. Cedomir won his first National Championship as well as his first medal at this level

Isabel Chan (Izzy) facing fellow BC athlete Balreet Bajwa from Abbotsford (Sensei Shaun's Student) Izzy won her second National Championship in a row!

Jusleen Virk versus Roxanne Cote from Quebec in the final of the Womens division. Congratulations Jusleen on your first win in the womens division.

Cody Martin scoring a head kick versus Guy Viau from Quebec in the final of the Mens -60kg category at the National Championships. This is Cody's first National Championship in the senior category, although he was an excellent junior champion many times.

Thank You to Mr. Gordan Chan (Zach and Izzy's Dad) for taking pictures and video of this event. He has been a great help in capturing our team in action!!!

Results for National Championships

After a long and tiring weekend we have results from the National Championships at the Richmond Olympic Oval. We definately had home field advantage this time, with a huge team and lots of spectators supporting the BC Team, and the over 20 athletes we had representing Burnaby Karate Academy.

National Champions

Senior

Shaun Dhillon +84kg Mens
Jusleen Virk - 50kg Womens
Cody Martin -60kg Mens

Junior

Derek Chan -61kg 16/17 Boys (successfully defended his title)
Derek Chan -68kg 18-20 Boys
Isabel Chan -47kg 14/15 Girls (successfully defended her title)
Cedomir Vasic +76kg Boys (first time National Champion!)

Silver Medals

Aya Kitaoka 14/15 +54kg Girls
Reid Lofstrom 16/17 +59kg Girls
Jusleen Virk 18-20 -53kg Girls

Bronze Medals

Brenden Ly 14/15 +70kg Boys
Arash Beytoei Mens Open Weight
Harpreet Sidhu 16/17 +59kg Girls
Dylan Robinson 18-20 -78kg Boys

A special Congratulations has to go to our 3 Senior National Champsions, the first time we have received this many champions in the adult categories since 1999! All three are slated to attend the Pan American Championships in Nicaragua in May. Arash has also been invited to Madrid, Spain in April to attend a special exhibition tournament which include teams from Spain, Japan and Turkey as a result of his excellent performance in the open weight categories.

Finally a great performance from Aya Kitaoka, who at 13 years old and green belt has been able to qualify for the Junior Pan American Championships in Cancun in August. Aya just recently won gold at the BC games at the end of February in the 12/13 category and stepped up to some steep competition this weekend. Cedomir, Jusleen, Izzy, Reid and Derek have also qualified for the Junior Pan Ams as well.

I am extremely proud of our team, who represented our dojo and province with courage, honor and a sense of fairplay and sportsmanship. I hope this is another step in creating a strong program in our city as well as all of British Columbia!

Great job everyone that helped prepare the athletes, the parents for all your support and the students who have pushed us to keep our level high!

Pictures to come soon

CLASS CANCELLATIONS

HI EVERYONE,

JUST A REMINDER THAT DUE TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS BEING HELD AT THE RICHMOND OLYMPIC OVAL THIS WEEKEND WE ARE GOING TO BE CANCELLING THE FOLLOWING CLASSES

WEDNESDAY MARCH 14- TUESDAY MARCH 20

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT, RESULTS WILL BE POSTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

FOR ALL THOSE WANTING TO ATTEND THE EVENT THERE WILL BE TICKETS AT THE DOOR, FRIDAY WILL BE BETWEEN 9-5, SATURDAY WILL BE BETWEEN 8-5 AND SUNDAY WILL BE BETWEEN 8-2.

THANKS!

BC GAMES RESULTS

Here are the results for the Karate competition of the 2012 BC Winter Games held in Vernon this past weekend.

Gold Medals

Aya Kitaoka +55kg Girls Kumite
Aya, Pawan and Alex Z. Girls Team Kumite

Silver Medals

Pawan Sidhu +55kg Girls Kumite
Alexandra Zaborniak -55kg Girls Kumite
Jai Sanghera +55 Boys Kumite

Bronze Medals

Joel Tai -55kg Boys Kumite
Zoe Fong -44kg Girls Kumite FEMALE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

GREAT JOB EVERYONE, KEEP POSTED FOR MORE PICTURES AND STORIES RELATED TO THE GAMES!

Results from Sato Cup

The Sato Cup took place this past Saturday and we had a total of 51 kids registered! It was a hectic day for everyone, but with Sensei Matt, Sensei Matthew and Sensei Derek leading the coaching it turned out to be an excellent day for everyone involved.

Here are the results for our dojo.

Kata

8/9 Intermediate

Nathan Q. Bronze

10/11 Intermediate

Michael P. Bronze

KUMITE

-7 Girls

Balreen S. Bronze

-7 Boys

Novice A

Jimmy Z. Gold
Zackery J. Bronze
Ryan H. Bronze

Novice B

Rishi S. Gold

8/9 Girls

Intermediate

Gurneet S. Gold

8/9 Boys

Novice

Isaac M. Gold
Sid A. Bronze
Devon I. Bronze

Intermediate

Nathan Q. Silver
Max J. Bronze

10/11 Girls

Advanced

Stephi Z. Gold

10/11 Boys

Intermediate

Michael P. Gold
Ben S. Silver

12/13 Girls

Intermediate

Natalie Santi Gold
Melissa Chan Bronze (Picture)

Black Belt

Cassia Kitaoka Gold
Pawan Sidhu Bronze
Alex Zaborniak Bronze

12/13 Boys

Novice

Jordani Markarian Gold
Larry Cheng Silver

Black belt -44kg

Kieran Quan Silver
Masaki Soehardhi Bronze
Jared Ma Bronze

Black belt +44kg

Jai Sanghera Gold

14/15 Girls

Black Belt -47kg

Vanessa Vung Gold

14/15 Boys

Black Belt -52kg

Joey DiPietro Silver (Picture)
Tyler Ikeda Bronze

Black Belt +52kg

Brenden Ly Gold

16/17 Girls

Black Belt - 53kg

Aya Kitaoka Silver
Vanessa Vung Bronze
Rachel Ko Bronze

Black Belt +53kg

Reid Lofstrom Silver

16/17 Boys

Black Belt

Cedomir Vasic Gold
Callan Evans Silver (Picture)

Mens -84kg

Dylan Robinson Silver

Results from Washington State Championships

The results from this Saturdays Washington State Karate Championships are in. This tournament took place in Seattle and is their official State Championship. Unlike our Provincial Championships, the Washington State Championship invites teams from outside of Washington to participate.

-7 Boys Sparring

Jimmy Z. Gold Medal

8/9 Boys Sparring

Devon I. Participant

8/9 Girls Sparring

Gurneet S. Gold Medal

10/11 Girls Sparring

Stephi Z. Bronze Medal

12/13 Girls Sparring

Alex Z. Gold Medal
Pawan S. Bronze Medal

12/13 Boys Sparring

Sean I. Participant

14/15 Boys Sparring

Joey Dipietro Silver (Lightweight)
Brenden Ly Bronze (Heavyweight)

14/15 Girls

Izzy Chan Bronze

16/17 Boys

Callan Evans Gold (Heavyweight)
Cedomir Vasic Silver (Heavyweight)
Zach Chan Bronze (Lightweight)

16/17 Girls

Harpreet Sidhu Bronze

Mens -70kg

Derek Chan Gold

Mens -80kg

Callan Evans Gold

Mens +80kg

Arash Beytoei Gold

Womens +60kg

Cindy Jacob Gold

Great Job everyone!

Results from the 39th annual Steveston Invitational Tournament

This past Saturday saw many of our experienced and tournament newcomers get together for a long and eventful event at the Steveston Martial Arts Centre. There was a small team from Alberta along with a strong delegation from California that made this event enjoyable and a great learning experience for all the students at the dojo.

The results are as follows.

-7 years old Kumite (sparring)

Jimmy Z. Gold medal Boys All Belts
Balreen S. Gold medal Girls All Belts

8/9 Years old Kumite

Devon I. Bronze medal Boys Novice

10/11 Years old Kumite

Cassia K. Gold medal Girls Advanced/Black Belt
Michael P. Silver medal Boys Intermediate
Ben S. Bronze medal Boys Intermediate

12/13 Years old Kumite

Jordani M. Gold Medal Boys Novice
Zoe F. Bronze Medal Girls Intermediate
Melissa C. Bronze Medal Girls Intermediate
Alex Z. Bronze Medal Girls Advanced/Black Belt
Jai S. Bronze Medal Boys Advanced/Black Belt

14/15 Years old Kumite

Vanessa Vung Silver Medal Girls Advanced/Black Belt
Joey Dipietro Bronze Medal Boys Advanced/Black Belt
Brenden Ly Bronze Medal Boys Advanced/Black Belt

16/17 Years old Kumite

Izzy Chan Bronze Medal Girls Advanced/Black Belt
Derek Chan Gold Medal Boys Advanced/Black Belt
Callan Evans Silver Medal Boys Advanced/Black Belt
Cedomir Vasic Bronze Medal Boys Advanced/Black Belt

Mens

Derek Chan Gold Medal -70kg Elite
Matt Ly Silver Medal -70kg Elite

Womens

Reid Lofstrom Gold Medal Womens Open Weight

Izzy Chan Sparring in the 16/17 Black Belt division

BC Games Paricipants

Congratulations to those students who will be representing BKA and Zone 4 at the BC Games tournament.

The BC Winter Games is a bi-annual tournament held all over BC for many sports, including, Karate, Judo, Wrestling, Hockey, Skiing and many other sports. We have a long history of competing at this tournament, as it is a precursor to the BC Team program. Currently the Winter Games is a tournament for 12 and 13 year olds.

From our dojo we have the following students participating

Zoe Fong
Melissa Chan
Cassia Kitaoaka
Aya Kitaoaka
Pawan Sidhu
Alex Zaborniak
Kieran Quan
Joel Tai
Masaki Soehardhi
Jai Sanghera

Special Thank you to Sensei Matt who had the Wesburn and Kensington students well prepared for the selection tournament, where over 24 athletes competed for 10 spots.

The tournament will be held in Vernon on the last weekend of February.

Good Luck!

Tournament Packages

Hi All,

Here are the links for the tournaments coming up.

Jan 28th Steveston Invitational
http://users.telenet.be/Test-Area/Uchiage-Kai/images/2012-Tournament.pdf
Registration Due Jan 21

February 11th Washington State Invitational
                       Contact me for info

February 18th Sato Cup
http://www.shitoryu.net/SATO_CUP_2012_Registration__e_.pdf
Registration Due Feb 11

Results for BC Team selection Tournament!

Hi All,

The BC Team selection tournament happened on January 14th, here are the results for the Burnaby Karate Academy.

The selection tournament was a round robin tournament that had the top four participants from the Provincial Championships battle to get the two spots available for the National Championships. The National Championships will be in Richmond this year in March.

Here is the team representing BKA

14/15 Boys

-52kg Joey Dipietro, Isaac Mand
+70kg Brenden Ly

14/15 Girls

-47kg Vanessa Vung, Isabel Chan
+54kg Aya Kitaoka

16/17 Boys

-61kg Derek Chan
-68kg Jag Sandhu
-76kg Callan Evans, Matt Ly
+76kg Daniel Zhang, Cedomir Vasic

16/17 Girls

+59kg Harpreet Sidhu, Reid Lofstrom

18-20 Boys

-68kg Derek Chan
-78kg Dylan Robinson, Matt Ly

18-20 Girls

-53kg Jusleen Virk

Men

-60kg Derek Chan, Cody Martin
-75kg Arash Beytoei, Matt Ly
+84kg Shaun Dhillon

Women

-50kg Jusleen Virk
-61kg Andrea Maikawa

Congratulations to everyone!

Testing Videos for Jan 2012

Hi All,

Here are the links for the Jan 2012 Test.

Test dates will be Jan 25, Jan 30th and Jan 31st at the Kensington location.

Please see Sensei Matt and Sensei Andrea for confirmation on Wesburn location.