Moose Mountain Wado Kai Karate club hosted the annual provincial tournament November 21st and 22nd. This is the 29th year for this event which was organized by Sensei Jayson Humphries. We were fortunate to have Sensei Denis Labbe be our guest this year. Sensei Denis is an 8th degree black belt and the president of the Shintani Wado Kai Karate Federation. This year, the tournament had a total of 78 competitors which were divided into 16 divisions based on age and belt rank. There were 15 Just for Kicks competitors; these children are aged 5-7.
The Just for Kicks competitors and their placements are: Sawyer Tomaszewski – 1st in Kata, Trey Malowski - 2nd in Kumite, Sean French – 2nd in Kata, Issiac Bouchard – 3rd in Kata, 3rd in Kumite, Jesse Fleming – 1st in Kumite, Natasha Hengen, Madyson Hengen, Lily Cormier – 1st in Kata, 1st in Kumite, Tannah McKay – 2nd in Kata, 2nd in Kumite, Presley Meisner – 3rd in Kata, 3rd in Kumite, Tucker Wyatt – 2nd in Kata, Lyncen Sharpe, Lennox McNaughton – 3rd in Kata, 2nd in Kumite, Marshall Mills – 3rd in Kumite, Chace Blunt – 1st in Kata, 1st in Kumite.Â
Local junior and adult competitors and their placements are: Nicole Andrew – 1st in kata, Ashton Lisitza – 1st in kumite, Hannah Duhaime – 2nd in kata, 1st in kumite, Zadie Gervais – 1st in kata, 1st in kumite, Drazmine Palma – 2nd in kumite, Vashti Wardrope – 3rd in kata, Lainey Levesque – 2nd in kata, 3rd in kumite, Jacob Kirk – 3rd in kata, Jaython Petit, Ayden Raymond – 2nd in kata, 2nd in kumite, Sydnie Bouchard – 2nd in kumite, Elizabeth McWhan – 2nd in kata, 1st in kumite, Sammy Wolfe – 3rd in kata, 3rd in kumite, Shelby Wright, Gerren Petit, Kaedin Slykhuis, Marek Seargeant – 3rd in kumite, Nathan Duncan – 2nd in kata, 1st in kumite, Allen Jacinto – 1st in kata, 2nd in kumite, Jonah Dyck – 3rd in kata, 3rd in kumite, Brayden Hill – 2nd in kata, Joycie WhiteBear – 1st in kumite, J Naya Cunningham – 3rd in kata, Judah Wardrope – 1st in kata, 2nd in kumite, Telia Dolphin – 2nd in kata, 3rd in kumite, Jalen Shepherd – 3rd in kata, 1st in kumite, Simon Wolfe – 1st in kata, 2nd in kumite, Sydney Flynn, Ethan Dyck, Payton Humphries – 1st in kata, 2nd in kumite, Ethan Anderson – 3rd in kata, Nathan Schmidt – 2nd in kata, 1st in kumite, Riley Flynn, Marlee Cormier – 1st in kata, 1st in kumite, Rolland Bouchard – 1st in kata, 1st in kumite.
A huge thanks you to all the volunteers, students, and parents for making this successful weekend! We look forward to next year when we will be hosting the 30th!  Â
