RMA 8 MAKE CANADIAN NATIONAL KARATE TEAM

Eight martial artists from RMA Karate Centres traveled to Ottawa on the Victoria Day long weekend to take part in the WKC Canada Karate & Kickboxing national team trials.   The eight qualified for team trials last month at the Ontario provincial trials.

All 8 from RMA gave a strong performance and with weeks of preparation, their hard work paid off.   The eight martial artists made the WKC Canadian national karate team.   The top four place on the team with positions 5^th and 6^th as team alternates.

Orange belt Rachel W placed 4^th in 12yrs & under girls Chinese forms.   Blue belt Sale B placed 6^th in 12yrs & under girls creative weapons securing her spot as a team alternate.   Blue belt Liam N competed in the 12yrs &under boys divisions winning silver in continuous fighting, bronze in speed fighting, 4^th in Chinese forms and 5^th place alternate in Korean forms.

Brown belt Brooke Z competed in the 12yrs & under divisions and placed 6^th place alternate in the Korean forms.

Black belt Samantha M competed in the 13 to 15yrs girls divisions winning bronze in Chinese forms and 4^th place in Korean forms.

Black belt Tara K competed in the women’s 35yrs plus divisions winning silver in traditional weapons, silver in creative weapons, 4^th place in Chinese forms and 5^th place alternate in traditional forms.

Black belt and RMA instructor Linda Young competed in the women’s 42 years plus divisions winning bronze in Chinese forms and 4^th place in traditional forms.

Black belt and RMA instructor Tressa Young competed in the women’s 18 years plus divisions winning gold in 8 divisions including traditional forms, traditional weapons, Korean forms, Chinese forms, Freestyle forms, Creative weapons, Extreme forms and speed fighting.   Young also won silver in the musical weapons division.

The eight will continue their extra training to prepare for the upcoming world karate and kickboxing championships taking place in Taranta, Italy this October.

RMA chief instructor Craig Ridout said “very proud of all eight and what they have accomplished.   The best part was watching mother and daughter compete alongside each other.   It was great to see everyone giving everything in the ring and their weeks of preparation paid off”.

Craig Ridout and Linda Young also received their next black belt degrees this past weekend at the event, recognized for their accomplishments and what they have given back to the martial arts.   Linda Young received her third degree black belt and Ridout received his fourth degree black belt.