RMA BRINGS BACK HARDWARE FROM HAMILTON!

Students and instructors from RMA Karate Centres were in Hamilton on February 23^rd competing at the Ontario Provincial Open martial arts championships and their hard work paid off!  The Barrie martial arts competition team have 2 training sessions each week with many of them also training in dedicated private lessons. 

“Their commitment to their training continues to pay off with better technique, better forms and better performance in the ring”, RMA head instructor Craig Ridout stated.

Red belt Isabelle R won her a FIRST place trophy for the first time since starting to compete in 2012.  This is Isabelle ’s second year on the competition team and she just keeps getting better.  Isabelle won first in musical and was also a finalist in the weapons and forms divisions.

Blue belt Sale B did a great job with fantastic stances placing 4^th in weapons and 5^th in musical.

Blue belt Liam N  impressed the judges placing 1^st in sparring, 1^st in weapons, 5^th in forms and finalist in musical.

Black belt Tara K competed in women’s division competing among many world medalists and held her own placing 2^nd in sparring, 3^rd in weapons and 5^th in forms.

Black belt Samantha M continues to impress and prove her best keeps getting better placing 1^st in Korean forms, 2^nd in traditional forms, 3^rd in weapons and 4^th in sparring.

RMA instructor and black belt Tressa Young started her first competition of the year proving to the adults, both men and women, she is a formidable opponent.  Young placed 1^st in weapons, 1^st in traditional forms, 2^nd in musical weapons, 2^nd in musical open and 3^rd in sparring.

Non-competition team members Rachel and Ari did well for their first competition of the year winning one third and two finalist placements.

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