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 5th and
6th as team alternates.
Orange belt
Rachel W placed 4th in 12yrs &
under girls Chinese forms. Blue belt Sale
B placed 6th 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, 4th in Chinese
forms and 5th place alternate in
Korean forms.
Brown belt Brooke
Z competed in the 12yrs & under divisions
and placed 6th place alternate in
the Korean forms.
Black belt
Samantha M competed in the 13 to 15yrs girls
divisions winning bronze in Chinese forms and
4th 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, 4th
place in Chinese forms and 5th
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 4th
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.