Seven martial artists from RMA Karate Centres took part in the World Karate & Kickboxing Commission (WKC) Ontario provincial trials on April 5th in London, Ontario. The WKC provincial trials is a black belt competition but is open to martial artists of any belt level who wish try to secure their spot at the national team trials. Each martial artist must make top 8 in their respective divisions in order to advance to the Canadian national team trials next month in Ottawa.
Third degree black belt Linda Young did extremely well for her second year at the provincial trials. The RMA instructor won gold in the 42 years & over Women’s Creative Weapons division, gold in the 42 years & over Women’s hard style forms division and silver in the 18 years & over Women’s Chinese forms division.
Second degree black belt Tressa Young is no stranger to the provincial trial process and competed in 9 divisions this year. The RMA head instructor competed in the 18 years & over Women’s divisions winning gold in musical weapons, extreme forms, creative weapons, freestyle forms, Chinese forms, Korean forms, traditional weapons and minus 55kg point fighting. She also went on to win silver in the traditional forms division.
Brown belt Liam North continues to improve with this being his third year in attendance at the event. In the Boy’s 10 years & under North won gold in traditional weapons and bronze in traditional forms. He also went on to compete in the Boy’s 12 years & under divisions winning gold in extreme forms, Chinese forms and Korean forms while also winning silver in musical weapons, silver in point fighting, bronze in continuous fighting, bronze in traditional weapons and 6th place in traditional forms.
Second time at the trials brown belt Sale Berube gave a strong performance competing in both the Girl’s 10 years & under divisions as well as the Girl’s 12 years & under divisions. In the 10 years & under division Berube won 6thplace in the traditional forms division and gold in the traditional weapons division. In the 12 years & under divisions Berube won gold in Korean forms, 5th place in musical weapons, 6th place in traditional forms and 6th place in creative weapons.
Green belt Shamus Berube did well for his first provincial trials winning silver in the men’s 35 years & over plus 85kg point fighting.
Wushu students Eden McGuire and Arianna Nicholson competed for the very first time at the provincial trials and impressed the judges with their skill. McGuire won gold in the 13 to 15 girl’s Chinese forms and Nicholson won silver in the 12 years & under girls Chinese forms.
All seven are headed to Ottawa in May for the WKC Canadian National team trials where they will hope to secure top four placement in their divisions to make the national team. Only those who make top four in their divisions will be part of the national karate team and travel to Dublin, Ireland for the WKC World Karate Championships this October.
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