No Limit To Their Success

There truly are no limits to the success the RMA martial artists can achieve and the proof was in their latest competition.  Six students from RMA Karate Centres participated in the No Limits International tournament in Oakville on June 6^th with all of them having improved skills and results.

Black belt Sale Berube won one gold and four bronze medals in the 12 and under divisions.  Brown belt Shamus Berube won one gold and two silver medals in the Men’s 35 years and over divisions.

Brown belt Sam Stubbs won one silver and two bronze medals in the boys’ 11/12 years division.  Purple belt Jacob Allen won two silver medals and was a finalist in the boys’ 13/14 years division.  Purple Belt Wesley Wu gave a strong performance in the boys’ 9/10 years division finishing as a finalist in his divisions.  

Blue belt Alyson Caron gave her best performance yet in the girls’ 9/10 divisions winning two gold medals and a finalist placement.  Caron went on to compete in the grand champion divisions for her gold medal divisions and placed third among several experienced competitors.

The athletes continue to train in their regular karate classes and extra competition classes to ready themselves for their next event.

For more information about RMA Karate Centres and programs visit www.rmakarate.com or call 705-796-1994. 

RMA DUO WIN IN WINDSOR!

Eleven-year-old black belt Sale Berube and her father, purple belt Shamus Berube, gave a strong performance at the Southern Ontario Open Championships in Windsor.  The duo, who train under world champion Tressa Young, attended the event on May 3rd giving it their all among tough competition from Ontario and the United States.  

Daughter Sale won 3 third places and 1 fourth place while Dad (Shamus) won 2 first places, 1 second place and had his chance at the Grand Champion division.  The Berubes along with 6 others from Tressa Young’s RMA Karate Centres in Barrie are headed to the national team trials in Ottawa this Victoria long weekend.  It is there they hope to qualify for the national team who will be headed to the world karate and kickboxing championships in Florida this fall. 

For more information please call Tressa Young at 705-796-1994 or email info@rmakarate.com. 

RMA Martial Artists Score Medal Haul at Ontario Qualifiers

Nine martial artists from RMA Karate Centres in Barrie were in London taking part in the World Karate & Kickboxing Commission’s Ontario qualifiers.  Held at the London convention centre the RMA students competed in several individual events for the chance to advance to the national team qualifiers next month in Ottawa.

The Ontario qualifiers were tough with some divisions having as many as 40 competitors vying for top spot and wanting to come home with some hardware.  Only the top eight of each division advance to the national team trials and every martial artist there traveled to London in hopes of being one step closer to being on Canada’s team. 

Second degree black belt Tara Krale gave her best performance to date in the women’s 35 years and over divisions winning gold in Chinese forms, gold in Korean forms,  gold in freestyle forms, gold in creative weapons, gold in point sparring, silver in musical weapons, silver in continuous sparring, and fourth place in both the traditional weapons and traditional forms divisions.  

First degree black belt Tara Graham gave a strong demonstration of skill in the women’s 35 years and over divisions winning silver in Chinese forms, silver in Korean forms, bronze in Traditional weapons and placed fifth in traditional forms.

Eleven-year-old junior black belt Sale Berube won gold in Korean forms, silver in Chinese forms, silver in creative weapons, placed fourth in the traditional weapons, fifth in traditional forms and sixth place in musical weapons.

Purple belt Shamus Berube continues to fine tune demonstrating his skill in the men’s 35 years and over divisions winning gold in traditional weapons, gold in traditional forms and silver in the point sparring division.

Wushu student Eden McGuire gave proof her flair for the Chinese martial art (Wushu) was difficult to challenge in the girls’ 16/17 age group winning gold in the Chinese forms and silver in the traditional weapons.

Purple belt Ella Zenon was all smiles after competing in the girls 11/12 age group winning gold in the Korean forms and placing fourth in the Chinese forms division. 

Purple belt Jacob Allen thought he would give the Ontario qualifiers a shot and his effort gave positive results in the boys 13 to 15 age group placing fifth in the traditional weapons division.

In the 10 and under girls traditional weapons, blue belt Alyson Caron demonstrated determination placing eighth in the division.

His first competition of the year blue belt Wesley Wu gave his personal best in the largest divisions of the event.  Wu was a finalist in both the traditional forms and creative weapons divisions.

The eight who will be traveling to Ottawa next month have no time to rest on their medal haul as they continue to train even harder for the national team trials.  They are already back in the karate school training in preparation for next month’s event.

For more information about martial arts classes in Barrie visit www.rmakarate.com .

CANADIAN OPEN WIN

A trip to Gatineau, Quebec proved to be a successful one for the martial artists of RMA Karate Centres.   The Barrie athletes participated in the Canadian Open martial arts tournament competing among martial artists from across Canada and the United States.   The event had them putting their training to the test and all fared well. 

Purple belt Shamus Berube had the opportunity to test his traditional sword form for the first time in competition at the event and he wowed the crowd winning first place in the division.  He further went on to win first place in traditional kata and second in point fighting.   

Purple belt Ella Zenon came back to the ring after a three year hiatus from competition winning fourth in the weapons division and fifth in traditional kata.

Green belt Jaxon Jones gave a strong performance among the more seasoned competitors in his division finishing as a finalist in both the traditional kata and sparring divisions.

Junior black belt Sale Berube finished second in creative weapons, second in point fighting, fourth in musical weapons and was a finalist in the traditional kata and traditional weapons division.

First degree black belt Tara Graham has demonstrated that hard work pays off and continues to improve with every competition.  Competing among several world champions, Graham left her mark winning fourth place in traditional weapons and finalist in traditional kata.

Second degree black belt Tara Krale pushed her own limit trying the continuous fighting division.  A new experience for her she gave everything she had leaving her with a third place win in the 35 years plus division.  She also  went on to win first place in musical weapons and was a finalist in the traditional kata, traditional weapons and point sparring divisions.

RMA instructor Tressa Young spent the day of competition supporting her students being ring side to coach them through their divisions.  Not competing is an unusual factor for the multiple world champion but she wanted to  be there in a supportive role giving her students her full attention.  After much persuasion from other judges, competitors and event organizers, and with only five minutes of preparation for the division to begin, the third degree black belt borrowed a uniform and belt to compete.  She entered the ring for the Elite Creative division and did so with domination.  The only division she entered at the Canadian Open was left with her mark when she won first place. 

Several RMA students will be headed to the provincial trials on April 18 in hopes of advancing to the national team trials in May.

RMA SUCCESSFUL AT FALLS EVENT

It was a quick trip to the falls for 5 Barrie martial artists as they competed at the SMAC Internationals in Niagara Falls, New York this past weekend (March 6/7).  The five who train out of RMA Karate Centres in Barrie were among hundreds of martial artists from across the USA and Canada competing for top spot.

Third degree black belt and RMA instructor Tressa Young gave a strong performance competing alongside her fellow men and women black belts winning first place in Japanese forms, first place in creative forms, first place in creative weapons, first place in sparring and second place in choreographed musical weapons.

Junior black belt Sale Berube did amazing competing for only her third time as a black belt and at an international event.  The eleven-year-old found herself competing among many seasoned black belt competitors and through a strong performance won first place in creative weapons, first place in Kempo forms and second place in musical weapons.

Intermediate Wushu student Eden McGuire gave a strong performance for her first competition of 2015.  The sixteen-year-old trains in the Chinese martial art of Wushu under the direction of Tressa Young and the SMAC event gave her the opportunity to test her skill resulting in her winning first place in creative forms and finalist in the creative weapons division. 

Purple belt Shamus Berube continues to tweak his form and sparring skill testing his abilities at the Niagara Falls event winning second place in men’s sparring and second place in traditional forms. 

It was the first international event for thirteen-year-old Jacob Allen who took everything in not only giving his best in his own divisions but watching all the other martial artists in attendance.  The blue belt finished the competition winning a finalist position in the traditional forms division.

The five martial artists not only attend their regular weekly training but also commit to additional competition training to help improve their skill and abilities.   The competition team training is run by RMA black belt instructors Tressa Young, Craig Ridout and Linda Young who volunteer their time to provide the students the extra classes at no extra cost.  For more information about RMA Karate Centres visit www.rmakarate.com .

RMA BRINGS HOME HARDWARE

Martial artists from RMA Karate Centres in Barrie attended the AmeriKick Internationals tournament in Philadelphia, USA this past weekend (March 30 & 31). 

RMA instructor and second degree black belt Tressa Young competed in five divisions placing in all five.  She won second in traditional kata, third in musical forms, third in musical weapons, third in traditional weapons and fourth in point sparring.

Advanced brown belt Samantha MacDonald also did well winning hardware in all five of her divisions.  She won second in traditional weapons, second in musical weapons, third in forms, third in musical open forms and third in point sparring.

Orange belt Liam North also did well winning second in forms, third in weapons and was a finalist in the sparring division.

RMA Karate Centres is accepting new students in their martial arts program with unlimited classes and a free uniform for only $49.  For more information visit www.rmakarate.com.