More than one hundred fifty members participated in the Northern Ontario Martial Arts Championships at Collins Hall in Elliot Lake on Saturday, March 23. Individuals were wearing martial arts golf equipment across Northern Ontario, and members of Barrie were. The competition ranged in age from 4 to 70 years, says Allan Spurr, an organizer, in addition to a third diploma black belt from Sault Ste. Marie.
He added that the judges also came from clubs across Northern Ontario.
There were five competitive stations in Collins Hall, and every station had five judges for each event: sparring, forms, weapons, and self-defense. There were also six divisions: 8 and under age institution; nine to twelve age institution; underneath black belt (teen); below the black belt (grownup); black belt (youngster); and black belt (person).
While there are numerous rules for the event, Spurr says he tells the competitors the number one rule is to have “a laugh.” The competition organizers were given help to perform the competition by 30 volunteers who came from across the north.
Grand Master John Reid of Sault Ste. Marie stated this year that the Northern Ontario Martial Arts Championships in Elliot Lake also qualified for the 2019 World Karate Commission Canadian Championships, which will be held in Gatineau, Quebec, May 17-19.
The pinnacle four competitions in every event on the Canadian Championship also qualify for a national group gap. The countrywide team may have the opportunity to go to Niagara Falls, New York, for the World Championships from November 2 to 9. In previous years, Elliot Lakers competed at the world level. Grand Master Ivan Bergeron said he was pleased with the occasion and the turnout.
“I was given exact remarks on Facebook,” says Bergeron. “Everybody changed into very glad about it. It turns out nicely. It becomes very successful.” Students from two nearby golf equipment participated in the Northern Ontario Martial Arts Championships: Cecil Korean Martial Arts Centre and Ivan Bergeron’s Korean Martial Arts Centre.
Seven students competed and won medals at the Cecil Korean Martial Arts Centre.
The grand champion within the eighth and underneath division becomes six-year-antique Emma Farenzena. She won gold in bureaucracy, weapons, sparring, and silver in self-defense. She left with a trophy that became two toes taller than she turned into.
Dana Jacques won gold in bureaucracy and weapons and silver in self-defense and sparring.
Vander Lavigne gained gold in forms, silver in guns, and bronze in self-defense.
Stephanie Jacques received silver in bureaucracy, bronze in guns and sparring, and fourth in self-defense. Gracie Sprague gained silver in bureaucracy and sparring and bronze in guns. Nathan Wayback received silver in forms and was fourth in sparring.
Lily-Anna Wayback received gold in guns and self-defense, silver in armor, and bronze in sparring.
More than 20 college students at Ivan Bergeron’s Korean Martial Arts Centre additionally won awards. Melanie Morel gained gold in sparring and silver in guns. Lucas won gold in self-defense, bronze in forms, and placed fourth in guns. Alexis Thompson placed fourth in sparring, forms, and self-defense. Kallam Thompson received a bronze in bureaucracy and self-defense. Tenley Cameron took gold in paperwork and sparring and located fourth in self-defense. Brett Mahoney won silver in self-defense, bronze in sparring, and was located fourth in guns.
Emily Pearse placed fourth in sparring and bureaucracy. Marcus White received gold in sparring and silver informs and was located fourth, and silver was taken in sparring and self-defense and positioned fourth in guns. Paige Pachete wasoned fourth in weapons. Andie Kay self-defense, silver in bureaucracy, bronze in weapons, and fourth in sparring. James Tyler won silver in sparring and bureaucracy.
Sonia Lanteigne received gold in sparring, silver in weapons, and bronze in self-defense.
Brissa Bell tied for grand champion. She won silver in guns, bronze in bureaucracy, and fourth in sparring and self-defense. Other grand champions were Carina Liguori in the teens of thirteen to 18 magnificence, Ethan Smolinslli in adolescent age nine to twelve elegance, the adult underneath black belt changed into Molly MacDougall, grownup black belt Chris Marceau, and young people black belt Sebastien Mallett.
