Thirty-seven of our members took part in the 2007 Vancouver Island Championships held on April 28, 2007. It was another great day for our members. Although we didn’t have the same sweep as last year’s event, our members had another successful day none the less. A total of 54 medals were won (compared to 67 last year) with 14 gold, 17 silver and 23 bronze (unofficial results).

There were some surprising finishes and some expected finishes. One unusual event was that several of our members had the case of the tipsy's (momentary loss of balance -- which is usually penalized quite harshly) and another few had temporary laryngitis (no kia). Must have been the spiked milk in the morning cereal. :)

Also, there were a large number of first timers at this event, and the first tournament is always the toughest. Once the kids get comfortable with the whole scene, they will perform much better. No matter. There were some great performances in the kata divisions and many exciting bouts in the kumite divisions.

Some personal bests were also set and we had several of our members winning up to three medals each. Congratulations to one and all for your hard work and a big thank you to all the parents for your support.

Holly Goodacre - Kata
David Goodfellow - Kumite and Kata
Alyshia Lan-Phavongkham - Kata
Cody Lan-Phavongkham - Kata
Olivier Martel - Team Kata
Joshua Martel - Kumite
Geoffrey Newell - Kata and Team Kata
Jean Newell - Team Kata
Seth Rogers - Kata
Carah Webster - Kata
Tom White - Kata

Brendon Kwan - Kumite and Kata
Cameron Kwan - Kumite and Kata
Nadage Martel - Kata
Joshua McIntosh - Kumite and Kata
Jean Newell - Kata
Elysia Paike - Kumite and Kata
Danny Riches - Kumite and Weapons Kata
Mya Rivers - Kata
Sarah Youell - Kata

Kaitlyn Dawe - Team Kata
Shivonne Dawe - Team Kata
Sydney Ewens - Kumite and Kata
Brendan Flower - Team Kata
Zack Hancock - Kumite and Team Kata
Lucy Hancock - Team Kata
Alexander Macdonell - Kumite and Kata and Team Kata
Olivier Martel - Kata
Nadage Martel - Kumite and Team Kumite
Joshua Martel - Team Kumite and Weapons Kata and Team Kata
Rachel Merriman - Kata
Danny Riches - Team Kumite
Jeffrey Riches - Kumite
Lucas Simpson - Kumite and Kata and Team Kata
Carah Webster - Kumite and Weapons Kata

Alexander, David, and Lucas performing team kata		Lucy, Zack, and Shivonne performing team kata		Geoffrey, Olivier, and Jean performing team kata
Cody, Carah, and Alysia performing team kata		Sydney, Konrad, and Tyler performing team kata		Graeme, Holly, and Rachel performing team kata
Sarah, Nadage, and Jeffrey performing team kata		Kaitlyn, Brendan, and Joshua performing team kata		Cody performing bo kata
Elyshia performing bo kata		Carah performing bo kata		Alyshia performing bo kata
Nadage performing bo kata		Rachel performing bo kata		Jeffrey performing bo kata
Joshua performing bo kata		Danny performing bo kata		Brody performing kata
Amanda performing kata		Cameron performing kata		Sarah performing kata
Sydney performing kata		Lucas performing kata		Tyler performing kata
David performing kata		Steven performing kata		Seth discovers gold
A few...		...more...		...medals
Mya performing kata		Brendon performing kata		Jean performing kata
Alexander performing kata		Holly performing kata		Lucy performing kata
Olivier performing kata		Cody performing kata		Shivonne performing kata
Cody performing kata		Sarah awaits her kata score		Elyshia performing kata
Carah performing kata		Zack performing kata		Konrad performing kata
Time for...		...a few more...		...medals
Alyshia performing kata		Jeffrey performing kata		Geoffrey performing kata
Nadage performing kata		Rachel performing kata		Tom performing kata
Joshua performing kata		Kaitlyn performing kata		Brendan performing kata
Danny performing kata		Play (er, Lunch) Time		Seth kicks to the head
Sydney kicks to the chest		Lucas attacks the face		Sarch kicks to the chest
Cameron kicks to the chest		David kicks to the head		Alexander (right) mixes it up
Joshua attacks the upper body		Elyshia kicks Lucy in the ribs		Lucy kicks Elyshia in the gut
Brendon kicks to the chest		Shivonne punches the face		Carah kicks to the ribs
Zack kicks to the chest		Nadage scores to the head		Konrad kicks to the chest
Jeffrey scores to the face		Tom kicks to the ribs		Joshua lands a rib-crusher
Danny scores to the chest		A couple of final...		...medal presentations