It began with an inspired group of
students seeking an opportunity to showcase our city, our karate,
and the club that we are all so proud to be a part of.
Fifteen individuals sat around the
breakfast table for an entire day: brainstorming, planning,
sketching, and discussing the best ways to bring a true Kyokushin
Tournament to life.
The first meeting led to a series
of meetings and the formation of committees, sub-committees, and
sub-sub-committees. gCommitteeh was never a more fitting term. The
individuals involved in this planning process delivered
unprecedented levels of commitment and teamwork to this process,
and the end result was the reward.
On March 12, the 2006 Foothills
Kyokushin Karate Tournament came to fruition at the Deerfoot Inn
and Casino – the first-ever hotel venue for a Kyokushin event. The
venue itself presented some unique challenges, but the trade-offs
were immeasurable.
The dayfs schedule showcased
competitors from across Western Canada in both Kata and Kumite
competitions. The caliber was high – the spirit higher. Skin
prickled at the inspiring deliveries of the Fighterfs Oath at the
opening ceremonies of both the morning and afternoon events, as
spectators drank in the atmosphere and experienced Kyokushin pride
and skill first-hand.
Over 130 children and coloured-belt
competitors of all ages stepped onto the mat throughout the
morning in a smooth two-ring set-up, culminating in an awards
ceremony before the lunch break. The winner of the technical award
for the morning went to Eileen Kohorst of Rocky Mountain Dojo for
her kata. The spirit award went to Eric Forget of Calgary for
overcoming unbelievable adversity in his match against a fighter
who outweighed him by 100 pounds.
The intensity continued as the
afternoon saw the men and womenfs open divisions, as well as the
semi-final and final rounds of the coloured-belt divisions. Also
featured were kata finals, kata and self-defense demonstrations,
an inspiring video sampler of Kyokushin competition, as well as
the tameshiwari rounds for the open division competitors. The
audience watched in awe as fighters snapped boards with seiken,
shuto, hiji, and sokuto, with seemingly effortless blows.
The day ended with a final awards
ceremony. First place in the open divisions went to Nathan Howat
of Edmonton and Jose Potter of Calgary. The technical award
went to Jordan Forget of Calgary, and the spirit award went to Lalena Desautels of
Vancouver.
The tournament committee would
like to extend heartfelt appreciation to the
sponsors who made this event possible, and especially
to the competitors, officials, and spectators who came out from
near and far to make this by far the most memorable and successful
Kyokushin event that Calgary has ever seen.
Plans are already underway for
next yearfs event, which will be called the 2007 Calgary Cup. We
look forward with great excitement to seeing you all here in
Calgary at this time next year!
Osu!
@
Brad Gillespie
Calgary Kyokushin Karate
2006 Foothills Tournament, Event Director
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Official
Results
KATA
13 years and
under, below Blue Belt
1st- Jordan Giesinger (Calgary)
2nd- Chelsea Mouwen (Calgary)
3rd- Kristine Potter (Calgary)
13 years and
under, Blue belt and above
1st- Grant Potter (Calgary)
2nd- Michele Murphy (Calgary)
3rd- Adam Raventsein (Rocky Mountain)
14 years and
Over, Below Yellow belt
1st- Kazia James (Calgary)
2nd- Colin Dean (Calgary)
3rd- Gary Swift (Calgary)
14 years and
Over, Yellow Belt and above
1st- Magnus Murphy (Calgary)
2nd - Grayson Clague (Rocky Mountain)
3rd- Aimee Ravenstein (Rocky Mountain)
White Belt 12 and
under Non Contact
Lightweight
1st- Dylan Keeling (Banff)
2nd- Courtney Slaughter (Calgary)
3rd- Tyler Correll (Banff)
3rd- Callie Klettl (Cremona)
Middleweight
1st- Jordan Wingfield (Calgary)
2nd- Taylor Daneluk (Calgary)
3rd- Thomas Matthews (Calgary)
3rd- Raj Sundaram (Calgary)
Heavyweight
1st- Tachara Larocque (Cremona)
2nd- Jordin Daneluk (Calgary)
3rd- Sulley Larocque (Cremona)
3rd- Morgan Klettl (Cremona)
12 and under
Knockdown
Under 60lbs
1st- Chelsea Mouwen (Calgary)
2nd- Ricky Helfmann (Calgary)
3rd- Corey Arnold (Stony Plain)
3rd- Draygen Lewis (Cremona)
61-70lbs
1st- Wesley Paterson (Banff)
2nd- Andrew Sedore (Calgary)
3rd- Kristine Potter (Calgary)
3rd- Tyler Pesci (Banff)
71- 80lbs
1st- Meghan Murphy (Calgary)
2nd- Eli Motov (Calgary)
3rd- Houston Higgins (Calgary)
3rd- Alex Sedore (Calgary)
81-90lbs
1st- Jonah Hann (Banff)
2nd- Sam Pedulla (Calgary)
3rd- Michele Murphy (Calgary)
3rd- Dennis Dimond (Calgary)
91 and over
1st- Colby Henderson (Rocky Mountain)
2nd- Crystal Gutsell (Penticton West)
3rd- Scott Potter (Calgary)
3rd- Albert Komishke (Bearspaw)
Knockdown
Divisions
13-14 Male
1st- Max Wong (Calgary)
2nd- Alex Helfmann (Calgary)
3rd- Dylan Gilje-Allan
3rd- Travis Doyle (Stony Plain)
13-16 Female
1st- Kaia Lange (Calgary)
2nd- Asya Flaata (Rocky Mountain)
3rd- Ashlee Swift (Calgary)
3rd- Lucinda Wong (Calgary)
15-16 Male
1st- Jordan Forget (Calgary)
2nd- Dominic Furger (Invermere)
3rd- Stian Lange (Calgary)
3rd- Christopher Gowen (Calgary)
Senior Men
1st- Trever Henderson (Cremona)
2nd- Tony Baker (Banff)
3rd- Doug Potter (Calgary)
3rd- Tim Pullar (Calgary)
17 and Over Women
1st- Lindsey Heenan (Banff)
2nd- Kaia Lange (Calgary)
3rd- Julie Pesci (Banff)
3rd- Lindsey Annis (Edmonton)
17 and Over Men
1st- Shaun Calaneau (Banff)
2nd- Christopher Terris (Cremona)
3rd- Blair Ariss (Banff)
3rd- Michael Hendreson (Cremona)
Womens Open
1st- Jose Potter (Calgary)
2nd Cathleen Bailon (Newton)
3rd- Lalena Desautels (Vanvouver)
Mens Open
1st- Nathan Howat (Edmonton)
2nd- Daymon Miller (Banff)
3rd- Kris Erikson (Vancouver)
Morning Spirit
Award
Eric Forget (Calgary)
Morning Technical
Award
Eileen Kohorst (Rocky Mountain)
Afternoon Spirit
Award
Lalena Desautels (Vancouver)
Afternoon
Technical Award
Jordan Forget (Calgary)
