2004 Alberts Open Kyokushin Karate Championships
March 20th, 2004
On March 20, the Edmonton Kyokushin Karate Club hosted the 2004 Alberta Open Kyokushin Karate Championships. This was the 9th year of this prestigious event. Dozens of fighters from five Dojos across Alberta participated. It was a spectacular day, with many excellent fights.

The Banff Dojo dominated the kids divisions, winning three of the four divisions, with Jonah Hann bringing two Gold medals home to Banff. The Edmonton Dojo continued its tradition of producing excellent women fighters with Andrea Guay- Colpitts winning the girls 13-14 contact division and Lindsay Annis winning the Women’s colored belt division. The men’s division had 11 strong fighters from Edmonton, Calgary and Banff competing for the title. Keita Ochiai showed strong spirit and eventually took the title. Ionuts Durbaca from Edmonton won the open division. Perhaps he will be the next Edmonton fighter to represent Canada internationally following Sensei Nathan Howat and Joe Johnston.

The event was a great success and there were no serious injuries. This event is a great warm up for the Canadian Championships, and the Edmonton Dojo would like to welcome everybody to next year’s event, the 10th Alberta Open.

OSU!

RESULTS
Under 12 - Non contact Girls
Gold - Sianna Biro Banff
Silver - Karen Saito Banff
Bronze - Mizuki Saito Banff
Bronza - Demi Henschel Edmonton
13-15 Non Contact
Gold - Mio Saito Banff
Silver - Andrea Guay-Colpitts Edmonton
Under 12 - Non contact Boys
Gold - Jonah Hann Banff
Silver - David Kuna Edmonton
Bronze - Jamie Crotty Banff
Bronze - Johnathon Kovich Edmonton
16 & over Non Contact
Gold - Megumi Saito Banff
Silver - Safarali Joshani Edmonton
Bronze - Tyfane Lemaire Calgary
Bronze - Brent Norris Calgary
Under 12 Contact
Gold - Jonah Hann Banff
Silver - Jamie Crotty Banff
Bronze - Dakota Hines Banff
Bronze - Johnathon Kovich Edmonton
13 & 14 Contact
Gold - Andrea Guay-Colpitts Edmonton
Silver - Mio Saito Banff
Women’s Colour Belt
Gold - Lindsay Annis Edmonton
Silver - Jen Belle Banff
Bronze - Jenn Smith Edmonton
Bronze - Lalena Desautels Calgary
Men’s Colour Belt
Gold - Keita Ochiai Banff
Silver - Matt Frederikson Calgary
Bronze - Brendan Bell Banff
Bronze - Austin Angelozzi Banff
Open Division
Gold - Ionuts Durbaca Edmonton
Silver - Lance Gerber Calgary
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