The Pitt Meadows Shotokan Karate Club hosted the provincial championships on Saturday, with numerous members of the local club winning medals.
The gymnasium at Pitt Meadows secondary was packed for the event, with 162 competitors from across the province and even Washington State, as well as their coaches and family. In three venues there were kids, teens, and adults competing in kumite (sparring) and kata (techniques).
The event is a qualifier for the national championships, being held in Calgary in May.
There were 42 members of the team from the large Pitt Meadows club.
“Everyone competed with grit and determination,” said Sensei Amy-Lyn Shaw. “From the kids who competed for their first time to the seniors who’ve been competing for years, our team left everything they had on the mat. I’m a very proud sensei.”
Results:
Youth beginners team kata – Maddox Galer, Zachary Bewley and Weston Clapp won bronze.
Youth intermediate team kata – Jackson Kok, Lucy Nguyen, Tiernan O’Brien, bronze.
Youth advanced team kata – Aliyah Huber, Emma Hayward, and Nick McBean bronze.
Female 5-7 white-orange belt kumite – Sydney Clapp won silver, and Callie Geier bronze.
Female 6-8 green-purple belt kumite – Jocelyn Lau bronze.
Female 6-8 green-purple belt kata – Jocelyn Lau silver.
Male 7-11 white-orange belt kumite – Carver Jarvis bronze, and Zachary Bewley bronze.
Female 8-10 white-orange belt kumite – Tamkeen Zahir, bronze.
Female 8-11 brown belt jiyu kumite – Aliyah Huber, bronze.
Female 8-11 brown belt jiyu-ippon kumite – Picha Shuetrakoonpaiboon silver, Lily Holtzmann bronze, Aliyah Huber bronze.
Female 12-13 green-purple belt kumite – Tegan Netzel, silver.
Male 12-13 green-purple belt kumite – Oliver Hopson, bronze.
Female 12-14 kata – Amélie Leclerc, bronze.
Female 12-14 jiyu-ippon kumite – Emma Hayward gold, Amélie Leclerc bronze.
Female 12-14 jiyu kumite – Emma Hayward silver, Amélie Leclerc, bronze.
Male adult brown belt kumite – Ryan Larocque bronze.