It's been an exciting month of competitions for Tsawwassen Martial Arts (TMA) students.
The students started the competition season with great results.
On March 2, TMA participated in the Steveston Invitational Tournament with 38 students ranging in age from 5 to 37 years old.
The results are as follows.
Alyssa McGee – Bronze medal in Kumite
Amelia Jorgenson – bronze medal in team form
Arlo Krann – Bronze medal in Kumite
Cecilia Magee – Silver medal in Kumite
Claire Naismith – Bronze medal in Kumite
Conor Ann – Silver in Kata, Bronze in Kumite
Cooper Maxwell – Gold medal in Kumite
Dallas Maxwell – Silver medal in Kumite
Donald Jorgenson – Gold medal in Kumite, gold medal in Kata
Emily Lapadatou – Gold medal in Kumite, Gold medal in Kata, Bronze medal in Team Kata
Emily Montgomery – Silver medal in Kumite, Bronze medal in Kata
Ethan Vaneste – Silver medal in Kumite
Hannah Frannis Bain – Silver in Kumite, Silver in Kata
Harrison Maxwell – Bronze medal in Kumite
Isabel Lapadatou – Gold medal in Kumite, silver medal in Kata
Ira McDowell – Silver in Kata, Bronze in Kumite
Jane Weir – Gold in Kumite, Bronze in Kata
Kingston Passier – Bronze Medal in Kumite, Bronze Medal in Kata
Colt Hewlett Kaufman – Silver in Kumite, Bronze in Kata
Kyle Pearson – Bronze medal in Kumite
Max McDowell – Bronze medal in Kumite
Murphy Skoglund – Bronze medal in Kumite
Nate Gibel Larsen – Gold in Kumite, Bronze in Kata
Noah Gibel Larsen – Gold medal in Kumite, Gold medal in Kata, Bronze medal in Team Kata
Tesora Gray – Silver in mold, copper in kumite
Thomas Wolfe – Silver medal in Kumite
Walter Lin – Bronze medal in Kata.
On March 9, a group of 10 students traveled to Kelowna for another tournament and returned with 17 medals.
The results are as follows.
Tesora Gray – Gold in Kumite, Silver in Kata
Jane Weir – Silver in Kumite, Silver in Kata
Emily Lapadatou – Gold medal in Kumite, silver medal in Kata
Isabel Lapadatou – Gold in Kumite, Gold in Kata
Emily Montgomery – Gold Medal in Kumite, Silver Medal in Kata
Nate Larsen – Gold medal in Kumite, Silver medal in Kata
Noah Larsen – Gold medal in Kumite, Silver medal in Kata
Kingston Passier – Gold medal in Kumite
Grayson Montgomery – Silver in Kumite
Conor Ann – Mold gold.
Several students are headed to the North American Open in Las Vegas at the end of March, and another group is heading to Mexico for the World Championships in July.
